What is Patricia Heaton’s Net Worth and Salary?
Patricia Heaton, an American actress and producer, has a net worth of $40 million. Best known for her role as Debra Barone on the hit sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Heaton has won three Emmy Awards over the course of her career. She is considered one of the funniest women on television and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. Since the show ended in 2005, Heaton has starred in several other projects.
Early Life and Education
Patricia Helen Heaton was born on March 4th, 1958 in Bay Village, Ohio. Her father was Chuck Heaton, a well-known sportswriter. She grew up in a Catholic household with four siblings and tragically lost her mother to an aneurysm when she was only 12 years old. After graduating from high school, Heaton attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she joined the Delta Gamma Sorority and earned a bachelor of arts in drama.
After college, Heaton moved to New York City to study under famed acting teacher Bill Esper in 1980.
Patricia Heaton’s Career
Patricia Heaton began her career in theatre after studying under Bill Esper. She made her Broadway debut in “Don’t Get God Started” in 1987. Later, she appeared in the ABC drama “Thirtysomething,” and in films such as “Memoirs of an Invisible Man,” “Beethoven,” and “Space Jam.”
Heaton gained recognition for her performances in short-lived series like “Room for Two” and “Someone Like Me.” However, her breakthrough came in 1996 with “Everybody Loves Raymond,” where she played the role of Debra Barone. She was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for each of the last seven seasons, winning twice.
After “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Heaton appeared in the sitcom “Back to You” and won an award for her performance in the off-Broadway play “The Scene.” From 2009 to 2018, she played Frankie Heck in the ABC comedy series “The Middle.”
Heaton also hosted the cooking show “Patricia Heaton Parties,” for which she won an Emmy Award in 2016. Her other projects include television films such as “Shattered Dreams” and “The Goodbye Girl,” and producing the documentary “The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania” and co-producing the film “Amazing Grace.”
Patricia Heaton’s Earnings from “Everybody Loves Raymond”
Patricia Heaton earned $100,000 per episode during the first few seasons of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” which equated to roughly $2.2 million per season. Her salary more than doubled to approximately $250,000 per episode during the middle seasons, which equates to $5.5-$6 million per season. In the final two seasons, Heaton earned $450,000 per episode, leaving her with a hefty sum of $9 million at the end of each season. Ray Romano, on the other hand, earned $1.8 million per episode by the end of the series, which is one of the highest per-episode salaries ever earned by an actor.
Marriage and Family
Patricia Heaton has been married to English actor/director/producer David Hunt since 1990. They have four sons together. David made periodic guest-appearances on “Everybody Loves Raymond” as Ray’s nemesis neighbor.
Patricia Heaton’s Real Estate Transactions
In 2001, Patricia Heaton and her husband David Hunt bought an Italian-influenced mansion in Hancock Park for $4.85 million. They sold it in 2013 for $8 million, which was allegedly less than their off-market asking price of $12 million. The property is now owned by Shonda Rhimes, who renovated it and listed it for $25 million in 2021.
In the same year they sold their Hancock Park home, Heaton and Hunt purchased a 7,600-square-foot mansion in Toluca Lake for $5.4 million. The residence, built in the 1990s, features marble floors, a detached guesthouse, and a state-of-the-art security system. They sold this property in September 2020 for $7.5 million.
In November 2021, Patricia Heaton purchased a new home in Toluca Lake, California for a little under $5 million.
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