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David Cronenberg NET WORTH

David Cronenberg NET WORTH

How Much Is David Cronenberg Net Worth?

Net Worth $15 million
Real Name David Paul Cronenberg
Famous as David
Date of Birth March 15, 1943
Birth  Place Toronto, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Aged 78 years
Profession Actor, director, screenwriter
Gender Male

David Cronenberg is a famous Canadian director and actor. He is credited to introduce the genre of body horror films. He is famous for his sci-fi and fantasy horror films.

In this article, you will read about David Cronenberg net worth, biography, and career.

Early life and Biography

David was born in Toronto, Ontario on 15 March 1943. He belonged to a family of artists. His father, Milton Cronenberg was an editor and writer. His mother, Esther was a music composer.

His family was of Jewish background. His father belonged to Baltimore and his mother was from Toronto. Their house was full of literature books and novels. This helped to make him a good reader.

Mother name Esther
Father name Milton Cronenberg
Siblings              Under review
Marital status Married
Spouse Margaret Hindson (1972-79), Carolyn Zeifman
Children 3
Son name Brandon Cronenberg
Daughter name Caitlin Cronenberg, Cassandra Cronenberg

School and College info

Although he belonged to a middle-class family but his family had a great passion for education. They kept their house full of books. This developed his interest in reading and writing at a young age.

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He started writing science fiction scripts at an early age. David went to Harbord Collegiate Institute to get his early education. After this, he joined North Toronto Collegiate Institute. In addition to the film, he was also interested in biological sciences.

To follow his passion for sciences he got admission to the Honors of Science program at the University of Toronto. But somehow he didn’t like the program. Ultimately, he shifted to Honors English Literature class.

In 1967 he completed his graduation from the University of Toronto. He became the topper of his class.

School name Harbord Collegiate Institute
College name North Toronto Collegiate Institute
University name University of Toronto
Level of education Graduation

Early career

He had a great interest in filmmaking and writing. David had started writing science fiction when he was in school. His interest kept on increasing and during graduation, he made two short films.

He started his filmmaking career in the 1970s. At this time the Canadian government-funded some of his early films. He was the inventor of the body horror films genre.

He used to explore body transformation, infections, and technology intermingled with psychological issues. His debut release was the movie Shivers.

Body Measurements

Height in feet     5 feet 9 inches
Height in m 1.75 meters
Height in cm 175 cm
Weight in Kg Not available
Weight in pounds Not available
Eye color Black
Hair color Grey

How he got famous?

His second movie Rabid was a super hit. The movie got a great response from the audience not only in Canada but also from other countries. However, these films also got some criticism because of the violence that was depicted in the films.

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He tried to balance the criticism by making Fast Company. The movie was based on a different subject. It showed his interest in car racing and action.

Since then he has been making horror and science fiction films. In 1983, he released the movie the Dead Zone. The film was also a horror movie containing many violent scenes.

In 1986, he produced the movie The Fly. He is still best known for this film. It proved to be his biggest success. His other famous works include the Crash, existence, dead rangers, naked lunch, and a history of violence.

Acting career

David has appeared in different films of other directors as well. But most of these roles were guest appearances. However, he played lead roles in films such as Night breed and Last Night.

Awards and Achievements

The director has won many national and international awards for his amazing hits. Moreover, he has been nominated for many prestigious awards.

  • In 1987, he won a special jury award for the movie the Fly.
  • The same year the movie dead zone won the suspense award and critics’ award.
  • In 1991, Naked Lunch won the best screenplay award.
  • In 1996, Crash won a jury-prize award at the Cannes Film Festival.
  • In 2006, a history of Violence won the best director award at the CFCA film association.

How Did David Cronenberg Become So Famous and How To Make Net worth it?

Being a successful film producer, David has amassed huge wealth. Most of his earnings come from his salary for direction projects. Moreover, he has also written and published some novels.

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Another source of his earning is his TV and film appearances as an actor. All these sources have contributed to his massive net worth.

At present, David Cronenberg net worth is estimated to be $15 million.

Annual Salary Under Review
Source of earning Acting, direction, writing
Active 1967-present
Active now Yes

Personal Life

Currently, he is living in Toronto with his family. The director married twice. His first marriage took place in 1972. The name of his first wife is Margaret Hindson. The marriage lasted till 1977. Then they got separated due to personal issues.

His second marriage was to fellow editor Carolyn. This relationship lasted till 2017 till the death of Carolyn. Currently, he is single and living with his children.

He has three children. A daughter, Cassandra from his first marriage. And a son and a daughter from his second marriage. His son is named Brandon and his daughter’s name is Caitlin.

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