Reginald VelJohnson Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-08-28
Reginald VelJohnson net worth is
$5 Million
Reginald VelJohnson Wiki Biography
Reginald VelJohnson was born on the 16th August 1952, in Queens, New York City USA, and is an actor and comedian, perhaps best known for his role of Carl Winslow in the sitcom “Family Matters” (1989-1998), and as Sgt. Al Powell in “Die Hard” (1988) and “Die Hard 2” (1990), which significantly increased his net worth. His career has been active since 1979.
Have you ever wondered how rich Reginald VelJohnson is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Reginald VelJohnson’s net worth is as high as $5 million, an amount earned through his successful career as an actor in both films and TV series. In addition to appearing on screen, VelJohnson has also played in the theatre which has improved his wealth.
Reginald VelJohnson Net Worth $5 Million
Reginald Vel Johnson, Jr. was a son of Reginald Johnson, Sr., a hospital attendant, and Eve, who worked as a nurse. Reginald’s father left the family when he was 13 years old. Reginald went to Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, where he was a classmate with future porn star Ron Jeremy, and George Tenet, a later a Director of Centre Intelligence in the CIA.
After graduating from the New York University, VelJohnson made his debut in the TV movie “When Hell Freezes Over, I’ll Skate” in 1979. Later, he appeared in “Wolfen” (1981) starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, and Edward James Olmos, “Ghostbusters” (1984) with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Sigourney Weaver, and “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” (1985) starring Fred Ward. His net worth was well established.
Following his early success, Reginald continued to get parts in the mid-’80’s and ’90’s, so he played in “Crocodile Dundee” (1986) with Paul Hogan, “Doing Life” (1986) with Tony Danza, and in the series “The Equalizer” (1985-1988). He had notable roles in “Die Hard” (1988) starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, “Turner & Hooch” (1989) with Tom Hanks, and in “Die Hard 2” (1990), all of which helped him boost his career, and increase his net worth.
However, his biggest role came in the sitcom “Family Matters” (1989-1998) in which he played Carl Otis Winslow / Big Daddy Urkel in 215 episodes. He was quite busy during the filming of the series and didn’t have much time to work on other projects, but managed to get roles in Mario Van Peebles’ “Posse”(1994) and “One of Her Own” (1994). His net worth rosr considerably.
In the 2000’s, VelJohnson appeared in numerous series, such as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2001), “Crossing Jordan” (2002), “Will & Grace” (2002), and “Ghost Whisperer” (2005). Also, he played in films “Like Mike” (2002), “Three Days to Vegas” (2007) with Peter Falk, Rip Torn, and George Segal, and “Out at the Wedding” (2007), increasing further his net worth
In the current decade, Reginald has had parts in such TV series and films as “You Again” (2010), “Mike & Molly” (2010-2013), “Hart of Dixie” (2011-2015), “TRON: Uprising” (2012-2013), “On Angel’s Wings” (2014), “The Flight Before Christmas” (2015), and most recently he completed the movie “1st Strike” (2016) with Danny Trejo, French Stewart, and James Russo.
Regarding his personal life, Reginald VelJohnson’s marital status is unknown as he successfully hides these details from the public. In 1993, he received the Spirit Award for his volunteer work with the Catholic Big Brothers organization.
Full Name | Reginald VelJohnson |
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Date Of Birth | August 16, 1952 |
Place Of Birth | Queens, New York, U.S. |
Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
Profession | Actor, Writer, Soundtrack |
Education | Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, New York University |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Reginald Johnson, Sr., Eve Johnson |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001817/ |
Movies | Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Ghostbusters, Turner & Hooch, Crocodile Dundee, Air Collision, Like Mike, Wolfen, You Again, The Mistle-Tones, Suits on the Loose, The Three Gifts, The Formula, Posse, Hidden Secrets, Death to the Supermodels, One of Her Own, Steppin: The Movie, Marriage Retreat, Strike One, Se... |
TV Shows | Hart of Dixie, Tron: Uprising, Family Matters |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Frequently plays police officers in movies and on TV |
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1 | Frequently plays characters in law enforcement. In Family Matters, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, and Turner & Hooch he played a cop, he also returned to the role of Officer Al Powell in 2 Die Hard video games. |
2 | Often confused with the late James Avery because of their similar roles on their sitcoms, voice, manner and body structure. Avery once made a walk-on appearance at the end of one episode of Family Matters (1989). |
3 | Playing opposite Angela Bassett and Courtney B Vance in the Guthrie Theater's stage version of His Girl Friday in Minneapolis, MN. [July 2005] |
4 | Was high school classmates with porn star Ron Jeremy and former CIA director George Tenet. |
5 | Avid Marathon Runner. |
6 | Enjoys singing and dancing in his free time. |
7 | Famous for portraying the role of Carl Winslow on Family Matters (1989) |
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Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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1st Strike | 2016 | | Judge Morris |
Ray Donovan | 2016 | TV Series | Sherman Radley |
Girl Meets World | 2016 | TV Series | Officer James |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | 2016 | TV Series | Judge Melvoy |
Hitting the Breaks | 2016 | TV Series | Chauncey Van Delaware |
The Flight Before Christmas | 2015 | TV Movie | Joe |
Clipped | 2015 | TV Series | Tommy |
Hart of Dixie | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Dash DeWitt Dash Dewitt Dash |
I Didn't Do It | 2014 | TV Series | Angel Santos |
12 Dog Days Till Christmas | 2014 | | Art Stephenson |
Strike One | 2014 | | Judge Morris |
The Formula | 2014 | | Professor Millan |
On Angel's Wings | 2014 | | Coach Carter |
The Neighbors | 2013 | TV Series | Father Kersee |
A Die Hard Christmas Party with Reginald VelJohnson | 2013 | Short | |
Real Husbands of Hollywood | 2013 | TV Series | Reginald VelJohnson |
Mike & Molly | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Brother Heywood |
TRON: Uprising | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Able |
Brother White | 2012 | | Hill |
The Mistle-Tones | 2012 | TV Movie | Holly's Dad |
Childrens Hospital | 2012 | TV Series | Judge Lester Harrison |
General Hospital | 2012 | TV Series | Reverend Love |
Air Collision | 2012 | Video | Bob Abbot |
The Hospital Window | 2012 | Video short | Kevin |
Imagination Movers | 2011 | TV Series | Bernie |
Marriage Retreat | 2011 | | Pastor Wexley |
Penny | 2010/I | Short | Sergio |
Glory Daze | 2010 | TV Series | Stan Turley |
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story | 2010 | | Merle |
You Again | 2010 | | Mason Dunlevy |
Meet the Browns | 2010 | TV Series | Ernie Wilson |
The Bold and the Beautiful | 2010 | TV Series | Ed |
Funny or Die Presents... | 2010 | TV Series | Cast (Just 3 Boyz) |
I'm in the Band | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Principal Strickland |
Jelly | 2010 | | Joe Woods |
The Three Gifts | 2009 | TV Movie | Rodney Smith |
Steppin: The Movie | 2009 | | Mr. Shavers |
Chuck | 2008 | TV Series | Sgt. Al Powell |
Bones | 2007 | TV Series | Dale Owens |
Time Upon a Once | 2007 | TV Movie | Blue Husband |
Out at the Wedding | 2007 | | Dexter |
Nerve Endings | 2007 | TV Short | Doctor |
Three Days to Vegas | 2007 | | RJ Jackson (as Reginald Vel Johnson) |
Hidden Secrets | 2006 | | Norman Wexler |
Monk | 2006 | TV Series | Todd |
Waitin' to Live | 2006 | | Willard Loggins |
Eve | 2006 | TV Series | Rev. Everett |
Ghost Whisperer | 2005 | TV Series | Danny Small |
Death to the Supermodels | 2005 | Video | Tom |
Suits on the Loose | 2005 | | Brother Reginald Steedman |
Sunday Evening Haircut | 2005 | Short | O.C. |
That's So Raven | 2005 | TV Series | Ambassador |
The Big House | 2004 | TV Series | The Reverend |
The Parkers | 2003 | TV Series | Sterling Oglevee |
Die Hard: Vendetta | 2002 | Video Game | Captain Al Powell (voice) |
Will & Grace | 2002 | TV Series | Dr. Kaplan |
In-Laws | 2002 | TV Series | Chester - the Matress King |
The King | 2002 | Short | Slutzky |
Like Mike | 2002 | | Mr. Boyd |
Crossing Jordan | 2002 | TV Series | Kirk Holden |
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza | 2002 | Video Game | Sgt. Al Powell (voice) |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2001 | TV Series | Dr. Philip Kane |
The Fugitive | 2001 | TV Series | Maurice Beaumont |
Twice in a Lifetime | 2000 | TV Series | Dr. David Bryant / Gene Fitzsimmons |
Ground Zero | 2000 | | Burt Green |
The Hughleys | 1999 | TV Series | Rev. Bennett |
Diagnosis Murder | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Dr. Sinclair / Reginald VelJohnson |
Family Matters | 1989-1998 | TV Series | Carl Otis Winslow / Big Daddy Urkel |
Deadly Pursuits | 1996 | TV Movie | Ed Conroy |
Limp Fangs | 1996 | Video | Reverand Shields |
On Our Own | 1994 | TV Series | Nick |
One of Her Own | 1994 | TV Movie | Det. Bob Hymes |
A Cool Like That Christmas | 1993 | TV Movie | Dad (voice) |
Dream On | 1993 | TV Series | Santa |
Posse | 1993 | | Preston |
Full Contact | 1993 | | Fighter #2 (as Reginald Johnson) |
Tales from the Crypt | 1992 | TV Series | Mercedes' Husband |
Grass Roots | 1992 | TV Movie | Mickey Henderson |
A Fond Little Memory | 1991 | Short | |
The ABC Saturday Morning Preivew | 1991 | TV Movie | Carl Winslow |
The Bride in Black | 1990 | TV Movie | Barry Gates |
Die Hard 2 | 1990 | | Sgt. Al Powell |
The Great American Sex Scandal | 1990 | TV Movie | Judge |
ABC TGIF | 1990 | TV Series | Carl |
Turner & Hooch | 1989 | | David Sutton (as Reginald Veljohnson) |
Perfect Strangers | 1989 | TV Series | Carl Otis Winslow |
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story | 1988 | TV Movie | |
227 | 1988 | TV Series | Santa #1 |
The Equalizer | 1985-1988 | TV Series | Arthur Williams / Harmon Hunter |
Die Hard | 1988 | | Sgt. Al Powell (as Reginald Veljohnson) |
Plain Clothes | 1987 | | Captain Graff |
Magic Sticks | 1987 | | Licorice |
Doing Life | 1986 | TV Movie | Taylor (as Reginald Vel Johnson) |
Crocodile Dundee | 1986 | | Gus |
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | 1985 | | Ambulance Driver |
Kojak: The Belarus File | 1985 | TV Movie | Policeman at Court (uncredited) |
Ghostbusters | 1984 | | Jail Guard (as Reggie Vel Johnson) |
Wolfen | 1981 | | Morgue Attendant (as Reginald Vel Johnson) |
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate | 1979 | TV Movie | |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Sunday Evening Haircut | 2005 | Short | |
Family Matters | | TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1997 story - 1 episode, 1995 | |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Family Matters | 1990-1997 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Die Hard | 1988 | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", uncredited | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Sunday Evening Haircut | 2005 | Short executive producer | |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Christopher Garris' Destroyed | 2016 | Video short voice: narrator | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Decoding Die Hard | 2013 | Video documentary | Himself |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
UnStitched | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
On the Lot | 2007 | TV Series | Neighbor - 'Time Upon a Once' |
Wrong Guy, Wrong Place, Wrong Time: A Look Back at 'Die Hard' | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
A Night to Die for | 1995 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
HBO First Look | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Chuck Woolery Show | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Into the Night | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
Good Morning America | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
The Daily Show | 1997-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2013 | WRIFF Award | Wild Rose Independent Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor - Feature Film | The Formula (2014) |
Known for movies
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