David Cross is famous in the acting world. He is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and director. To the broad public, he is well known as a Tobias Funke from the sitcom “Arrested Development.” Also, he has starred in numerous movies, TV shows, music videos, etc.
Professional life
There’s a long list of movies and TV series in which David Cross took part. That is expected regarding his numerous talents. David Cross started as a stand-up comedian at the young age of 17. The first professional role was in the movie “Destiny turns on the Radio” in 1995. After that, the roles continued to string. He acted in world popular movies such as “Man in Black,” “Scary Movie 2”, “Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind,” “She’s the Man” and many more.
Cross has also done voice work for some animated movies. He has a lead voice in the “Kung Fu Panda,” “Megamind,” “Next Gen” and in the sitcom “Oliver Beene.”
There are many television series in which he acted, too. Few of them are “The Ben Stiller Show,” “Tenacious D,” “Arrested Development,” “Family Guy,” “Archer,” etc.
His interest in acting doesn’t end up here. He has also appeared in music videos and video games, so we see that David Cross is a multitalented actor.
David Cross Net Worth 2024
Doing this entire works made his net worth around 15 million dollars, and he earns over 4 million dollars as a salary per year.
Private life
David Cross was born on the 4th of April 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Now he is located in New York where he lives with his wife, Amber Tamblyn. They are in marriage since 2012, and in February 2017 they got a daughter named Marlow Alice Cross.
David’s parents were poor, so he didn’t have some basic things. The financial situation got worse when his father left the family. David was only ten years old and had to live in Motels and friend’s homes with his mother and two sisters.
As a teenager, he went to Northside High School, and later he enrolled at Emerson College in Boston. After the first semester, he decided to leave the College and focus on his comedy and acting career, which comes up as a clever idea.
Controversies
On the other hand, David Cross has led a turbulent life and has been entangled in a few controversies. The latest of them happened last year in August. In order to promote his show at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, he tweeted a photo of himself wearing sacred Mormon’s undergarments. This has provoked criticism and disapproval by the LDS Church members who claimed that the photo was offensive to their religion and asked for canceling the show.
