Eric McCormack was born on the 18th April 1963, in Toronto, Canada and is an actor best known for his portrayal of the gay lawyer Will Truman in the cult comedy series “Will & Grace” (1998 – 2006) originally aired on NBC. For this role, the actor won an Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award. Eric has been active in the entertainment industry since 1986.
How much is the net worth of Eric McCormack? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $15 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Reportedly, he earned the salary of $600,000 per episode of the television series “Will & Grace” (2005 – 2006). Acting is the main source of McCormack’s fortune, though Eric has added sums as a producer, director as well as writer.
Eric McCormack Net Worth $15 Million
To begin with, McCormack grew up in Calgary. With the support of his parents, he entered courses at the Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto and the Banff School of Arts. Then, he took part in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and afterwards moved to Vancouver where he entered the television and film world. He has both a Canadian and an American passport.
Since 1990, Eric McCormack has played in many series and television films. In 2001, he appeared on the Broadway stage as Harold Hill in the production of “The Music Man”. McCormack also worked as a writer and director of the short film “Pirates”. In addition, he co-wrote a script for the Disney film “What You Wish For” in which he starred. However, the most notable roles of the actor are that of Will Truman in the sitcom “Will & Grace” (1998 – 2006) created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, as well as Owen Rinard’s character landed in the film “Here’s to Life!” (2000). Talking about the first, Eric was nominated for the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Primetime Emmy, Satellite, Viewers for Quality Television Awards and many other awards (won Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards), whereas for the second he was nominated for the Leo Award as the Best Actor. Later, it was announced that the McCormack was cast as the main in a new TNT series “Perception” (2012 – 2015) on which he also worked as the producer. In this series, he played Dr. Daniel Pierce, the eccentric but brilliant neuroscience professor with paranoid schizophrenia. Kate Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook), the former student of Pierce, works for the FBI and calls him to help solving complex criminal cases. His net worth is still growing.
Recently, he landed minor roles in the television series “The Mysteries of Laura” (2015) and “Full Circle” (2015). To summarise, all the above mentioned engagements have added significant sums to the total size of Eric McCormack’s net worth.
Last but not least, in the personal life of the actor, Eric McCormack has been married to the actress and author Janet Leigh Holden for almost two decades; they have a son.
