Adam Driver Height, Weight, Body Measurements, Wife, Parents, Sister

Adam Driver's Net Worth as of March 2024 is $16 Million

Quick Facts of Adam Driver

Net Worth$16 Million
SalaryNot Known
Height6 ft 3 in
Date of Birth19 November, 1983
ProfessionActors
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For every Star Wars fan, whenever the latest offering of the series – The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi – comes to mind, Adam Driver, an actor who played the villain in both also comes to mind.

He is an American actor like no other, initially not keen on acting, he joined the armed forces and served time there until he got discharged honorably, then he went to an acting school with the rest of his story being the success he has made out of it.

Here, you are going to quickly learn about him, his body stats, and his family which includes his parents, sister, and his wife.

Why was Adam Driver discharged?

A famous actor Adam Driver was injured during a mountain bike accident before deploying. He has tried to overcome his debilitated estate by training much harder than before. But after 2 years, no time infield, he was discharged medically.

Adam Driver’s Early Life, Age

The American actor was born on November 19, 1983, in San Diego, California. His family is a Christain one and this saw him being raised up in the Christian faith. Young Adam sang in the church choir and was popular among his peers when he attended Mishawaka High School, graduating in the year 2001.

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Growing up, however, he took to the troublesome yet adventurous side of a teenager. Adam Driver described himself as a “misfit” who would climb radio towers and set things ablaze just for the fun of it.

He even went as far as founding a fight club with his friends drawing inspiration from the movie Fight Club.

After his high school education, he worked as a door-to-door salesman who sold Kirby vacuum cleaners and at a later time, a telemarketer for a basement waterproofing company. He worked the same role for Ben Franklin Construction.

Military And Film Career

Following the 9/11 attack, Adam Driver enlisted to join the United States Marine Corps, was successful, and got assigned to the Weapons Company 1st Battalion, 1st Marines as an 81mm mortarman.

He served diligently in the Marine Corps for 30 months albeit without deployment. Adam sustained an injury that saw him break his sternum/breastbone while mountain biking, thus, he was honorably discharged on medical grounds.

After his time in the Marine Corps, Adam Driver went to study at the University of Indianapolis where he stayed for a year before transferring to Juilliard School to study drama.

At Julliard, he had a hard time adjusting to his new lifestyle and mixing with his schoolmates having spent much time in the military.

Adams Driver became a member of the Drama Division’s Group 38 throughout his stay in the school till he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009.

Fresh out of school, Adam Driver started his career in New York and made his film debut in 2011 featuring Clint Eastwood’s biographical drama J. Edgar.

 He was cast in the HBO comedy-drama series Girls in 2012 and played supporting roles in the historical drama film Lincoln and the comedy-drama Frances Ha.

He also acted in Not Waving But Drowning and the romantic-comedy Gayby. This was in addition to his playing the character Cliff, a working-class Welsh houseguest, in the film Look Back in Anger for which he won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

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He recorded his big break in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) which saw him gain more attention to land roles in Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi thriller Midnight Special in 2016 and Martin Scorsese’s historical drama Silence where he acted alongside.

The year 2017 saw him reprising his Star Wars role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi which had critical acclaim and his character lauded as the best in the series.

In the year 2021, he started in the musical drama movie called “Annette” which premiered at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival. Recently, in Feb 2022, Driver announced that he will portray racing mogul Enzo Ferrari along with Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.

Adam Driver was in Marine?

Before moving to the acting field, he was involved in Marine. The terrorist attack when he was 18 years old motivated him to serve as a marine.

What is the Net Worth of Adam Driver?

A famous actor Adam Driver has a net worth of $16 million as of the year 2022. His main source of income is acting.

Family – Parents, Sister, Wife, Son

Adam Driver was born by a paralegal mum Nancy Wright (née Needham) to Joe Douglas Driver. His mother’s family was originally from Indiana while his father’s roots are traced to Arkansas. His stepfather Rodney G. Wright was a Baptist church minister.

When Adam was 7 years old, his mother relocated to her Mishawaka Indiana hometown with him and his elder sister, April Driver and this saw him attending high school there.

It has not been revealed what the identity of his elder sister is. She has no Wiki page, and nor has she been mentioned to have done something significant.

There are Facebook accounts and Twitter accounts that all go by the name April Driver, however, we don’t know for certain if any of them belong to Adam Driver’s sister or just a case of other people bearing a similar name to hers.

Adam Driver is married to Joanne Tucker who he met at Julliard School where she was also studying acting. The two couples dated for almost a decade before going to the altar to be pronounced husband and wife in 2013.

They have been married since then with no rumors hovering over their union.

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Does Adam Driver have one arm?

Adam Driver has both arms in real life but for the movie, he has to wear a prosthetic arm by which we can only see one arm in Iraq veteran war movie.

Is Adam Driver Active on Instagram?

A famous actor Adam Driver is currently active on Instagram as his official Instagram account has around 42.8 k followers.

Why did Adam Driver get discharged?

Adam served for 2 years and 8 months before fracturing his sternum while mountain biking. He was then medically discharged with rank of lance corporal.

Adam Driver’s Height, Weight, And Body Measurements

Adam Driver who had to lose 30 lbs before the filming of Martin Scorsese’s historical drama Silence and 20 lbs more during the filming weighed 195 lbs or 88 kg and stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches or 191 cm. His chest, biceps, and waist measure 44, 34, and 16 inches respectively.

Source: Daily Mail

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