Al Michaels - Famous Voice Actor

Al Michaels Net Worth

$40,000,000

Al Michaels is an American television broadcaster with a net worth of $40 million. He is famous for his years of calling play-by-play for NFL games, including a long stint with Monday Night Football, but he has also covered various other sports throughout his career.

Key facts:

  • Al Michaels is one of the most famous sports broadcasters of all time.
  • He is best known for his years of calling play-by-play for NFL games, including a nearly two-decade stint with Monday Night Football.
  • During the 198 Winter Olympics, he delivered the famous line "do you believe in miracles?!?!" when USA hockey defeated the Soviet Union.
  • In October 1989, during a live broadcast of the World Series, an earthquake in San Francisco interrupted the game, and Al Michaels famously exclaimed, "Well folks, that's the greatest open in the history of television, bar none!"
  • In March 2022, Al Michaels signed a 3-year $33 million deal with Amazon to broadcast Thursday Night Football.

Basic Information About Al Michaels

CategoryCelebrities
ProfessionsJournalist, Sports commentator, Commentator, Announcer, Actor, Voice Actor
Net worth$40,000,000
Date of birth1944-11-12 (79 years old)
Place of birthBrooklyn
NationalityUnited States of America
Spouse27 August - Linda Anne Stamaton (Β 1966 - present)Β (2 children)
GenderMale
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Al Michaels roles

Movie / Series Role
Jerry MaguireAl Michaels
BASEketballAl Michaels
MiracleSelf
Spin CityAl Michaels 1 episode, 1997
Chicago FireVoice Over 1 episode, 2012
The TalkSelf - Sportscaster 1 episode, 2014
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza PlaceSelf 1 episode, 2000
CoachAl Michaels / ... 5 episodes, 1991-1996
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf 3 episodes, 2006-2011
Wheel of FortuneSelf - Celebrity Contestant 1 episode, 1995
Life Goes OnAl Michaels 1 episode, 1989
Arli$$Al Michaels / ... 2 episodes, 1996-1998
Who's the Boss?Announcer 1 episode, 1991
Hawaii Five-ODave Bronstein 1 episode, 1970

Al Michaels's Quotes

  • [as the final seconds ticked away during Team USA's 4-3 win over the Soviets] Do you believe in miracles? Yes!
  • [on the settlement of the 2011 NFL lockout] The players can say they won it, or the owners can say they won it. But if they won it, they won it by a field goal in overtime. The real winners were the lawyers who won the game about 71-0 on billable hours.

Interesting Facts about Al Michaels

  1. Attended and graduated from Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California (1962).
  2. Attended Arizona State University, where he majored in radio and television and minored in journalism.
  3. Was the announcer for the legendary 1980 Olympic Ice Hockey "Miracle on Ice" between team USA and the Soviet team.
  4. ABC Sports' lead baseball play-by-play announcer from 1983-1989 and 1994-1995.
  5. His broadcasting career began in Hawaii in 1968, calling the games of the Hawaii Islanders Triple-A baseball team in the Pacific Coast League. He also called play-by-play for the University of Hawaii's football and basketball teams, and was named Hawaii's "Sportscaster of the Year" in 1969.
  6. Cincinnati Reds play-by-play announcer (1970-1972). San Francisco Giants play-by-play announcer (1974-1976).
  7. Was the ABC announcer for the 1989 World Series when on October 17, 1989 (the third game of the Series), the Loma Prieta earthquake struck.
  8. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6633 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 13, 2004.
  9. On February 9, 2006, Michaels was traded by Walt Disney Pictures to regain the copyright of Walt Disney's first major animation character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, from Universal. Michaels took no offense at this transaction noting, "Oswald is definitely worth more than a fourth-round draft choice. I'm going to be a trivia answer someday.".
  10. Ranked #9 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time. [January 2009]
  11. Has two children: Jennifer Michaels and Steven Michaels.
  12. Has two younger siblings: David Michaels and Susan Michaels.

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