What is Downtown Julie Brown's Net Worth?
Downtown Julie Brown, a British actress, television personality, and radio DJ, boasts a net worth of $5 million. She gained fame hosting the television music show Club MTV from 1987 to 1992. Currently, she hosts the SiriusXM radio channel '90s on 9. Brown's acting credits include roles in films like Spy Hard, B.A.P.S., and Ride.
Early Life
Born on August 27, 1963, in Bedfordshire, England, Julie Brown was raised by a British mother and a Jamaican father. She is one of seven siblings. Due to her father's service in the Royal Air Force, Brown's family lived on various air force bases worldwide, eventually settling in Wales.
Career Beginnings
In the late 1970s, Brown won the UK Disco Dancing Championships and subsequently the World Disco Dancing Championships. She began her television career in the UK, appearing on children's shows like the BBC's Crackerjack and as a dancer on Top of the Pops. Later, she became a presenter on the 24/7 pan-European television channel Music Box.
Club MTV
Upon moving to the United States in the late 1980s, Brown became a VJ on MTV. In the summer of 1987, she began hosting Club MTV, a music show modeled on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Filmed at the Palladium dance club in New York City, the show featured dancing teens and young adults. Brown's memorable catchphrase, "Wubba Wubba Wubba," originated from a mistake when reading a crewmember's T-shirt. Club MTV aired 1,245 episodes until mid-1992.
Further Television and Radio Career
Following her MTV tenure, Brown interviewed football athletes on ESPN and hosted a gossip program on the cable network E!. She also hosted the syndicated dance music countdown show American Dance Traxx from March 1992 until its final broadcast in December 1993. Brown later took on hosting duties for the SiriusXM channel '90s on 9, playing popular R&B, rock, hip-hop, and dance tracks from the 1990s.
Brown's acting career includes appearances on TV shows such as The Weird Al Show, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Kenan & Kel. She also featured in reality shows like Battle Dome, The Dog Whisperer, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and Wife Swap.
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Film Career
Brown's film career saw her in a small role as Cigarette Girl in the 1996 parody film Spy Hard. The following year, she appeared in the female buddy comedy B.A.P.S.. Her most substantial film role came in 1998, playing music video director Bleau Kelly in the comedy Ride. She starred alongside actors such as Malik Yoba, Melissa De Sousa, John Witherspoon, and Fredro Starr.
Personal Life and Real Estate
In 2001, Brown married film producer and former Intermedia CEO Martin Schuermann. They have a daughter named Gianna. The family previously owned a home in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, which they sold in 2013 for $2.85 million.
