Johnny Eck Net Worth

John Eckhardt, Jr. net worth is
$8 Million

John Eckhardt, Jr. Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (August 27, 1911 – January 5, 1991) was an American freak show/artist performer born with the appearance that he was missing the lower half of his torso. Eck is best known today for his role in Tod Browning's 1932 cult classic film, Freaks. He was often billed as the amazing "Half-Boy" and "King of the Freaks".Besides being a sideshow performer and actor, Johnny Eck was also an artist, photographer, illusionist, penny arcade owner, Punch and Judy operator, and expert model-maker.

Full Name	John Eckhardt, Jr.
Net Worth	$8 Million
Date Of Birth	August 27, 1911
Died	1991-01-01
Place Of Birth	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Profession	Actor
Nicknames	Johnny Eck, Eck, Johnny
Star Sign	Virgo

#	Trademark
1	His classic pose of balancing himself upright with one arm

#	Quote
1	If I want to see freaks, I can just look out the window.
2	I met hundreds and thousands of people, and none finer than the midgets and the Siamese twins and the caterpillar man and the bearded woman and the human seal with the little flippers for hands. I never asked them any embarrassing questions and they never asked me, and God, it was a great adventure.

#	Fact
1	His true stature had he born with normal legs would have been about five foot seven inches.
2	He and his twin brother are both buried in the 'R' section in Baltimore's Greenmount Cemetery.
3	Had a lifelong obsession with trains, and even bought a miniature train which he and his brother, Robert, would take to carnivals. Johnny would serve as engineer and give children rides.
4	Owned a miniature car that was street-legal in Baltimore.
5	Born without any legs.
6	Was displayed in the late 1930s in several Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditoriums, where he was billed as "The Most Remarkable Man Alive!"
7	The only time Johnny and Rob were ever apart from each other was the time Johnny spent in Hollywood filming Freaks (1932).
8	climbed the stairs to the top of the Washington Monument, on his hands. [1938]
9	Was "discovered" by talent scouts while performing in Canadian Exposition. His manager had told him he was going to California to work in a circus, so didn't realize he was going to be in a movie until he reported for work and found himself on a sound stage.

Johnny Eck, Josephine Joseph, Peter Robinson, Olga Roderick

Actor

Title	Year	Character
Tarzan's Secret Treasure	1941	Bird (uncredited)
Tarzan Escapes	1936	Gooney-Bird (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man	1932	Bird Creature (uncredited)
Freaks	1932	Half Boy