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What is Nancy Cartwright's Net Worth and Salary?
As an actress, Cartwright has appeared in the films "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983) and "Godzilla" (1998) and the TV shows "Cheers" (1985), "Mr. Belvedere" (1987), "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1995), and "24" (2007). Nancy published the autobiography "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy" in 2000, and in 2004, she adapted it into a one-woman play. Nancy has formed two production companies, SportsBlast and Spotted Cow Entertainment. She wrote and produced the 2017 film "In Search of Fellini," which was based on an award-winning 1995 one-woman play she co-wrote with Peter Kjenaas, and she has also served as a producer on the TV movies "Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa" (2002) and "Holiday Joy" (2016).
Nancy Cartwright is an American film and television actress, comedian and voice artist. Nancy Cartwright has a net worth of $60 million. Nancy Cartwright earned her fortune thanks to her voice acting work on the Simpsons. As we detail later in this article, Nancy Cartwright's net worth is slightly lower than her fellow cast-mates because over the years she has donated over $20 million to Scientology.
Nancy graduated in 1976 and earned a scholarship to Ohio University, where she continued to participate in public speaking competitions, placing fifth in the exposition category at the National Speech Tournament with a speech entitled "The Art of Animation." In 1976, she was hired to do voice-overs for ads on the Dayton radio station WING, and after a Warner Bros. Records rep visited the station, he gave her a list of animation industry contacts. This led toDaws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Elroy Jetson, becoming Cartwright's mentor and Nancy leaving Ohio for Los Angeles. She transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, earning her theater degree in 1981.
On the show Nancy voices Bart Simpsonm Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Nelson Muntz, and Maggie Simpson. According to their latest contract, each principal voice actor on "The Simpsons" makes $400,000 per episode, which translates into around $9 million per season. Nancy has also lent her voice to "Goof Troop" (1992–1993), "Rugrats" (1992; 2002–2004), "The Critic" (1994–1995), "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain" (1998–1999), "Kim Possible" (2002–2007), and numerous other animated projects.
According to their latest contract, each principal voice actor on The Simpsons makes $400,000 per episode. That translates into around $9 million per season.
Nancy Cartwright was born Nancy Jean Cartwright on October 25, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio. She grew up with mother, Miriam, father Frank, and five siblings in Kettering, Ohio; sadly, Miriam passed away in 1978. Nancy attended St. Charles Borromeo and Fairmont West High School, and as a fourth grader, she won a school speech competition in which she performed Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump." At Fairmont, she appeared in school plays and was a member of the marching band as well as president of the Forensic League. Cartwright often competed in public speaking competitions, and two years in a row, she came in first place in the National District Tournament's "Humorous Interpretation" category.
Daws Butler introduced Cartwright to many of Hanna-Barbera's voice actors and directors, and director Gordon Hunt asked her to audition for the TV show "Richie Rich." She landed a recurring role as Gloria Glad and was involved with the show from 1980 to 1984. In 1982, she played the title role in the TV movie "Marian Rose White," and she made her film debut in 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie." Throughout the '80s, Nancy did voicework in "My Little Pony: The Movie" (1986), "Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw" (1988), "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "Shirt Tales" (1983–1985), "Snorks" (1984–1988), and "My Little Pony 'n Friends" (1986–1987) and appeared in the films "Flesh and Blood" (1985) and "Yellow Pages" (1988).
In 1987, Cartwright auditioned for a voice role in a series of animated shorts that would appear on "TheTracey UllmanShow." Though she had intended to audition for the role of Lisa Simpson, she found Bart's character description more interesting and asked if she could try out for that part instead. After her audition, creatorMatt Groeningoffered Nancy the role on the spot. The shorts were spun off into a Fox TV series in 1989, and as of this writing, "The Simpsons" has aired more than 700 episodes over 32 seasons, making it the longest-running American sitcom, animated series, and scripted primetime series. Cartwright has also voiced Bart in "The Simpsons Movie" (2007) and numerous video games, such as "The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants" (1991) and "The Simpsons: Tapped Out" (2012).
Ultimately, Nancy Cartwright's financial journey is a testament to their success.
Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.
