What is Dany Garcia's net worth?
Dany Garcia is an American producer, manager and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $40 million. Dany Garcia worked in finance before she managed and produced films for her husband Dwayne Johnson. They were married from 1997 to 2007. They have a daughter named Simone who was born in 2001.
Dany Garcia and The Rock co-founded the production company Seven Bucks Productions. Through the company, she has produced many films and television series starring Johnson, including "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," "Hobbs & Shaw," "Jungle Cruise," "Black Adam," and "Ballers." Garcia is also the founder, CEO, and chair of the Garcia Companies, which oversees a portfolio of food and entertainment brands including Salt & Straw, Atom Tickets, and the UFL.
Dany is also one of the co-founders of The Rock's tequila brand, Teremana Tequila.
Early Life and Education
Dany Garcia was born on November 29, 1968 in Belleville, New Jersey to Cuban immigrant parents. She has a brother and a sister. For her higher education, Garcia attended the University of Miami, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1992.
Career Beginnings in Finance
After graduating from Miami, Garcia worked as an associate vice president at Merrill Lynch. Later, in 2002, she established her own wealth management firm, JDM Partners LLC.
Seven Bucks Productions
In 2012, Garcia co-founded the production company Seven Bucks Productions with her ex-husband Dwayne Johnson. The company began producing films in 2017, starting with the big-screen adaptation of the television series "Baywatch," starring Johnson. Most of the films produced by Seven Bucks Productions have starred Johnson, including "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and "Jumanji: The Next Level," "Rampage," "Skyscraper," "Hobbs & Shaw," "Jungle Cruise," "Red Notice," "Black Adam," "Red One," and "The Smashing Machine." Seven Bucks Productions has also produced such films as the documentary "Stuntman," the biographical sports dramedy "Fighting with My Family," and the superhero film "Shazam!" Additionally, it has produced various television series, including the reality series "Wake Up Call" and "The Titan Games," the HBO sports dramedy series "Ballers," and the NBC sitcom "Young Rock." All of those shows featured Johnson in some capacity.
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Other Business Ventures
Beyond film producing, Garcia is the founder, CEO, and chair of the Garcia Companies, which oversees a portfolio of food and entertainment brands. Companies in the portfolio include Salt & Straw, ZOA Energy, Acorns, Atom Tickets, Athleticon, and the UFL, the lattermost of which Garcia acquired when it was the XFL. In 2021, Garcia launched a new venture: the lifestyle and fashion brand GSTQ, which consists of curated, ready-to-wear items. Among her other activities, she is a trustee of the University of Miami and the president of the school's alumni association.
Bodybuilding
Garcia is a bodybuilder, and first competed in a bodybuilding competition in 2011. A few years after that, she earned her International Fitness and BodyBuilding Federation pro card. Notably, Garcia is the first-ever athlete in the Women's Physique Division to be signed to the Weider roster.
Simone Johnson and Dany Garcia (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
Honors and Awards
Garcia has been the recipient of several accolades honoring her business career. In 2016 and 2018, she was named to Variety magazine's "Power of Women Report," and from 2018 to 2022 she made Variety's "500" list each year. Meanwhile, in 2020, she was named to the Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment Power 100" list. Garcia's other honors include placements on Entrepreneur magazine's "Women of Influence" list and Success magazine's "Top 25 Most Influential Leaders of 2022" list.
Personal Life
Garcia first met wrestler Dwayne Johnson when they were both students at the University of Miami. The pair married in 1997, and had a daughter named Simone in 2001. Simone became a professional wrestler under the ring name Ava. In 2008, Garcia and Johnson divorced, although Garcia remained on good terms with her ex-husband and became his manager and strategic advisor as he continued his acting career. In 2014, she married her second husband, bodybuilder Dave Rienzi, who subsequently began working for the Garcia Companies. The couple resides in Los Angeles and Orlando.
