What is Alison Berns' net worth?
Alison Berns is an American housewife and former actress who has a net worth of $10 million. Alison Berns is best known for being married to Howard Stern from 1978 to 2001. They have three daughters together.
Early Life & Meeting Howard Stern
Alison Berns was born in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, on May 26, 1954. She met Howard Stern when they were both undergraduate students at Boston University. While in school, Howard cast Alison in a student film he made about Transcendental Meditation. He would later write in his book that he knew within a week that they would marry.
They married on June 4, 1978 at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts.
In 1983, they welcomed their first of what would become three daughters, Emily. They had their second daughter, Debra Jennifer, in 1986, and their third daughter, Ashley Jade, in 1993. While they were married, she appeared in many of his projects, including "Negligee and Underpants," "U.S. Open Sores," and "Private Parts." She also regularly appeared on his show, "The Howard Stern Show."
Howard and Alison Berns in 1995 (via Getty)
Divorce & Settlement
Howard and Alison separated in October 1999. After separating, he moved from their former marital home in Old Westbury, New York to a 4,000-square-foot apartment in Millenium Tower on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He purchased that apartment in 1998 for $4.9 million.
According to a NY Post article in October 1999, at that point, Howard Stern's net worth was $80 million, and he was earning a salary of $20 million per year from his radio show. According to NY law, it would have been common for Alison to receive half of his fortune, which would have been around $40 million.
In 2001, their divorce was settled on amicable and undisclosed terms. Later that year she married a man named David Simon. He is NOT the David Simon who founded the Simon Property Group, as has been speculated over the years.
Real Estate
In November 1986, Howard and Alison paid $702,000 for a home located at 2 Grace Dr., Old Westbury, NY. During their divorce proceedings, Howard deeded his half of the home to Alison. She sold the home in December 2003 for $1.62 million. In 2015, Alison and her new husband David paid $1.54 million for a home in Delray Beach, Florida.
