Bart the Bear
Actor

Bart the Bear Net Worth

Bart the Bear was an iconic animal star in Hollywood, born in 1977 and trained by Doug Seus. He starred in many films alongside famous actors such as John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Steven Seagal, Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. Sadly, Bart passed away in 2000 due to cancer, but his legacy lives on through the Vital Ground Foundation, which was set up in his honor to preserve grizzlies and other wildlife. His namesake is Little Bart, and his sister is Honey Bump.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Stunts
Birth Day January 19, 1977
Birth Place  Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Age 43 YEARS OLD
Died On May 10, 2000(2000-05-10) (aged 23)\nHeber City, Utah, U.S.
Birth Sign Aquarius
Species Kodiak bear
Sex Male
Resting place Seus ranch, Heber City, Utah, U.S.
Nation from United States
Occupation Bear Actor
Years active 1980–2000
Owner Doug and Lynne Seus
Weight 1,500 lb (680 kg)
Height 9 ft 6 in (290 cm)
Awards Nominated, Academy Award, The Bear (1988)
Cause of death Animal euthanasia

💰 Net worth: $1.4 Million (2024)

Bart the Bear, a renowned actor and stunt performer in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $1.4 million in 2024. Known for his exceptional skills and remarkable performances, Bart has captivated audiences with his on-screen presence. With a storied career spanning various films and television shows, he has proven his versatility in both acting and performing daring stunts. Bart the Bear's substantial net worth is a testament to his talent and the success he has achieved in the entertainment industry.

Biography/Timeline

1977

Bart was born on January 19, 1977, at the Baltimore Zoo. When Bart was five weeks old and weighed five pounds (2 kg), he was adopted by Doug and Lynne Seus, who worked as animal trainers for films. The Seuses trained Bart using a reward and praise system. While still a cub, he appeared in the TV series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams playing Adams' companion bear, Ben, as a cub.

1981

After reaching adulthood, he subsequently made his film debut in the film Windwalker (released 1981). He grew to 9' 6" (2.90 m) tall and weighed 1,500 pounds (680 kg) throughout his life as an adult.

1988

Bart's greatest recognition came when he starred in the title role of Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1988 French film, The Bear, playing an adult grizzly bear who befriends an orphaned cub and defeats Hunters. Annaud auditioned 50 bear actors from all over the world before selecting Bart for the role. In order to perform the role, Bart, trained by Seus, successfully learned several new routines and behaviors, including going against his natural abhorrence of a strange bear to accept the unrelated cub co-starring with him. Annaud remained impressed with Bart's performance even after being injured by Bart when Annaud, against trainers' orders, entered Bart's enclosure to pose for publicity photos. The Bear was a hit in both Europe and the United States, grossing over $31 million in the United States and over $100 million worldwide, and reportedly resulting in an Oscar nomination for Bart, which was unable to go forward because animal actors are precluded from receiving Academy Awards.

1998

In 1998, Bart made an appearance at the 70th Academy Awards as part of a salute to animal actors. He presented an envelope to Mike Myers onstage.

2000

Bart the Bear 2, an unrelated Alaskan brown bear cub born in 2000 and adopted by Doug and Lynne Seus shortly before Bart's death, was named for Bart and has sometimes been called "Little Bart". Bart the Bear 2 has followed in the footsteps of the original Bart, becoming an established animal actor and Vital Ground ambassador.

2001

At the time of his death, he was filming the television documentary Growing Up Grizzly (2001) (also featuring Bart's namesake Little Bart), which was narrated by Brad Pitt, who had appeared with Bart in Legends of the Fall.

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