Jacob Vargas net worth is
$3 Million
Jacob Vargas Wiki Biography
Jacob Vargas was born on the 18th August 1971, in Michoacán, Mexico, and is an actor best known to the world for his roles in such films as “Selena” (1997) as Abie Quintanilla, “Traffic” (2000) as Manolo Sanchez, and in the TV series “Sons of Anarchy” (2013-2014) as Allesandro Montez, among other differing roles.
Have you ever wondered how rich Jacob Vargas is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Vargas’ net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry which began in the late ‘80s, during which he has appeared in more than 100 film and TV titles.
Jacob Vargas Net Worth $3 Million
Although born in Michoacán, Mexico, Jacob spent his childhood in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, where he went to San Fernando High School. While in high school he started doing break-dancing, and was spotted by a talent manager who auditioned him for a part in the TV series “Diff’rent Strokes” in 1978, and was cast as a break dancer.
After finishing education he continued to pursue a career in the entertainment world, securing a brief role in the TV series “Hunter” in 1986. The same year he featured in several films, including the “Last Resort” as Carlos, and by the end of the decade Jacob had roles in such productions as “Ernest Goes to Camp” (1987), “The Principal” (1987), “Little Nikita” (1988), starring River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier, and “Crack House” in 1989, increasing his net worth.
Then next decade was quite successful for Jacob, he started with the role in “American Me” in 1992, and continued with the film “Mi Vida Loca” (1993), portraying Ernesto, for which he received ALMA Award in category Emerging artist of the year. Two years later he appeared in Gregory Nava’s Oscar Award-nominated “My Family”, and then had one of the lead roles in the biographical film about late music star Selena, in the film “Selena” (1997), playing her brother Abie Quintanilla. Before the end of the ‘90s, Jacob also featured in “Santa Fe” (1997), “The Hi-Lo County” (1998) with Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson and Patricia Arquette.
He transferred the momentum from the late ‘90s into the new millennium, and in 2000 appeared in the comedy “Next Friday”, and in Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar Award-winning thriller “Traffic” starring Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro and Catherine Zeta-Jones, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award and another ALMA Award for his work in the film.
In 2002 he was selected for the role of Ernesto Tiant in the TV series “Greetings from Tuscon” (2002-2003), and in 2004 portrayed Sammi in the adventure “Flight of the Phoenix”, and the following year appeared in the war drama “Jarhead” (2005) starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx and Lucas Black. Three years later he had the lead role in the film “Sleep Dealer”, and in 2010 appeared in the horror “Devil”, with Bokeem Woodbine and Chris Messina.
His next notable role came in 2013, when he was selected to portray Allesandro Montez in the TV series “Sons of Anarchy” (2013-2014), and the next year he played Richard Chaves in the biographical drama “Cesar Chaves”, about the civil-rights activist of the same name. In recent years he continued with television roles, and has portrayed characters in such productions as “Hand of God” (2015), “Colony” (2016), and “Luke Cage” (2016). Also, Jacob has several projects that are in the process of making, including the films “The Road Home” and “Beyond Skyline”, both which are scheduled for release late in 2017.
Regarding his personal life, Jacob is married to Sylvia Arzate; the couple has two children together.
| Full Name | Jacob Vargas |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 18, 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Michoacán, Mexico |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Spouse | Sylvia Arzate |
| Children | Ava Victoria Vargas, Rose Vargas |
| https://twitter.com/thejacobvargas | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0889846/ |
| Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, ALMA Award for Emerging Artist of the Year |
| Nominations | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in Made for Television Movie or Mini-Series |
| Movies | The Hills Have Eyes 2, Next Friday, The 33, Death Race, Devil, Jarhead, Flight of the Phoenix, Selena, Heaven Is for Real, Mi Vida Loca, Traffic, Sleep Dealer, Get Shorty, The Wendell Baker Story, Gas Food Lodging, Road Dogz, Dr. Dolittle 2, Ernest Goes to Camp, Crimson Tide, Come and Take it Day, A... |
| TV Shows | Max Steel, Greetings from Tucson, Malibu Shores, The Odds |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | While working on "Flight of the Phoenix", Jacob Vargas operated the camera to shoot Hugh Laurie's audition tape for "House". |
| 2 | Born in Mexico, but moved to California at age 1. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Skyline | 2017 | completed | Garcia |
| Mosaic | 2017 | TV Movie post-production | |
| The Road Home | 2017 | pre-production | Amigo |
| Crushed | 2016 | TV Movie completed | Jose Alturo |
| King of LA | 2016 | TV Short completed | Ignacio |
| In Between the Gutter and the Stars | 2014 | Short completed | Daniel |
| Tarantula | 2017 | TV Series | Paja |
| Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | 2016 | Animation Voice (voice) | |
| Luke Cage | 2016 | TV Series | Domingo Colon |
| Crossing Point | 2016 | Jesus | |
| The Tell-Tale Heart | 2016 | Adams | |
| Colony | 2016 | TV Series | Carlos |
| Hand of God | 2015 | TV Series | Julio Farkas |
| The 33 | 2015 | Edison Peña | |
| Complications | 2015 | TV Series | Ramon |
| Sons of Anarchy | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Allesandro Montez Montez |
| Heaven Is for Real | 2014 | Michael | |
| Blue | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Roy |
| Red Sky | 2014/I | Jorge 'P-Dawg' Vasquez | |
| Cesar Chavez | 2014 | Richard Chavez | |
| Water & Power | 2013 | Asuncion Garcia | |
| Go for Sisters | 2013 | Navajas | |
| The Mentalist | 2013 | TV Series | Chief Rick Anaya |
| Kroll Show | 2013 | TV Series | |
| Christine | 2012 | TV Series | Roy |
| El cocodrilo | 2012 | Short | Eduardo |
| Gotten | 2012 | Video short | Pimp |
| Filmmaker Intervention | 2012 | Short | |
| Machine Gun Justice | 2011 | Short | J. J. Magnum |
| Reunion | 2011/VI | Short | Male Lead |
| CSI: Miami | 2011 | TV Series | Felix Medina |
| Medium | 2011 | TV Series | Eduardo Garcia |
| Psych | 2010 | TV Series | Juan Lava |
| The Good Guys | 2010 | TV Series | Tico |
| Devil | 2010 | Ramirez | |
| Burn Notice | 2010 | TV Series | Omar Hernandez |
| The Odds | 2010 | TV Movie | Sergio Vargas |
| Cold Case | 2009 | TV Series | Angelo Rivera '09 |
| Tom Cool | 2009 | ||
| Death Race | 2008 | Gunner | |
| Moonlight | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Guillermo |
| Sleep Dealer | 2008 | Rudy Ramirez | |
| Love Lies Bleeding | 2008 | Video | Det. Billy Jones |
| Finnegan | 2008 | TV Movie | Smash |
| The Death and Life of Bobby Z | 2007 | Jorge Escobar | |
| Are We Done Yet? | 2007 | Mike the Plumber | |
| The Hills Have Eyes II | 2007 | Crank | |
| Bobby | 2006 | Miguel | |
| The Virgin of Juarez | 2006 | Detective Lauro | |
| Numb3rs | 2006 | TV Series | Victor Borrego |
| TV: The Movie | 2006 | Tijuana Cop #2 / Announcer / Charlotte | |
| Jarhead | 2005 | Juan Cortez | |
| The Wendell Baker Story | 2005 | Reyes Morales | |
| Flight of the Phoenix | 2004 | Sammi | |
| CSI: NY | 2004 | TV Series | Luis Torres |
| Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother | 2004 | Short | Vincent Enano |
| E.D.N.Y. | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| Greetings from Tucson | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Ernesto Tiant Ernesto |
| Kingpin | 2003 | TV Mini-Series | Ernesto 'El Huevudo' Romo |
| RFK | 2002 | TV Movie | Cesar Chavez |
| The Proud Family | 2002 | TV Series | Big Alto |
| Watching Ellie | 2002 | TV Series | Miguel |
| The Brothers Garcia | 2002 | TV Series | Chuey |
| Dragonfly | 2002 | Victor | |
| Turnaround | 2002 | Gonzalez | |
| She-Bat | 2001 | Short | Zer |
| Max Steel | 2001 | TV Series | Dr. Roberto Martinez Berto Martinez |
| Six Feet Under | 2001 | TV Series | Manuel 'Paco' Bolin |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 | 2001 | Pepito (voice) | |
| Come and Take It Day | 2001 | Miguel | |
| Off Limits | 2001 | TV Series | Cast |
| Road Dogz | 2000 | Danny Pacheco | |
| Traffic | 2000 | Manolo Sanchez | |
| Wall to Wall Records | 2000 | TV Movie | |
| Next Friday | 2000 | Joker | |
| USMA West Point | 1998 | TV Movie | |
| The Hi-Lo Country | 1998 | Delfino Mondragon | |
| Clueless | 1997 | TV Series | Ricardo |
| Santa Fe | 1997 | Jesus | |
| Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | 1997 | Ramon | |
| Selena | 1997 | Abie Quintanilla | |
| The Pretender | 1996 | TV Series | Javi Padillo |
| Malibu Shores | 1996 | TV Series | Benny |
| ER | 1995 | TV Series | Diablo |
| JAG | 1995 | TV Series | Corporal Cortez |
| Get Shorty | 1995 | Yayo Portillo | |
| Hotel Oasis | 1995 | Short | Young Book Salesman |
| Crimson Tide | 1995 | Sonarman #2 | |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | TV Series | Prince Luis |
| My Family | 1995 | Young Jose | |
| Huck and the King of Hearts | 1994 | Pedro | |
| Fatal Instinct | 1993 | Flower Delivery Man | |
| Silent Rain | 1993 | Short | Dave Alvers |
| Airborne | 1993 | Snake | |
| Mi vida loca | 1993 | Ernesto | |
| Full House | 1992 | TV Series | Enrique |
| Judgement | 1992 | Hispanic Boy | |
| Steel Justice | 1992 | TV Movie | Arturo Gomez |
| American Me | 1992 | Paulito - age 15 | |
| Gas, Food Lodging | 1992 | Javier | |
| Seeds of Tragedy | 1991 | TV Movie | Cholo #2 |
| Never Forget | 1991 | TV Movie | Student |
| The New Adam-12 | 1991 | TV Series | Collins |
| The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | 1990 | TV Movie | Miguel |
| Crack House | 1989 | Danny | |
| Hard Time on Planet Earth | 1989 | TV Series | Billy |
| Little Nikita | 1988 | Miguel | |
| The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987 | TV Series | Taco Place Manager |
| The Principal | 1987 | Arturo Diego | |
| Ernest Goes to Camp | 1987 | Butch 'Bubba' Vargas | |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1986 | TV Series | Student #2 |
| Last Resort | 1986 | Carlos | |
| Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story | 1986 | TV Movie | Enrique Mendoza |
| The Children of Times Square | 1986 | TV Movie | Alberto |
| Hunter | 1986 | TV Series | Emilio Morales |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossing Point | 2016 | co-producer | |
| TV: The Movie | 2006 | co-producer | |
| Road Dogz | 2000 | executive producer |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey of a Female Comic | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Behind the Scenes of Gotten | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jarhead Diaries | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Drop | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Phoenix Diaries | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 5th Annual Prism Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| 2001 ALMA Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| ¡Mi Gente! My People! | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Lives in Hazard | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Broad Humor Award | Broad Humor | Best Actor | In Between the Gutter and the Stars (2014) |
| 2006 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Ensemble of the Year | Bobby (2006) |
| 2001 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture | Traffic (2000) |
| 1995 | NCLR Bravo Award | NCLR Bravo Awards | Emerging Artist of the Year |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Bobby (2006) |
| 2007 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Bobby (2006) |
| 2002 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actor/Actress in a Made for Television Movie or Miniseries | Road Dogz (2000) |
| 1990 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special | Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989) |
| 1988 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
| 1988 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Principal (1987) |
| 1987 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series | Hunter (1984) |
Known for movies
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