Thomas P. Wiseau is a European-born American producer and actor. He is also best known for writing, directing, and starring in the 2003 movie The Room, which has gained cult status and has been labeled by many critics as one of the worst films ever made.
He is an enigma and bankrolled the film whopping $6 million budget. He claimed that “I came up with the money by selling leather jackets,” but many believe Wiseau built his fortune through less conventional resources.
Money Inc. recorded Wiseau’s current net worth at $500,000. This is an unexpectedly low number given the amount of money he put into The Room and many other projects over the years. The indication that he has lost money after becoming famous is one that’s continued to baffle fans. What actually happened?
Clashing Stories
Greg Sestero, who performed opposite Wiseau in The Room, claimed that Wiseau told different backstories regarding Tommy Wiseau’s money. Wiseau said, “I made prosperity flipping real estate in San Francisco,” Further, he awarded a large compensation after getting a car accident with a wealthy Hollywood producer.
However, Sestero has not found any proof to support either of Wiseau’s claims. Another buzz is that Wiseau is D.B. Cooper, the famous aircraft thief. He escaped with $200,000 amount in 1970. The dates and age
don’t line up.
But the story widespread on the internet that Wiseau explained it during a Reddit Q&A., he stated. “Uh . . . neowww, but what people surmise is wrong referencing. Not familiar with that. Looking right now, they are mistaken; let’s put it that way.”
The “official story” is that Wiseau managed a thriving import business in the 1990s. He told Entertainment Weekly in 2008. “I tell you a little bit, yet that’s it.”
In addition to that, He said, “We import jackets from Korea that we design here in America. If you work, you should save money. I didn’t get money from the sky – I was preparing, let’s put it this way.”
Smart investment
In 2017, James Franco created a film about Wiseau titled The Disaster Artist, and the actor’s inquiry led to more questions about Wiseau’s net worth. “There was a stupid billboard in L.A. for like five years that Wiseau must have given hundreds of thousands of dollars alone, and it is the scaring thing you’ve ever seen,” Franco stated People. “It looks like an ad for a cult.”
The Room may have flopped as a drama, though it succeeded in financial investment. The New York Times claimed that the cult movie had earned over $30 million, and Wiseau took all of the profits. Also, The Room has generated cash through Blu_ray, DVD, and merchandise sales.
Franco speculated that the enigmatic Wiseau is making more money than ever, thanks to his rigorous travel schedule., “The Room plays in almost every major city at least once a year. I think we worked it out that Wiseau must make half a million or a million dollars a year, or something like that. The advertising paid off.” He told people where did Tommy Wiseau get his money.
