Gary Edward Keillor net worth is
$5 Million
Gary Edward Keillor salary is
$176,000
Gary Edward Keillor Wiki Biography
Gary Edward Keillor was born on the 7th August 1942, in Anoka, Minnesota USA, of English and Scottish descent. He is a radio personality and host, who is probably best known for hosting his own radio show called “A Prairie Home Companion” on the Minnesota Public Radio station. He is also known as an author of several books, such as his best-selling book “Lake Wobegon Days”. His career has been active since 1969.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Garrison Keillor is, as of mid- 2016? It is estimated by sources that the total size of Garrison’s net worth is over $5 million, which has been accumulated through his successful involvement in the entertainment industry, not only as a radio personality, but also as an author. Other than that, Garrison has also been the owner of a bookstore since 2006, which has also increased his net worth.
Garrison Keillor Net Worth $5 Million
Garrison Keillor was born to Grace Ruth and John Philip Keillor, who worked as a carpenter and also a postal worker. He attended Anoka High School, and after matriculation in 1960, Garrison enrolled at the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated with a BA degree in English in 1966. While attending the college, he also worked for its radio station.
After graduation, he found a job as a writer for The New Yorker, but five years later, he returned to his first love, radio, and started the show called “A Prairie Home Companion”, which has been on air since then, with a short hiatus. Thanks to the immense popularity of the show, Garrison’s name became extremely popular, and his net worth began to grow; over the years, the show became the main source of his net worth.
Beside that, Garrison is also known for his books, and column writing. He has authored several books, including “Lake Wobegon Days” in 1985, “WLT: A Radio Romance” in 1991, “Love Me” (2003), “Liberty: A Novel of Lake Wobegon” in 2008, and “Guy Noir And The Straight Skinny” in 2012, among others, all of which have contributed to his net worth.
He has also recognized for his voice over work, as he has voiced Walt Whitman in the documentary film “Civil War” by Ken Burns, and has also provided his voice to Norse god Odin in the animated film “Hercules” (1998), all of which have increased his net worth.
He has also opened a bookstore, called Common Good Books, G. Keillor, Prop in 2006, and since then has operated it with success, increasing further the overall size of his net worth.
Thanks to his successful career, Garrison has received several prestigious awards, including the Peabody Award for his work on “A Prairie Home Companion”, and in 2007 he received the John Steinbeck Award for literature. Furthermore, he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1994, and having in 1988 received a Grammy Award for the recording of his book “Lake Wobegon Days”. Also, he has won two CableACE Awards, among many other recognitions and awards.
If to talk about his personal life, Garrison Keillor has been married to violist Jenny Lind Nilsson since 1995; the couple has one child together. Previously, he was married to Mary Guntzel (1965-1976), with whom he has a child, and later, he was in marriage with Ulla Skaerved from 1985 to 1990. In free time, he is politically active as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
| Full Name | Garrison Keillor |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | $176,000 |
| Date Of Birth | August 7, 1942 |
| Place Of Birth | Anoka, Minnesota, USA |
| Height | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Producer |
| Education | University of Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Jenny Lind Nilsson (m. 1995), Ulla Skaerved (m. 1985–1990), Mary Guntzel (m. 1965–1976) |
| Children | Jason Keillor, Maia Grace Keillor |
| Parents | John Philip Keillor, Grace Ruth Denham |
| Siblings | Steven Keillor, Linda Keillor Berg, Stanley Keillor, Judy Locke, John Philip Keillor Jr. |
| Twitter | https://twitter.com/g_keillor |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0445087/ |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Ambassador Book Award for Fiction, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Clearwater, FL, USA, Sarasota, FL, USA |
| Nominations | Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance, Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Clearwater, FL, USA, Sarasota, FL, USA |
| Movies | Jacksonville, FL, USA, Clearwater, FL, USA, Sarasota, FL, USA, Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure, Garrison Keillor: The Man On the Radio in the Red Shoes, A Prairie Home Companion, The Sandy Bottom Orchestra, Redux Riding Hood, Afraid So, A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor |
| TV Shows | The Civil War |
| # | Quote |
|---|
| 1 | Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it's a problem to be overcome. |
| 2 | [summarizing a proposed film project] It's got a funeral, it's got a big Fourth of July parade and, you know, two people taking each other's clothes off. Everything we look for in a movie. |
| 3 | I think the most un-American thing you can say is "You can't say that". |
| 4 | When you're in your 20s, your 30s, even, you have - at least, I had - vast ambitions, and you sit around mooning about these things, and you're depressed, because you haven't done them. And it takes you a long time to come to the realization that if you can't be John Updike, well, then, you can't. If you can't be Philip Roth, then don't. So you'll do this other thing instead. And maybe you'll be writing the very thing that John Updike and Philip Roth wish to hell they could. They're neither of them particularly funny; maybe that's what they've always wanted to do. |
| 5 | I love New York, and I'm drawn to a certain intensity of life, but I've just never felt like I want to escape from the Midwest. A writer lives a great deal in his own head, and so one intuitively finds places where your head is more clear. New York for me is one of those places. |
| 6 | I am in favor of corruption so long as it makes people truly happy. And so long as somebody writes a good confessional memoir like John Dean's "Blind Ambition." |
| 7 | I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver. |
| 8 | A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. |
| 9 | Sex is good, but not as good as fresh sweet corn. |
| 10 | I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it. |
| 11 | Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function. |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Recovering in a hospital after suffering a minor stroke on September 7, 2009. |
| 2 | Garrison Keillor was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor | 2016 | Video | |
| Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | 2013 | Video | Farmer O'Dell / Narrator (voice) |
| The Darkest Evening of the Year | 2011 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Minus Touch | 2011 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| Afraid So | 2006 | Short voice | |
| A Prairie Home Companion | 2006 | | GK |
| Hercules | 1998 | TV Series | Odin |
| Redux Riding Hood | 1997 | Short | The Narrator (voice) |
| American Experience | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| The Dakota Conflict | 1993 | TV Movie | Co-Narrator |
| The Civil War | 1990 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Walt Whitman / Various |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor | 2016 | Video | |
| A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again! | 2010 | TV Movie written by | |
| A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! | 2010 | TV Movie written by | |
| American Masters | 2008 | TV Series documentary based on monologues by - 1 episode | |
| A Prairie Home Companion | 2006 | radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" - uncredited / screenplay / story | |
| The Sandy Bottom Orchestra | 2000 | TV Movie novel | |
| A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor | 1987 | TV Series writer | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again! | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Great Performances | 2006 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion | 2006 | lyrics: "Guy Noir", "Go Tell Aunt Gladys", "Piscacadawadaquoddymoggin", "Jens Jensen's Herring Commercial", "Slow Days Of Summer", "My Minnesota Home", "Beboparebop Rhubarb Pie", "Whoop-I-Ti-Yi-Yo", "Baby, Baby, Be My Man", "Coffee Jingle", "The New Munich Beer Commercial", "The Day Is Short", "The Prince Of Pizza Commercial", "Goodbye To My Mama", "Bad Jokes", "Frankie & Johnny" / music: "I Used To Work In Chicago", "Slow Days Of Summer", "Coffee Jingle", "The Day Is Short", "Goodbye To My Mama | |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion | 2006 | additional lyrics: "Tishomingo Blues", "Happy Baked Beans", "Powdermilk Biscuit Theme" | |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Sandy Bottom Orchestra | 2000 | TV Movie consultant | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Big One | 1997 | Documentary grateful acknowledgment | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Jug Band Hokum | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Sharon Isbin: Troubadour | 2014 | Documentary | Himself - speaker |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1997-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Let There Be Light | 2012 | Documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance | 2011 | Documentary voice | |
| Overheard | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again! | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| American Masters | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Humorist / Singer |
| The Colbert Report | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The States | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself (Minnesota) |
| Great Performances | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| HBO First Look | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A Prairie Home Companion: Exclusive Sneak Peek | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Al Franken Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Prairie Home Companion 30th Broadcast Season Celebration | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Danish Solution: The Rescue of the Jews in Denmark | 2003 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| ArtStreet | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Main Stream | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Haunted History of Halloween | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Big One | 1997 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Baseball | 1994 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Various / Himself |
| The Roots of Country: Nashville Celebrates the Ryman | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Austin City Limits | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio | 1991 | Documentary | Himself - Writer |
| The Congress | 1988 | TV Movie documentary voice | |
| A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor | 1987 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 1989 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Entertainment Host | A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance (1988) |
| 1988 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Music Host | A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (1987) |
| 1988 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "Lake Wobegon Day's" |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2007 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
| 2007 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
| 2007 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Music, Adapted Song | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
| 2006 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
| 2006 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
| 2006 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "The Adventures of Guy Noir" |
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
| 2004 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Comedy Album | For the Album "A Life in Comedy" |
| 2002 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "Lake Wobegan Summer 1956" |
| 2000 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Comedy Album | For the Album "A Prairie Home Companion - 25th Anniversary Collection" |
| 1999 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "Wobegan Boy" |
| 1998 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Comedy Album | For the Album "Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theatre" |
| 1997 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" |
| 1996 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "Guy Noir: Radio Private Eye" |
| 1995 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album For Children | For the Album "Johnny Appleseed" |
| 1994 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Comedy Album | For the Album "Lake Wobegan" |
| 1993 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "What You Can Do To Avoid AIDS" |
| 1992 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Comedy Album | For the album "Local Man Moves to the City". |
| 1991 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Comedy Recording | For the Album "More News from Lake Wobegan" |
| 1989 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Variety Special or Series | A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance (1988) |
| 1989 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the Album "A Prairie Home Companion: The 2nd Annual Farewell Performance" |
Known for movies
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