Jerry Bruckheimer Net Worth: Jerry Bruckheimer is a billionaire American film and television producer. Jerry Bruckheimer is sometimes referred to as "Hollywood's most powerful guy," and the title is well earned. He has produced and directed dozens of popular films, including Pirates of the Caribbean, The Rock, Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean series. Bruckheimer has also created several successful television series, including Top Chef, Dancing with the Stars, and Genius. Bruckheimer was born on January 4th, 1945 in New York City. His father was a real estate developer who owned his own company that built housing projects throughout the United States. His mother was a homemaker who worked as a secretary during the day so she could help her husband run his business while raising their two children alone. When Bruckheimer was 11 years old, his family moved to California where he grew up in Los Angeles. He began working at age 14 as an office assistant for a talent agency. He later joined another talent agency as a staff writer before going out on his own. Bruckheimer started his career by writing songs for other people's movies but soon decided to focus exclusively on producing. In 1978, he produced his first movie called They Call Me Bruce Lee which starred Chuck Norris.