Robert Iler is an American commercial actor popularly known for his role as A.J. Soprano on ‘The Sopranos’ which earned him around $3.15 million. He is also a professional poker player and podcast host. Iler has accumulated a net worth of $10 million.
Details of Robert Iler’s Career
In 1997, at the age of six, Iler appeared in his first commercial for Pizza Hut. He was discovered and managed by Jeff Mitchell of J. Mitchell Management. Iler was featured on Tadpole in 2002 and in 2003, he landed a role on Daredevil with Ben Affleck. He appeared on Law and Order, The Dead Zone, The Oz, The Tic Code, and Special Victims Unit.
He landed the role of A.J. Sopranos on the HBO drama series The Sopranos as the son of Tony Sopranos, the series lead. The series started filming when he was twelve and aired from 1997 to 2007. The show was filmed in 1997 and started being released in 1999. He was featured in 76 episodes. He played the role of the son of a mafia boss, Tony Soprano, and Carmela, where he is an underachiever, troublesome, and has self-esteem issues. He is a spoilt child but very disrespectful to his parents and abuses drugs.
Robert won the Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award for Best Young Actor in Drama Television Series in 1999 and 2000. In 2000, he still won an award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series.
Robert was required to get fit and healthier for the final season of The Sopranos and lost weight through exercise and watching his diet.
Rober Iler’s Earning and Projects
For the first season of The Sopranos, Robert earned $10,000 per episode. He received a pay rise mid-show earning him $85,000 per episode. For the final seasons of the series, his salary was topped up to $150,000 per episode.
Robert was being paid the same salary as his co-star Jamie Lynn Sigler throughout the seasons. The actor moved to Las Vegas after the conclusion of The Sopranos to be a professional poker player.
Robert Iler and, his co-star, Jamie Lynn Sigler, were featured in the 2022 Super Bowl commercial for Chevrolet. This was considered the best commercial for the Super Bowl in a long time.
Robert and Jamie started the ‘Not Today Pal’ podcast in 2023, which is owned by Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky, who are comedians and produced by the YMH studios.
What Was Robert Iler’s Early Life Like?
Robert Iler was born on 2nd March 1985 in New York City, New York. For his education, he started homeschooling in May 2001 as his acting career had already picked up.
He was charged with robbery and marijuana possession in 2001 after he and his three friends robbed two teenage boys in New York. He received three years of probation after pleading guilty.
After the sopranos ended, Robert retired from acting and moved to Las Vegas but unfortunately, he was involved in substance abuse. Luckily, he was able to overcome it in 2013 and has been sober ever since.
