Kevin Eastman net worth is
$20 Million
Kevin Eastman Wiki Biography
Kevin Brooks Eastman was born on the 30th May 1962, in Portland, Maine, USA, and is a comic book artist and writer most famous for being the co-creator of the worldwide popular children’s heroes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Besides this, Kevin is an ex-owner as well as the current publisher and editor of Heavy Metal, Sci-Fi comic’s magazine.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this hero-creating artist has accumulated so far? How rich Kevin Eastman is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Kevin Eastman’s net worth, as of early 2017, exceeds the sum of $20 million, acquired through his artistic career in the comic books industry which has been active since the early 1980s.
Kevin Eastman Net Worth $20 million
Kevin’s interest in drawing and art dates back to his early age, when he was coloring children’s books, doodling and passionately reading comics. After matriculating from Westbrook High School in Maine, he relocated to Northampton, Massachusetts with the quest to sell and publish some of his illustrations. While searching for a local newspaper to publish his sketches, he met Peter Laird and soon after they formed a partnership called Mirage Studios. In 1982, Kevin sketched a new character named Ninja Turtle, and after showing it to his partner Peter, the duo created final drawings of four Ninja Turtle characters. Self-published in 1984, the first issue of “Eastman and Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” became an instant sensation, selling the entire first print of 3,000 copies overnight. This success provided the basis for Kevin Eastman’s, today quire impressive, net worth and also opened the door toward a professional comic books career.
The second issue of 15,000 copies followed the success of the first, making a sensation among the audience, and Kevin and Peter were invited to the Atlanta Fantasy Fair in 1984 where they further promoted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Under the careful guidance of Kevin Eastman and his partner, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise evolved, besides a series of comic books, into various toy collections as well as a TV series and movie adaptations. It is certain that these achievements have helped Kevin Eastman to dramatically increase the amount of his wealth.
TMNT have aired as TV series three times so far, between 1988 and 1996, again from 2003 to 2006, and more recently in 2012-2013. In the meantime, several movies as well as video games have been released with huge commercial success. In 2008, Peter Laird bought the franchise’s rights from Kevin, and sold them to Nickelodeon in 2009 which further enriched the digital world of the popular turtle’s heroes. Doubtlessly, these accomplishments just boosted Kevin Eastman’s net worth.
Kevin has served as the writer on all movies about turtles including the most recent one in 2016 named “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”, in which he even had a cameo appearance as a doctor. Kevin’s creativity and initial unique idea is the main reason why the turtles franchise is still popular and active nowadays, over 30 years later, and not only providing fun for several generations, but also serving as the main source of Kevin Eastman’s wealth.
Apart from drawing, in 1990 Kevin Eastman founded a comic book publishing company – Tundra Publishing – which has released several notable comics series and graphic novels, including “From Hell”, “Taboo”, “Madman Adventures”, “Doghead” and the children’s comic book series “Tantalizing Stories”. Between 1992 and 2014, Kevin besides still being the publisher and an editor, was the owner of sci-fi and fantasy magazine Heavy Metal.
When it comes to his personal life, Kevin Eastman was married to model and B-movie actress Julie Strain before divorce in 2007. He married Courtney Eastman in 2013, with whom he has a son. With his family, he currently resides in San Diego, California.
| Full Name | Kevin Eastman |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 30, 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Portland, Maine, United States |
| Profession | Cartoonist, Screenwriter, Actor, Film producer, Editor |
| Education | Westbrook High School in Maine, |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Courtney Eastman (m. 2013), Julie Strain (m. ?–2007) |
| Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kevin.b.eastman/ |
| Twitter | https://twitter.com/kevineastman86?lang=en |
| Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/kevineastmantmnt/?hl=en |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247653/ |
| Allmusic | https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-eastman-mn0001384675 |
| Record Labels | Tundra Publishing, |
| Nominations | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) |
| Movies | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), TMNT (2007), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), |
| TV Shows | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Editor-in-Chief of "Heavy Metal" Magazine. [January 2005] |
| 2 | Co-Creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with Peter Laird. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2012-2016 | TV Series characters created by - 98 episodes | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Pizza Friday! | 2016 | Short written by | |
| Turtles Take Time (and Space) | 2016 | Short based on characters created by | |
| TMNT: Don vs Raph | 2016 | Short based on characters created by | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan | 2016 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters | |
| Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past | 2015 | TV Movie characters created by | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | | TV Series creator - 156 episodes, 2003 - 2010 story and characters - 35 episodes, 2003 - 2006 characters and story - 8 episodes, 2003 story & characters - 1 episode, 2003 | |
| Turtles Forever | 2009 | TV Movie character | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | 2009 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled | 2009 | Video Game characters | |
| TMNT | 2007 | characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare | 2005 | Video Game characters | |
| TMNT: Mutant Melee | 2005 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | 2004 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2003 | Video Game characters | |
| Heavy Metal 2000 | 2000 | comic books "Melting Pot" / screenplay | |
| Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | 1997-1998 | TV Series characters - 26 episodes | |
| Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation - East Meets West | 1997 | Video characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | | TV Series based on the Mirage Comics "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comic books created by - 193 episodes, 1987 - 1996 characters: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Hamato Yoshi/Master Splinter, April O'Neil & Oroku Saki/The Shredder - 91 episodes, 1987 - 1993 creator - 33 episodes, 1993 - 1996 characters: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Hamato Yoshi/Master Splinter & April O'Neil - 30 episodes, 1989 - 1993 characters: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, April O'Nei | |
| Mutant Turtles: Chôjin densetsu hen | 1996 | TV Mini-Series comic - 2 episodes | |
| We Wish You a Turtle Christmas | 1994 | Video short characters - uncredited | |
| Turtle Tunes | 1994 | Video short characters - uncredited | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue | 1993 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | 1993 | based on characters created by | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project | 1991 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers | 1991 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions | 1991 | Video Game creator | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | 1991 | based on characters created by | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time | 1991 | Video Game characters - uncredited | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles Awesome Easter | 1991 | Video characters | |
| Operation Blue Line | 1990 | Video short characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Making of the Coming Out of Their Shells Tour | 1990 | Video short characters "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour | 1990 | Video characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan | 1990 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1990 | characters | |
| Gekikame Ninja Den | 1989 | Video Game characters | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1989 | Video Game characters | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | 2016 | | Pizza Delivery Guy |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2014 | | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2014 | TV Series | Ice Cream Kitty |
| Tales from the Crapper | 2004 | Video | Travis Dance |
| Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins | 2003 | Video | Hack |
| Wasteland Justice | 1999 | | Warrior |
| Armageddon Boulevard | 1999 | | King AllMedia |
| L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach | 1998 | | Harry the cat |
| Lingerie Kickboxer | 1998 | | |
| Hollywood Cops | 1997 | | Hack Saw |
| Guns of El Chupacabra | 1997 | Video | King Allmedia |
| Day of the Warrior | 1996 | | Harry |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1990 | | Citizen (uncredited) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Redcon-1 | 2017 | executive producer post-production | |
| War of the Worlds: Goliath | 2012 | executive producer | |
| Highlander: The Search for Vengeance | 2007 | Video co-producer | |
| Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 | 2000 | Video Game producer | |
| St. Patrick's Day | 1997 | associate producer | |
Animation Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Highlander: The Search for Vengeance | 2007 | Video animation supervisor | |
Art Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | 1991 | character designer: Tokka and Rahzar - uncredited | |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Heavy Metal: Geomatrix | 2001 | Video Game creative consultant | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Bird of Steel! | | special thanks filming | |
| Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2014 | Documentary very special thanks | |
| The Devil's Muse | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Knight of the Living Dead | 2005 | Video special thanks | |
| Something to Scream About | 2003 | Video documentary thanks | |
| L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach | 1998 | thanks | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Julie Strain: Supergoddess | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Love Goddesses of Hollywood | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV | 2000 | | Himself - Breast Smoosh Death) |
| Imagining 'Heavy Metal' | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Some Nudity Required | 1998 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Anti Gravity Room | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Prisoners of Gravity | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Behind the Shells | 1991 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Heroes Manufactured | 2016 | Documentary | |
| GeekRockTV | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comic Book Men | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| 35 Days of Kevin Eastman | 2014 | Documentary | |
| 100 Greatest Toys | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-Creator |
| Turtles Forever | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself (voice, uncredited) |
| Frogtown News | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself, publisher, Heavy Metal |
| Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself, publisher, Heavy Metal |
| Independents | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Vampira: The Movie | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 'Reservoir Dogs' Revisited | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Make Your Own Damn Movie! | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Frazetta: Painting with Fire | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| I Love 1980's | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
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