Latest Update: John Lithgow's Assets & Salary & Career Highlights Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

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What Is John Lithgow's Net Worth?

John Lithgow is an American actor, author, and musician who has a net worth of $50 million. John Lithgow has appeared in a wide range of films, television shows, and theatrical productions. On the small screen, he is known for his award-winning roles on the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" and the Netflix historical drama "The Crown." Lithgow's film credits include "The World According to Garp," "Footloose," and "Love is Strange," while his stage work includes Tony-winning performances in "The Changing Room" and "The Sweet Smell of Success."

In the early '90s, Lithgow starred in the action crime thriller "Ricochet" oppositeDenzel Washington. He also played missionary Leslie Huben in the literary adaptation "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" and starred as a man with multiple-personality disorder in Brian De Palma's "Raising Cain." More big roles in the '90s came in "The Wrong Man," "The Pelican Brief," "Love, Cheat & Steal," "Cliffhanger," "Hollow Point," "Homegrown," and "A Civil Action." In the 2000s, Lithgow's notable credits include "Kinsey," "Dreamgirls," and "Shrek," in the lattermost of which he voiced the character of Lord Farquaad. Later, in the 2010s, John earned recognition for his performances in the LGBTQ romantic drama "Love is Strange," the science-fiction drama "Interstellar," the political thriller "Miss Sloane," the dramedy "Beatriz at Dinner," and "Bombshell," in which he portrayed disgraced television executiveRoger Ailes.

In 1973, Lithgow began his esteemed acting career on Broadway. An immediate success, he earned a Tony Award for his debut performance in David Storey's "The Changing Room." The next year, he starred in the comedy play "My Fat Friend" opposite Lynn Redgrave. Later, in 1976, John starred oppositeMeryl StreepandTom HulceinArthur Miller's"A Memory of Two Mondays." Lithgow's other credits during the decade include "Secret Service," "Comedians," "Anna Christie," and "Once in a Lifetime." In the early '80s, he was in "Salt Lake City Skyline" and "Division Street." Lithgow then appeared in "Kaufman at Large," "Beyond Therapy," andRod Serling's"Requiem for a Heavyweight." In the late '80s, he starred in "The Front Page" and David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly."

John Lithgow was born onOctober 19, 1945, in Rochester, New York. He is the son of  Sarah, a retired actress, and Arthur, a theatrical producer and director. John is of European-American ancestry and is a descendant of eight Mayflower passengers. Due to his father's job, Lithgow frequently moved around the country with his family, settling for a while in Yellow Springs, Ohio. There, he and his siblings were babysat by activist Coretta Scott King. As a young teenager, John lived in Akron and Lakewood, Ohio. He then moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where he went to Princeton High School. Following this, he attended Harvard College, graduating magna cum laude in 1967 with a degree in history and literature. After his graduation, Lithgow received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Following a 12-year hiatus from the stage, John returned to great acclaim in the 2002 musical adaptation of "Sweet Smell of Success." For his performance as J. J. Hunsecker, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Another Tony nomination came in 2005 for Lithgow's performance in the musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," but he lost to his co-star Norbert Leo Butz. A few years later, John made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in a production of "Twelfth Night." He has continued to star on Broadway, appearing in such acclaimed plays as "A Delicate Balance" and "Hillary and Clinton."

Lithgow made his feature film debut in 1972's "Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues." Later in the decade, he had significant roles inBrian De Palma'spsychological thriller "Obsession," the political comedy "The Big Fix," and theBob Fossemusical "All That Jazz." John continued to flourish on the big screen in the '80s. After appearing in "Blow Out" and "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can," he had a critically-acclaimed role as transgender ex-football player Roberta Muldoon in "The World According to Garp." For his performance, Lithgow received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He earned another nomination in the same category the next year for his performance in "Terms of Endearment." Among Lithgow's other credits in the '80s are "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension," "Santa Claus: The Movie," "The Manhattan Project," "Harry and the Hendersons," and "Out Cold."

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