Son of Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, Troy has acting in his genes. There is more to his ancestry of acting with his grandfather Henry Fonda who has a legendary actor. Troy’s mother Jane Fonda is a 2 time Academy Award winner. He was born in 1972 into a rich household and the parents had given him the freedom that he needed and didn't want him to back up on the family surname and named him Troy O’Donovan Hayden. The name Garity was derived from his paternal grandmother as they parents wanted him stay anonymous of his popular surname. But his interests laid on his acting career. In his early childhood he had spent his vacation days at Art camps. At 21 years of age, when he was all set to make his own career he had moved to New York to learn the tricks at American Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed on commedia dell’arte. In his training years, he had done several stage productions.
Career
He had done an insignificant role in 1981 in the movie On Golden Pond. He then appeared in some small roles in movies and TV shows like The Cherokee Kid and Conspiracy Theory till he got his recognition when he played the role of his father Tom Hayden in the film “Steal This Movie!” directed by Robert Greenwald. The movie was a well pictured biography of Abbie Hoffman but failed to make its impact among the public. He also made his appearance in the video game Code Blue.
After the movie ‘Perfume’ in 2001 this handsome actor got his breakthrough in the role of Harvey Pollard in the movie ‘Bandits’. He played the role of a stuntman of good character who eventually becomes the driver of bank robbers. The justice he did to the role was highly appreciated and soon later the movie” A Soldier’s Girl” released in 2002 added feathers of acceptance into his career. His played the role of an American soldier who was punished to death for falling in love with a transgender. The movie gained him nominations in several awards. After this serious role, his versatility was recognized in the movie “Barbershop” which was a comedy flick released in 2002 and later also in the sequel released in 2004.
New Release
The latest movie, BarberShop: The Next Cut is the fourth movie in the Barbershop sequel. The movie was released on April 15th, 2016. According to Box Office reports, the movie came second to the popular kids movie, The Jungle Book. The movie has been reviewed positively by the critics.
Wedding
Troy Garity got married to Simone Bent in August, 2007 at St. Paul’s Chapel. The couple got engaged a year back in 2006. Married since eight years, they are still a happy couple.
The People magazine had rated this star actor among the Top 50 Beautiful People. He even has an interesting record of being arrested at the age of 16 for graffiti painting. He even had quit his school to follow his crush he had over a circus performer at that time. His net worth is under review yet sources say that his mother has an asset value of over 120 million dollars.
| Birth Date: | 7 Jul, 1973 |
| Age: | 46 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Television actor Film actor Circus performer |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles |
| Education: | American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Net Worth 2021: | 10 million |
