Says he had 700+ thousand home equity and 600+ in personal property.
Does this seem odd to anyone? The kid has been around a while. He has been apart of some huge franchises with terminator and star trek.
You would think he would be worth a few million atleast?
As a minor his parents had complete control over his money until he was 18. Many child stars parents take the money and use it for themselves.
shareHe was 27 when he died... Even if they did take every penny, he still could have a few millions stashed by now easy. Also, usually the money is put into an account no one can access till they are 18 including the parents. That is to prevent that very thing.
The guy wasn't exactly huge stuff... Besides terminator and Star Trek, i can't really think of him being in much else. And those movies he wasn't even close to a main star. Maybe got a million or so for each Star Trek film but his other movies were probably only in the 6 digits tops.
We don't have any proof (none that I've seen so far anyway) that Anton's parents used the money he gained as a child actor for themselves. So I wouldn't make that assumption. And just because he had 700+ and 600+ thousand in home equity and personal belongings doesn't mean that that's all he was worth. Those would be considered tangible assets, and would not include anything that is not tangible. remember, he still has 3 or 4 more projects coming out posthumously, earnings from them are yet to be calculated. but even so, certainly he was worth much more than mere dollars. IMHO he was priceless with the contributions he made with his talent and creativity and the world is darker without him.
Speaking of him being 27, I dont know if he had a plan for his estate in the unlikely event of an untimely death (really what 27yo thinks about last wills and testaments?), and that would become extremely tricky to deal with esp when it comes to government and state taxes on said estates. I feel incredibly sad for his parents who have to sort through all that. :/
I'm not saying his parents did that. Someone asked why doesn't have way more money? I was saying some child actors don't get the money they earn. No idea what happened with him. The majority of his career was when he was a minor. It does seem strange that he had so little since he was working since he was very young, but it could also be that he spent a lot or his agent didn't negotiate better pay.
shareprobably didn't make diddly squat with any ofthe movies, there are always bigger stars in each one of his movies! and those stars will ALWAYS get paid more ,most likely he worked for scale.
mind boggling that people think "ah your in the movies you must be rich!"
Yeah I thought it also seemed a little low given how many movies he's done, but then again a lot of his movies were low budget independent movies, and he was in smaller roles in his blockbusters. Of course I would love to have that much $ but I am not an actor.
It's possible he has most income tied up in a corporation or trust somewhere and not technically part of his assets.
Also possible a lot of his earnings from under 18 were indeed spent by parents (not necessarily maliciously - say you have to relocate for the acting career, or one parent takes time off work to chaperone on set (having an adult there is a legal requirement) etc., it's reasonable to use a portion of the child's earnings to pay those acting expenses)
Surprised he didn't have a will, age is young but that's still a lot of assets.