Drew Barrymore Net Worth

Drew Barrymore is a well-known American actress, producer, and director. She entered the scene in Hollywood at a young age and was well-known for her role in ET when she was six years old. She must be worth a lot, having spent her life in the spotlight and in the tabloids. Just how much is the Drew Barrymore net worth, though?

Drew Barrymore’s Net Worth

Drew Barrymore is worth $125 million. During the peak of her career, Drew Barrymore charged a whopping $15 million per movie. Now, she continues to earn money through acting as well as her clothing line, cosmetics line, and wine brand. 

Early Life Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore, born Drew Blyth Barrymore, was born on February 2, 1975, in Culver City, California. She was born to two famous parents, who were actors, John Drew Barrymore and Maurice Barrymore. She calls famous actors such as Steven Spielberg and Sophia Loren her godparents. Barrymore has spent her entire life in show business, which everyone saw coming with a father like the legendary John Barrymore. It was simply in her blood, and she melted hearts at age six with her role in ET. 

As she grew older, she grew up quickly. She became interested in boys at a younger age, started drinking and doing drugs, and eventually was in rehab at the age of only 13. At 15, she emancipated herself from her parents and was ready to take life by the horns. She began to throw herself into her career. 

Early Career 

Her acting career began when she was an infant. Drew Barrymore was in a dog food commercial audition at just eleven months old when a dog nipped her, and instead of crying, she laughed. This won the hearts of the directors and landed her the role. In 1980, she was in the movie Altered States. Then, her feature film debut in ET sent her flying towards stardom. 

Drew Barrymore Career

In 1984, she played in Stephen King’s movie The Firestarter. Then, also in 1984, she landed a lead role in the movie Irreconcilable Differences, a movie about a girl trying to divorce her parents. 1985 saw her starring in another Stephen King movie, Cat’s Eye. Throughout her battle against drug and alcohol dependency, she continued to work. 

In the 90s, Drew Barrymore fought to get rid of the child actor that she was seen as and began to take on more teenage roles to re-brand her image. She starred in Poison Ivy in 1992, later becoming a cult favorite. She also starred in the thriller Doppelganger in 1993. After starring alongside Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer, Drew Barrymore began to earn more for every movie. She finished off the decade with another favorite, Never Been Kissed. 

The 2000s saw Drew Barrymore continue to further her career when she starred in Charlie’s Angels and the sequel, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. 

Highlights of Drew Barrymore’s career and other things that contributed to the Drew Barrymore net worth include: 

• Reportedly earned $15 million for her role in Music And Lyrics
• Earned $14 million for the Charlie’s Angels sequel
• Appeared in Donnie Darko, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, and Blended
• Receive a young artist award
• Directed the roller derby drama Whip It in 2009, which was her directorial debut
• Was the main character in The Santa Clarita Diet along with Timothy Olyphant
• Is known for taking a smaller payday for low-budget movies she has an interest in, such as Donnie Darko
• Earned $1.5 million for Mad Love
• Earned $3 million for Ever After
• Paid over $5 million for a beach home near the Hamptons
• Reportedly sold a home in Hollywood Hills for $16.5 million
• Her main home is in Montecito, California
• On the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Was in Fever Pitch
• Owns rights and earned money from all three Charlie’s Angels movies
• Received a Screen Actors Guild Award

In addition to her time spent on the big screen, Hollywood star Drew Barrymore has had her fair share of time on the small screen and behind the screen. She was the host of The Drew Barrymore Show, which aired on CBS. Barrymore has also spent a fair amount of time behind the scenes, such as her time spent helping produce the hit Netflix series The Santa Clarita Diet. All of her business ventures have helped her net worth continue to grow. 

Flower Films

Drew co-founded the production company Flower Films with Nacy Juvonen. Flower Films produced hit movies like Never Been Kissed and Fifty First Dates. It also owns the film rights to Charlie’s Angels. 

Personal Life

The turbulence of movie star Drew Barrymore’s personal life has been a source of gossip and made headlines since she was a teenager. This same increasingly difficult personal life continued into adulthood. She became known for being the name behind hit songs by both SZA and Bryce Vine. 

She’s been married repeatedly. She tied the knot with her first husband, a Los Angeles bar owner named Jeremy Thomas, in 1994, a few months after she turned 19. She met comedian Tom Green in 1999, and the two were married the following year. She starred in his movie Freddie Got Fingered, and he was in Drew’s movies too, such as an appearance in Charlie’s Angels, but the couple called it quits and divorced in 2002.

Then, Barrymore married art consultant Will Kopelman in 2012. They had two daughters together, Olive Barrymore Kopelman and Frankie Barrymore Kopelman. 

The future continues to look bright for Drew Barrymore as she continues to succeed in the world of Hollywood. Check out the rest of our articles to learn about more celebrities! 

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