Joseph Gordon-Levitt Networth, Career, Relationship (2024)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor born on February 17, 1981. He has received various accolades including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord. His projects such as HitRecord on TV (2014–15) and Create Together (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program.

Full Name	Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
Birth Date	February 17, 1981 (age 43)
Birth Place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Net Worth	$35 Million
Profession	Actor and film director

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Net Worth

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor who has a net worth of $35 million.

Real Estate

In 2015 Joseph bought a home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles for $3.25 million. The vintage ranch-style house dating back to the 1940s, features a number of chic retro amenities. After making changes to the pool area and yard Joseph listed the property in 2019 for $3.85 million. He accepted $3.08 million a few months later.

In 2008 he purchased a $1.4 million home in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. In May 2023 Joseph purchased a home in Pasadena, California for $4.6 million. The home is over 100 years old and spans 7,600 square feet.

Early Life and Education

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was born on February 17, 1981, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood. He has mentioned that he is of “100% Ashkenazi Jewish” descent from a family that is “not strictly religious.” His parents were among the founders of the Progressive Jewish Alliance. His father, Dennis Levitt, was once the news director for the Pacifica Radio station, KPFK-FM.

His mother, Jane Gordon, ran for the United States Congress in California during the 1970s for the Peace and Freedom Party; she met Dennis Levitt while she was working as the program guide editor for KPFK-FM. Gordon-Levitt’s maternal grandfather, Michael Gordon (1909–1993), was a Hollywood film director. Gordon-Levitt had an older brother, Dan, a photographer and fire spinner who died in 2010 at the age of 36. Gordon-Levitt attended Van Nuys High School and graduated in 1999.

Career

Joseph Gordon-Levitt started his acting career at a very young age. At four years old he began acting in local theater productions and was discovered by an agent who signed him as a child actor. He appeared in commercials for various products such as Sunny Jim peanut butter Cocoa Puffs, Pop-Tarts and Kinney Shoes. By age six, he was acting in made-for-TV movies, and by age ten he was taking on roles in television series like Dark Shadows. His first major movie role was in A River Runs Through It followed by leading roles in TV series like The Powers that Be and movies such as Switching Parents and Angels in the Outfield.

One of his most notable roles as a child actor was in the hit sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun where he played an alien masquerading as a human. He also appeared in That 70s Show and starred in movies like 10 Things I Hate About You and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. Additionally he showcased his skills as a voice actor in Disney’s Treasure Planet voicing the lead character in the most expensive traditionally animated movie of all time, despite it not performing well at the box office.

After a break to focus on his education, Joseph returned to acting in 2004, choosing to pursue more selective and artier independent films such as Manic, Mysterious Skin, and Brick, as well as other movies like Latter Days, Havoc and Shadowboxer.

Relationship

In 2014 Joseph Gordon-Levitt tied the knot with Tasha McCauley the founder of the tech company Fellow Robots. They are proud parents of two children. Notably Tasha’s mother is the adopted daughter of billionaire real estate developer Melvin Simon. Melvin and his younger brother Herb co-founded the Simon Property Group which went on to become the largest shopping mall company in the US. The Simon brothers also owned the Indiana Pacers. JGL has been romantically linked with celebrities such as Evan Rachel Wood and Meagan Good.

Controversies

Sexual Misconduct Allegations Involving His Company: In 2019 Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s collaborative production company HitRecord faced scrutiny over allegations of sexual misconduct involving community members. Although the accusations were not directed at Gordon-Levitt himself as the company’s founder he was inevitably linked to the controversy. In response HitRecord implemented stricter guidelines and policies to ensure a safer environment for its users.

Controversy Over Remarks on Political Correctness: In 2015 Gordon-Levitt sparked a debate about political correctness and its impact on comedy during an interview with The Daily Beast. He expressed concern that the rise of political correctness could limit creative freedom especially in comedy and lead to a culture of censorship.