Shelley Long Net Worth

How Rich is Shelley Long

What is Shelley Long’s net worth?

The actor has amassed a net worth of $5 million.

Shelley Long – Quick Facts
Net Worth: $5 million
Date of birth: August 23, 1949 (75 years old)
Gender: Female
Height: 168
Profession: Actor
Nationality: American

Biography – A Short Wiki

Shelley Long is an American actress who has a net worth of $5 million. Shelley Long is best known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Diane Chambers on the long-running NBC sitcom “Cheers.” Later on, she reprised her role in three episodes of the spinoff series “Frasier,” and played the recurring role of DeDe Pritchett on the ABC sitcom “Modern Family.” On the big screen, Long has appeared in films such as “Night Shift,” “The Money Pit,” “The Brady Bunch Movie,” and “Dr. T & the Women.”

Career

Shelley Long was born on August 23, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of school teachers Ivadine and Leland. As a teen, she went to South Side High School, where she was active on the speech team. In 1967, she won the National Forensic League’s National Championship in Original Oratory. Following her graduation, Long went to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois to study drama. However, she eventually dropped out to pursue a career in modeling and acting.

Personal Life

In the 70s, Long married her first husband, Ken Solomon; they divorced after a few years. She subsequently met securities broker Bruce Tyson, whom she wed in 1981. The pair had a daughter named Juliana, and later divorced in 2004.

Quotes

“I’m not perfect, but I’d like to be perfect. I’m working on it.”

— Shelley Long

“If it’s not some daring, dangerous affair, it’s just not interesting, or so it seems. So, here you have two people – a famous American iconic couple – who actually like each other sexually, in marriage. Imagine.”

— Shelley Long

“I’m a real ‘go, go’ person… I’d make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It’s important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what’s inside.”

— Shelley Long

“There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That’s what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that’s a big part of what does make it work.”

— Shelley Long

“I don’t get bothered about statistics. If somebody had pointed out to me the odds of my being a working actress getting paid for what she does, I probably would have quit early in the game.”

— Shelley Long