ALL ABOUT RICHARD MASUR, HIS EARLY LIFE, FAMILY, DIVORCE, JOURNEY TO SUCCESS, HIS NET WORTH

Bismah Sattar Khan
2 min readJan 14, 2022

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Do you know? Richard Masur is one of those few talented actors who was nominated in Oscar and Emmy? Do you know what is the net worth of Richard Masur today? Are you also the one who wants to know all about their favorite actor? Well, in the next few paragraphs, we will be revealing everything you want to about Richard Masur. How was his early life? From where he started his journey towards being a successful actor and director. What are his famous TV shows that provided his life a new horizon? In this article, you will know everything about Richard’s life. Let’s keep reading.

WHO IS RICHARD MASUR?

Richard Masur is one of his famous American actors/directors who has been into the hearts of millions of audiences. He is former screen actors’ guild (sag) president and currently a member of the corporate board of the motion picture & television fund. Richard Masur has done almost more than 82 films and various TV shows.

LIFE OF RICHARD MASUR:

Date of birth- November 20, 1948

Place of birth- New York

Faith - Jewish

FAMILY:

Richard’s mother was a high school teacher and his father was a pharmacist. He has one brother, Judith Masur.

SPOUSE:

In 1976, Richard tied a knot with Fredda Weiss but unfortunately, that relationship didn’t turn to be happily ever after, and they got separated in 2004. Later in the same year, he got married to Eileen henry, and are together to date. Eileen is also a president of SAG

INDUSTRY SUCCESS JOURNEY:

Like every successful person, Richard has also done a lot of hard work and sacrifices to achieve what he has today. His journey to the industry started with his degree in acting. Masur completed his graduation from Yale school of drama and began his career in theatre. Later he got a chance in big and small screens

Since the beginning of his career, his work was dynamic. However, people started to recognize him from his character in the TV show, Rhoda in which he worked for four years from 1974 to 1978. Later he worked in various shows and movies and keep winning his audience's hearts.

ACTOR TURNED INTO DIRECTOR:

Richard did not stop at being an actor only. He became a writer and a director too. In 1986, a short film love-struck was his first film in which the writer and director were himself. However, his ex-wife, Fredda produced the film. The same year, the film got nominated for best live-action short film in an academy award.

WHAT ELSE?

Acting and directing were not the complete horizon of Richard’s achievements and work. He has been president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) for 4 years and now he is part of the corporate board of the motion picture & television fund.

FAMOUS WORK OF RICHARD:

Rhoda, the Waltons, one day at a time, hot Baltimore, the thing, fallen angel, all my children, and many more.

NET WORTH:

Masur’s net worth in 2021 is around $16 million.

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Bismah Sattar Khan

A freelance writer | Marketer & Biomedical Engineer by profession, enthusiast and lifelong learner.