Peter Berg Net Worth
Peter Berg Net Worth is
$30 Million
Peter Berg Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Peter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer, and writer. He is known for directing films such as Very Bad Things, The Rundown, Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, Hancock, Battleship, and Lone Survivor. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, ... | Full Name | Peter Berg |
| Net Worth | $30 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 11, 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Television Director, Television producer |
| Education | Guthrie Theater Drama School, Taft School, Macalester College |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Rogers (m. 1993–1998) |
| Children | Emmett Berg |
| Parents | Larry Berg, Sally Berg |
| Siblings | Mary Berg |
| Nicknames | Peter Winkler Berg , Pete Berg , Peter W. Berg |
| Awards | Deauville American Film Festival Award (1998), ESPY Award (2005), AFI Award (2005) |
| Nominations | Screen Actors Guild Award (1997), Primetime Emmy Award (2005), Primetime Emmy Award (2007), Satellite Award (2013),Golden Raspberry Award (2011), Saturn Award (2014) |
| Movies | “Friday Night Lights” (2004), “Hercules” (2014), “Hancock” (2008), “Battleship” (2012), “Lone Survivor” (2013), “The Leftovers” (2014-2015), “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” (2016), “Wind River” (2017) |
| TV Shows | Friday Night Lights, Chicago Hope, Wonderland |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frequently casts Jason Bateman |
| 2 | Quick/constantly-moving camera |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [re beginnings in college theater] It was a family thing, and there were hot girls...For some reason I fit in. I'm not sure why. I guess I was intrigued as much by misfits as by heroes...I love actors. I'm empathetic to them. I understand what they go through. But I didn't want to be an actor. |
| 2 | [re 'Battleship (2012)] I couldn't say no to that challenge. I felt I had a new understanding of what went into making a blockbuster. I got a taste of a film's global power. But I discounted the effect of Will Smith on _Hancock (20100_'s success. I thought I could pull off Battleship (2012) without a big star...[Though] the perception wasn't that Peter Berg screwed up.Where do you go to buy back your reputation when you lose it? |
| 3 | [re making Lone Survivor (2013)] I'm a patriot. I admire our military, their character, code of honor, belief systems. I lived with the SEALs, their families, went to their funerals. I went to Iraq. Did you ever see anyone killed? I did. |
| 4 | [re his prep school years, and learning to box] I was on fire,a seething ball of energy moving at a speed I couldn't explain...and diagnosed as a troublemaker. Today it'd be A.D.H.D., and I'd be Ritalined up...You can't box angry. You have to be disciplined. Before boxing, I was this angry kid ready to fight if someone said, 'Hello.' |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Credits Hector Elizondo as his acting mentor/best friend. |
| 2 | His acting mentor is Hector Elizondo. |
| 3 | Peter is a fifth cousin, three times removed, of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, through Peter's maternal grandfather, Robert Eli Winkler. Peter's seven times maternal great-grandfather, Moyses Einstein, was also Albert's four times paternal great-grandfather. |
| 4 | His paternal grandparents were from Russian Jewish immigrant families. His maternal grandfather was of German Jewish and Austrian Jewish descent. |
| 5 | Has a director's cameo in Lone Survivor (2013) (before Shane Patton's speech). |
| 6 | Berg remembers his father as 'a hard-assed ex-Marine" and who later became an executive for Grey Advertising, commuting to New York City and drinking martins at lunch-- the very model of a Mad Men (2007) -type character. |
| 7 | Still works out by boxing which he's loved since he was a 14-year-old freshman at Connecticut's private Taft School. |
| 8 | He was embedded with SEAL Team Five for nearly a month in March 2009 while preparing to make his upcoming movie, Lone Survivor (2013), based on the book by Marcus Luttrell. Embedded journalists typically live with military units while covering armed conflicts. |
| 9 | Peter began his career (when the "Brat Pack" were at the height of their success) in the independent 1980's comedy Never on Tuesday (1989): the movie featured a myriad of "Pack" cameos including Nicolas Cage, Cary Elwes, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and Charlie Sheen. |
| 10 | Has a son, Emmett Berg (born in November 1999), with ex-wife, Elizabeth Rogers. |
| 11 | Visited Saudi Arabia for two weeks in research for The Kingdom (2007). |
| 12 | Guest Speaker at Macalester College Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2008. |
| 13 | His mother co-founded a youth group named "Catalog for Giving" and worked at a psychiatric hospital, when Berg and his younger sister, Mary Berg, were growing up. |
| 14 | Guest-starred in a two part Alias (2001), episode where he played Jennifer Garner's ex-boyfriend. Based on this experience, he decided to cast and direct her in The Kingdom (2007). |
| 15 | One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007. |
| 16 | His best friend and roommate from Macalester College, is his agent, Ari Emanuel, inspiration for Entourage (2004)'s "Ari Gold". |
| 17 | He and three others were ambushed and robbed in the Brazilian jungle while doing research for The Rundown (2003). They were held for 15 minutes and lost cash and a laptop computer. Nobody was injured. |
| 18 | Attended the Guthrie Theater Drama School, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| 19 | Moved to Los Angeles in 1985. |
| 20 | Appeared in local theater productions while attending college in Minnesota. |
| 21 | Is a second cousin of writer Buzz Bissinger, who wrote the book Friday Night Lights (Peter later directed the film based on the book). Buzz's paternal grandmother, Gertrude Louise Winkler, and Peter's maternal grandfather, Robert Eli Winkler, were siblings. |
| 22 | Peter grew up in Chappaqua, New York and attended a private high school in Watertown, Connecticut. |
| 23 | Worked as Domino's delivery boy while at Macalaster. |
| 24 | Attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. |
| 25 | Worked as a dock worker in San Pedro, California prior to getting his "big break". |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Novak Djokovic Series | 2017 | TV Series documentary executive producer announced | |
| Mile 22 | producer pre-production | ||
| Pieces | producer announced | ||
| The Leftovers | 2014-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes | |
| American Jihad | 2017 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Uncensored with Michael Ware | 2017 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Wind River | 2017 | producer | |
| State of Play | 2013-2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| The Selection: Special Operations Experiment | 2016 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| The Warfighters | 2016 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Calling Dr. Pol | 2016 | TV Series documentary field producer - 1 episode | |
| Ballers | 2015-2016 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| Serena | 2016 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Hell or High Water | 2016/II | producer | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | 2016 | producer | |
| Live to Tell | 2016 | TV Series documentary executive producer | |
| El Púgil | 2016 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| The Fight Game with Jim Lampley | 2012-2014 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Hercules | 2014/I | executive producer | |
| Lone Survivor: Will of the Warrior | 2013 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Trophy Kids | 2013 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Lone Survivor | 2013 | producer | |
| Bloodline | 2013 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Battleship | 2012 | producer | |
| On Freddie Roach | 2012 | TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes | |
| Prime Suspect | 2011-2012 | TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes | |
| The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story | 2011 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Friday Night Lights | 2006-2011 | TV Series executive producer - 73 episodes | |
| Trauma | 2009-2010 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| 30 for 30 | 2009 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Virtuality | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Lars and the Real Girl | 2007 | executive producer | |
| Pu-239 | 2006 | executive producer | |
| Wonderland | 2000 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots Day | 2016 | Guy Opening MIT Door | |
| Deepwater Horizon | 2016 | Mr. Skip (as Pete Berg) | |
| Ballers | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Dolphins Coach |
| The Leftovers | 2014 | TV Series | Pete |
| Lone Survivor | 2013 | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Battleship | 2012 | JPJ 2nd Gunner (as Peter W. Berg) | |
| Prime Suspect | 2011 | TV Series | Deputy Chief Daniel Costello |
| Entourage | 2008-2010 | TV Series | Peter Berg |
| Hancock | 2008 | Doctor who helps Mary (uncredited) | |
| Friday Night Lights | 2008 | TV Series | Morris 'Mo' McArnold |
| Lions for Lambs | 2007 | Lt. Col. Falco | |
| The Kingdom | 2007 | FBI Agent (uncredited) | |
| Smokin' Aces | 2006 | "Pistol" Pete Deeks | |
| Collateral | 2004 | Richard Weidner | |
| The King of Queens | 2002 | TV Series | Li'l Eddie |
| Alias | 2002 | TV Series | Noah Hicks |
| Corky Romano | 2001 | Paulie Romano | |
| Chicago Hope | 1995-1999 | TV Series | Dr. Billy Kronk |
| Dill Scallion | 1999 | Nate Clumson | |
| Very Bad Things | 1998 | Man at Funeral (uncredited) | |
| Cop Land | 1997 | Joey Randone | |
| The Great White Hype | 1996 | Terry Conklin | |
| Girl 6 | 1996 | Caller #1 - Bob | |
| The Naked Truth | 1996 | TV Series | |
| Fallen Angels | 1995 | TV Series | Augie / Joe Wales |
| Across the Moon | 1995 | Lyle | |
| Heavy Weights | 1995 | Chef (uncredited) | |
| Unveiled | 1994 | Drug Dealer | |
| F.T.W. | 1994 | Clem Stuart | |
| Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | 1994 | TV Movie | Dennis Byrd |
| The Last Seduction | 1994 | Mike Swale | |
| A Case for Murder | 1993 | TV Movie | Jack Hemmet |
| Fire in the Sky | 1993 | David Whitlock | |
| Aspen Extreme | 1993 | Dexter Rutecki | |
| A Midnight Clear | 1992 | Bud Miller | |
| Late for Dinner | 1991 | Frank Lovegren | |
| Crooked Hearts | 1991 | Tom (as Pete Berg) | |
| Genuine Risk | 1990 | Henry | |
| Forradalom után | 1990 | ||
| Tale of Two Sisters | 1989 | Gardener | |
| Race for Glory | 1989 | Chris | |
| Shocker | 1989 | Jonathan Parker | |
| Heart of Dixie | 1989 | Jenks | |
| Going Overboard | 1989 | Mort Ginsberg (as Pete Berg) | |
| Never on Tuesday | 1989 | Eddie | |
| Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story | 1988 | TV Movie | Bobby |
| Miracle Mile | 1988 | Band Member | |
| Ohara | 1988 | TV Series | Todd Butler |
| 21 Jump Street | 1988 | TV Series | Jerome Sawyer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots Day | 2016 | screenplay / story | |
| Lone Survivor | 2013 | written by | |
| Friday Night Lights | TV Series developed for television by - 75 episodes, 2006 - 2011 written by - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
| The Losers | 2010/I | screenplay | |
| Friday Night Lights | 2004 | screenplay | |
| Wonderland | 2000 | TV Series screenplay - 1 episode | |
| Very Bad Things | 1998 | written by | |
| Chicago Hope | 1996-1997 | TV Series written by - 2 episodes |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Leftovers | 2014 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Lone Survivor | 2013 | ||
| Bloodline | 2013 | TV Movie | |
| Battleship | 2012 | ||
| On Freddie Roach | 2012 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Prime Suspect | 2011 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Friday Night Lights | 2006-2009 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| 30 for 30 | 2009 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Virtuality | 2009 | TV Movie | |
| Christina Aguilera: Keeps Gettin' Better | 2008 | Video short | |
| Hancock | 2008 | ||
| The Kingdom | 2007 | ||
| Friday Night Lights | 2004 | ||
| The Rundown | 2003 | ||
| Wonderland | 2000 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Very Bad Things | 1998 | ||
| Chicago Hope | 1997 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Untitled Rihanna Documentary | 2017 | Documentary post-production | |
| Mile 22 | pre-production | ||
| Patriots Day | 2016 | ||
| Deepwater Horizon | 2016 | ||
| Breakthrough | 2015 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Ballers | 2015 | TV Series 1 episode |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Bad Things | 1998 | writer: "Walls Come Down" 1998 | |
| Chicago Hope | 1997 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miracle Mile | 1988 | stand-in |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeing in the Dark | 2011 | Short special thanks | |
| Collector | 2008 | Short special thanks | |
| The Prince of Venice | 2008 | Short special thanks | |
| Dakota Skye | 2008 | special thanks | |
| Smokin' Aces: The Big Gun | 2007 | Video short special thanks | |
| Skills Like This | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Southie | 1998 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots Day: Researching the Day | 2017 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Patriots Day: The Cast Remembers | 2017 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Boston Bond: Recounting the Tale | 2017 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Real Patriots: The Local Heroes' Stories | 2017 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Film '72 | 2017 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Happening Now | 2017 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Hollywood Today Live | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Patriots Day: Filmmaker Q&A | 2017 | Video short | Himself |
| Beyond the Horizon | 2017 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Captain of the Rig: Peter Berg | 2017 | Video short | Himself |
| Deepwater Surveillance: Behind the Scenes | 2017 | Video short | Himself |
| The Fury of the Rig: Deepwater Horizon | 2017 | Video short | Himself |
| Work Like an American | 2017 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Sweet Science of Life with Al Bernstein | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakthrough | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Lone Survivor: Bringing the Story to Light | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Lone Survivor: Deconstructing the Mission | 2014 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Lone Survivor: In the Trenches with Peter Berg | 2014 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Lone Survivor: Learning the Basics | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Lone Survivor: MIA- Six Days on the Ranch | 2014 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Lone Survivor: Recreating the Firefight | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| The Fallen Heroes of Operation Red Wings | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Click Online | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Director, Lone Survivor |
| Charlie Rose | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 60 Minutes | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Director, Lone Survivor (segment "Survivor") |
| All Hands on Deck: The Cast of 'Battleship' | 2012 | Video short | Himself - Director / Producer |
| Battleship: Battle Stations | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Battleship: Combat in Paradise | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Battleship: Commander Pete | 2012 | Video short | Himself - Director / Producer (uncredited) |
| Battleship: Engage in Battle | 2012 | Video short | Himself - Director / Producer |
| Battleship: Greg Gadson and the Center for the Intrepid | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Battleship: Navy Games | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Battleship: Preparing for Battle | 2012 | Video short | Himself - Director / Producer |
| Battleship: The Real Navy | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Battleship: USS Missouri VIP Tour | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director / Producer |
| The Visual Effects of 'Battleship' | 2012 | Video short | Himself - Director / Producer |
| Tavis Smiley | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| HBO First Look | 2003-2012 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Días de cine | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| The Big Picture | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Californication | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Who's Huge in Sports? | 2010 | Documentary short | Himself |
| 30 for 30 | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mere Mortals: Hancock Behind-the-Scenes with Dirty Pete | 2008 | Video documentary short | |
| Superhumans: The Making of 'Hancock' | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Creating 'The Kingdom' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| On the Set with Director Peter Berg | 2007 | Video documentary short | |
| 'Friday Night Lights': The Story of the 1988 Permian Panthers | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Dinner for Five | 2001-2005 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Special Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Tim McGraw: Under the Friday Night Lights | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| The Rundown: Rumble in the Jungle | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Rundown: The Amazon, Hawaii Style | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Rundown: Uncensored | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Rundown: Walken's World | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Biography | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995-1998 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Last Seduction: The Art of Seduction | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Dreamland: Area 51 | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | David Whitlock (uncredited) |
| The Making of the Last Seduction | 1994 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Spotlight Award | National Board of Review, USA | ||
| 1998 | Fun Radio Trophy | Deauville Film Festival | Very Bad Things (1998) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Lone Survivor (2013) |
| 2014 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Adapted Screenplay | Lone Survivor (2013) |
| 2013 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Director | Battleship (2012) |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Lone Survivor (2013) |
| 2011 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Friday Night Lights (2006) |
| 2011 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Drama Series | Friday Night Lights (2006) |
| 2009 | Golden Eagle | Golden Eagle Awards, Russia | Best Foreign Film | Hancock (2008) |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Friday Night Lights (2006) |
| 2007 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | New Series | Friday Night Lights (2006) |
| 2005 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | Friday Night Lights (2004) | |
| 1998 | Grand Special Prize | Deauville Film Festival | Very Bad Things (1998) | |
| 1998 | Golden Seashell | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Very Bad Things (1998) | |
| 1998 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1997 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1996 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
Known for movies
Lone Survivor (2013)
as Producer
Patriots Day (2016)
as Guy Opening MIT Door
Collateral (2004)
as Richard Weidner
Battleship (2012)
as Producer