Leading Role at 9: The Success Story of the World's Richest Child Actor
Today, the richest child actor in the world is Iain Armitage, who earns more than many Bollywood stars and even had his own show. He achieved all this before he turned 13. At 16, he has a fortune of $6 million, writes Hindustan Times.
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Iain Armitage is an actor best known for his role in the sitcom Young Sheldon. As of 2024, he is the richest child actor in the world. At 16 years old, Iain has a net worth of $6 million, according to CelebrityNetWorth.com, putting him well ahead of other famous child actors like Modern Family's Aubrey Anderson-Emmons and Canadian Jacob Tremblay, who is worth nearly $2 million.
Ian was born in 2008 in Georgia and became famous thanks to his YouTube series Iain Loves Theatre, where in 2014, 6-year-old Ian reviewed musicals. This soon attracted the attention of agents, and in 2015, he appeared on the Paris Hilton Show. His acting debut took place in 2017, when the boy starred in three films: The Glass Castle, Our Souls At Night and I'm Not Here, as well as in the TV show Law & Order.
That same year, Ian signed on to star in Young Sheldon, a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory. At age 9, he became one of the youngest actors to lead a prime-time television show. For the next seven years, the teenager played the role made famous by Jim Parsons.
Ian started on Young Sheldon with a salary of $30 per episode and earned $660 in the first season. By the fifth season, his salary had increased to $1,1 million per season, making him one of the youngest millionaires in the world at the age of 13.
Following the success of Young Sheldon, Ian starred in two films: Scoob! и Paw Patrol: The Movie"Young Sheldon" ended after seven seasons earlier this year.
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