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Will Arnett was born on May 4, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Edith and Emerson James Arnett. He attended Lakefield College School in Ontario before dropping out of Concordia University in Montreal and moving to New York in 1990 to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. His early career featured a long stretch of failed pilots and canceled shows, a period he has described with characteristic candor, before finally landing his defining role in the early 2000s.
That role arrived in 2003 when Arnett was cast as George Oscar Gob Bluth II on Fox’s cult-classic comedy series Arrested Development. His turn as the pompous, self-deluded amateur magician who entrance to Europe’s “The Final Countdown” became one of television’s most beloved comic performances, earning him his first Emmy nomination in 2006. Though the show was canceled after three seasons on Fox due to low ratings, it attracted an enormous cult following and was revived on Netflix from 2013 to 2019. He co-founded DumbDumb Productions with castmate Jason Bateman in 2010, producing documentary projects including Mansome.
Arnett’s prolific voice acting career has proven enormously lucrative and critically acclaimed. He voiced Batman in The Lego Movie (2014), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) — franchise entries collectively grossing well over $1 billion worldwide. He voiced the melancholy title character in Netflix’s acclaimed animated series BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020, earning multiple Emmy nominations. He also played a memorable recurring role as Devon Banks on 30 Rock (four more Emmy nominations). He has hosted Fox’s competition series LEGO Masters since 2020 and co-created and starred in Flaked on Netflix. His film credits include Blades of Glory (2007) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
In 2020, Arnett co-launched the SmartLess podcast with Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes. Amazon acquired exclusive distribution rights for $60 to $80 million in 2021. In January 2024, SiriusXM Holdings paid $100 million for a three-year deal. Between these two agreements, SmartLess has generated approximately $200 million total — roughly $60 million per host after production costs — making it one of the most financially successful podcasting ventures in history.
Arnett was previously married to actress Amy Poehler from 2003 until their divorce was finalized in 2016; they have two sons. He has a third son with partner Alessandra Brawn, born in June 2020. He resides in Beverly Hills, California.
As of 2025, Will Arnett’s net worth is estimated at $50 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, reflecting earnings from television, voice acting, film, production, brand endorsements with GMC and Netflix, and his significant share of SmartLess revenue.
Note: Net worth figures are estimates based on publicly available information and may not reflect exact financial positions. This profile was researched and composed with AI assistance and has been reviewed for accuracy.