What is Martin Starr's Net Worth?
Martin Starr is an American actor who has a net worth of $4 million. Martin Starr is known for his roles on such television series as "Freaks and Geeks," "Party Down," "Silicon Valley," and "Tulsa King." On the big screen, he has appeared in such titles as "Knocked Up," "Adventureland," "Amira & Sam," "Intruders," and the second "Spider-Man" film reboot series, in which he plays Roger Harrington. Among his other credits, Starr was in the web series "Dating Rules from My Future Self."
Early Life
Martin Starr was born Martin Schienle on July 30, 1982 in Santa Monica, California. He is the son of actress Jean St. James.
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Television Career
Starr had his career breakthrough in 1999 when he began playing geeky high school student Bill Haverchuck on the NBC series "Freaks and Geeks." His best friends and fellow geeks were played by Samm Levine and John Francis Daley. Although "Freaks and Geeks" only lasted for a single season, it was highly acclaimed and became a cult classic. After the show ended, Starr appeared in episodes of such series as "Normal, Ohio," "Ed," "Mysterious Ways," "Roswell," and "Undeclared." In 2005, he had a supporting role in the NBC miniseries "Revelations" and a guest role on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother." Starr landed his next main role in 2009, playing screenwriter Roman DeBeers on the Starz sitcom "Party Down." The show was canceled in 2010 after two seasons, although it was later revived for six episodes in early 2023. Following the original run of "Party Down," Starr had guest roles on "Hawaii Five-0," "The League," "Mad Love," "Community," and "Childrens Hospital."
From 2011 to 2013, Starr played the main role of Sam Stern on the Adult Swim series "NTSF:SD:SUV::." During that time, he also appeared on such shows as "Parks and Recreation," "New Girl," and "Burning Love." From 2014 to 2019, Starr played the main role of Bertram Gilfoyle on the HBO series "Silicon Valley." Meanwhile, he had guest roles on "Newsreaders," "Married," "Kirby Buckets," "Life in Pieces," "Future Man," "Game of Thrones," and "Schooled," among other shows. Subsequently, from 2019 to 2020, Starr appeared on the truTV sitcom "Tacoma FD." In 2022, he began playing the main role of marijuana dealer Lawrence 'Bodhi' Geigerman on the Paramount+ series "Tulsa King," starring Sylvester Stallone. Also that year, Starr appeared in an episode of the Netflix horror anthology miniseries "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities." In 2023, he lent his voice to the Disney Channel animated series "Hailey's On It!" and appeared on the Japanese series "Vivant."
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Film Career
Starr made his film debut as a child with a small part in Stephen Frears's 1992 film "Hero." He went on to appear in the science-fiction horror film "Xtro 3: Watch the Skies" in 1995. Starr became more prolific in the 21st century, beginning with roles in the comedies "Stealing Harvard," "Cheats," and "Who's Your Daddy?" in 2002. A few years later, he had a brief role in the sports comedy "Kicking & Screaming." Starr had a bigger part in the 2007 romantic comedy "Knocked Up," a major commercial success that boosted his film career. He went on to appear in the comedies "Superbad," "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," and "Good Dick." In 2008, Starr made his debut as science teacher Roger Harrington in the Marvel Comics superhero film "The Incredible Hulk." He later reprised his role in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017), "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019), and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021).
In 2009, Starr appeared in the comedies "Adventureland," "The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu," and "Paper Heart." A couple of years later, he was in the comedies "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" and "6 Month Rule." Starr went on to appear in "Save the Date" and "Deep Dark Canyon" in 2012. He was in a number of films in 2013, including "This is the End," "The Lifeguard," and the short film "Seasick Sailor." The following year, Starr starred in the romantic comedy "Amira & Sam" and had supporting roles in "Veronica Mars" and "Playing it Cool." His subsequent credits were "I'll See You in My Dreams," "Intruders," "Operator," "Lemon," "Infinity Baby," and "Grow House." Toward the end of the 2010s, Starr appeared in "The Escape of Prisoner 614" and "Honey Boy." His credits in the early 2020s include the superhero film "Samaritan," the Norwegian horror comedy "There's Something in the Barn," and the comedy "Lousy Carter."
Personal Life
In the spring of 2024, Starr married Alex Gehring, the bassist of the shoegaze band Ringo Deathstarr. Starr is a Buddhist.
