In this world, there are different industries, and one of those industries is the adult industry. In the adult industry, Larry Flynt is one of the few celebrities to have attained a huge amount of wealth from it. He is the President of Larry Flynt Productions, which mainly produces adult magazines like Hustler, adult videos, and it runs three adult channels named after Hustler.
He is quite an interesting personality to know about. Even an assassination attempt has been done on him, and he is paralysed from the waist down.
Well, how well do you know about Larry Flynt? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Larry Flynt’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Larry Flynt to date.
Biography and Early Life
Larry was born in Kentucky, and he is one of the three children to Larry Claxton Flynt Sr. His dad was a World War II veteran and a sharecropper. He was raised by his mother solely because his father was most of the time busy in war. He wasn’t so rich, and the region where he lived was said to be the country’s poorest region at that time. It was the time of the Great Depression. His sister died due to Leukaemia at the age of four.
He then went to Salyersville High School when he was in the ninth grade. But despite being in school, he ran away from home and joined the US Army. Although he was just 15 years old, he did this using a counterfeit birth certificate. Here he found his passion for poker, and then he returned to his mother after he served his time in the Army. Then he got a job in the Inland Manufacturing Company.
But he was then laid out in just three months, and then he returned to his father in Kentucky. During that time he became a bootlegger for a short period. But later he stopped and started living on his savings. He then enlisted himself in the US Navy in July 1960 and then began a job as the USS Enterprise’s radar operator. He then got out of the navy in 1964.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
So, how old is Larry Flynt in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Larry Flynt’s age is 78 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 1 November 1942. Though, he is 5′ 10″ in feet and inches and 179 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 253 lbs in Pound and 115kg in Kilograms.
Education
Flynt went to Salyersville High School, but he ran away from his school when he was just 15 years old.
Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Flynt has been married over five times, and his most effective marriage was with Althea as they both got married in 1976 and remained married till her death. He then got married to his current wife, Elizabeth Berrios, and they both got married in 1998. He also has five daughters and one son.
In 1977, he declared himself as an evangelical Christian for a year, and he said that Ruth Carter Stapleton converted him. He then claimed that he is born again, and he once had a vision from the god. But late he declared himself as an atheist.
His eldest daughter once claimed that Flynt even sexually abused her as a child, and he started activism against him and his company. Flynt has never accepted any charge, and he said that he has even passed a polygraph test. He says that his daughter made all these accusations for money.
He even bought Gulfstream Private Jet in 1994, and this jet was even used in the movie, The People vs Larry Flynt.
He currently lives in Hollywood Hills, and he has even faced a murder attempt from the serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin in the year 1978.
Is Larry Flynt Gay?
No, Larry Flynt is not gay. He has he been married five times and is still married. Going by his relationship and marriage history, you can conclude easily that he have been a ladies man. He has never seen any guy and nor wishes to.
Professional Career
His first printed paper was the Hustler Newsletter which became quite popular with the clubs, and later he expanded this two pages newsletter to a 16 pages newsletter, and revenues started growing, but due to the recession in 1973, his revenues declined. He then declares bankruptcy.
Due to this, he had to convert this newsletter into an adult magazine. So in 1974, the first edition of this magazine was published, and this became a huge success. But there were many restrictions soon on this magazine and Flynt had to fight all these restrictions. His first success was when he published the nudes of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Awards
Larry Flynt has won some adult awards for his magazine, but nothing notable has been received by him yet.
Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Larry Flynt in 2021
As of 2021, the total net worth of Larry Flynt is estimated to be around $550 million, and he has earned most of his wealth from the adult industry. He has done hard work as he was born into a really poor family and had to work hard a lot to earn this kind of wealth.
Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know
- He started his empire with the stolen nudes of Jackie O.
- Many people claim that he is a kind of psychopath.
- He even released a Chic magazine, and it was said to be a fashion magazine.
- His company Hustler even employed an artist form the prison once.
This was all about one of the most controversial entrepreneurs of this era who has earned all his money from taking risks and hard work. He has never taken a shortcut but has taken the route of hard work. Although his ways of getting success are some kind of unconventional and many would claim unholy.
Facts of Larry Claxton Flynt Jr.
- Gender Male
- full nameLarry Claxton Flynt Jr.
- birthplaceLakeville, Kentucky, USA
- Date of Birth November 01, 1942
- Age 82 years 0 months
- Horoscope Scorpio
- Lucky Number 10
- Lucky Stone Garnet
- Lucky Color Purple
- Best Match for Marriage Capricorn, Cancer, Pisces
- nationalityAmerican
- religionChristian
- net worth$550 million
- professionAmerican publisher
- weightIn Kilograms – 115 Kg, In Pounds – 253 lbs
- heightIn Centimetres – 179 cm, In Feet and Inches – 5′ 10″
- hair colorBrown
- eye colorGrey
- high schoolSalyersville High School