What Is Josh Duhamel's Net Worth and Salary?
Josh Duhamel is an American actor and former fashion model who has a net worth of $12 million. Josh Duhamel first began to make a name for himself in the late '90s. After winning "Male Model of the Year" at the International Modeling and Talent Association convention, he went on to appear in music videos. From there, he was cast as Leo du Pres on "All My Children." He played the role from 1999 to 2002 and received multiple Daytime Emmy nominations while on the show, winning in 2002. After guest starring on "Ed," Josh starred on the series "Las Vegas" while also launching a successful film career. He has appeared in such projects as "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton," the "Transformers" franchise, "When in Rome," "Life as We Know It," "New Year's Eve," "Fire with Fire," and "Safe Haven." He has also appeared on such television shows as "Crossing Jordan" and provided voiceover work for "Fanboy and Chum-Chum" and "Jack and the Never Land Pirates."
Early Life
Joshua David Duhamel was born on November 14, 1972, in Minot, North Dakota. His mother worked as a teacher and is also a local businesswoman, and his father is an advertising salesman. After his parents divorced when he was young, he grew up with his three sisters, Ashlee, Kassidy, and Mckenzie, with their mother. He has remained close with his father as well, though. Duhamel is of French-Canadian, Irish, English, Austrian, German, and Norwegian descent.
Josh attended Minot State University in his hometown of Minot, North Dakota. While there, he was the university's quarterback on the football team. His original plan was to attend dental school, but he ended up dropping out of college with just one-and-a-half credits left to complete in order to receive his undergraduate degree. He later returned and completed his remaining credits, receiving his degree in 2005. Instead of finishing college, in his own words, he "followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California."
Career
Once in California, Duhamel began his career as a model. He won the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) competition in 1997, which named him Male Model of the Year (incidentally, the runner-up of that competition was actor Ashton Kutcher). His first acting roles were in music videos; he was an extra in the video for Donna Summer's song "I Will Go With You (Con te partiro)" (1999) and Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle" (1999). Then, after training with Scott Sedita Acting Studios, Josh won the role of Leo du Pres on the ABC soap opera "All My Children." In his role as Leo du Pres, the love interest of Rebecca Budig's character Greenlee Smythe, Duhamel garnered lots of public interest—he and Budig actually were nominated in 2003 at the Daytime Emmy Awards for the Special Fan Award for America's Favorite Couple. For his work on "All My Children," he also received three Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor, winning in 2002.
After leaving "All My Children" in 2002 to pursue other acting opportunities, Duhamel starred on the NBC show "Las Vegas" as Danny McCoy, the head of security for the Montecito Casino. He stayed in this role until the series ended in 2008. For his role on "Las Vegas," he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Star – Male, as well as the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Drama/Action Adventure. Other shows Josh has starred in include "Battle Creek" (2015), "11.22.63" (2016), "Unsolved" (2018), and "Jupiter's Legacy" (2020), along with supporting appearances on shows like "Ed" (2002), "Crossing Jordan" (2004-2007), "LA to Vegas" (2018), and "Veronica Mars" (2019).
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In 2004, Duhamel debuted in his first film role in the movie "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" He followed this up with starring roles in the film "Turistas" (2006), a thriller co-starring Olivia Wilde. He has since gone on to enjoy an incredibly successful acting career in the film industry, starring in popular films like "Transformers" (2007), a summer blockbuster film with Steven Spielberg as the executive producer, and the three subsequent "Transformers" franchise sequels, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009), "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011), and "Transformers: The Last Knight" (2017). He has also starred in the romantic comedy "Life as We Know It" (2010) with Katherine Heigl, "When in Rome" (2010), "Safe Haven" (2013) alongside Julianne Hough and Cobie Smulders, the drama "You're Not You" (2014) as the husband of Hilary Swank's character, "Love, Simon" (2018), a film based on Becky Albertalli's novel "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" (2015), and the sci-fi comedy-drama "Think Like a Dog" (2020).
Josh has also lent his voice to animated shows like "The Replacements" (2008), "Fanboy & Chum Chum" (2009-2012), and "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" (2012-2015), as well as documentaries like "Planet Ocean" (2012) and the series "Bomb Patrol Afghanistan" (2011-2012). Additionally, he provided the voice of the character High Volt in the video game "Skylanders: SuperChargers" (2015) and the voice and performance capture for the character Technical Sergeant William Pierson for the video game "Call of Duty: WWII" (2017).
Other Projects
In 2005, Duhamel became the co-owner of a restaurant in his hometown of Minot, North Dakota, called 10 North Main. In support of his home state, he has done promotional work for North Dakota tourism. In 2018, Josh starred in a Taco Bell commercial for their Web of Fries menu item, featuring Mexican spiced fries with nacho cheese sauce.
Personal Life
In September 2004, after the band The Black Eyed Peas appeared on Duhamel's show "Las Vegas," Josh began dating band member Fergie (real name Stacy Ann Ferguson). They married in January 2009 in Malibu, California. However, they announced their separation in 2017, filed for divorce in June 2019, and finalized their divorce in November 2019. They share a son together, Axl Jack Duhamel, born in August 2013.
In September 2022, Josh married Audra Mari, and a year later, they announced they were expecting a baby.
Duhamel is known for being a practicing Catholic, and he attends church regularly.
Real Estate
In 2007, Fergie and Josh paid $4.875 million for an 8,232-square-foot home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. After their split, Duhamel bought a new home in Encino, California, for $2.65 million. In February 2024, Josh made his Encino house available to rent for $15,000 per month. In 2023, Josh paid $5.9 million for yet another home in Encino. He also maintains a 26-acre lakeside property in Minnesota.
