Shaun White Net Worth (Updated 2023) – Bio Overview

Shaun White is a popular American snowboarder, musician, actor, and skateboarder who has a net worth of a whopping $65 million US as of 2023. Having a $65 million net worth of great achievement for him, making him by far the wealthiest snowboarder in the globe. His full name is Shaun Roger White also known as “Future Boy, The Egg, or The Flying Tomato”.

White began his career as a snowboarder and skateboarder at an early age and has established himself as one of the highest-paid and most successful Olympians in athletic games. Shaun White is the most iconic snowboarder and is well known for winning three Olympic gold medals, 15 X Games gold medals, as well as 11 ESPY Awards.

As a snowboarder, White maintains the record for the most X-Games Olympics gold medals, making him one of the most decorated and accomplished athletes in America. During in skateboarding career, White has won numerous titles including the label Action Sports Tour Champion. 

Early Life

Shaun Roger White was born in San Diego, California, on the 3rd of September 1986. He was born with a congenital heart defect for which he needed two open-heart procedures before he turned into a one-year-old. His father Roger White use to work for the San Clemente, water department, while his mother worked as a waitress.

White grew up with two older siblings including his sister Kari and brother Jesse White. He followed the footsteps of his older brother Jesse was practicing at the iconic YMCA park in San Diego in his teenage years. He discovered his passion for snowboarding at an early age and spent so much time in little ski resorts which are located in Ludlow, Vermont, and the San Bernardino Mountains.

At the age of 7 years old, Shaun started winning competitions in snowboarding and also sign a deal with Burton Snowboards. He then polished his skills at the age of 9, after being mentored by the professional skateboarder Tony Hawk at a San Diego skatepark. Moving on to his education, White attended Torrey Pines High School in 2001 before leaving high school in 2002 to pursue a career.

Career

Shoun White first met with Tony Hawk who helped him to start a professional career and become a pro league skater. When Shaun was 13 years old he started gaining attention as a snowboarder and then at the age of 17 he became popular in skateboarding.

At the beginning of his skateboarding career, Shaun won a lot of accolades and titles including the Action Sports Tour Champion as well as became the first athlete to win the Winter X Games and Summer X Games. When White was only 7 years old he got an opportunity to sign a contract with Snowboard manufacturer Burton. At the age of 16, he won U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships, becoming the youngest athlete to earn the title.

White participated in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018, and by the age of 19 won his first Olympic gold medal. He then won the European snowboarding contest Air & Style between 2003 and 2004. Later in 2007, Shaun was named Burton Global Open Champion and also won the Burton US Open. In the very next year, he came up with the release of the video game entitled Shaun White Snowboarding, and then Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage which was released in 2009.

Shaun White won the 2009 FIS World Cup Men’s Halfpipe competition and then in 2012, he came up as the first person in the history of the Winter X Games in the men’s Snowboard SuperPipe to score a perfect 100. At the end of 2013, he won third place in the Pipe & Slope game. While in the 2017 Winter Olympics training in New Zealand, he injured himself.

The accident left him requiring 62 stitches on his face and spent almost five days in the hospital. Despite his wounds, White was named for the 2018 US Olympic Team and won his third gold medal in February of that year.

Acting Career

Apart from being a super successful career in snowboarding and skateboarding, Shaun White also earned recognition in the entertainment industry. White’s first television show appearance was back in 1998 when he appeared with Jay Leno on the comedy talk show called, The Tonight Show. 

He then made his film debut in the 2013s animated comedy movie The Smurfs 2 which he provided the vocals for the character of Clueless Smurf. Then in October 2014, he made his appearance in the comedy-crime film, Stretch.

Shaun also starred in films such as 2011s Friends with Benefits and the 2014 Disney channel’s film Cloud 9. He also provided his voice for the film The Smurfs 2 and an episode of Fox’s American Dad!. 

As a musician, Shaun became a member of the electronic rock band Bad Things in which he served as a guitarist in 2012. In this band, some other artists included Davis LeDuke, Jared Palomar, Anthony Sanudo, and Lena Zawaideh. In 2014, they released their self-titled debut album and also featured acts at the Lollapalooza Festival in 2013.

Their unique style helped them to grab the attention of record labels and eventually signed a deal with Warner Bros. In 2015 the band was broken when  Bad Things lead artist Davis LeDuke made his move to New York City.

Personal Life

When it comes to Shaun White’s girlfriend, he has been in a relationship with several ladies throughout his life. From 2004 to 2008, White was romantically linked with actress Summer Spiro. Although the couple had never confirmed their relationship, they were spotted together on several occasions.

In 2013 Shaun White and singer Sarah Barthel started dating. Barthel is well known for being the vocalist/keyboardist of the music band named Phantogram. The couple first met when White participated in the Sochi Winter Olympics. After six years of a strong relationship, the two broke up in 2019.

After that, Shaun White began dating popular actress Nina Dobrev in March 2020. The two came to the spotlight when they were seen on a bike ride.

Aside from that, Shaun also faced some troubles in his life such as the former Bad Things member Lena Zawaideh filing a lawsuit against White for violation of contract and sexual harassment in 2016. In May 2017, the lawsuit was resolved for an unrevealed sum.

Before that, at the end of 2012, Shaun was arrested for vandalism and public intoxication in Nashville, after attending the marriage of The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney; the charges were later settled.

Biography

Awards and Achievements

Shaun White has been working in the industry since the age of 7, and he has accumulated a lot of success and accolades in his career. White won 13 medals and has 18 medals to his name. At the 2006 Torino Games, Vancouver Games in 2010, and the Pyeongchang Games in 2010, he won Olympic gold medals in men’s snowboarding.

He became the only person in history to achieve more X Games gold medals and overall medals than any other athlete. In the years 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, Saun succeeded X Games gold medals in the superpipe. He also earned 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2009s old medals for slopestyle.

won gold medals at the X Games for vert in 2007 and 2011 for skateboarding and then earned silver medals in 2005 and 2010 as well as a 2008s bronze. During the 2018 Winter Olympics in men’s halfpipe, Shaun made a record for the highest score, scoring 97.75.

He earned the Golden Gods Award in the category of Most Metal Athlete in 2009. That same year, Shaun found himself on the list of Snowboarder Magazine’s  World’s ninth-best snowboarder. White also earned the name of Rider Of The Year twice from Transworld Snowboarding.

Real Estate

Shaun White is one of the richest athletes in the country and has been able to buy luxurious properties. He owns various expensive houses all around the world, so let’s take a look at that. In 2014, he bought a luxurious three-bedroom ranch house which is located in Malibu. He paid 8.94 million dollars for this house and sold it in 2020 for 11.8 million dollars.

During the same time period, White put his other Malibu mansion on the market for 12.75 million dollars. Another lavish Hollywood Hills house which is spread over 4500 square feet, he sold for 6.7 million dollars in 2017 and then listed his penthouse for penthouse which is located in the posh areas of New York City. In 2019, Shaun relisted this lavish property for 2.95 million dollars.

Car Collection

The rich celebrity, Shaun White owns luxurious cars including the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, which is one of his favorite supercars. The cost of the car is $354,000. He also bought a  Lexus IS 300 a comfortable car in his garage which cost him around $43,050. White is fond of old cars and he has a 1966 Ford Mustang. The price of the is roughly $110,000.

Shaun White Net Worth

As of 2023, Shaun White Net Worth is estimated to be around $65 million. He is one of the richest snowboarders in the world and has managed to establish himself as the best in the globe. The man has an excellent career in both winter sports and skateboarding. He earned a vast chunk of money from his super-successful career and has already secured his career. The handsome sum of his revenue comes from brand endorsements and commercials.

Shaun began endorsing the brand Burton Snowboards at the age of 7, and in 2009 he signed a 10-year multi-million-dollar contract with them. Shaun White also endorses numerous brands including, Target Corporation, Oakley, Hewlett-Packard, Birdhouse Skateboards, Park City Mountain Resort, Ubisoft, Red Bull, and Adio. 

With the help of all these endorsements, Shaun White’s per year salary is estimated at $10 million and his net worth is increasing day by day.

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