Bart the Bear Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Bart the Bear (January 19, 1977 - May 10, 2000) was an Alaskan Kodiak Bear that appeared in several Hollywood films, including The Bear, Legends of the Fall, and The Edge. Animal trainers Doug Seus and Lynne Seus of Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife, Inc., in Heber City, Utah, trained Bart. He grew to 9' 6" (2.90 m) tall and weighed 1,500 pounds (680 kg) throughout his life as an adult.Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Daryl Hannah, Annette Bening, Ethan Hawke, Steven Seagal, Tchéky Karyo, Brad Pitt, Alec Baldwin, and Anthony Hopkins all appeared in films opposite the bear, the latter even twice. All of them were reportedly impressed with how well the bear was trained. Film directors Jean-Jacques Annaud and Lee Tamahori, both of whom directed Bart in The Bear and The Edge respectively, called Bart "The John Wayne of Bears".In 2000, Bart died of cancer at the age of 23 while filming the television documentary Growing Up Grizzly (2001). Brad Pitt, who appeared in Legends of the Fall with Bart, provided narration.
Net Worth
$1.4 Million
Date Of Birth
2000
Place Of Birth
Alaska, USA
Height
8' 11" (2.72 m)
Occupation
Bear Actor
Profession
Actor
Nationality
United States
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Fact
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He was raised by trainers Doug and Lynn Seus, who also raised the first Bart the Bear, a now late Kodiak bear who starred in many films. The younger Bart has now achieved an adult size of about 1,000 pounds and is following in his famous cousins footsteps as a busy film star.
