What Is Adam Brody's Net Worth? Here's How He Made His Fortune

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Adam Brody is worth approximately $14 million, thanks mainly to his acting career, his real estate investments and the music he performs with his indie band, Big Japan.

Details about Brody's salary on The O.C. have not been made public. However, Celebrity Net Worth estimates that Brody's co-star, Ben McKenzie, earned about $15,000 to $25,000 per episode, so it's possible that Brody earned around the same amount during the show's four-season run. At a total of 92 episodes, this calculates to at least $1.4 million.

Brody hasn't addressed the rumor directly, but he did note in a 2023 interview that he's not too enthusiastic about the idea. He told E! News, "If there was a reason—and I mean like a really inspired idea—yes. But other than that…probably not, no."

However, a source close to Brody claimed the actor turned down an opportunity to do a reboot. The insider told Life & Style, “At some point during the early part of the pandemic, the ball started rolling on the idea of bringing back The O.C. with the former teen stars returning as adults and introducing a new cast of SoCal high schoolers."

They continued, "I can’t speak to who exactly from the cast was enthusiastic about the idea, but Adam was firmly against it and essentially talked the creator of the show, Josh Schwartz, out of the idea. You don’t see this happen a lot, especially these days, and everybody became aware of the fact that Adam and Josh turned down a lot of money because they are so focused on protecting the legacy of the original mid-2000s series.”

Information about Brody's salary for the Netflix series hasn't been revealed, but it's safe to assume it's a pretty penny, considering the show's massive success.

The show currently boasts a 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and it got renewed for a second season less than a month after its premiere. Deadline also reports that in its first week, the 10-episode series gained 15.9 million views and soared to the top spot on Netflix's list of most-watched English-language TV shows. (Oh, and did I mention that Brody's wife, Leighton Meester, is joining the cast of season two?)

In December 2019, Brody and his wife, Leighton Meester, bought a 6,000-square-foot home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A. for $6.5 million. Sadly, however, TMZ reported in January 2025 that the couple lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires.

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