Hugh Grant Net Worth, Wife, Age, Biography, Children, Profile
Hugh Grant Net Worth
Hugh Grant, an English actor whose full name is Hugh John Mungo Grant has a net worth of $150 million.
Profile Summary
| Net Worth | $150 million |
| Name | Hugh Grant |
| Full Name | Hugh John Mungo Grant |
| Born | 9 September 1960 |
| Age | 63 years old (as of 2023) |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Profession | Actor |
| Wife | Anna Elisabet Eberstein (m. 2018) |
Biography
Hugh Grant is an English actor. He became famous for his charming roles in romantic movies and later shifted to more serious ones.
He's won awards like a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe. His films made around $3 billion worldwide by 2018, and in 2022, Time Out magazine named him one of Britain's top 50 actors ever.
Grant first got noticed in period dramas like Maurice (1987) and The Remains of the Day (1993) and Sense and Sensibility (1995).
He became a star with Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), winning a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award. He continued in romantic comedies like Notting Hill (1999) and Love Actually (2003).
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Later, he tackled diverse roles, even playing multiple characters in Cloud Atlas (2012). He received praise for Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and Paddington 2 (2017), with two BAFTA nominations. He also appeared on TV in A Very English Scandal (2018) and The Undoing (2020), earning Emmy nominations. He acted in Guy Ritchie's action films, including The Gentlemen (2019).
Grant's comedy style is known for its sarcasm and unique physicality. He's outspoken about disliking acting, celebrity culture, and the media. He's also a critic of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation during the News International phone hacking scandal.
Hugh Grant Age
The English actor was born on 9 September 1960 in Hammersmith, London, England. Hugh Grant is 63 years old as of 2023.
Parents and Family
Hugh John Mungo Grant's parents are Fynvola Susan MacLean and Captain James Murray Grant.
His grandfather, Colonel James Murray Grant, earned honours for bravery during World War II. Genealogist Antony Adolph described Grant's family history as rich in warriors, empire builders, and aristocrats. Notable ancestors include Sir Walter Raleigh and others.
Grant's father served in the military and managed a carpet firm. The family lived in West London. In 2006, an exhibition showcased Capt. Grant's artwork, was organized by his son.
His mother, a schoolteacher, taught Latin, French, and music in West London schools for over 30 years.
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Sadly, she passed away from cancer at 67. Grant credited his acting talent to his mother on Inside the Actors Studio in 2002. Despite their military backgrounds, the family faced financial challenges.
He also has an older brother, James Jamie Grant, who became an investment banker in New York.
Education
Grant started school at Hogarth Primary in Chiswick. Then, he went to St Peter's Primary School in Hammersmith and later Wetherby School in Notting Hill.
From 1969 to 1978, he studied at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, which was a direct grant grammar school back then.
He got a scholarship and played sports like rugby, cricket, and football. He also took part in the academic competition show Top of the Form as part of Latymer Upper's team.
In 1979, he won a scholarship to study English literature at New College, Oxford, and graduated with a 2.1 grade.
Grant joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society and acted in Twelfth Night. He also appeared in his first film, Privileged (1982), produced by the Oxford University Film Foundation.
He got an offer from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, to do a PhD in art history but turned it down because he couldn't get a grant.
Hugh Grant Wife
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In 1987, Hugh Grant met actress Elizabeth Hurley while filming a movie in Spain. They started dating, but in 1995, Grant got in trouble for involving a prostitute named Divine Brown.
Their relationship ended in 2000, but Grant became the godfather to Hurley's son, Damian, born in 2002.
Hugh Grant has five children with two different women. In 2011, he had a daughter named Tabitha with Tinglan Hong. There was confusion about Hong's job, but their daughter's Chinese name means happy surprise. Grant and Hong's relationship was short, and media intrusion even affected the birth of their daughter.
In 2012, Grant had a son with Swedish producer Anna Eberstein. He briefly reunited with Hong, and she gave birth to their son Felix in 2012. In 2015, Grant and Eberstein had a girl. They had another daughter in 2018 and got married in May 2018.
