An Insider Look At Jami Gertz Net Worth: How Is She Worth $3 Billion?

Jami Gertz’s net worth is a staggering $3 billion. She is an actress, celebrity spouse, entrepreneur, and philanthropist currently residing in Los Angeles but was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is also well known for being the wife of the renowned billionaire Tony Ressler since 1989. Tony co-founded Ares Management, which has over $136 billion worth of assets under management. The couple are avid sports fans and can often be spotted watching the franchises they partly own;  the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA and the Milwaukee Brewers. They will also possibly be part owners of the LA Dodgers.

Net Worth	$3 Billion
Occupation	Actress, film producer, sports team owner, and philanthropist
Age	58 years
Source of Wealth	Career as an Actress, film producer, sports team owner, and philanthropist

Just like many of the elite wealthy, Jami not only owns various assets but has a long storied career pursuing her true passion as an actress. She also understands the importance of giving back to the community through her charitable efforts. Below we will cover how she became so wealthy, her early life and career, and what we love most about Jami.

Birth name	Jami Gertz
Known as	Jami Gertz
Date of birth	October 28, 1965
Age	58 years
Birthplace	Chicago, Illinois
Famous As	Actress and celebrity spouse
Education	Maine East High School New York University
Height	5 ft 5 in.
Weight	139 lbs. (63 kg)
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Religion	Jewish
Father’s name	Walter Gertz
Mother’s name	Sharyn Gertz
Siblings	Michael and Scott
Spouse	Antony P. Ressler
Children	Oliver, Nicholas, and Theo

How is Jamie Gertz worth $3 Billion?

According to the authority of net worths, CelebrityNetWorth.Com, Jami Gertz’s net worth is currently $3 billion. Most of her income is driven by the companies Apollo and Ares, and the sports team Atlanta Hawks NBA. Also, she accumulates a great amount from her acting and film-producing career.

Her yearly income and salary from her career and various ventures is approximated at $250 million.

Her net worth growth (including Tony Ressler’s net worth) over the years was documented when they first reached the billion-dollar mark in 2015:

Year	Net worth
2015	$1 Billion
2017	$1.8 Billion
2020	$3 Billion
2023	$3.2 Billion

Jami Gertz and her husband, Tony Ressler

Jami Gertz married Tony Ressler in 1989. A year after marrying, her husband co-founded the private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and later, in 1997, he co-founded Ares Management. As of current, Apollo has $300 billion in assets under management and Ares has around $136 billion – of which Tony owns a 33% stake. 

Ressler was born in 1960 and is also from a Jewish family. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in Foreign Service and his MBA from Columbia Business School. It was at his first job out of school at Drexel Burnham Lambert where he made connections with the same people he would eventually co-found Apollo and Ares.

Jami Gertz Real Estate

Jami Gertz and her family own properties in Malibu and Beverly Hills. In Malibu, she has a beach house that is 4,016 sqft, with four bathrooms, and four bedrooms. She bought that house for $3.4 Million (1999), and now it is worth over $12 Million. Additionally, her Beverly Hills home is located in one of the most exclusive gated communities in Beverly Hills, where she enjoys a 360-degree view of LA.

Jami Gertz Philanthropy

Jami is a religious supporter of the Painted Turtle Camp, an organization that takes children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses on camping trips. The Giving Back Fund named Gertz and her husband the #1 donor to the charity of any celebrity in 2010. Jami serves as a board director for the Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest nonprofit funder of melanoma research.

Tony is a member of the board of directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Campbell Hall Episcopal School in Studio City, California.

Early life and career 

Jami Gertz was born on  October 28, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in a middle-class family and attended Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. She later went to college at NYU where she studied Drama.

She landed her first screen role at the age of 17 in “On the Right Track.” And afterward gained success after appearing in “Sixteen Candles,” “Solarbabies,” “Less Than Zero,” and “The Lost Boys.”

Jamie moved to France for a few years to work as a scent designer for Lanvin, and in 1997 she had a recurring role on the popular television series E.R. as Dr. Nina Pomerantz. With time she started attracting more attention to her work and soon got nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Ally McBeal. Later, she started appearing in renowned television series such as “The Neighbors” and “Modern Family.”

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1981	On the Right Track	Big Girl
1981	Endless Love	Patty
1984	Sixteen Candles	Robin
1984	Alphabet City	Sophia
1985	Mischief	Rosalie
1986	Quicksilver	Terri
1986	Crossroads	Frances
1986	Solarbabies	Terra
1987	The Lost Boys	Star
1987	Less than Zero	Blair
1989	Listen to Me	Monica Tomanski
1989	Renegades	Barbara
1989	Silence Like Glass	Eva Martin
1990	Don’t Tell Her It’s Me a.k.a., The Boyfriend School	Emily Pear
1990	Sibling Rivalry	Jeanine
1992	Jersey Girl	Toby
1994	This Can’t Be Love	Sarah
1996	Twister	Dr. Melissa Reeves
1999	Seven Girlfriends	Lisa
2001	Lip Service	Kat
2006	Keeping Up with the Steins	Joanne Fielder
2013	Dealin’ with Idiots	Rosie
2022	I Want You Back	Rita

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1983	Square Pegs	Muffy Tepperman	Regular role; 20 episodes
1983	Diff’rent Strokes	Lindsay	Episode: “My Fair Larry”
1983	For Members Only	Monica Mitchell	Television film
1984	Dreams	Martha Spino	Regular role; 12 episodes
1983–1984	The Facts of Life	Boots St. Claire	Recurring role; 4 episodes
1984	Family Ties	Jocelyn Clark	Episode: “Double Date”
1991–1992	Sibs	Lily Ruscio	Regular role; 22 episodes
1994	Seinfeld	Jane	Episode: “The Stall”
1994	This Can’t Be Love	Sarah	Television film
1994	Dream On	Jane Harnick	Episodes: “The Taking of Pablum – Part 1 & Part 2”
1994	Related by Birth	Lily	Television short
1995	Dream On	Martin’s Lover	Episode: “Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai”
1995	Hudson Street	Allison	Episode: “Bells & Whistles”
1997	ER	Dr. Nina Pomerantz	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2001	True Love		Television film
2000–2002	Ally McBeal	Kimmy Bishop	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2002	Gilda Radner: It’s Always Something	Gilda Radner	Television film
2003	Undercover Christmas	Brandi O’Neill	Television film
2005	Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story	Marilyn Gambrell	Television film
2002–2006	Still Standing	Judy Miller	Regular role; 88 episodes
2006	Shark	Sara Metcalfe	Episode: “Sins of the Mother”
2007	Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story	Suzanne Shemwell	Television film
2009–2010	Entourage	Marlo Klein	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2011	Modern Family	Laura	Episode: “Slow Down Your Neighbors”
2012–2014	The Neighbors	Debbie Weaver	Regular role; 44 episodes
2016	This Is Us	Marin Rosenthal	Episode: “Career Days”
2017	Difficult People	David’s Wife	Episode: “Bernie and Blythe”

Awards (2 nominations)

Year	Award	Result
2001	Primetime Emmy Awards	Nominee, Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
2004	Young Artist Awards	Nominee, Most popular mom & pop in a television series

Final Words

Jami Gertz is one of the renowned female billionaires based in Los Angeles, California. She has been an actress for many decades and remains active since 1981. Although very successful on her own, she derives most of her wealth from being married to billionaire private equity co-founder, Tony Ressler. Despite her immense wealth, what we love most about Jamie is her devotion to philanthropic causes.

Who are some other wealthy philanthropic couples you ask? Read about Jackie Sandler and the causes she and her hubby Adam Sandler stand for.