What Is E.G. Daily's Net Worth?
E.G. Daily (also professionally known as Elizabeth Daily) is an American actress, voiceover artist, and singer who has a net worth of $12 million. E.G. Daily is probably best known for playing Dottie in the 1985 film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and for voicing Tommy Pickles on "Rugrats" (1991–2004; 2021–present) and "All Grown Up!" (2003–2008), Buttercup on "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998–2005), Rudy Tabootie on "ChalkZone" (2002–2008), Julius Junior on "Julius Jr." (2013–2015), and the title character in the 1998 "Babe" sequel "Babe: Pig in the City." Daily has more than 230 acting credits to her name as either a screen actor or a voice actor, including the films "Valley Girl" (1983), "Better Off Dead" (1985), "Loverboy" (1989), "Lorenzo's Oil" (1992), "The Flintstones" (1994), "A Goofy Movie" (1995), "The Devil's Rejects" (2005), "Happy Feet" (2006), "My Sister's Keeper" (2009), and "Wreck-It Ralph" (2012) and the television series "The Righteous Apples" (1980–1981), "Eek! The Cat" (1992–1997), "Duckman" (1994–1997), "Quack Pack" (1996–1997), "Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles" (1999–2000), "Curious George" (2006–2015), and "Pound Puppies" (2010–2013). She has also lent her voice to video games such as "Rugrats: Search for Reptar" (1998), "The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo's Pet Project" (2001), "The Incredibles" (2004), "Speed Racer: The Videogame" (2008), "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" (2009), "Skylanders: Giants" (2012), and "Fire Emblem Fates" (2016).
E.G. signed with A&M Records in 1985 and released the albums "Wild Child" (1985), "Lace Around the Wound" (1989), "Tearing Down the Walls" (1999), and "Changing Faces" (2008). Her singles "Say It, Say It," "Love in the Shadows," and "Mind over Matter" were top 10 hits on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play chart, with "Say It, Say It" reaching #1. In 2013, Daily was a contestant on the NBC singing competition "The Voice" and made it to the Knockout Rounds as part of Team Blake.
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Early Life
E.G. Daily was born Elizabeth Ann Guttman on September 11, 1961, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Helen and Alex Guttman. E.G. has four siblings, Sam, Reine, Ronald, and Mike, and according to the "Jewish Journal, " "One was born in France, another in Israel." Daily told the publication that she "was raised in a normal, middle-class neighborhood."
Career
E.G. made her film debut in 1978's "Jukebox," then she guest-starred on "Laverne & Shirley" (1979) and "CHiPs" (1982) and played Sandy Burns on "The Righteous Apples" (1980–1981). She appeared in the films "Street Music" (1981), "One Dark Night" (1982), "The Escape Artist" (1982), "Wacko" (1982), "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains" (1982), "Funny Money" (1983), "Valley Girl" (1983), "Streets of Fire" (1984), "No Small Affair" (1984), "Fandango" (1985), "Better Off Dead" (1985), "Bad Dreams" (1988), and "Loverboy" (1989), and she starred as Dottie in the 1985 Tim Burton-directed comedy "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" alongside Paul Reubens. Daily released her debut album, "Wild Child," that year, and she served as the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" on May 17, 1986. In the '90s, she voiced Wendy Elizabeth on Fox's "Eek! The Cat" (1992–1997), Mambo on the USA Network's "Duckman" (1994–1997), Bagheera on "Disney's Jungle Cubs" (1996), Louie Duck on the syndicated series "Quack Pack" (1996–1997), Buttercup on Cartoon Network's "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998–2005), Private Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores on the syndicated series "Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles" (1999–2000), and Knothead on Fox's "The New Woody Woodpecker Show" (1999–2002), and she guest-starred on "Friends" (1997). E.G. also voiced Tommy Pickles on Nickelodeon's "Rugrats" from 1991 to 2004, then she reprised the role in "The Rugrats Movie" (1998), "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie" (2000), "Rugrats Go Wild" (2003), the spin-off "All Grown Up!" (2003–2008), and the 2021 Paramount+ reboot "Rugrats."
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Daily appeared in the films "Dutch" (1991) and "Dogfight" (1991) and lent her voice to "Lorenzo's Oil" (1992), "The Little Rascals" (1994), "The Flintstones" (1994), "A Goofy Movie" (1995), and "Babe: Pig in the City" (1998). From 2002 to 2008, she provided the voice of Rudy Tabootie on Nickelodeon's "ChalkZone," then she voiced Steve on "Curious George" (2006–2015), The Shadow Queen on "Rahan" (2008), Dolly / Mom / Tipper / Scout on "Pound Puppies" (2010–2013), and the title character on "Julius Jr." (2013–2015). E.G. played Candy in the 2005 Rob Zombie-directed horror film "The Devil's Rejects," which won "Fangoria" Chainsaw Awards for Best Wide-Release Film and Killer Movie (Scariest Film) and a Scream Award for Best Horror Movie. Next, she appeared in the films "Cutting Room" (2006), "Potheads: The Movie" (2006), "National Lampoon's Pledge This!" (2006), "White Air" (2007), "My Sister's Keeper" (2009), "Boy Toy" (2011), "Yellow" (2012), "Mothers and Daughters" (2016), and the "Valley Girl" remake (2020) and played the title role in 2006's "Mustang Sally." She voiced characters in the movies "Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman" (2000), "Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost" (2000), "Recess: School's Out" (2001), "The Trumpet of the Swan" (2001), "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" (2002), "Happy Feet" (2006), "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" (2010), "Happy Feet Two" (2011), "Wreck-It Ralph" (2012), "The Emoji Movie" (2017), and "Sing 2" (2021), and she was featured in the 2013 documentary "I Know That Voice."
Personal Life
In the '80s, E.G. dated actor Jon-Erik Hexum, and she was in a relationship with him when he died in 1984 due to a blank cartridge gunshot on the set of the TV series "Cover Up." "Entertainment Weekly" reported, "The actor, who played Green Beret-turned-model Mac Harper in the new series about international intrigue and fashion photography, had been napping during delays in filming. After learning there would be still more delays, Hexum held the gun to his head, reportedly joking, 'Can you believe this crap?' and pulled the trigger. The impact from the blast fractured his skull, driving a bone fragment the size of a quarter into his brain and causing massive hemorrhaging. He was rushed to the Beverly Hills Medical Center, where, despite five hours of surgery, he would remain comatose until he was pronounced brain-dead on Oct. 18." After Hexum's death, Daily briefly lived with Deborah Foreman, one of her "Valley Girl" co-stars, for emotional support. E.G. married professional poker player Rick Salomon on July 4, 1995, and they welcomed daughters Hunter and Tyson before divorcing in 2000.
Sadly, Daily's friend and "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" co-star Paul Reubens passed away from cancer in July 2023. Daily paid tribute to Reubens on Instagram, posting a few photos of herself with Paul with the caption "Paul, the Pee Wee to my Dottie. I am so grateful for getting to do this amazing ride with you. Thoughtful, brilliant, kind and loved. R.I.P. My sweet friend."
Award Nominations
Daily has earned two Behind the Voice Actors Award nominations. She shared a nomination for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Children's/Educational with her "Curious George" castmates in 2013, and the voice cast of "Fire Emblem: Fates" received a nomination for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game in 2017.
Real Estate
In 2009, Daily put her 4,342 square foot Hollywood Hills home on the market for $2.5 million. Built in 1977, the home includes six bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and a swimming pool.
