What Is Billy Zane's Net Worth?
Billy Zane is an American actor who has a net worth of $20 million. Billy Zane is best known for his role as Caledon Hockley, the fiancé of Kate Winslet's Rose, in the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic." He has also appeared in films such as "Back to The Future" and the sequel "Back to The Future II," the horror films "Dead Calm" and "Surviving Evil," and the comic book film "The Phantom. He has appeared on television shows such as the David Lynch series "Twin Peaks," the CBS supernatural drama series "Charmed," the comedy-drama series "Boston Public," the mystery drama series "Guilt," and the dystopian British television series "Curfew."
Early Life
Billy Zane was born William George Zane Jr. on February 24, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois. Both his parents worked as amateur actors, and his father also worked as a medical technician instructor. Billy is of Greek descent, with his mother having come from Chios and his father having come from Mani. His parents anglicized their surname from Zanetakos to Zane. Billy and his older sister were raised in the Greek Orthodox faith. His sister is actress and singer Lisa Zane. Her film career primarily includes minor roles in films in the early 1990s and scattered guest appearances on television shows.
Billy attended the independent Francis W. Parker school in Chicago. During the summer, he would go to the Harand Camp of the Theatre Arts located in Wisconsin.
Early Career
Zane's first appearance on film was in the 1985 classic "Back to The Future," and his second film was the 1986 science fiction comedy "Critters." His early career included guest appearances on the television shows "Murder, She Wrote," "Matlock," and "Crime Story." He was cast in a supporting role in the 1989 horror movie "Dead Calm," which also featured Nicole Kidman. The same year, Billy starred alongside Adam Sandler and Billy Bob Thornton in the movie "Going Overboard," then he reprised his role as Match for the 1989 sequel "Back to The Future II." He saw his first leading role in a feature film in 1990 with the low-budget science fiction film "Megaville." In 1991, he played a leading role in the crime romance film "Blood and Concrete," and he made an appearance as John Justice Wheeler in the second season of the television show "Twin Peaks." The following year, Zane starred alongside Tilda Swinton in the film adaption of the Virginia Woolf novel "Orlando." He had a leading role in the 1994 crime drama "Flashfire," and in 1996, he was cast as the titular hero in the comic book action film "The Phantom."
In 1997, he played the role of Rose's fiancé in the James Cameron disaster film "Titanic." His performance earned him an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Villain, and he shared a SAG Award nomination for Best Performance by a Cast with his co-stars. The film grossed more than $2 billion at the box office and won 11 Academy Awards. In 1998, Billy lent his voice to the animated television series "The New Adventures of Batman," and he played the role of Marc Anthony in the television miniseries "Cleopatra," which aired in 1999.
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Post-2000s Film and Television
Zane kicked off the millennium with roles in the television films "Sole Survivor" and "Hendrix." He followed those films with a supporting role in the critically acclaimed film "The Believer," in which he starred alongside Ryan Gosling. Also in 2001, he made an appearance as himself in the Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson comedy "Zoolander," starred in the film "Morgan's Ferry," and made several appearances on the television series "Boston Public." In 2003, Billy starred in the horror film "Vlad," and he appeared in the comedy-drama "Silver City," which was released the following year. He starred as Billy Flynn in "Chicago" on Broadway from November 2002 to January 2003. In 2005, Zane was featured in a handful of episodes of the fantasy drama "Charmed," playing a demon who loved poetry. In 2006, he starred in the Turkish film "Valley of the Wolves Iraq," and he saw another leading role onstage in the production "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks," which premiered on London's West End. In 2007, he appeared in the children's film "Fishtales," and the next year, he saw the release of the drama "The Man Who Came Back" and the crime comedy "Perfect Hideout."
Billy finished out the decade with recurring roles on the television series "Samantha Who?" as well as on "The Deep End." In 2011, he starred in the action movie "Guido," and in 2012, he appeared in the biographical film "A Green Story" as well as in the independent drama "Electrik Children." In 2013, he had a supporting role in the horror film "The Employer" and starred in the action movie "Blood of Redemption." In 2014, he starred in the drama "A Winter's Rose," the horror film "The Ganzfeld Haunting," the comedy horror "The Ghost of Goodnight Lane," and the drama "Finding Harmony."
Personal Life
Zane's first marriage was to actress Lisa Collins, and they were married from 1989 to 1995. Following his divorce, he was engaged to Chilean actress Leonor Varela, whom he met while filming the miniseries "Cleopatra." In the early 2000s, he was engaged to British actress Kelly Brook, whom he met while filming "Survivor Island." Billy met American model Candice Neil in 2010, and the couple has welcomed daughters Ava and Gia together.
