How Blair Underwood Turned Decades in Hollywood into a Multi-Million Dollar Net Worth

The Breakdown: Blair Underwood has a multi-million-dollar net worth after 40 years in the game. He continues to thrive with new projects like The Mountaintop stage readings and a happy blended life with his wife, Josie Hart.

Actor Blair Underwood has been putting in work for years. The L.A. Law and Sex & the City alum – now 59 – has built a solid career and net worth after four decades in Hollywood. Blair’s personal life has also flourished. He married longtime friend Josie Hart in June 2023 after his 27-year first marriage ended, and together they’re raising a blended family. Here’s a look at Blair’s impressive career and his life off-screen.

After 40 years of roles on TV, film, and stage, Blair’s financial success reflects his enduring career. Celebrity Net Worth puts his wealth at around $8 million. The database suggests that the actor earned up to $120,000 per TV episode on shows like Impeachment: American Crime Story, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Quantico, and more. His book deal and producing credits also add to his income.

In March, he returned to the stage – at least in reading form. Broadway World reports that Underwood starred with Nicole Beharie in a benefit reading of Katori Hall’s acclaimed play The Mountaintop. He portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. opposite Beharie’s Camae – the motel maid who shares a night with King in the script. The project benefits Signature Theatre in New York, where The Mountaintop first premiered in 2009.

Blair’s love life is also looking up these days. He was previously married to Desiree DaCosta for 27 years and is the father of three grown children (sons Paris and Blake and daughter Brielle). After he and DaCosta announced their split in 2021, the actor reconnected with childhood friend Josie Hart, whom he met at age 16.

Their friendship of over four decades eventually turned into romance, as explained by Blair in an Instagram post. “She's had my back since before I even became an actor,” Blair wrote. “When a 41-year friendship slaps you in the back of the head and blossoms into romance, you stand up, pay attention and step forward in gratitude. Gently forward. It begins!”

According to People, the couple wed in June 2023 in the Dominican Republic, surrounded by about 100 family and friends. Blair often gushes about life with Josie. In interviews, he says “every day is like a date” with his wife, from watching movies together in Utah to simple anniversaries spent re-watching their wedding video.

Aside from his wife, family is front and center. Underwood proudly co-parents with his ex-wife, Paris, Blake, and Brielle are all adults now, and has warmly welcomed Hart’s six children from a previous marriage.