How did Tommy Wiseau get wealthy?

He eventually purchased and rented out large retail spaces in and around San Francisco and Los Angeles , making him independently wealthy.

Where did director of The Room get his money?

Greg Sestero — Wiseau’s best friend, The Room co-star, and the co-author of The Disaster Artist book — has said Wiseau told him his money came from flipping real estate in San Francisco.

Where did The Room get its money?

Where did he get his money? Mr. Wiseau paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for an infamous billboard advertising “The Room” that stayed up in Los Angeles for years, and he has said he funded the $6 million movie through his leather-jacket and real estate businesses.

What did Tommy Wiseau do for a living?

Tommy Wiseau is an American actor, director, screenwriter & producer. He trained to be an actor at: American Conservatory Theater, Vince Chase Workshop, Jean Shelton Acting Lab, Laney College and Stella Adler Academy of Acting.

How much did Tommy spend on The Room?

Where did he get the reported $5 million to $6 million it took to make “The Room”? And, perhaps most intriguingly, what country and/or planet is he originally from?

Did The Room turn a profit?

It is a transcendent cinema experience for all the wrong reasons. And slowly, over time, the light of the movie has burned for long enough to make Wiseau a cool $30 million in revenue, or $24 million in profit.