What Is Dany Boon's Net Worth?
Dany Boon is a celebrated French comedian, actor, and filmmaker whose net worth is estimated at $80 million. Renowned as one of the highest-paid French actors, Dany consistently earns more than $20 million annually. Over his illustrious career, he has amassed more than 40 acting credits in films such as "Oui" (1996), "Joyeux Noël" (2004), "The Valet" (2005), "La Maison du Bonheur" (2005), "My Best Friend" (2006), "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" (2008), "Benvenuti al Sud" (2010), "Un plan parfait" (2012), "Lolo" (2015), "Murder Mystery" (2019), and "Stuck Together" (2021).
Early Life
Dany Boon was born Daniel Farid Hamidou on June 26, 1966, in Armentières, Hauts-de-France, France. His father, originally from Algeria, was a Muslim boxer and worked as a chauffeur, while his mother, a Catholic from Northern France, was a homemaker. Boon pursued graphic arts at Belgium's Institut Saint-Luc.
Career
In 1989, Boon relocated to Paris, where he began performing as a mime on the streets and at open mic nights. Inspired by the American TV series "Daniel Boone," he adopted his stage name. He gained recognition through his early one-man shows like "Je vais bien, tout va bien" (1992), "Chaud mais pas fatigué" (1993), "Dany Boon au Théâtre du Rond-Point" (1995–1996), and "Les Zacros de la télé" (1996).
Making his film debut in 1995's "Le grand blanc de Lambaréné," Boon continued to feature in films like "Sans queue ni tête" (1995), "Oui" (1996), "Le déménagement" (1997), "Paroles d'hommes" (1997), and "Bimboland" (1998). He later directed specials and films such as "La vie de chantier" (2004), "La maison du bonheur" (2006), and the hugely successful "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" (2008), which grossed $245.1 million at the box office and won multiple awards.
In 2004, Boon starred in the critically acclaimed "Joyeux Noël," which received several prestigious nominations, including an Academy Award nod for Best Foreign Language Film. Subsequently, he featured in movies such as "The Valet" (2005), "My Best Friend" (2006), and "De l'autre côté du lit" (2008). Boon provided voice work for various popular films, including Horton in "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008) and Olaf in "Frozen" (2013) and "Frozen II" (2019).
Boon's recent works feature his directorial ventures "Nothing to Declare" (2011), "Supercondriaque" (2014), "Raid dingue" (2017), "La Ch'tite famille" (2018), and "Stuck Together" (2021). He starred alongside Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Netflix's "Murder Mystery" (2019) and its sequel (2023).
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Personal Life
Dany has five children: Mehdi (born 1997) with his first wife, Noé (born 1999) with his second wife, actress Judith Godrèche, and Eytan (born 2005), Elia (born 2006), and Sarah (born 2010) with his third wife, Yaël Harris, whom he married in 2003 and divorced in 2018. In 2022, Boon reported being defrauded of €6 million by an individual posing as an Irish lord.
Awards and Nominations
Dany Boon’s accolades include four César Award nominations and a win for Raid dingue" in 2018. "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" earned him several awards and nominations, including the Hamburg Film Festival Audience Award and the Seville European Film Festival Audience Award. In 2012, he was nominated for a CinEuphoria Award for Best Screenplay – International Competition for "Benvenuti al Sud."
Real Estate
Dany Boon made significant investments in real estate, purchasing a $13 million house in Los Angeles in November 2018. He had previously bought a home in the Pacific Palisades area of L.A. for approximately $8.2 million in 2009.
