American actor Ian Ziering is best known for his role as Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills 90210, which he played from 1990 to 2000. He is also the voice of Vinnie on Biker Mice from Mars and portrayed the role of Fin in the hit sci-fi movie Sharknado in early 2013.
Ian has also appeared in the TV series JAG, What I Like About You, The Doctors as Erich Aldrich, and Guiding Light as Cameron Stewart. He had a role in the videogame Freelancer as the protagonist, Edison Trent.
Ian Ziering Net Worth And Salary Breakdown In 2021
With continuous effort in his professional career, American actor Ian Ziering has garnered a net worth of $8 million as of 2021. He collected most of his wealth fortune from Sharknado movies, adding up to $1.2 million from its first five movies.
Initially, producers offered him a $50 thousand salary for appearing in Sharknando. After rejecting the offer, he was paid $100 thousand, and during the second, third, and fourth franchises, he received $200 thousand. For the fifth installment alone, he received a quite hefty salary of $500 thousand.
Ian Ziering as Fin Shepard, and Tara Reid as April Shepard, on the movie Sharknando (©: dailynews.com)
He debuted his acting career from the movie Endless Love (1981), portraying the role of Sammy Butterfield. In 1990, Ian starred as Steve Sanders on the hit series Beverly Hills 90210, which mounted his fame in no time.
Ian was cast as the voice of Dr. Niko “Nick” Tatopoulos in Godzilla: The Series in 1998. In 2006, Ziering produced, directed, and starred in the short film Man vs. Monday, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2006 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival. In the same year, he bagged the Best Actor Award at the 2006 Monaco Film Festival to portray Francis in the independent film Stripped Down.
In May 2013, it was announced that Ziering would be performing with Chippendales as a celebrity guest star for four weeks at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In 2015, he appeared on Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. He starred in the world-renowned franchise “Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014),” as Fin Shepard became more popular than its first series.
He was also a celebrity dancer on Season 4 of Dancing with the Stars partnered with Cheryl Burke. He made it to the semi-final round of Season 4 of the competition.
Ian Ziering Bio Including Age & Height
Ian Ziering was born on 30 March 1964 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is the son of Muriel “Mickie” and Paul M. Ziering, an educator and saxophonist. He has two older brothers, Jeff and Barry.
He spent his childhood days in West Orange, New Jersey, and graduated from West Orange High School in 1982. As for his university, he attended William Paterson University and graduated from there in 1988. Ziering was raised Jewish, as his family is from Russia and Austria.
The 57-years-old American actor stands at the height of 6 feet (1.83 m) and weighs around 77 kg (170 lbs) in weight.