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Bret Hart Net Worth Age, Bio, Wife, and Siblings

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July 18, 2022

Hart is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler best known for being one of the lead figures of WWF’s New Generation Era. The Bret Hart net worth figure is $10 million as of 2022.

Retired professional wrestler Bret Hart attends Toronto ComiCon 2017 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre — (Photo by Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic)

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Early Life and Bio

Full Name	Bret Sergeant Hart
Birth Date / Age	July 2, 1957 / 65 Years Old
Birth Place	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Source of Wealth	Professional Wrestling
Relationship Status	Married To Stephanie Washington
Height	6 ft. 0 in. / 183 cm.
Net Worth	$10 Million

Bret Sergeant Hart was born in July of 1957 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to parents Stu and Helen. Notably, his father was a pro wrestler who founded the Stampede Wrestling brand.

Meanwhile, Bret grew up with 11 siblings: seven brothers; Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ross and Owen, as well as sisters Ellie, Georgia, Alison, and Diana. Incredibly, each of his brothers were a part of the Hart wrestling family.

As far as education goes, Bret attended Ernest Manning High School where he became a standout student in the amateur wrestling division. In 1974, he the city championships in Calgary.

Eventually, Hart enrolled at Mount Royal College to study filmmaking. There, he was a collegiate champion before joining his father’s wrestling promotion.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart is introduced during the WWE Smackdown Live Tour — (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Bret Hart Net Worth and Career

Hart officially signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1984. Shortly after, he adopted the nickname “Hitman”, helping him turn into a star. Overall, Hart won the WWF Championship five different times en route to a Hall of Fame career.

Furthermore, Sportskeeda claims that the wrestler was earning about $250 thousand from his contract with WCW in 1997.

Additionally, Hart is the founder and Co-owner of the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey league.

Interestingly, “Hitman” penned a weekly column for the Calgary Sun from 1991 to 2004. Of similar note, Hart authored an autobiography titled Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling in 2008.

On top of that, Hart has acted in films like Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers along with shows Lonesome Dove: The Series, The Simpsons, Honey I Shrunk The Kids TV series, and MADtv.

Bret Hart Instagram and Twitter

Currently, the retired wrestler possesses about 913 thousand Instagram followers. To go along with that, Hart has another 1.3 million followers on his Twitter account as of July 2022.

25 years ago today, the Harts rocked the Saddledome. Without a doubt, the loudest crowd I’ve ever heard. @ Calgary, Alberta https://t.co/J0wtRzwpYs
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) July 6, 2022

Personal Life

In 1982, Hart married Julie Smadu. Together, they had four children named Jade, Dallas, Alexandra, and Blade before finalizing their divorce in 2002.

Afterward, he was briefly married to a woman named Cinzia Rota. Then, he married Stephanie Washington in 2010 and they remain together to this day.

In 2002, the wrestler had a stroke following a bicycle accident. Several months of physical therapy was necessary to fix the total paralysis that developed on the left side of his face.

Bret Hart Net Worth

The Bret Hart net worth figure of $10 million has been accumulated since the early 1980s. Over that span, he blossomed into one of the most respected professional wrestler in WWF/E history. His salary as a wrestler along with his acting gigs and writing has yielded millions.