Oliver North Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$5,000,000

Oliver North, a famous American former United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, conservative political commentator, television host, military historian, and author, has a net worth of $5 million. He gained national attention for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal of the 198s, where profits from arms sales to Iran were funneled to Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua. Despite the controversy, North has continued to have a successful career as a radio talk show host, Fox News personality, and President of the NRA.

Key facts:

Oliver North served as an infantry officer in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969 and was awarded the Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his service.

During the Reagan administration, Oliver North became involved in the Iran-Contra affair. He played a key role in selling arms to Iran and using the proceeds to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.

North was indicted on sixteen counts related to the Iran-Contra affair, but his convictions were later overturned due to his immunized testimony before Congress.

Oliver North has had a successful career as a media personality, hosting a talk show on Radio America from 1995 to 2005 and a show on Fox News called 'War Stories with Oliver North' from 2001 to 2016.

In May 2018, North was elected President of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Although it is a volunteer position, reports suggest that he received a salary from the NRA through a billing arrangement with their ad agency.

Basic Information About Oliver North

Full Name	Oliver North
Category	Politicians › Republicans
Professions	Politician, Author, Military Officer, Consultant, Voice Actor, Presenter
Net worth	$5,000,000
Date of birth	1943-10-07 (80 years old)
Place of birth	San Antonio
Nationality	United States of America
Education	Naval War College
Father	Oliver Clay North
Mother	Ann Theresa
Siblings	Three (John Jack North, Patricia Ann North, and Timothy North)
Spouse	13 November - Betsy Stuart ( 1968 - present) (5 children)
Kids	Four (Tait North, Sarah North, Dornin Ann North, and Stuart North)
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ Twitter ↗︎ Facebook ↗︎ Imdb

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What Movie Awards did Oliver North win?

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Oliver North roles

Movie / Series	Role
Bowling for Columbine	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
JAG	Ollie / ... 3 episodes, 1995-2002
Wings	Oliver North 1 episode, 1992
The Americans	Writer
The Daily Show	Self 2 episodes, 2000-2002

Interesting Facts about Oliver North

Hosts MSNBC show Equal Time (1992) alongside Paul Begala.
Was a major figure in the Iran-Contra affair.
Retired from the Marine Corps in 1989 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Ran as a Republican for the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Virginia in 1994 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Chuck Robb.
Besides his commentaries and hosting his show War Stories with Oliver North (2001) on the Fox News Channel, Lt. Col. North is a best-selling author of three books: "Under Fire", "One More Mission - Return to Vietnam" and "Mission Compromised".
Children: 3 daughters, Tait (oldest), Sarah, and Dornin, Heather; 1 son, Stuart.
Was rarely called by the name "Ollie" until his assignment to the National Security Council and the Iran-Contra hearings. Up to then, he mainly went by the name "Larry" (short for Laurence, his middle name).
Is a correspondent for Fox News on defense/war issues.
While assigned to the National Security Council from 1983 to 1986, his specialty was counter-terrorism operations. Some of his accomplishments include planning the rescue of the medical students being held hostage on Grenada and the bombing raid on Muammar Gaddafi's terrorist camps in Libya.
Honorary chairman of "Freedom Alliance".