How Much is Benjamin Millepied Worth? Benjamin Millepied's Total Wealth & Career Highlights Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

Many fans are curious about Benjamin Millepied's financial success in 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Benjamin Millepied's Net Worth?

Benjamin Millepied is a French dancer, choreographer, director, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $10 million. Benjamin Millepied first became widely-known from his work as a choreographer in the 2009 film "Black Swan," which starred his future wife,Natalie Portman. Millepied also had a small role in the movie.

He has worked with the New York City Ballet, Paris Opera, Metropolitan Opera, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Ballet de Geneve, and in 2002, he launched his own ballet company, Danses Concertantes. Benjamin has directed the feature films "Portals" (2011) and "Carmen" (2022) and the short films "Time Doesn't Stand Still" (2011), "Hearts & Arrows" (2015), and "Why Can't We Get Along" (2018). He also wrote "Carmen" and "Time Doesn't Stand Still." He directed and produced "Hearts & Arrows" and the 2017 video "L.A. Dance Project: Marfa Dance," and he produced the 2012 short films "Cinema Series: Part 1," "Today's the Day," and "Naran Ja." In 2010, the French Ministry of Culture named Millepied a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters.

Early Life

Benjamin Millepied was born on June 10, 1977, in Bordeaux, France. He is the son of Catherine Flory and Denys Millepied, and he has two older brothers. Catherine is a former ballet dancer, and she began training Benjamin in ballet when he was 8 years old. Millepied later attended the Conservatoire National, where he studied with Michel Rahn.

Career

In 1992, Benjamin took summer classes at the School of American Ballet in New York City, and the following year, he began studying there full-time after earning a scholarship from the French Ministry. Early in Millepied's career, he was mentored by Tony-winning choreographer Jerome Robbins, and at the School of American Ballet's 1994 Spring Workshop, he had a starring role in Robbins' ballet "2 and 3 Part Inventions." In 1995, Benjamin joined the corps de ballet at the New York City Ballet, and he was promoted to soloist three years later. In 2002, he became a principal dancer there. After becoming a choreographer, he created dances for several ballet companies as well as the Metropolitan Opera. From 2006 to 2007, Millepied served as the choreographer-in-residence at Manhattan's Baryshnikov Arts Center. In October 2011, it was announced that he was retiring from the New York City Ballet. In 2011, Benjamin co-founded L.A. Dance Project, which he also directs. L.A. Dance Project's mission is "to inspire, create, educate and change perspectives through the accessible and transformative power of dance in Los Angeles and around the world," and Millepied co-founded it with composers Nicholas Britell and Nico Muhly, art consultant Matthieu Humery, and producer Charles Fabius. L.A. Dance Project has toured internationally, performing at Scotland's Edinburgh International Festival, Italy's Spoleto Festival, and France's La Maison de la Danse. In 2016, L.A. Dance Project entered into a three-year partnership with France's LUMA Foundation.

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Ultimately, Benjamin Millepied's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.