Nate Parker’s Net Worth, Wife, Daughter, Family and Rape Case Scandal

Nate Parker, an American Actor, earned great remarks from the shows Beyond the lights, Arbitrage, The Birth of a Nation, The Great Debaters. Parker is also a director and producer. Also, Parker is an NCAA-All America wrestler 2002 for the University of Oklahoma. So, Nate Parker’s net worth is quite impressive.

Early Life and Education

Nate Parker was born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA on November 18, 1979, to mother Carolyn Whitfield. His father died of cancer when Parker was 11. Then, Carolyn remarried another man.

However, Nate could never maintain a good relationship with the step-father. Thus, he moved to Virginia Beach to reside on his uncle’s house.

His maternal Uncle Jay Combs was a formal wrestler who encouraged Parker to join the team at Princess Anne High School. He attended Churchland High School and contributed to the wrestling team following Great Bridge High School.

Later, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Management Science and Information Systems in 2002.

Career as Wrestler

Initially, Nate Parker High School All-American of the state champion Great Bridge wrestling team (1997-1998). In High School National Wrestling Championship,  Parker stood as the third state champion (135 lbs) wrestler. Eventually, he ranked as the national freshman and got a scholarship at Penn State University.

As per the increment in his professional line, Nate diversified his career. He joined the University of Oklahoma and renamed as a red-shirt junior wrestler with 141 lbs body weight there. Subsequently, in 2002, Parker positioned 5th at the National Collegiate Athletic Association wrestling championships.

Actor, Producer, and Director

As an actor, Nate has 24 significant credits in the entertainment industry. Some of Nate’s incredible performance include Cruel World (2005), Felon (2008), Blood Done Sign My Name (2010), Every Secret Thing (2014), and many more. The Birth of a Nation (2016) was his last project.

Till now, Nate has 12 credits in the production department. His major productions are Ghost Team One (2013), Free God: The Birth of a Nation (2017), and so on. As of March 2018, The Birth of a Nation: Behind the Scenes Documentary is his post-production.

Nate is also an excellent director. Though he has less contribution in the direction department, he is famous for J.A.W, AmeriCan, and The Birth of a Nation.

Controversies

Since August 19, 1999, Nate was in the rape scandal. Jane Doe was the first lady to raise her voice against Nate Parker and his wrestling teammate Jean Celestin for sexual harassment.

According to Vulture, she reported times and again but he proved innocent every time. However, Doe committed suicide on April 15, 2012. Her brother made a statement “Looking back to her past life, I think that might be the one point beside her suicide.”

Though Parker was abused  numerous times, on October 2, 2016, he refused to make an apology and stated

I was falsely accused. I went to court. I sat in a trial. I was vindicated and was proven innocent.

Besides that, he confessed, “he is feeling terrible as she is no more and her parents had to deal with that.” However, he never apologized and won’t apologize too.

Net Worth

As of 2018, Nate Parker’s net worth is estimated to be $3 million. Nate is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science in 2016. He has the last appearance in the show The Birth of a Nation. The show recorded $16,847,879 in the worldwide box office leading an increment in Nate Parker’s net worth.

Personal Life

Nate Parker married his college sweetheart Sarah DiSanto in 2007. Besides of several allegations and rumors, the couple is nourishing their love-life. Till date, the couple has four daughters (Justice Parker is one of them). Besides, Nate is a father one more daughter of unnamed women.

Nate Parker’s Personal Facts

Apart from an incredible acting personality, Nate is a calm and humble natured person. Parker has a height of 5 Feet 9 Inch (1.75 m) and body weight 135 lbs. His birth sign is Zodiac. He is an American native and possesses black ethnicity.

He is active on the social pages like Twitter, Instagram.

Introducing the incredible #TheBirthOfANation cast. The Birth of a Nation arrives December 9. pic.twitter.com/Zmrh2ApHV8

— Fox Searchlight UK (@SearchlightUK) November 22, 2016

Paker is also an active member of the Nate Paker Foundation. The foundation is focused on cinematic arts. Its mission is to empower voices of African descent to advance the social justice and sustainable growth.

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