American actor Jonathan Ray Banks, who started his professional journey in 1974, is a married man. The actor is widely known for appearing in the movies like Airplane!, 48 Hrs., and Beverly Hills Cop, among others. He is also famous for appearing in television series like Breaking bad, Better Call Saul, and Wiseguy.
Banks has won the hearts of many via his acting skills. But, who has won his heart? Who is his partner? Everything below:
Who Is Jonathan Banks Married Too?
Talking about The Cheap Detective’s star’s relationship history, the actor has been married twice. He is currently leading a healthy marital life with his second wife, Gennera Banks.
Gennera and Jonathan got married in December 1990 after dating for a while. They now enjoy over three decades-long marital life.
The couple shares two children, fraternal twins. The actor also has a stepdaughter from his wife’s previous relationship. He is the father of three children: Claudio Jon Henry Banks, Joanna Rae Banks Morgan, and Rebecca Elena Banks.
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Who Is Gennera Banks?
As mentioned earlier, Gennera Banks is the second and current wife of the legendary actor, Jonathan Banks. She was born somewhere around 1970 to her parents in the United States of America.
As she only became famous after marrying Parks and Recreation actor, Jonathan, so not much about her early life, family details, education, and career are known to the public.
Who Wes Banks Married to In The Past?
Breaking Bad’ star was first married to Marnie Fausch Banks. As per sources, the ex-couple got married on 9th September 1968. The couple also shares a child together.
Sadly, Banks’ first marital life only lasted for two years. They separated after two years of wedding and eventually got divorced in 1970.
Children - Meet The Actor's Daughter, Rebecca Elena Banks
Banks’ daughter Rebecca Elena Banks is a director and writer. She was born in Santa Monica, California, in July 1994.
Rebecca started her professional journey at SAIC: The School of Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied film and New Media design. She moved to Chicago to attend the Indiana University of Bloomington. She made her professional debut working in the award-winning AMC series Better Call Saul.
As of now, Banks is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Production Design and Arts Management for Professional Arts Organizations.
Short Biography Of Jonathan
Jonathan Ray Banks was born on 31st January 1947 and is currently 75 years old. He was born in Washington, D.C., the United States of America and grew up in Chillum Heights, Maryland.
Banks was raised by his singer mother, Elena Adams Banks, who was born on 13th October 1917 and died on 16th September 2012. His mother had worked as a secretary in numerous federal government offices, including the CIA.
Banks studied at Northwood High School and later attended Indiana University Bloomington. He dropped out of the university to work as a stage manager for a touring company, Hair.
Professional Career & Net Worth Details Of Jonathan
Banks began his professional career in 1974. However, he grabbed attention in 1976 for portraying the role of Woodward in the television movie, The Macahans. The same year, he worked in the television series Barnaby Jones.
Banks has worked in television movies like Murder Me, Murder Me, She’s Dressed to Kill, Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn, Dollar for the Dead, Blind Side, Melanie Darrow, Nadia, The Fifth Missile, Assassin, Desperate Voyage, and so on.
Similarly, he has worked in many television series like Family, Carter Country, Lou Grant, Sanford, Report to Murphy, T.J. Hooker, Hill Street Blues, The Comey Rule, F Is for Family, Dr. Ken, MythBusters, The Expanse, Vegas, Ringer, Parks and Recreation, Robot Chicken, Gravity Falls, Skylanders Academy, The Casagrandes, Mike Tyson Mysteries, Axe Cop, Body of Proof, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, Cold Case, Lie to Me, Castle, Two and a Half Men, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Day Break, Dexter, ER, Shark, Fired Up, Alias, Strong Medicine, Designing Women, Wiseguy, Hunter, Tales from the Crypt, Best of the West, and many others.
Similarly, Banks made his movie debut in 1977, appearing in The Night They Took Miss Beautiful. To date, he has appeared in numerous films like Airplane!, Gangster Wars, Coming home, Who’ll Stop the Rain, The Cheap Detective, 48 Hrs., El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, The Commuter, Term Life, Horrible Bosses 2, Incredibles 2, Proximity, Reign Over Me, Authors Anonymous, Bullet, Watercolor Postcards, Dark Blue, Puff, Puff, Pass, Freejack, There Foes the Neighborhood, Boiling Point, Honeymoon Academy, Pin, Beverly Hills Cop, Gremlins, and others.
As of now, Jonathan Banks’s net worth is reported to be around $5 million, and his annual income is about $250 thousand. As an actor, he might be earning over $50 thousand per episode. Back once, Banks worked as a stage manager. The average salary of a stage manager is $50 500, so he might have received in the same range. So, being a multi-talented personality, Banks must have earned a good sum.
His income is expected to increase in the future as Banks is working on his new projects. His upcoming movie is The Damaged where Banks will play the role of Joe.
According to Virtual Globe Trotting, he currently resides in Malibu, California. As per Malibu Luxury Realty, the median home value in Malibu is around $2,659,100.
Talking about Banks’s personal life, he once lost his house in the 2018 Woolsey Fire.