Hugh Grant net worth: Love Actually star’s huge worth – how much does he have in the bank?
Hugh Grant is a Golden Globes, BAFTA, and an Honorary Cesar winning British Actor and Film Producer with an impressive list of films and television credentials associated to his name. With a successful career behind him it’s no surprise that he has amassed a huge fortune, but how much is the British actor worth?
The actor is best known for playing the floppy-haired bumbling Englishman in romantic comedies such as Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral, but in recent years he’s won over a new generation of younger fans after playing the villain in Paddington 2 and the suave Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones’s Diary.
Hugh has been an international star since the late eighties, his first leading film role was in Merchant-Ivory’s Maurice (1987), where he shared the Volpi Cup for Best Actor with co-star James Wilby, at the Venice Film Festival.
However, it wasn’t until 1994 that Hugh shot to full stardom with Four Weddings and a Funeral – which was reported at the time to be the highest-earning British film, grossing over $244million (£185 million) – he won a Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Actor for his role in the film and shorty became a highly in demand actor, so what is his net worth?
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Hugh Grant Net Worth
Hugh Grant is a brilliant actor that has amassed a huge £60million fortune, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Now at the age of 59, the British actor has taken a step back from acting and has developed a keen interest for property.
Previously he said: “I keep buying places then deciding they are not very nice and then buying other places. I now own about 17 houses in London, all of them horrible and badly decorated.”
His ever growing property portfolio was estimated by experts to be worth between £35million and £45million.
The Sunday Time’s Rich List, estimated the value of Hugh’s property portfolio at a more cautious figure of £30million.
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How did Hugh Grant make his fortune?
According to movie.info Hugh Grant has earned salaries up to £10million for acting in certain films.
His most commercially successful project to date has been the 1999 comedy, Notting Hill, which brought in £275.5million at the box office world wide, according to IMDB records.
The Oxford-educated actor reportedly now commands more than £5million to star in a film.
Other profits that Hugh cashed in on between 1994 and 2005 came from Simian Films production, which he set up with former flame, Elizabeth Hurley.
The film company was responsible for several box office hits such as Extreme Measures and Mickey Blue Eyes, which surely added to his growing wealth, before he quit the venture.
Previously it was also reported that Hugh made a pretty penny after his keen eye for art ensured him an £8million profit when he sold an original Warhol piece for £10million.
Fun facts about Hugh Grant
1. Love (to Dance) Actually
Hugh Grant’s famous dancing scene in Love Actually might not have ever happened if production didn’t push for the actor do it.
Hugh was famously reluctant about shots the dance scene as he felt that it would take away from the gravitas of his character who was, after all, the Prime Minister.
2. Art’ you glad?
Hugh was an-almost PhD student in art history, and his love of art paid off as he has a grand collections of rare pieces.
In 2001 he purchased an original Andy Warhol of Elizabeth Taylor for a little less than £2 million, however, later sold the painting in 2007 for £17.8million.
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