Brian Austin Green Net Worth

What Is Brian Austin Green's Net Worth and Salary?

Brian Austin Green is an American actor, producer, and television personality who has a net worth of $8 million.

Brian Austin Green is best known for playing David Silver on the landmark Fox drama "Beverly Hills, 90210," a role he held throughout the show's 10-season run from 1990 to 2000. He successfully avoided becoming permanently typecast as a teen idol, later landing major roles on "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "Desperate Housewives," "Wedding Band," and Charlie Sheen's "Anger Management."

Green reunited with much of the original "90210" cast for Fox's 2019 meta-series "BH90210." He was reportedly paid $70,000 per episode for the six-episode event series, giving him a base salary of $420,000. His later television work has included "The Masked Singer," "The Masked Dancer," "Dancing with the Stars," "The Conners," and "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test." He has also continued acting in independent films while co-hosting the "Oldish" podcast.

Green's personal life has frequently attracted as much attention as his acting career, particularly his nearly decade-long marriage to Megan Fox. Their divorce was finalized in 2022 after a marriage with no prenuptial agreement. Green later became engaged to professional dancer Sharna Burgess, with whom he has a son.

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Early Life

Brian Green was born on July 15, 1973, in Van Nuys, California. His mother, Joyce, worked in the entertainment industry, and his father, George Green, was a country and western musician. Brian became interested in performing while accompanying his father to musical gigs.

He attended North Hollywood High School and the Hamilton High School Academy of Music. When he began pursuing acting professionally, he added "Austin" to his name because another actor named Brian Green was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild.

Early Career and "Knots Landing"

Green began acting professionally as a child. His first major ongoing television role came in 1986, when he was cast as Brian Cunningham on the CBS primetime soap opera "Knots Landing." He remained with the series until 1989.

During this period, Green also appeared in television projects including "Good Morning, Miss Bliss," the series that was later reworked into "Saved by the Bell." By his late teens, he had accumulated enough television experience to land the role that would define the first phase of his career.

"Beverly Hills, 90210"

In 1990, Green was cast as David Silver on "Beverly Hills, 90210." The series became one of the defining television hits of the 1990s and turned its young cast into international celebrities.

Green remained on the show for all 10 seasons alongside cast members including Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, and Shannen Doherty. David Silver began as a younger student desperate to join the popular crowd and eventually developed into a musician, radio personality, and central member of the show's core group.

Music also became part of Green's real-life career. In 1996, he released the hip-hop album "One Stop Carnival." Although the album was not a major commercial success, Green continued to work occasionally as a musician and songwriter alongside his acting career.

While starring on "90210," Green also appeared in other television shows and films, including "Melrose Place," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," and "Biker Mice from Mars."

Post-"90210" Career

After "Beverly Hills, 90210" ended in 2000, Green moved into a long stretch of character, supporting, and recurring television roles. He appeared on "Resurrection Blvd." and guest-starred on series including "The Twilight Zone," "Las Vegas," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and "George Lopez."

Green had a recurring role on the sitcom "Hope & Faith," where he met future wife Megan Fox. He subsequently became a series regular on the ABC comedy "Freddie," starring opposite Freddie Prinze Jr., during its 2005–2006 run.

He also appeared in films during this period, including Tony Scott's "Domino," and directed and starred in the independent film "Fish Without a Bicycle."

"Terminator," "Smallville," and "Desperate Housewives"

Green received some of the strongest reviews of his post-"90210" career for playing Derek Reese on "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." He initially joined the Fox science-fiction series in a recurring capacity before being promoted to series regular. The show ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2009.

Later in 2009, Green appeared on "Smallville" as John Corben, better known as the Superman villain Metallo. He then joined "Desperate Housewives" as contractor Keith Watson, the romantic interest of Marcia Cross' character Bree Van de Kamp.

These roles helped establish Green as a dependable television actor well beyond his teen-drama years.

"Wedding Band" and "Anger Management"

Green starred as musician Tommy on the TBS comedy "Wedding Band," which ran for one season beginning in 2012.

That same year, he began appearing on the FX sitcom "Anger Management," starring Charlie Sheen. Green played Sean Healy, initially as a recurring character. He was later promoted to series regular and remained with the show through the end of its run in 2014.

"BH90210" Salary

In 2019, Green reunited with several of his former castmates for "BH90210," an unusual six-episode Fox series in which the actors played exaggerated versions of themselves attempting to launch a "Beverly Hills, 90210" revival.

Green, Priestley, Garth, Spelling, Doherty, Gabrielle Carteris, and Ian Ziering were reportedly each paid $70,000 per episode. That gave Green a base salary of approximately $420,000 for the six-episode series.

Green also served as an executive producer on "BH90210."

Reality Television and Later Work

Green expanded further into unscripted television in 2020 when he competed as the Giraffe on "The Masked Singer." After being eliminated, he returned to Fox as a panelist on the spin-off competition "The Masked Dancer," alongside Paula Abdul, Ken Jeong, and Ashley Tisdale.

In 2021, Green competed on "Dancing with the Stars" with his real-life partner Sharna Burgess. He also had a recurring role as Jeff on the ABC sitcom "The Conners."

In 2023, Green appeared on the second season of "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test." His more recent acting credits have included "Beautiful Disaster," "The Night They Came Home," and "Golden," on which he also served as an executive producer.

Green has also moved into podcasting. He co-hosts "Oldish," a podcast focused on relationships, parenting, health, and life experiences.

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Relationships and Children

Green dated his future "Beverly Hills, 90210" co-star Tiffani Thiessen from 1992 to 1995. He later dated another "90210" co-star, Vanessa Marcil, from 1999 to 2003. Green and Marcil became engaged and welcomed a son, Kassius, in 2002 before ending their relationship.

Green met Megan Fox while appearing on "Hope & Faith" in 2004. They became engaged in 2006, ended their engagement in 2009, reconciled, and married in Hawaii in June 2010.

Fox and Green welcomed three sons together: Noah, Bodhi, and Journey. Fox filed for divorce in 2015, but the couple subsequently reconciled and the case was dismissed. They separated again in 2019, and Fox filed for divorce for a second time in November 2020.

Their divorce settlement was approved by a judge in February 2022. Green and Fox did not have a prenuptial agreement. They agreed to joint legal and physical custody of their three sons, while other financial terms of the settlement were kept private.

Green began dating "Dancing with the Stars" professional Sharna Burgess in 2020. They welcomed their son, Zane, in June 2022 and announced their engagement in 2023.

Real Estate

Green and Fox were involved in several multimillion-dollar Southern California real-estate transactions during their relationship.

In December 2009, Fox purchased a Mediterranean-style home in Los Feliz for approximately $2.94 million. The roughly 5,400-square-foot property became a family home for Fox and Green. It was sold in 2014 for $3.75 million.

In June 2014, Fox and Green paid $3.35 million for a roughly 6,700-square-foot home in Toluca Lake that had originally served as part of Bing Crosby's estate. The one-acre property included a pool, spa, fire pit, and separate pool house. During their first separation, they sold the property in an off-market transaction for $2.6 million in late 2015.

They also owned a smaller home in Sherman Oaks through a trust. Purchased in 2012 for approximately $899,000, the property was sold in March 2016 for $1.25 million.

After reconciling in 2016, Fox and Green acquired a two-acre Malibu property for approximately $3.3 million. The seller was Cynthia Pett-Dante, the wife of actor Peter Dante and longtime manager of Brad Pitt. Fox subsequently filed a $5 million lawsuit alleging that serious defects, including mold and water damage, had not been properly disclosed before the sale. The litigation was resolved several years later.

Fox ultimately sold the Malibu property in 2023 for approximately $4.525 million.

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