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Megan Fox, American actress and model, has a net worth of $8 million. She rose to fame after her breakout role in the blockbuster action film “Transformers”.
Once touted as the next Angelina Jolie, Fox was everywhere for a hot minute, appearing in high-profile movies and on the cover of multiple magazines. However, her firing from the “Transformers” franchise and starring in the worst reviewed films of 2010 and 2011 caused her star to dim. Recently, she has made headlines for her relationship with rapper Machine Gun Kelly.
Early Life of Megan Fox
Megan Denise Fox was born on May 16, 1986, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Her parents divorced when she was three, and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Tony Tonachio. She attended Catholic school for 12 years, even though she was raised Pentecostal. Megan started taking dance and acting classes at the age of five and was part of the local youth swim team in Tennessee.
When she was 10, Megan’s family moved to St. Petersberg, Florida. She started modeling at the age of 13, after winning several awards at the American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina, in 1999. At 17, she moved to Los Angeles and finished high school through correspondence courses.
Megan Fox’s Early Career and Breakthrough in “Transformers”
Megan Fox got her first notable role in the direct-to-DVD movie “Holiday in the Sun” in 2001. She also appeared in small roles and guest-starred in TV shows such as “What I Like About You” and “Two and a Half Men”. In 2004, she made her big-screen debut in “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen”. Fox then appeared in seasons two and three of the television sitcom “Hope and Faith”.
In 2007, Fox’s big break came with her role in the blockbuster hit “Transformers” alongside Shia LaBeouf. The movie grossed $709.7 million worldwide. Fox returned for the 2009 “Transformers” sequel, which also broke records with $835.2 million in gross earnings. Fox also starred in the horror film “Jennifer’s Body” in 2009, written by Academy-Award winner Diablo Cody. Currently, Fox has several projects in pre and post-production.
Megan Fox’s Personal Life
Megan Fox met Brian Austin Green in 2004 on the set of “Hope & Faith.” They got engaged in 2006, broke off their engagement in 2009, got engaged again in 2010 and married the same year. Fox filed for divorce in 2015, but they got back together by 2016. In 2019, she filed to dismiss the divorce, but they broke up again in 2020. Fox has three sons and is currently dating Machine Gun Kelly.
In 2009, Fox was targeted by The Bling Ring, who broke into Green’s house to steal her possessions.
Fox’s physical beauty has earned her several domestic and international magazine covers including Maxim, FHM (United Kingdom), Cosmo Girl, and Jack (Italy). Despite being known as a sex symbol, Fox has refuted the perception of her as a “wild and crazy sexpot” and has stated that she is asocial and doesn’t trust or like men in general.
Famous for her brassy personality, Megan Fox continues to prove that she isn’t just another pretty face in Hollywood.
Real Estate Ventures of Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
In 2009, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green purchased a house in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles for $2.95 million. They sold the same house in 2014 for $3.75 million. In February of 2016, as part of their decoupling process, they started selling some of their real estate assets and sold two Los Angeles homes for $2.6 million and $1.299 million respectively.
Later that year, in May 2016, Megan and Brian bought a 2-acre property in Malibu for $3.3 million from Cynthia Pett-Dante, who is Brad Pitt’s manager and the wife of comedic actor Peter Dante. However, in 2018, Megan sued Cynthia for $5 million alleging that the seller failed to disclose a serious mold problem in the house.