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What is Gary Sinise Net Worth? Did Gary Sinise serve in the Military?

What is Gary Sinise Net Worth? Did Gary Sinise serve in the Military?

Gary Sinise is a famous American actor, musician, as well as a director who is widely recognized for his comedic and dramatic roles in several films and television series. Also, he is the winner of an Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Of Mice and Men, Forest Gump, Apollo 13, and Truman.

He can be considered as a very inspirational figure in the industry and can be known to have been dedicated to improving his career and contributing the most as he can. Scroll down to know more about his net worth, career, and other many more interesting facts below:

What is Gary Sinise Net Worth?

Gary Sinise Net Worth and Salary: Gary Sinise has an estimated net worth of around $40 million as of 2019. While he starred in the crime drama CSI: New York, he bagged a salary of around $275k per episode. He receives around $15 million per year as a salary from his career. Also, his name has also got attached to various works for society and humankind as a whole. Moreover, he has donated $2.3k to a presidential campaign, thus, making it clear of his political interests.

Net Worth in 2019$40 million
Net Worth in 2018Under Review
Annual Salary$15 million
Income SourceActor, Director, Musician

There is no doubt that Gary is surely living his life lavishly but the information regarding his car collection is still missing from the media.

His House located in Calabasas, California

Gary resides in a traditional Cape Cod home in Calabasas, California. His house has five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms along with an area of 4,366 square feet. Also, he was an owner of the Santa Rosa Valley home which has six bedrooms, 7.5 baths along with a 9,400 square feet area. He put his guard-gated Oaks development in a market for a price of $5.25 million in 2015.

Awards and Nomination

Gary has won Emmy Award one time and Golden Globe Award for a time. Also, he has been nominated for Academy Awards. His movies Forrest Gump, Apollo 3, Truman, and George Wallace have given him various nominations and various awards that he has won.

Did Gary Sinise serve in the Military?

Gary Sinise never served in the military. However, once he played a military man in Forrest Gump. Also, he has been honored with awards such as being named as an honorary Marine, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy among others. Being a big fan of the military, Gary is a supporter of various veteran organizations and has received several honors from different branches of the United States military in recognition of his support for military veterans.

His band Lt Dan Band regularly performs on United Service Organization (USO) tours at various military bases all around the world. In December 2018, through the Gary Sinise Foundation, he paid for more than 1700 children of servicemen and women who have lost parents to visit Disney World.

The career of Gary Sinise

  • He began his career in the year 1973 with the movie A Wedding.
  • Gary came into the media limelight after the release of True West in which he had directed as well as acted.
  • He increased his fame after appearing in Of Mice and Men in the year 1992.
  • Gary made his appearances in various movies Forrest Gump (1994), Ransom (1996), Open Season (2006), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and so on.
  • Further, his notable television series include Crime Story from 1986 to 1987, CSI: NY from 2004 to 2013, Missions That Changed the War from 2010 to 2012, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders from 2016 to 2017 and other many more.

Books and Foundation

Gary has published a book titled Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service. In the year 2003, he co-founded the cover band, Lt Dan Band, with Kimo Williams. The band, named after his character from the movie Forrest Gump, performs at USO shows, entertains troops visiting military bases in the US and abroad, and makes efforts in raising funds for disabled veterans.

Also, it performs for other non-profit organizations, including Operation Iraqi Children, a charitable program co-created by Sinise in March 2004 to send school supplies to Iraqi children.

Interesting Facts

  • Gary Sinise was born as Gary Alan Sinise on 17th March 1955, in Blue Island, Illinois, the United States of America.
  • As of 2019, his age is 64 years old and his horoscope is Pisces.
  • Gary’s father’s name is Robert L Sinise and his mother’s name was Mylles Sinise.
  • His father was an American film editor.
  • He has a brother Craig and a sister, Lori.
  • Gary holds an American nationality and belongs to a mixed ethnical background.
  • He attended Glenbard West High school, Highland Park High School, and Illinois State University to complete his education.
  • He began his career in the year 1973 with the film A Wedding.
  • Gary has an estimated net worth of around $40 million as of 2019.
  • He tied the wedding knot with Moira Harris since the year 1981.
  • Gary has three children: two daughters Sophie Sinise, Ella Sinise, and a son McCanna Anthony Sinise.
  • He has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and his body weight is around 85 kg.
  • Further, Gary is active on various social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.