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What Is Peter Capaldi's Net Worth and Salary?

Peter Capaldi is a Scottish actor, writer, musician, and film director who has a net worth of $10 million. Peter Capaldi is best known for his roles as Malcolm Tucker on the BBC series "The Thick of It" and the 12th incarnation of the Doctor on "Doctor Who." He also played Tucker in the 2009 film "In the Loop," a spinoff of "The Thick of It." Behind the camera, Capaldi wrote and directed the Academy Award-winning short film "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life," and wrote and directed the feature-length film "Strictly Sinatra."

Peter Capaldi was born on April 14, 1958, in Glasgow, Scotland. He is the son of Gerald and Nancy, who operated an ice cream business. As a youth, he went to St. Teresa's Primary School, St. Matthew's Primary School, and St. Ninian's High School. For his higher education, Capaldi attended the Glasgow School of Art. During this time, he was the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band the Dreamboys; the band's drummer was fellow future actorCraig Ferguson.

Capaldi first appeared on television in a 1984 episode of the ITV series "Crown Court." The following year, he appeared in episodes of "Minder" and "Travelling Man," and was in the television films "The Personal Touch" and "John and Yoko: A Love Story." Peter's credits in the latter half of the '80s include further television films such as "The Story of a Recluse" and "Dream Baby," as well as episodes of such series as "C.A.T.S. Eyes," "Shadow of the Noose," and "Dramarama." In the early '90s, Capaldi made appearances on "TheRuth RendellMysteries," "Agatha Christie's Poirot," "Screen Two," "Stay Lucky," and "Prime Suspect," among other British shows. He was also in the miniseries "Selling Hitler" and "The Secret Agent," and he had his first leading television role in the series "Mr. Wakefield's Crusade." From 1994 to 1995, Peter appeared on the sketch comedy series "The All NewAlexei SayleShow." During this time, he also made appearances on the detective series "Chandler & Co" and the sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley."

Capaldi began his acting career on the stage in a 1974 production of "An Inspector Calls" at Fort Theatre. Later, in 1983, he portrayedJohn Lennonin "John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert" at the Young Vic. The same year, Peter was in productions of "Twelfth Night," "The Duenna," "Othello," and "Doom Doom Doom." His subsequent stage credits were "Blood Brothers," "Dracula," and "Songs for Stray Cats and Other Living Creatures." Later, with Craig Ferguson, Capaldi performed in a cabaret act known as Bing & Dean Hitler. He also did musical comedy cabaret, playing such characters as bank clerk Gavin Meekie and televangelist Tom.

Career Beginnings on Stage

Capaldi began the 2000s with appearances in the television film "Hotel!" and in an episode of "High Stakes." He went on to appear in episodes of a number of shows, including "In Deep," "Fortysomething," "Judge John Deed," "Sea of Souls," "My Family," "Foyle's War," "Peep Show," and "The Afternoon Play." In 2005, Peter debuted one of his most famous roles: spin doctor Malcolm Tucker on the satirical comedy series "The Thick of It." During his time on the show through 2012, he received numerous award nominations and wins for his work. Meanwhile, he made appearances on such series as "Donovan," "Midsomer Murders," "Waking the Dead," "Skins," and "Torchwood." From 2009 to 2010, Capaldi played Dr. Peter Healey on the sitcom "Getting On"; he also directed nine episodes of the show. His notable credits following this included the series "The Nativity," "The Field of Blood," and "The Hour."

In the latter half of the '90s, Capaldi appeared in episodes of "Delta Wave," "Psychos," and "Bookmark" and was in the television films "The Treasure Seekers," "Giving Tongue," and "The Greatest Store in the World." He had one of his most memorable parts in theNeil Gaimanurban fantasy series "Neverwhere," playing the Angel Islington. Peter also narrated multiple episodes of the documentary series "Horizon."

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