Have you ever wondered how much the net worth of Dan Cortese is? If you want to get that information, you should read this whole article. Here we are going to share the net worth of Dan Cortese and other information related to him.
Dan Cortese’s Net Worth
According to the research, Dan Cortese has a net worth of $2.5 million. He is an American actor, director and spokesperson. As Perry Rollins, Dan Cortese is popular role in the NBC sitcom Veronica’s Closet, and for his work on MTV Sports in the year of 1990. Need to know that Dan Cortese was born in Sewickley (Pennsylvania) on September 14, 1967. In fact, he is of Sicilian descent. Aside from that, he has a Brand Ambassador in Broadcasting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dan Cortese was a walk-on member as a backup quarterback for the UNC football team.
We get information that Dan Cortese began as a production intern for MTV in Los Angeles. He really came up with the idea for MTV Sports. Dan Cortese pitched the concept to MTV execs who liked it. However, thought Dan Cortese was too ethnic to be on camera. Finally, MTV held a series of auditions where potential hosts could go into bars and interview patrons. As a courtesy, then they allowed Dan Cortese to audition. Dan Cortese thought that he had no opportunity of landing the show so that his audition came across as totally off-the-cuff, funny and natural. Once MTV execs back in New York saw his tape, they knew that he was the best choice. Dan Cortese became a host six seasons of MTV Sports between 1992-1997. Also, he became host the networks periodic “MTV Rock N’ Jock” games that were very famous at their peak.
MTV Salary
Before Dan Cortese became the host of MTV Sports, he was obtaining $300 a week as a Production Assistant. For the first season of MTV Sports, he earned a total of $400 per episode. For your information, there were 20 episodes so that he obtained $8,000 for the season. For the second season of MTV Sports, Dan Cortese asked for a raise as he could not pay his rent. Dan Cortese was rejected, however he was told that the show’s budget accounted for one Production Assistant that had never been hired. Therefore, from the second season of MTV Sports, Dan Cortese earned an extra $300 per production week to serve as the show’s West Coast PA.
Dan Cortese began receiving acting and commercial roles outside of MTV after the show got a big success. For your information, one of his biggest paydays in the year of 1990 was when he became Burger King’s official spokesman for their campaign: Your way, right away. Later, Dan Cortese appeared in 90 commercials for the company.
In the year of 1994, Dan Cortese played the memorable role of Tony on what became a classic episode of Seinfeld. That episode spawned a number of catch phrases and terms including MIMBO and Step Off! In the year of 1995, Cortese played a role of Jess Hanson on an episode of Melrose Place. Later, from 1997 to 2000 Dan Cortese had a recurring role on Veronica’s Closet. He was the host of reality sports TV show My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad that was canceled by NBC after only one season. Also, Dan Cortese appeared as the partner of Lisa Leslie on season one of an all-around sports competition named Superstars. Dan Cortese played the role of a popular Italian soccer player alongside Emily Osment in the 2008 film Soccer Mom.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Taco Bell Entertainer or Cryolab Technician |
| 1996 | The Lottery | Jason Smith |
| 2000 | After Sex | John |
| 2005 | Locusts: The 8th Plague | Colt Denton |
| 2007 | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | Michael |
| 2008 | Soccer Mom | Lorenzo Vincenzo |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Route 66 (reboot) | Arthur Clark | full season (four episodes) |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Tony | Episode: “The Stall” |
| 1994 | Traps | Detective Chris Trapchek | full season (six episodes) |
| 1995 | Melrose Place | Jess Hanson | |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City | Scott | |
| 1997 | The Single Guy | Dan Montgomery | |
| 1997 | Volcano: Fire on the Mountain | Peter Slater | |
| 2000 | Baby Blues | Ray | |
| 2000 | That’s Life | Professor Jeff Cahill | |
| 1997–2000 | Veronica’s Closet | Perry Rollins or Laird Perry Rollins | |
| 2001 | The Triangle | Tommy Devane | |
| 2001 | Inside Schwartz | Chuck | |
| 2002 | House Blend | Dave Reed | Unsold television pilot |
| 2002 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Ben / Peter | |
| 2003–2004 | Rock Me Baby (TV series) | Jimmy Cox | |
| 2004 | 8 Simple Rules | Coach Scott | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Sal Coleman | |
| 2005 | Joey | Chuck | (TV series, one episode: “Joey and the Stuntman”) |
| 2003, 2005–2006 | What I Like About You | Vic Meladeo (Season 1 guest, Season 4 Main) | |
| 2009 | Surviving Suburbia | Onno | |
| 2010 | Castle | Howard Weisberg | |
| 2011 | Man Up! | Dennis Mayder | |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Jimmy Armstrong | (TV series, one episode: “God and Football”) |
| 2013–2014 | Guinness World Records Gone Wild | Host | |
| 2016 | The Tomorrow Show | Himself | |
| 2019 | Beach Bake Battle | Host |
Personal Life, Education and Real Estate
From Quaker Valley High School, Dan Cortese graduated, where he played basketball and football. Prior to becoming an actor, Dan Cortese played college football at the University of North Carolina as a backup quarterback. In 1986, the Tar Heels went to the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii. In 1990, Dan Cortese graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting.
Dan Cortese was married to Dee Dee Hemby (Real estate agent) from 1994 to 2012. The couple had two children together. In the year of 1996, they spent $265,000 on a vacant lot in Malibu (California). They proceeded to build a big ornate 5-bedroom mansion on the property. In the year of 2011, the couple listed the house for sale for $3.25 million. A year later, they discovered a buyer for $2.6m. It really sold again not long after for $3.5 million.
