Christoph Waltz’s net worth
Christoph Waltz is an Austrian actor, writer, director, and producer. He is one of the richest celebrities in America. He has a net worth of $30 million. Christoph has more than 120 acting credits to his name, such as Carnage (2011), Django Unchained” (2012), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Big Eyes (2014), and Most Dangerous Game (2020). He has earned dozens of awards during his career, including two Academy Awards. Waltz wrote and directed the 2000 TV movie Wenn man sich traut, and he also directed the 2019 film Georgetown and the 2020 TV movie Fidelio and co-produced the 2013 film The Zero Theorem.
Christoph Waltz was born on 4 October 1956, in Vienna, Austria. He is the son of Elisabeth and Johannes. His mother was an Austrian costume designer. His father was a German set designer. Christoph Waltz’s maternal grandmother was Maria Mayen, a silent film actress, and his great-grandfather and step-grandfather were also actors. Christoph lost his father when he was just 7 years old. Waltz became interested in opera during his youth and saw his first opera at age 10. He attended the Theresianum school in Vienna and then studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Christoph ultimately decided that his voice wasn’t quite good enough for a career as an opera singer. In the late ’70s, he took acting classes with Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg in New York City.
Christoph Waltz’s successful career
Waltz worked as a stage actor, appearing in Zurich, Salzburg, Hamburg, Vienna, and Cologne. He appeared in the TV movie Der Einstand in 1997. He starred in all 13 episodes of the German series Parole Chicago and had an uncredited role in the film Breakthrough in 1979. Christoph appeared in numerous television shows and TV movies, such as Der Sandmann (1983), The Alien Years (1988), and Catherine the Great (1995). He also appeared in several films, including Fire and Sword (1982), Wahnfried (1986), Our God’s Brother (1997), and Love Scenes from Planet Earth (1998). Waltz’s first American film was 2009’s Inglourious Basterds. The film received an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and several other awards. He would win another Academy Award for his next collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, 2012’s Django Unchained. Christoph played Franz Oberhauser / Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the 24th James Bond film, Spectre in 2015. Waltz starred in The Legend of Tarzan in 2016. He starred in and directed the film to Georgetown in 2019. He appeared in the action film Alita: Battle Angel and the documentary QT8: The First Light, which is about the life of Quentin Tarantino. Christoph was married to dance therapist Jacqueline Rauch for 17 years, and they had three children: a son Leon, and daughters Miriam and Rachel. After their divorce, Waltz married costume designer Judith Holste, and they have one daughter together. Waltz speaks German, French, and English fluently, and he holds dual citizenship between Germany and Austria. He is living a happy life with his family.
