Table of Biography
Lyle Trachtenberg is a former actor and an IATSE union organizer. Lyle Trachtenberg has been recognized as the ex-husband of Whoopi Goldberg.
Early Life
On January 1, 1956, Lyle Trachtenberg was born in Los Angeles, California. As of now, he is already 68 years old and her sun sign is Capricorn. He has not revealed any details about himself, despite being a famous personality.
Lyle Trachtenberg – Net Worth 2024
Lyle Trachtenberg as a union organizer and former actor has earned a hefty amount of money. Also, he has been earning an $8 million salary, for hosting The View. In addition, his total amount of net worth is $25.8 million.
Career
After completing his studies, Lyle Trachtenberg at the University of California started his career. Later on, Lyle joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. For more than 100, 1000 technicians, and craftspersons, it serves as a labor union for more than a hundred thousand. It serves in aspects of the entertainment industry, including theatre, films, and TV projects.
Therefore, he became a powerful and influential organizer for the union. Likewise, during that time, he gained some notoriety for his work on various sets as a union representative. In July 1995, according to a Variety article published, he caused some problems for indie filmmaker Allison Anders. It was during the filming of her 1996 movie Grace of My Heart.
Caption: Poster of Lyle’s film. Source: IMDb
He went during lunch, in the second week after the filming began. Thus, he stationed himself outside by the catering truck, as he was denied entry to the set. In addition, he began listing the benefits of becoming a member of the IATSE. Moreover, IATSE had 25 new members, by the time lunch ended. There were talks of a makeshift strike, and the situation had become quite tense. Moving on, the producers reached an agreement with the union and the filming started again.
More about career
In January 1996, in a Los Angeles Times column producer Lawrence Bender wrote about his own experience. And, also wrote about dealing with Lyle Trachtenberg and the union. The union stopped the production, during the shooting of White Man’s Burden (1995), a film he produced. Similarly, it resulted in a significant amount of monetary damage and delay.
Moving on, Bender listed some solutions to the problems of making low-budget pictures in conjunction. And, it was with the unions in an interview with the L. A. Times. Thus, he sarcastically advised him to waive his fees for the movies under a $3 million budget.
Likewise, it was not a permanent productive solution, according to Bender. Besides that, he never found much success as an actor. Robert Rodriguez’s action-horror From Dusk Till Daw appeared in 1996. Later on, he portrayed a character credited as the Husky Guy, in the year 1998. It was for the writer/director John Quinn’s comedy film Beach Movie. Besides, he was seen in Girl Fever, Keeping Up with the Steins, and Hello, My Name Is Doris.
Personal Life
Previously, Lyle Trachtenberg was married to actress Whoopi Goldberg. In the year 1993, they first met each other. After 9 months of their relationship, they were engaged on May 11, 1994.
In addition, on CNN Channel’s Larry King Live Show, they announced their marriage, On October 1, 1994, and they married and divorced in 1995. As of now, he is married to Adrianna Bela. Together they are blessed with a daughter named Gabriella, Natasha.
Caption: Lyle with his ex-wife. Source: Getty Image
Body Measurements
Lyle Trachtenberg is handsome. He has a good height and stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 59 kg. Therefore, he looks handsome with his brown hair and eyes.
Lyle Trachtenberg – Social Media
Besides that, he does not seem to have his official accounts on social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and so on.