Roy Firestone Net Worth

July 2024 · 5 minute read

Roy Firestone net worth is
$1.5 Million

Roy Firestone Wiki Biography

Roy Firestone was born on 8 December 1953, in Miami Beach, Florida USA, and is a journalist and sports commentator, best known from appearing in numerous television shows and on radio, working on various sports programs. He has been part of the telecasts of “Sunday Night Football”, but all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Roy Firestone? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $1.5 million, mostly earned through success in sports journalism. He’s also made guest appearances in sitcoms and cartoons such as “The Simpsons” and “Married… with Children”. As he continues his endeavors it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

Roy Firestone Net Worth $1.5 million

Roy attended Miami Beach High School, and after matriculating, went to the University of Miami. After graduating, he started his career as a reporter and sports anchor for WTVJ, briefly working there, and then moving to Los Angeles to work for KCBS-TV as a sports anchor, where he stayed from 1977 to 1985. Around this time, he was the host of the ESPN interview program “SportsLook”, which was later renamed to “Up Close”. In 1987, he served as the color commentator during the first season of the “Sunday Night Football” telecasts.

Thanks to Firestone’s work, more opportunities opened up for him, and his net worth increased significantly. He made appearances in “Nightline”, “Larry King Live”, and “The Late Show with David Letterman”. He also became involved with numerous corporate clients such as Toyota, Nike and Chevron. In 1988, he voiced the cartoon character Egghead in the film “Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters”, later making an appearance in the film “Jerry Maguire”. He also starred in an episode of “Married… with Children”, and then appeared in an episode of “Everybody Loves Raymond”.

He also voiced for an episode of “The Simpsons”.

Roy is the host of “Face to Face with Roy Firestone” and “Time Out with Roy Firestone”, and frequently appears as a guest on “Good Day LA” which airs in Los Angeles as part of KTTV. As he continues taking in these endeavors, his net worth also continues to increase.

Over the course of his career, Roy has won seven Emmy Awards and seven CableACE Awards. He’s also been noted by other journalism personalities as one of the best interviewers in the world.

For his personal life, he was married to actress Midon Kawamura from 1987 until 2005. it is known that Roy is a lifelong fan of the Baltimore Orioles and even served as a spring training batboy for the team during his teenage years. He spoke during the unveiling of Brooks Robinson’s statue at the ballpark in 2012. He’s also been criticized numerous times especially during his interview with OJ Simpson in 1992, as he sided with Simpson during the interview, and expressed his annoyance at press reports portraying Simpson as “the bad guy”. He downplayed the criminal charges and then asserted that both parties were guilty. The criticism held on for a long time, and even made it into the documentary “OJ: Made In America”.


Full NameRoy Firestone
Net Worth$1.5 Million
Date Of BirthDecember 8, 1953
Place Of BirthMiami Beach, Florida, United States
ProfessionSports commentator
EducationUniversity of Miami, Miami Beach Senior High School
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMidori Kawamura (m. 1987–2005)
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/royfirestone?lang=en
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278666/
MoviesDaffy Duck's Quackbusters, Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off, Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports, King of the Underground, Good Luck, Football All Stars: Intimate Portraits: Vol. 3, Football All Stars: Intimate Portraits: Vol. 2, Football All Stars: Intimate Portraits: Vol. 1, Football All ...
TV ShowsMighty Ducks
#Fact
1ESPN sportscaster

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
King of the Underground2011Roy Firestone
I See The Crowd Roar: The Story of William Dummy Hoy2007Documentary shortNarrator
Yes, Dear2004TV SeriesAnnouncer
Juwanna Mann2002Roy Firestone
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off1997Video voice
Jerry Maguire1996Roy Firestone
Arli$$1996TV SeriesRoy Firestone
Mighty Ducks1996TV Series
Coach1992TV SeriesNarrator
Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports1989TV MovieSportscasters (voice)
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters1988Announcer (voice)
Misfits of Science1985TV SeriesKeith
Webster1984TV SeriesChuck
The New Mike Hammer1984TV SeriesSportscaster
Likely Stories, Vol. 31983TV SeriesVoice-Over
The New Odd Couple1982TV SeriesDoug Richards
The Greatest1977TV Reporter (uncredited)
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo1976TV MovieCommercial Director

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Up Close Primetime1991TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Remember with Roy Firestone1991TV Series producer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
King of the Underground2011special thanks
Ted Williams2009TV Movie documentary special thanks
The Ratings Game1984TV Movie special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Jose Canseco: The Truth Hurts2016DocumentaryHimself
The Eighties2016TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself, ESPN
Good Day L.A.2013-2014TV SeriesHimself - Sports Analyst
LA Tonight with Roy Firestone2012TV SeriesHimself - Host
Super Dave's Spike Tacular2009TV SeriesHimself
Baseball Bunch2006TV SeriesHimself
Class Act2006DocumentaryHimself
Beyond the Glory2005TV Series documentaryNarrator
Spin City2001TV SeriesHimself
Roy Firestone's Greatest Moments in Golf1998Video documentaryHimself
Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute1998TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The Simpsons1997TV SeriesHimself
Everybody Loves Raymond1997TV SeriesHimself
Arsenio1997TV SeriesHimself
Dave's World1997TV SeriesHimself
Clueless1997TV SeriesHimself
Good Luck1996Himself
All Pro Sports: Brent Jones1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Brett Favre1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Don Shula1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Eric Allen1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Jack Del Rio1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Jeff Gossett1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Jeff Jaeger1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Jerry Rice1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Jim Lachey1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Rodney Hampton1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports: Ronnie Lott1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
All Pro Sports - Reggie White1996Video shortHimself - Narrator
Married with Children1990-1995TV SeriesHimself - Host / Himself
The Scout1994Himself
Up Close Primetime1991-1994TV SeriesHimself - Host
In Living Color1994TV SeriesHimself
Studio 591991TV SeriesHimself - Host
1991 NFL Draft1991TV SpecialHimself - Reporter
Remember with Roy Firestone1991TV SeriesHimself - Host
Late Night with David Letterman1983-1989TV SeriesHimself
It's Garry Shandling's Show.1989TV SeriesHimself
The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards1989TV SpecialHimself
Time Out for Hilarious Sports Bloopers1988Video documentary shortNarrator
ESPN's Sunday Night Football1987TV SeriesHimself - Color Commentator
The New Hollywood Squares1987TV SeriesHimself - Panelist
The Wacky World of Sports International Extravaganza1987TV MovieHimself
1987 NFL Pro Bowl1987TV SpecialHimself
1st & Ten: The Championship1987TV SeriesHimself
The Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert1985TV Movie documentaryHimself - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Ratings Game1984TV MovieHimself (uncredited)
The Paper Chase1984TV SeriesHimself
SportsLook1980TV SeriesHimself - Host

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1989ACECableACE AwardsSports HostSportsLook (1980)
1987ACECableACE AwardsSports HostSportsLook (1980)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1993CableACECableACE AwardsSports Information SeriesUp Close Primetime (1991)
1993CableACECableACE AwardsTalk Show Special or SeriesRemember with Roy Firestone (1991)
1988ACECableACE AwardsProgram InterviewerSportsLook (1980)

Known for movies


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