What is Richard Chamberlain Net Worth 2022? His Bio, Gay, Partner,
Facts of Richard Chamberlain |
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| Full Name: | Richard Chamberlain |
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| Birth Date: | March 31, 1934 |
| Age: | 88 years |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Actor, Singer |
| Country: | United States |
| Horoscope: | Aries |
| Height: | 6 feet 0 inches (1.83m) |
| Break Up | Wesley Eure, Martin Rabbett |
| Net Worth | $20 million |
| Eye Color | Hazel |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
| Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, |
| Status | Single |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Education | Beverly Hills High, Pomona College |
| Father | Charles Axiom Chamberlain |
| Mother | Elsa Winnifred |
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American actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966). He is also well-known as the ‘King of the Miniseries’. Moreover, he has appeared in several TV mini-series, such as Shōgun in 1980 and The Thorn Birds in 1983.
When was American Actor Birthed and Where?
Richard Chamberlain entered this earth on March 31, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, the United States. As of 2019, his age is 85 years old while his birth sign is Aries. He is the son of parents Elsa Winnifred (mother) actress and Charles Axiom Chamberlain (father) a salesman.
Richard Chamberlain holds American nationality and belongs to a white ethnical background. He has a sibling brother named Bill. He attended Beverly Hills High. After graduating from there, he enrolled at Pomona College in Claremont.
Richard stands at a height of 6 feet along with body weights of around 65 kg. He has a light brown hair color with hazel eyes color.
Is Richard Chamberlain Gay? Who is His Partner?
At the age of 55, he was outed as a gay man in French women’s magazine Nous Deux in December 1989, but it was not until 2003 that he confirmed his homosexuality in his autobiography Shattered Love.
Talking about his relationship, he was romantically involved with television actor Wesley Eure in the early 1970s. After his break up he met actor-writer-producer Martin Rabbett, with whom he began a long-term relationship in 1977.
The couple resided from 1986 to 2010 and during which time Chamberlain legally adopted Rabbett to protect his future estate this led to a civil union in the state of Hawaii. They also starred together in, among others, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, in which they played brothers Allan and Robeson Quatermain.
After that, he returned to Los Angeles to pursue career opportunities, leaving Rabbett in Hawaii, at least temporarily in the spring of 2010.
What is Richard Chamberlain Net Worth?
American actor and singer, Richard Chamberlain has an estimated net worth of around $20 Million as of 2022. His main source of earning from his professional acting career. Since the 1990s he is active in the industry and earned this hefty amount of net worth in his career
Career
- Richard headed to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting and took acting lessons from the famous acting guru, Jeff Corey.
- Also, they established the Los Angeles theater group ‘Company of Angels’ together.
- He made small appearances in numerous TV shows in the 1950s and early 1960s.
- After that, he had made appearances on shows such as ‘Gunsmoke’, ‘Mr. Lucky’, ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents, ‘Rescue 8’, ‘Bourbon Street Beat’, ‘Thriller’, ‘Paradise Kid’ and so on.
- His career saw a major breakthrough after he bagged the titular role in the medical Tv show ‘Dr. Kildare’.
- In 1963 he was cast in the courtroom drama film ‘Twilight of Honor’. He also featured in the film ‘Joy in the Morning’ the adaptation of a novel with the same name in 1965.
- After that, he featured in the Broadway musical ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1966.
- In the year 1968, he won accolades for his performance in the BBC’s ‘Portrait of a Lady adaptation.
- He was also cast opposite Katherine Hepburn in the film adaptation of ‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ in 1969.
- He was selected to play ‘Hamlet’ for which he even took vocal coaching in the same year.
- Then he reprised the role of Hamlet in 1970 for the TV show ‘Hallmark Hall of Fame.
- He taking up more challenging roles like that of the classical composer Tchaikovsky in ‘The Music Lovers’ in 1970 and the flamboyant Lord Byron in the 1973 film ‘Lady Caroline Lamb’.
- Chamberlain appeared in several TV series such as ‘Shōgun’, ‘The Thorn Birds’, and ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ during the 1980s.
- Also, he played Jason Bourne in the TV film version ‘The Bourne Identity in 1988. Chamberlain appeared in several popular TV shows such as ‘The Drew Carey Show’, ‘Will & Grace’, ‘Desperate Housewives ‘Leverage’, and ‘Chuck’ in post-1990.
- He returned to stage as Dr. Sloper in the Pasadena Playhouse in the play, ‘The Heiress’ in the year 2012.
