Scott Grimes Net Worth

What is Scott Grimes's Net Worth?

Scott Grimes is an American actor and singer-songwriter who has a net worth of $5 million. Scott Grimes is known for his roles on such television series as "Party of Five," "ER," "Band of Brothers," "American Dad!," and "The Orville," as well as for his role in the first two "Critters" films. As a singer, he released the adult contemporary hit single "Sunset Blvd" in 2005.

Early Life and Education

Scott Grimes was born on July 9, 1971, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Pam and Rick. He has a sister named Heather who also became an actor. Grimes was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico until he was 10, and then moved back to Massachusetts with his family, settling in Dracut. There, he attended Dracut public schools.

Television Career

Grimes began his career as a child actor. He first appeared on television in 1984, with roles in the holiday television films "The Night They Saved Christmas" and "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear." In 1985, Grimes appeared in episodes of the soap opera "Hotel" and the anthology series "The Twilight Zone." He had a prolific year in 1986, with voice roles on the animated shows "Potato Head Kids" and "Wildfire," a guest role on the ABC sitcom "Who's the Boss?," and a main role on the CBS sitcom "Together We Stand." He remained on the latter through its conclusion in 1987, during which time it was renamed "Nothing is Easy." Later in 1987, Grimes voiced characters on the animated shows "Foofur" and "Popeye and Son." In 1988, he appeared in the television films "Frog" and "Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis" and in an episode of the sitcom "Charles in Charge." Grimes concluded the decade with a guest role on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." In the early 1990s, he had guest roles on such series as "My Two Dads," "21 Jump Street," and "Wings." Grimes landed his biggest role yet in 1994, when he began playing Will McCorkle on the Fox teen drama series "Party of Five." He remained on the show for all six of its seasons through 2000, but was only part of the main cast for the first two seasons and the last season.

During the run of "Party of Five," Grimes had a main role on the short-lived UPN sitcom "Goode Behavior" from 1996 to 1997. After the end of "Party of Five," he starred in the ensemble cast of the acclaimed 2001 HBO war drama miniseries "Band of Brothers," portraying Donald Malarkey. Grimes began his next major role in 2003, playing Dr. Archie Morris on the NBC series "ER," then in its tenth season. He was upgraded to the main cast for the twelfth season, and remained there through the fifteenth and final season of "ER," which concluded in 2009. Meanwhile, in 2005, Grimes began voicing the character Steve Smith on the animated sitcom "American Dad!," a role he continued voicing for over 350 episodes. In the early 2010s, he had guest roles on such shows as "Dexter," "NCIS," "Harry's Law," and "Suits," and began lending his voice to the animated sitcom "Family Guy." Later in the decade, Grimes appeared on "Republic of Doyle," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Shameless," "Justified," and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," among other series. In 2017, he began playing the main role of Lieutenant Gordon Malloy on the science-fiction series "The Orville," created by and starring Seth MacFarlane. Grimes reunited with MacFarlane in 2024 to play Matty Bennett on the show "Ted," a prequel to MacFarlane's film series of the same name.

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Film Career

Grimes made his big-screen debut playing Brad Brown in the 1986 science-fiction horror comedy "Critters." He later reprised his role in the 1988 sequel "Critters 2: The Main Course." Between those two films, Grimes voiced Pinocchio in the 1987 animated film "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night." At the end of the decade, he starred in the zombie comedy "Night Life." Grimes mostly focused on television in the 1990s; his few big-screen appearances during the decade included the submarine thriller "Crimson Tide" and the ice hockey drama "Mystery, Alaska." In the 21st century, Grimes has appeared in such films as "Dreamkeeper" (2003), "Robin Hood" (2010), "Pearly Gates" (2015), and "Oppenheimer" (2023).

Music Career

Just like his acting career, Grimes began his music career at a young age. In 1986, he sang a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" on the television special "Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden," with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in attendance. The following year, Grimes contributed vocals to Richard Carpenter's debut solo album, "Time." Grimes released his own debut album, a self-titled one, in 1989. He didn't release another album until "Livin' on the Run" in 2005. It was supported by his single "Sunset Blvd," which became his biggest commercial hit when it reached number 18 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Grimes released his third album, "Drive," in 2010.

Personal Life

Grimes married his first wife, Dawn Bailey, in 1997. They had a son and a daughter before divorcing in 2007. In late 2011, Grimes married Megan Moore; they divorced in 2017. He wed his third wife, his "Orville" costar Adrianne Palicki, in 2019. Two months after the marriage, Palicki filed for divorce. She had it dismissed by the end of the year, but filed for divorce again in the summer of 2020.

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