How Josh Duhamel Amassed His Massive Net Worth Since 'All My Children'
Highlights
- Josh Duhamel has had a successful career in both TV and film, with Transformers franchise being a major turning point for him.
- Duhamel got his start on the small screen and has continued to take on television projects alongside his film roles.
- In addition to acting, Duhamel has diversified his portfolio through brand endorsement deals and serves as a brand ambassador for various companies. His net worth is estimated to be $18 million.
For an actor who’s been around for two decades, Josh Duhamel has certainly done it all. For several years, he memorably played Leo du Pres in the hit ABC soap opera All My Children. And then from there, Duhamel pretty much took Hollywood by storm.
Just like that, the actor nabbed lead roles left and right. Not to mention, he also joined Michael Bay’s massively successful Transformers franchise.
Indeed, Duhamel has established himself as both a movie and TV star. And as many know, he’s become quite the Netflix star too.
More importantly, he’s made it clear that he’s more than just a Transformers star. And that might explain why his net worth has grown tremendously since.
Updated September 2023: If there is one thing that Josh Duhamel has been since making his last 'Transformers' movie in 2017, it is busy. On both the big and small screen, Duhamel has been over 25 projects since 2017 and has more on the way in various stages of production. As such, Duhamel will continue to be a force in the entertainment industry for some time to come and will only continue to grow his net worth.
In addition to having a successful professional life, Duhamel's personal life has been equally successful.
After his 13-year marriage to Fergie ended 2019, Duhamel knew that he wanted to get married again and have more kids. Fortunately, he met his future wife, Audra Mari just a short time after his divorce from Fergie was finalized. The two married in September 2022, and just recently announced they are expecting their first child together.
Josh Duhamel Memorably Made His Movie Debut In The Popular Rom-Com Win A Date With Tad Hamilton
Back in the early 2000s, Duhamel was making a name for himself in TV. Aside from All My Children, he also booked a role in the crime drama Las Vegas. But then, he and his team learned that casting for the rom-com Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! and quickly sprang into action.
"Part of the reason I got this job was because [my publicist] was really smart in using some footage we had from what we call Super Soap weekend in Florida, where the biggest fans basically from ABC daytime would go to this big event at Disney World," Duhamel explained.
He went on to say, "You go to this thing and every single person there knows you. It's the weirdest thing."
In some ways, the event also even helped Duhamel get into character even before he got cast.
"Because everybody knows you, you feel like you're Tad Hamilton walking down the boulevard in Disney World,” he explained. “It was a microcosm of what it's actually like for somebody like that – Tom Cruise or whatever, [so] I did have a sense of what it would feel like."
Of course, his 13-year marriage to Fergie also helped propel Duhamel into the spotlight.
Josh Duhamel Has Since Gone On To Pursue Both TV And Film Successfully
Just a couple of years after the release of Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Duhamel got cast in Bay’s Transformers as Captain Lennox. Since then, the actor had starred in all the follow-up Transformers movies, with the exception of Transformers; Age of Extinction.
For Duhamel, the franchise was more than just another Hollywood paycheck. Instead, it essentially paved the way for him to establish himself as a star.
"I feel very blessed to be a part of it," Duhamel explained. "It’s not easy to be a part of a franchise that’s this successful, so I never really take any job for granted, but this one really kind of changed the trajectory of my career in a lot of ways, since it’s so global."
Since becoming a Transformers star, Duhamel has gone on to star in many films. Those films include:
Buddy Games: Spring Awakening | 2023 | Role: Bobfather |
Shotgun Wedding | 2022 | Role: Tom Fowler |
Blackout | 2022 | Role: Cain |
Bandit | 2022 | Role: Robert |
Batman: The Long Halloween Pt. 1 and 2 | 2021 | Role: Harvey Dent (voice) |
Think Like A Dog | 2020 | Role: Lukas |
The Lost Husband | 2020 | Role: James O'Connor |
Buddy Games | 2019 | Role: Bobfather |
Love, Simon | 2018 | Role: Jack |
Just because Duhamel has become successful on the big screen, he has never forgotten that he got his start on the small screen. As such, he has continued to take many projects and television series since Transformers as well.
Some of the television shows Duhamel has starred in, include:
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers | 2022 | Role: Coach Cole |
The Thing About Pam | 2022 | Role: Joel Schwartz |
Blade Runner: Black Lotus | 2021-22 | Role: Marlowe (voice) |
Jupiter's Legacy | 2021 | Role: Sheldon Sampson |
Capsized: Blood In The Water | 2019 | Role: John Lippoth |
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. | 2018 | Role: Det. Greg Kading |
It is with all of this steady work that Duhamel has continued to grow his impressive net worth to where it stands today. And with more projects on the horizon, there is only more money to be earned.
Here’s Where Josh Duhamel’s Net Worth Stands Today
According to reports, Duhamel’s current net worth is estimated to be $18 million. While salary figures surrounding his movies have never been disclosed, it stands to reason that much of Duhamel’s wealth came from decades of acting.
On the other hand, Duhamel has also worked hard to diversify his portfolio over the years.
For starters, he’s entered into various brand endorsement deals throughout his career. One of them involves a campaign to promote his home state of North Dakota. This is one partnership that has been going on since 2013 and as far as North Dakota is concerned, it can go on forever.
In fact, they’ve just extended the contract with the actor, a move that simply made perfect sense.
"He has helped expand our image and awareness of our state," Otte Coleman, who heads North Dakota tourism, explained. "He’s a great ambassador for our state and cares about where he comes from."
In addition, Duhamel also serves as the brand ambassador, part-owner, and equity investor of the Canadian athleisure brand Lolë. Their partnership began back in 2019 and for the company, they couldn’t have picked anyone better.
"As an understated style icon, he has good instincts when it comes to fashion," Lolë CEO, Todd Steele, said in a press statement. "His participation in design workshops with product teams is an exciting opportunity for us to continue to inspire people to live outside their comfort zones in style."
And as busy as Duhamel may be these days, the actor’s Hollywood calendar is quite full too. He recently released Buddy Games: Awakening and has a film, Not Without Hope in post-production, just waiting to be finished when the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike comes to an end.
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