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Tom Laughlin net worth is $5 million
Tom Laughlin Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Thomas Robert "Tom" Laughlin (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator and political activist.Laughlin was best known for his series of Billy Jack films. He was married to actress Delores Taylor from 1954 until his death. Taylor also co-produced and acted in all four of the Billy Jack films. His unique promotion of The Trial of Billy Jack (TV trailers during national news and an "opening day" nationwide release) was a major influence on the way films are marketed.In the early 1960s, Laughlin put his film career on hiatus to start a Montessori preschool in Santa Monica, California; it became the largest school of its kind in the United States. In his later years, he sought the office of President of the United States in 1992, 2004, and 2008. He also was involved in psychology and domestic abuse counseling, writing several books on Jungian psychology and developing theories on the causes of cancer.
Full Name
Tom Laughlin
Net Worth
$5 million
Date Of Birth
August 10, 1931
Died
December 12, 2013, Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation
Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, political activist, educator
Profession
Screenwriter, Politician, Film producer, Author, Film director, Actor, Teacher
Education
Marquette University, Washington High School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of South Dakota
Billy Jack, The Born Losers, The Trial of Billy Jack, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, The Master Gunfighter, South Pacific, Tea and Sympathy, The Delinquents, Gidget, The Proper Time, Lafayette Escadrille, Tall Story, The Big Sleep, Battle of the Coral Sea, Senior Prom, Brannigan, ECW on TNN, The Ret...
TV Shows
ECW Hardcore TV, ECW Pay-Per-View, WWE Heat
Star Sign
Leo
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Fact
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At the time of his death, his family requested publicly "In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family asks that donations be made to Friends of Pine Ridge or the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.".
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Waged campaigns for President of the United States in 1992, 2004, and 2008.
Played Billy Jack for the fifth time in "The Return Of Billy Jack" (1985), an unfinished film in which Billy Jack battled child pornographers.
6
Was a running back for the University of Minnesota football team, and later tried out for the old Chicago Cardinals in the NFL.
7
Frank Laughlin, the name that Tom Laughlin often used as a pseudonym, is actually his son's name.
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Attended and graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He returned to the school in 1978 and told an assembly that he was a 'greaser' during his High School years, and that he once beat up Gene Wilder. Wilder went to the same school and lived in the same neighborhood.
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Garnered 147 votes in the January, 2004, New Hampshire primary.
