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Caleb McLaughlin Net Worth: The Start Of The Stranger Things Actor’s Acting Career


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Caleb McLaughlin may have been known for his role as Lucas Sinclair in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, but he actually started his career in theater.

Caleb McLaughlin is now gaining traction as an actor, thanks to his portrayal of his role as Lucas. As he’s now gaining a foothold in the entertainment business, he’s also slowly building a net worth for himself.

So, how much is he worth today?

The Start of Caleb McLaughlin’s Acting Career

While in middle school, the now-20-year-old already started going for auditions to pursue a career in acting.

To support his dream, he studied dance at Happy Feet Dance School and attended the Seven Star School of Performing Arts. He then enrolled at The Harlem School of the Arts.

His first acting role came in the opera Lost in the Stars at the Glimmerglass Opera House. He then had a role in the short film Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes in 2012 and as a Young Simba in The Lion King from 2012 to 2014 at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway.

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From there, he started to audition for TV roles and appeared in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Unforgettable, Forever, What Would You Do? and Shades of Blue.

Come 2016, his breakout role came through Stranger Things. He’s one of the main stars of the series and as the show becomes a massive hit, he starts receiving accolades and nominations.

Caleb McLaughlin’s Other TV and Movie Projects

Although he’s already part of a big show, Caleb McLaughlin continued hunting for other TV and movie projects.

He had a role in Blue Bloods in 2016 and did three episodes of The New Edition Story in 2017. He also appeared in an episode of Lip Sync Battle in 2017 with his fellow Stranger Things cast.

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The young actor then did Final Space and tried voice acting by lending his voice for the series Summer Camp Island, doing four episodes from 2018 to 2021.

Come 2019, he had a role in High Flying Bird and worked alongside Idris Elba and Jharrel Jerome in Concrete Cowboy in 2020.

Caleb McLaughlin’s Stranger Things Salary and Net Worth

A huge part of Caleb McLaughlin’s net worth is probably from the success of his role in Stranger Things.

Just like any child actor in the first season, he received a paycheck of $10,000 per episode, totaling $80,000 for an eight-episode season.

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It then increased to $30,000 per episode in the second season and in March 2018, it was revealed that his salary incredibly grew to $250,000 per episode.

With the third season’s eight episodes, he received a whopping $2 million before taxes and fees. In addition, for the recently released Stranger Things Season 2, he reportedly got $2.25 million for doing nine episodes.

With these numbers, it’s no surprise that Caleb McLaughlin is now worth $3 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.

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