What is Paula Patton’s net worth?
Paula Patton is an actress and producer who has a net worth of $10 million. Paula Patton is best known for her selling performances in films such as “Hitch”, “Deja Vu”, “Precious”, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” and “Warcraft”. Her other credits include ‘Swing Vote’, ‘Just Wright’, ‘2 Guns’, ‘Baggage Claim’, ‘The Perfect Match’, ‘Traffik’ and ‘Four Kids and It’. On television, Patton had a starring role in the short-lived ABC drama Somewhere Between in 2017.
The first start of life and the beginning of the career
Paula Patton was born on December 5, 1975 in Los Angeles, California to Joyce, a teacher, and Charles, a lawyer. She is of European-American descent on her mother’s side and African-American ancestry on her father’s side. As a teenager, Patton attended Alexander Hamilton High School on the west side of Los Angeles. After graduation, he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent a year before transferring to the University of Southern California’s film school. After graduating from college, Patton had a three-month assignment making documentaries for PBS.
Before she began acting, Patton worked as a singer and songwriter. She provided vocals on Usher’s 2004 album Confessions and had songwriting credits on a number of albums by her then-boyfriend Robin Thicke.
Film career
In 2005, Patton made his film acting debut with a small role in the romantic comedy Hitch with Will Smith, Eva Mendes and Kevin James. She followed that up with another brief role in the romantic drama ‘London’ with Chris Evans, Jessica Biel and Jason Statham. In 2006, Patton starred alongside OutKast members Big Boi and Andre Benjamin in the musical film Idlewild. In the same year, she had the lead role in the science fiction thriller “Deja Vu”, in which she played opposite Denzel Washington in the female lead role of Claire Kuchever.
Patton followed this up with a number of other major roles. In 2008, she starred alongside Kiefer Sutherland in the supernatural horror film ‘Mirrors’ and also appeared alongside Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper in the political drama ‘Swing Vote’. The following year, Patton gave one of her most acclaimed performances in Lee Daniels’ acclaimed literary adaptation Precious, playing a teacher of underprivileged students at a Harlem high school. As part of the film’s ensemble cast, which also includes Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey and Sherri Shepherd, Patton received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Patton starred in many romantic comedies throughout the 2010s. These include “Just Wright,” with Queen Latifah and Common; “Jumping the Broom,” with Angela Bassett and Laz Alonso; “Baggage Claim,” with Taye Diggs, Djimon Hounsou and Derek Luke; the 2014 remake of “About Last Night,” starring Kevin Hart and Regina Hall; and “The Perfect Match,” produced by Patton. Other notable credits of the actress include the spy action sequel Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, in which she played the female lead opposite Tom Cruise.
Patton also starred in the ensemble drama “Disconnect” and the action comedies “2 Guns” and “The Do-Over.” Her more recent credits include the fantasy action film “Warcraft,” based on the video game series of the same name; the thriller “Traffik”, which she also produced; and the British family fantasy “Four Kids and It,” based on the novel by Jacqueline Wilson.
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Television career
On the small screen, Patton first played Detective Angela Kellogg in the unsold 2005 pilot for “Murder Book.” She did not return to television until five years later, when she appeared in an episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as ADA Mikka Von. Patton was supposed to be the new regular in the role, succeeding Sharon Stone, but was unable to stay in the role as she was cast in “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” Following this, Patton made appearances on the VH1 series “Single Ladies” and the children’s educational program “Sesame Street.” After filming another unsold pilot in 2015 called “Runner,” the actress served as a guest judge on the reality competition series “Project Runway.” He then landed a lead role in the ABC drama “
Personal life
At the age of 16 in 1991, Patton met 14-year-old singer Robin Thicke at a hip hop club in Los Angeles called Balistyx. Thicke asked Patton to dance, and the two began dating a few years later. In June 2005, they finally got married. Together, they have a son named Julian Fuego who was born in 2010. Later in early 2014, the couple announced their separation; they filed for joint custody of their son and divorced in March 2015.
In early 2017, Patton made a legal request to limit Thicke’s custody due to her allegations that he abused their child. Although a judge initially denied the request, Patton was soon granted both sole custody and a restraining order against Thicke. Court documents showed that her ex-husband was responsible for multiple incidents of drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence. He and Patton eventually reached a custody agreement later in the year.
immobility
In 1990, Robin’s father, Alan, paid $910,000 for a house in the “Bird Streets” area of the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. In 2005, shortly after Robin and Paula married, Alan passed the property on to his son. In 2014, Robin and Paula put the house up for sale for just under $3 million. Impressively, the home sold for $4.9 million, $1.9 million over asking.
In September 2014, after announcing their split, Paula paid $2 million for a house in Calabasas, California.
