What Is Larry Birkhead's Net Worth?
Larry Birkhead is an American celebrity photographer who has a net worth of $3 million. Larry Birkhead is probably best known for being the former love interest of the late American Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith. Larry is the parent of Anna's daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead. He and Dannielynn resided in Burbank, California, for many years, but in recent years, they have been living in rural Kentucky near his hometown.
Early Life
Larry Birkhead was born on January 22, 1973, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He is the son of Larry L. Birkhead and Nancy Birkhead. He grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from Louisville's Doss High School in 1991. He has a twin brother, Lewis, a sister, Angela, and a half-sister named Judy Birkhead. Larry attended the University of Louisville and graduated in 1996.
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Paternity Claim
Larry met model, actress, and television personality Anna Nicole Smith in May 2004 while attending the major Louisville-area Kentucky Derby party known as the Trish Barnstable Brown Gala.
Anna gave birth to a baby girl on September 7, 2006, in Nassau, Bahamas. Other men who claimed paternity included Anna's lawyer, Howard K. Stern, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, and Alexander Denk, Anna's former bodyguard.
Several men came forward, claiming to be the father of the baby girl. After a protracted legal battle, DNA testing confirmed Larry was Dannielynn's biological father, leading to a court granting him full custody in April 2007.
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Media Appearances
In 2012, Birkhead worked with Guess? to create a one-off campaign featuring Dannielynn. This move created some public backlash, with critics claiming he was being exploitative since her mother had modeled for the same company in the 1990s. Birkhead explained that it was a way for his child to connect with her deceased mom.
In 2014, Birkhead appeared on two reality television shows and opened up a bit about his life after Anna Nicole. He appeared on "Celebrity Wife Swap," on which he traded lives with race car driver Helio Castroneves, and he later appeared on "Millionaire Matchmaker" with Patti Stanger.
Dannielynn Birkhead Inheritance
According to the latest court ruling, Dannielynn Birkhead will NOT receive any of the $450 million inheritance from J. Howard Marshall's estate. Anna Nicole Smith claimed that the inheritance was promised to her by the late billionaire with a verbal agreement. After nearly 15 years of lawsuits that outlived J. Howard Marshall, Anna Nicole Smith, and J. Howard Marshall's son, an appeals court in Texas ruled that the billionaire never actually intended to leave everything to Smith.
