Dan Houser was born in 1974, in London, England, and is a video game producer, best known for being the co-founder of the video game company Rockstar Games. He is the vice president for creativity, and is responsible for creating several of their most popular games. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Dan Houser? As of early-2017, sources inform us of a net worth of over $100 million, mostly earned through success in the video game industry. He is also Rockstar Games’ head writer, and has been the lead of various titles, including “Max Payne 3”, “Bully”, and “Red Dead Redemption”. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Dan Houser Net Worth $100 million
Dan attended St Paul’s School in London, and after matriculating, would attend Oxford University. He intended to be a musician at a young age, but he was also very interested in creating stories; along with his brother, he watched a lot of cult films growing up. In 1995, he got a part-time job at BMG interactive testing CD-ROMs, and the following year became a full-time employee. With his brother Sam he would then get interested in a DMA Design video game title called “Race’n’Chase” – the two would sign the video game to BMG Interactive and it would later become “Grand Theft Auto”. In 1998, when BMG was bought by Take-Two, the two brothers would move with the company to New York. They then founded Rockstar Games, taking influences from popular Nintendo Games such as “Zelda” and “Mario” in building their company.
He has since been responsible for the creation of all “Grand Theft Auto” games, most of which would become critical and commercial hits, and they would also win numerous awards. He is a producer too, and has written or co-written most of the franchise’s storylines. He has also done work as a voice artist, and they continue to work for Rockstar Games, with both brothers having appeared in Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2009”. All added to his net worth.
“Grand Theft Auto” was one of the first video games to feature open world style gameplay; the story usually follows a group of criminals in their pursuit of riches and success. Other installments of “Grand Theft Auto” include “Vice City” and “San Andreas”. Other successful projects that Houser has been a part of include “L.A” Noire” which is a neo-noir style game that has players taking the role of an LAPD officer trying to solve a range of cases. He also handled “Max Payne 3”, a franchise which was originally developed by Remedy Entertainment. Dan is credited as a voice actor for the game “Bully”, which is another open world game that has players control a student and his efforts to rise through the ranks in school. They also released the open-world western video game “Read Dead Redemption”, which became very successful. All of their video game releases have had a hand in increasing their net worth. A few of their latest projects include “Grand Theft Auto V”, and “Red Dead Redemption 2”.
For his personal life, any relationships remain private – he has lived out of the celebrity spotlight, despite the success of the games he has produced. It is known that Dan is a fan of the film “The Warriors”; Rockstar would eventually make a video game version of the film. He cites the Nintendo 64 as an influence for his work.
Full Name
Dan Houser
Net Worth
$100 Million
Date Of Birth
1974
Place Of Birth
London, England
Profession
Video game producer
Education
St Paul's School, London
Nationality
British
Parents
Geraldine Moffat
Siblings
Sam Houser
IMDB
Nominations
BAFTA Games Award for Story
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Red Dead Redemption 2
2017
Video Game written by filming
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
Video Game in-game internet / tv/radio/cinema / written by
Max Payne 3
2012
Video Game tv written by / written by
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
2010
Video Game written by - uncredited
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater
2010
Short
Red Dead Redemption
2010
Video Game blackwater ledger and silent films / written by
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
2009
Video Game in-game internet / pedestrian dialogue / radio/tv stations / written by
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
2009
Video Game written by
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
2009
Video Game in-game internet / pedestrian dialogue / radio/tv stations / written by
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008
Video Game in-game internet / pedestrian dialogue / radio/tv stations / written by
Bully
2006
Video Game written by
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
2006
Video Game DJ banter and imaging / pedestrian dialogue / written by
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
2005
Video Game radio station scripts / written by
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2004
Video Game pedestrian dialogue / radio station scripts / written by
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2002
Video Game DJ banter and imaging / cutscene scripts / pedestrian dialogue / written by
Grand Theft Auto 3
2001
Video Game DJ banter and imaging - uncredited / pedestrian dialogue / script / written by
Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory
2001
Video Game
Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961
1999
Video Game screenplay
Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969
1999
Video Game screenplay
Grand Theft Auto 2
1999
Video short screenplay
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Max Payne 3
2012
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Red Dead Redemption
2010
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
2009
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
2009
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Manhunt 2
2007
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
2006
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
2006
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
2005
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC
The Warriors
2005
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar New York
Grand Theft Auto Advance
2004
Video Game vice president: creative
Manhunt
2003
Video Game vice president of creative: Rockstar NYC