Rebecca Budig is a six-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actress and TV host who rose to prominence after her role as Michelle Bauer on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from 1995 to 1998.
She also rose to international fame after portraying Greenlee Smythe on the ABC soap drama All My Children from 1998 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2011. In 2015, she was also cast in the role of Hayden Barnes on General Hospital.
What is the net worth and salary of Rebecca Budig?
Rebecca has been making a lot of money since the beginning of her career in 1993. Meanwhile, her actual net worth has not been revealed, but some sources claim it is in the $3 million range. She’s made a name for herself as a television host and actor.
Budig is said to have earned $57,000 per year on the CBS soap drama Guiding Light. Rachel Miner, who has a net worth of $3 million, is another Guiding Light star. She has also appeared in a number of TV shows, including All My Children, Hope & Faith, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Blue Bloods, General Hospital, and others.
Official Trailer for Batman Forever (1995)
Her first film appearance, on the other hand, was in Joel Schumacher’s blockbuster film Batman Forever, which was released on June 16, 1995.
In addition, the picture grossed $336 million globally against a budget of $100 million, making it the year’s sixth highest-grossing film worldwide.
Rebecca has hosted several TV shows, including Better, The Sports Illustrated for Kids Show, and Sunday Night Heat, in addition to performing. She won the first and only season of ABC’s Skating with the Stars in 2010, which aired from November 22 to December 21, 2010.
Early life, childhood, and education
Rebecca Jo Budig was born on June 26, 1973, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. She is the youngest of George Budig’s (a businessman) and Mary Jo’s (a homemaker) eight children. He has two brothers and five older sisters. She is a Creative and Performing Arts graduate of Cincinnati Public Schools (SCPA). She eventually went on to Miami University in Ohio to study zoology as a major.
Blissful Married Life With Third Husband, Michael Benson
Rebecca Jo, 47, married her fiance, Michael Benson, for the third time after dating for a year. Benson, Budig’s adored spouse, is President and Chief Marketing Officer of CBS.
Following a two-year engagement, they exchanged wedding vows in a very intimate ceremony in 2012. The couple got engaged on Christmas Day, December 25, 2010, before saying Yes I Do.
Benson proposed to Rebecca with a Platt Boutique Jewelry vintage ruby and diamond ring from 1935. On May 1, 2014, the couple announced that she was five months pregnant with their first child, two years after they married.
Rebecca Budig Welcomes A Daughter Charlotte Jo Benson In 2014(Source: Instagram@rbjobud)
Budig and her husband, Michael, became parents for the first time on September 8, 2014, when their daughter Charlotte Jo Benson was born.
“Welcome to the world, Charlotte Jo Benson,” the delighted father Benson captioned a photo of his actress wife and their new baby girl on Instagram.
Details about her first and second marriages
Prior to Michael, the General Hospital star was married twice. His first marriage was to Dr. Daniel Geller, whom he married in the year 2000. However, after a few months, they broke up.
Then she married Bachelor star Bob Guiney, who is 49 years old. The couple married in July 2003 at his own residence in Long Lake, Michigan, after meeting on the ABC Family show The Bachelor. They announced their split on January 13, 2010, after being together for seven years.
Rebecca Budig With His Former Husband, Bob Guiney (Source: Zimbo)
Rebecca filed for divorce in April 2010, and their divorce was finalized on July 23, 2010, with no spousal maintenance or any financial support requested. Bob chose Estella Gardinier on the final season of The Bachelor, but they broke up soon after the show aired.