Tyrin Turner Net Worth

Posted by Carisa Kissane on Monday, May 20, 2024

Tyrin Turner net worth is
$100,000

Tyrin Turner Wiki Biography

Tyrin Turner was born on the 17th July 1971, in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is an actor best known for starring in numerous dramas of which the most famous is still probably his role as Kaydee “Caine” Lawson, the main protagonist of 1993 drama thriller directed by the Hughes brothers – “Menace II Society”.

Have you ever wondered how much wealth this drama actor has accumulated so far? How rich Tyrin Turner is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Tyrin Turner’s wealth, as of mid-2016, is $100,000. It has been acquired throughout his acting career that has been active since 1989.

Tyrin Turner Net Worth $100,000

Tyrin Turner’s professional acting career has began in 1989, when he appeared in Janet Jackson’s music video “Rhythm Nation 1814”, for an eponymous song. His next engagement came soon after, in 1990, when he appeared in “Michael Jordan’s Playground”, a video story with a fantasy plot featuring 1980s highlights of Michael Jordan. The storyline follows young kid Walt Preston who, after being cut from his team, is given some basketball lessons by Jordan himself, on the magical playground – Michael Jordan’s Playground. Any ideas who that kid might be? Yes, you are right, it was Tyrin Turner! These engagements provided the basis for Tyrin Turner’s net worth.

In 1992, Tyrin appeared in “Deep Cover”, a neo-noir crime thriller with Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum starring in the main roles. The movie earned positive reviews and earned an impressive sum of more than $16.5 million at the box office. This role has certainly helped a lot in raising Tyrin Turner’s popularity as well as his total wealth.

Tyrin Turner’s talent and dedication were recognized, and in 1993 he secured the main role in “Menace II Society”, a crime drama thriller written by the Hughes brothers, in which he starred alongside Larenz Tate, Jada Pinkett Smith and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie was a huge success, and earned almost $28 million at the box office. This achievement contributed significantly to Tyrin Turner’s wealth for sure.

In the upcoming years, Tyrin Turner has managed to keep up a continuous string of movie projects and television appearances, which has included roles in TV series “Fallen Angels”, “Chicago Hope” and “New York Undercover”, as well as starring in various movies such as “Panther” (1995), “The Method” (1996), “Little Boy Blue” (1997), “Belly” (1998), “Flossin” (2001) and “Ghetto Stories” (2008). All these involvements have certainly helped Tyrin Turner to increase his overall net worth.

During the 1990s, Tyrin Turner made some efforts towards the music industry too. Although he signed a recording contract with Rap-a-Lot Records to release his debut album as Caine, it never happened. However, he still tried his luck in music, though only as a featured guest on Geto Boys’ “Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly” album, as well as Scarface’s album “My Homies”.

Some of the more recent works of Tyrin Turner includes the short, romance sci-fi movie directed by Jamie Foxx in 2013 called “…And She Was My Eve”, Deon Taylor’s 2014 drama “Supremacy”, as well as another Deon Taylor project, the 2016 horror comedy – “Meet the Blacks”. Although the latter got quite bad reviews, it still added a sum to Tyrin Turners’ wealth.

When it comes to his personal life, Tyrin Turner is married to Amina Garner, with whom he has two children.


Full NameTyrin Turner
Net Worth$100,000
Date Of BirthJuly 13, 1971
Place Of BirthSouth Los Angeles, California, United States
ProfessionActor, Screenwriter
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseAmina Garner
ChildrenShamya Turner, Raheem Turner
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tyrinturner?lang=en
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tyrinturner
IMDBwww.imdb.com/name/nm0877928
Albums“Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly”, “My Homies”
NominationsIndependent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Movies"Menace II Society" (1993), "Panther" (1995), "The Method" (1996), "Little Boy Blue" (1997), "Belly" (1998), "Flossin" (2001), "Ghetto Stories" (2008), "Supremacy" (2014), "Meet the Blacks" (2016)
TV Shows“Rhythm Nation 1814” (1989), "Fallen Angels", "Chicago Hope", "New York Undercover"
#Fact
1Was scheduled for an album release on the Houston, Texas based "Rap A Lot Records" under the alias "Caine" taken from his character in "Menace 2 Society". The album was never released.
2Appeared in an episode of In Living Color (1990)

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
All-Star WeekendfilmingJuggs
Free Agentsannounced
Meet the Blacks2016Rico
The Ghetto20153D
Supremacy2014/IReggie
...And She Was My Eve2013Video shortVic
When a Woman's Fed Up2013Ray
Highway2012City Cop #2
Ghetto Stories2010Slimm
A Day in the Life2009/IIDetective Lou
Nite Tales: The Movie2008
Crime Partners2003Billy
How High2001Shirley Locks (uncredited)
Flossin2001J.D.
Belly1998Big
Little Boy Blue1997Nate Carr
New York Undercover1997TV SeriesClyde
Soldier Boyz1997Video GameButts
Chicago Hope1995-1997TV SeriesRicky Jackson
The Method1996Damian
Fallen Angels1995TV SeriesBartender
Soldier Boyz1995Butts
Panther1995/ICy
CBS Schoolbreak Special1995TV SeriesReggie
Menace II Society1993Caine
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper1993TV SeriesLewis
Judgement1992Titus
Deep Cover1992Dealer
Jake and the Fatman1992TV SeriesKid
Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation1990VideoThe Kid (segment "Rhythm Nation")
Rhythm Nation 18141990ShortKickdrum - Boy in Phone Booth

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
In the Flow with Affion Crockett2011TV Series
My Parents, My Sister & Me2010TV Series written by - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
RapFix Live2013TV SeriesHimself
Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops2006DocumentaryHimself
Ultimate Jordan2001Video documentaryHimself
Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/19961996Video documentaryThe Kid (segment "Rhythm Nation")
Playground1990Video documentary shortWalt Preston

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1994Independent Spirit AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsBest Male LeadMenace II Society (1993)

Known for movies


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