John Orson Whitaker, Jr. was born on the 13th December 1959, in Van Nuys, California USA, and is an actor, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Jody Davis in the TV series “Family Affair”, playing the title role in the film “Tom Sawyer”, and as Johnny Stuart in the TV series “Sigmund And The Sea Monsters”. His career has been active since 1962.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Johnny Whitaker is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Johnny’s net worth is over $2 million, accumulated through his successful involvement in the film industry.
Johnny Whitaker Net Worth $2 Million
Johnny Whitaker was raised with seven siblings by his parents, Thelma and John Orson Whitaker, Sr.; he is the brother of Dora Whitaker, a noted talent agent. He went to Sylmar High School, after which he moved to Portugal and spent there two years doing missionary work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). When he returned, he enrolled at Brigham Young University, graduating with a BA degree in Communications in 1986.
Prior to his professional acting career, Johnny appeared in numerous advertising commercials in 1962 when he was only three years old, but made his adult debut appearance as an actor in the role of Scotty ‘Scott’ Baldwin in the soap opera “General Hospital” in 1965, which marked the beginning of an increase of his net worth. This role was followed by the role of Jerry Maxwell in the film entitled “The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!” (1966), and the same year, he was chosen to portray Jonathan ‘Jody’ Patterson-Davis in the TV series “Family Affair”, and in the following year won the role of Willie Hubbard in the TV series “Gunsmoke”, both of which lasted until 1971, adding a considerable amount to his net worth.
In 1972, Johnny appeared in several films, including as Stevie Worden in “Something Evil”, directed by Steven Spielberg, playing Napoleon in “Napoleon And Samantha”, and portraying Richard Baxter in “Snowball Express”. During the next year, he was selected to play the title role in the film “Tom Sawyer”, which was followed by that of Johnny Stuart in the TV series “Sigmund And The Sea Monsters” (1973). All of these appearances increased his net worth by a large margin; however, from 1977 until 2011, he only made three guest-starring appearances, meantime working for CBS as a computer analyst, then for his sister who owned a tealent agency in Los Angeles.
To speak further about his career in the world of acting, Johnny appeared as Craig Peterson in the TV film “Growing Up Normal” in 2011, after which he did a voice over in the 2013 film “A Talking Pony!?!”, as well as in the 2014 film “Knock ’em Dead”. Most recently, he featured in the role of Mr. Haight in the film entitled “The Wrong Child”, and was cast as Santa in the film “A Husband For Christmas”, both in 2016. These roles also contributed to his net worth.
Thanks to his accomplishments, Johnny won the Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award at the Young Artist Awards in 1999.
Regarding to his personal life, Johnny Whitaker was married to Symbria Wright from 1984 to 1988. He has no any children. Due to his substance abuse and subsequent successful treatment, he decided to become a certified drug counselor in order to help addicts from Spain through his own non-profit organization called the Paso Por Paso alcohol and drug rehabilitation center.
