What Is Ralph Carter’s Net Worth?
Ralph Carter is an American singer and actor who has a net worth of $1.5 million. Hewas nominated for a Tony award for his work in the Broadway musical ”Raisin.” Carter is best known for his role in the CBS sitcom ”Good Times.”
He was born on May 30, 1961, in New York City, New York, USA, as Ralph David Carter.
Carter made his Broadway musical debut at the age of 9 in ”The Me Nobody Knows,” a musical about children living in low-income neighborhoods of NYC.
”I loved its understanding and compassion, and I loved its pain and yet also its unsentimental determination for hope,” wrote Clive Barnes for The New York Times about the musical.
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”The Me Nobody Knows” was performed in the United States as well as in cities such as Johannesburg, Hamburg, Paris, London, and Tel Aviv.
The musical received the Drama Desk Award and the Obie Award for Best New Musical.
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Raisin
Ralph Carter in the musical Raisin which premiered on October 18, 1973 – @Getty
Ralph’s breakout role came as Travis Younger in “Raisin,” a musical adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play ”A Raisin in the Sun.”
The story is about an African-American family in Chicago in 1951.
”Raisin is one of those unusual musicals that should not only delight people who love musicals, but might also well delight people who don’t,” wrote Clive Barnes.
For his performance in ”Raisin,” Carter won the 1973 Drama Desk Award for the most promising performer.
A year later, Ralph was nominated for Broadway’s Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical).
Good Times
Jimmie Walker, BernNadette Stanis, Janet Jackson, Ralph Carter, Ja’net DuBois, and Johnny Brown – @Getty
From 1974 to 1979, he starred as Michael Evans (the socially conscious youngest) in ”Good Times,” a television sitcom created by Mike Evans and Eric Monte.
”Good Times” follows an African-American family in an inner-city housing project.
It was the first primetime sitcom featuring an African American family.
Other stars in Good Times include – Ben Powers as Keith Anderson, Janet Jackson as Millicent “Penny” Gordon Woods, Johnny Brown as Nathan Bookman, Bern Nadette Stanis as Thelma Evans Anderson, Jimmie Walker as James “J.J.” Evans Jr., Ja’net Dubois as Willona Woods, John Amos as James Evans, and Esther Rolle as Florida Evans.
Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie Walker – @Getty
Ralph was cast in Good Times while he was performing in Raisin. Early episodes of the sitcom contain a notice in the credits: ”Ralph Carter appears courtesy of the Broadway musical Raisin.”
”I was fortunate to be in the explosion, not only of the African American theater in the 1970s but into that wave of consciousness and beautiful television productions that featured African American artists,” he told ABC7NY.
In 1975, Carter released his debut album titled – ”When You’re Young and in Love.”
In 1976, he appeared on the children’s variety show ”Wonderama.”
Janet Jackson & Ralph Carter – © Guliver / Getty Images.
In 1985, Ralph released a single entitled – ”Get it Right.”
In 1987, Carter performed in the rock operetta ”Donny’s House.”
In 2005, the star of Good Times appeared in the musical ”Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death” at the Classical Theater of Harlem Company.
In 2019, he was featured on New York City Channel 7 local program ”Here and Now.”
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Wife/Gay?
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Some people wonder if Ralph Carter is gay, but these suppositions are not based on reality since he was married two times and had five children.
In 1987, Carter married Lisa Parks. The couple first met at a Christmas party. They divorced in 1992.
In 1994, Ralph Carter married River York.
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Children
With his first wife, Ralph has two sons, James and Michael.
With his second wife, Carter has a son named Phoenix and two daughters, Vivica and Jessica.
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Net Worth
So, how much is Ralph Carter worth? Carter earned most of his wealth from performing in 133 episodes of Good Times.
He also appeared in several musicals and released an album (Young and in Love). Therefore, American actor Ralph Carter has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
In the present day, Carter serves as the vice president of AUDELCO, an organization established in 1973 by Vivian Robinson that helps black Americans in the theater industry.
FAQs
Ralph Carter during Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre 35th Anniversary Celebration – @Getty
What is Ralph Carter from Good Times doing now?
In 2022, Carter portrayed Pastor Evans in the movie Chaaw — directed by Eric Orr.
Is Ralph Carter gay?
No.
Who is Ralph Carter’s wife?
Ralph Carter is not currently married. However, Carter was married to Lisa Parks and River York.
How rich is Ralph Carter?
BernNadette Stanis and Ralph Carter – @Getty
He has a net worth of $1.5 million.
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Lisa
Monday 11th of March 2024
Mr Carter, You and the rest of the Good Times cast were/are incredibly talented artists. I am not sure if people realized how well trained and versatile this ensemble was. Thanks for the extraordinary entertainment that’s was “Good Times”.
rosalyn en propria persona
Wednesday 24th of January 2024
I was startled and taken aback by the episodes. I still have some trauma and ill will towards the show. I was born in '69. The struggle wasn't at all funny to me. It seemed like a dangerous way to live. I still don't find humour in the sitcom. And now that I'm older I'm sure the plot was a psychological warfare against childre who had aspirations growing up. Most of the shows out there depict us struggling. That's why the Cosby's was so immediately embraced. Some of us needed to see a change in the narrative. It was definitely detrimental to my psychy.
Lisa
Monday 11th of March 2024
@rosalyn en propria persona, bless your heart.
Karen Bynum
Tuesday 30th of May 2023
I simply loved Good Times
Tyne
Sunday 27th of November 2022
Married twice and having 4 kids, does not make or break you of being or not being a homosexual. Great show and great actors. Ralph you were always the cutest!
Quincy Baltrip
Saturday 20th of August 2022
Good Times was life as we have known it to be. Most people can relate to someone in the cast. My father was a lot like James Evans and my mother was surely like Florida Evans and I had (2) sisters exactly like Wynona.