Before TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram made teenagers famous, America’s youth had to rely on television, movies, and music careers to catapult them to stardom. One major teen star from before the internet age was Home Improvement star Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
Being a teen star in the ‘90s was lucrative, and many of those stars still have their fortunes today. Jonathan Taylor Thomas is worth an estimated $16 million, which makes him one of the richer teen stars of his era. Keep reading to see how his net worth compares to other teen stars of the 1990s.
10 Lark Voorhies - $500 Thousand
Saved by the Bell star Lark Voorhies is worth an estimated $500 thousand from her work as an actress. In 2020, Voorhies joined her Saved by the Bell costars for the series’s reboot and reprised her role of Lisa Turtle. Voorhies is active on social media, promoting appearances and posting ‘90s throwback photos that fans are sure to love.
9 Danielle Fishel - $4 Million
Danielle Fishel is best known for her work as Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World, a role which she reprised for the spinoff Girl Meets World. Fishel doesn’t act much anymore, but she does own a line of hair care products, which she frequently promotes on social media. Fishel also uses her account to post photos of her family, and notify fans of other projects she’s involved with. All of Fishel’s work has earned her an estimated net worth of $4 million.
8 Jaleel White - $8 Million
Jaleel White became America’s favorite nerdy neighbor playing Steve Urkel in Family Matters, earning money that contributed to his estimated net worth of $8 million. When Family Matters, ended, White continued acting, appearing in various television shows and hit movies like Big Fat Liar and Dreamgirls.
7 Tia And Tamera Mowry - $8 Million
Twin stars Tia and Tamera Mowry have estimated net worths of $8 million, which they began earning on their hit sitcom Sister, Sister. They played twins again in the Disney movie Twitches as well as its sequel, Twitches Too. Like other teen stars from the ‘90s, both Mowry sisters have taken their acting skills to made-for-TV Christmas movies, but they don’t act together as twins as much as they did early in their careers.
6 James Van Der Beek - $8 Million
Another teenage heartthrob, James Van Der Beek played Dawson in Dawson’s Creek and has been acting ever since. Some of his credits include Varsity Blues, The Rules of Attraction, and Vampirina. Van Der Beek is worth an estimated $8 million, and he frequently posts photos of his wife and kids on social media.
5 Kenan Thompson - $13 Million
Before becoming the longest-running cast member in Saturday Night Live history, funny guy Kenan Thompson was making audiences laugh on the sketch comedy show for kids, All That. From All Tha he and Kel Mitchell continued working for Nickelodeon on the eponymous television show Kenan and Kel, as well as the cult classic film Good Burger. Now, in addition to his SNL gig, Thompson stars in the sitcom Kenan, and he lends his skills to various film projects, putting his net worth at an estimated $13 million.
4 Melissa Joan Hart - $13 Million
Melissa Joan Hart stole everyone’s heart playing Clarissa Darling in Clarissa Explains It All, and later became everyone’s favorite witch as Sabrina Spellman in Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Hart, like Candace Cameron Bure, has earned some of her estimated $13 million net worth from made-for-TV Christmas movies, and she’s dabbled in directing. She also starred on the sitcom Melissa & Joey for five years, further adding to her fortune.
3 Candace Cameron Bure - $14 Million
Candace Cameron Bure rose to teen stardom on the hit sitcom Full House as D.J. Tanner. The show ran for eight seasons, and was rebooted for Netflix as Fuller House in 2015, with nearly all the original cast returning. Most of her acting credits come from her work filming made-for-TV movies, particularly Christmas movies, all resulting in an estimated $14 million net worth. Bure is active on social media where she promotes brands and posts about her personal life, and she’s married to former professional hockey player Valeri Bure.
2 Mayim Bialik - $25 Million
Americans grew to love Mayim Bialik through her titular role in Blossom. The star took a break from acting to pursue an education, though, and earned her doctorate degree in neuroscience from UCLA. The actor and scientist married her two passions when she returned to the small screen as Amy in The Big Bang Theory. Her work has earned her an estimated $25 million net worth.
1 Mario Lopez - $25 Million
Mario Lopez became a teenage heartthrob playing A.C. Slater in Saved by the Bell, and stayed relevant in Hollywood acting in guest roles in various projects. He’s also hosted several television shows, including America’s Best Dance Crew and The X Factor, as well as a few Miss America pageants. Lopez reprised his role as A.C. Slater for the 2020 Saved by the Bell reboot on Peacock, which undoubtedly added to his estimated $25 million net worth.