Shannon Leto Net Worth

What Is Shannon Leto's Net Worth?

Shannon Leto is an American drummer and actor who has a net worth of $10 million. Shannon Leto is most widely recognized as the drummer for the rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, which he co-founded in 1998. His brother, singer/actor, Jared Leto, is the lead singer. In addition to recording and performing with 30 Seconds to Mars, Shannon Leto has acted in such projects as "My So-Called Life" (1994), "Prefontaine" (1997), and "Highway" (2002). All three projects starred his brother, Jared. With 30 Seconds to Mars, Shannon has sold over 10 million albums worldwide. The band has won one Billboard Music Award and three MTV Video Music Awards, among many other honors. Leto is known for his high-energy live performances and his ability to blend traditional and experimental drum techniques.

Early Life

Shannon Leto was born Shannon Christopher Bryant on March 9, 1970, in Bossier City, Louisiana. He is the son of Constance Metrejon, who has Cajun ancestry, and he took the surname Leto after his mother married ophthalmologist Dr. Carl Leto. After Shannon's parents divorced, he and his brother, Jared, lived with Constance and her parents. When Leto was 10 years old, his biological father died by suicide. Shannon's family frequently moved around the U.S., and Constance joined the hippie movement and encouraged Shannon and Jared to participate in the arts. The brothers began music together during their childhood, and Shannon told Blogcritics in 2005, "I come from a pretty artistic family. There were canvases and paint everywhere, instruments, and all sorts of stuff. It just kind of made sense. I started playing on pots and pans at a very early age, so I just kind of flowed into it. It was just a natural progression." Leto received a drum kit at the age of 10 and began teaching himself to play. Shannon has said that he had a troubled adolescence and that he used drugs and quit school. He credits Jared with helping him get off drugs.

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30 Seconds to Mars

In 1998, the Leto brothers formed the band 30 Seconds to Mars, and in 2001, they added bassist/keyboardist Matt Wachter and guitarist/keyboardist Solon Bixler to the band. After signing with Immortal Records, the band released a self-titled album in 2002. The album reached #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #107 on the Billboard 200 chart, and it was certified Silver in the U.K. Next the band released the 2005 album "A Beautiful Lie," which peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200 chart and #9 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart and went Platinum in Germany, Italy, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. The single "From Yesterday" topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and was certified Gold in New Zealand, and "The Kill" reached #3 on that chart and was certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. and Platinum in Brazil, New Zealand, and the U.K. In 2009, 30 Seconds to Mars released the album "This Is War," and it reached the top 10 on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts as well as the charts in Austria, Estonia, New Zealand, and Portugal. The album was certified 2× Platinum in Belgium and Portugal and Platinum in the U.K. The band had top 10 hits on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart with the title track (#1) and "Closer to the Edge" (#7), and both singles were certified Gold or higher in multiple countries.

In 2013, the band released the album "Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams," which reached the top 10 on the charts in more than a dozen countries. The album was certified 2× Platinum in Portugal and Platinum in Russia, and the singles "Up in the Air" and "City of Angels" peaked at #3 and #8, respectively on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and went Gold in Brazil and Portugal. The 2018 album "America" has been the band's highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at #2. The album also reached the top 10 in 16 other countries and was certified Gold in Russia. The singles "Walk on Water" and "Dangerous Night" reached #2 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. The band's sixth album, "It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day," was released in 2023 and reached the top 10 on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart, the Australian ARIA chart, the Scottish Albums chart, and the Swiss Albums chart. The single "Stuck" reached #2 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.

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Personal Life

In August 2020, it was reported that Shannon was in a relationship with actress Cara Santana. The couple became engaged in 2024, and they married on May 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills in front of 50 guests. Santana has had recurring roles on television shows such as "Salem," "The Real Bros of Simi Valley," and "Vida," and she won two awards at the Christian Film Festival-Menchville Baptist Church for the 2020 film "Be the Light."

Awards and Nominations

30 Seconds to Mars has won more than 80 awards, including 19 Rock on Request Awards, nine MTV Europe Music Awards, six Kerrang! Awards, four AltRock Awards, four MTV Italian Music Awards, and three MTV Video Plays Awards. They have received 14 MTV Video Music Award nominations, winning the MTV2 Award for "The Kill" in 2006 and Best Rock Video for "Kings and Queens" in 2010 and "Up in the Air" in 2013. They won a Billboard Music Award for Modern Rock Artist of the Year in 2007, and in 2011, the band set a Guinness World Record for Most Shows Performed During an Album Cycle (300) for the "Into the Wild Tour." Shannon has earned three nominations from the Drummies Awards, winning in the Indie Drummer category in 2012; his other nominations were in the Alternative Drummer category in 2009 and 2011.

Real Estate

In 2011, Leto paid $900,000 for a 2,600-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills. In 2020, he put it on the rental market for $11,000 per month. The remodeled home includes three bedrooms, three bathrooms, an open-concept interior, a floor-to-ceiling dual-sided fireplace, skylights, and a breakfast nook, and a swimming pool and spa sit on the property.

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