Who is Tony Kanaan? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki
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Tony Kanaan Wiki Biography
Born Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho on the 31st December 1974, in Salvador, Bahia Brazil, Tony is a race car driver who has competed in several championships, including Formula Europa Boxer, Indy Lights Series, Verizon IndyCar Series, Italian Formula Three among many others, securing several trophies. His career started in the late ‘90s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Tony Kanaan is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources it has been estimated that Kanaan’s net worth is as high as $20 million, an amount earned through his successful racing career.
Tony Kanaan Net Worth $20 Million
Tony is the son of Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan and his wife Miriam, and is of Lebanese ancestry. His family was a part of the upper-middle class, as it owned its own firm, unfortunately his father died when Tony was in his teens, and his uncle stole the family money, which forced Tony to fight for every penny he could earn. A racing enthusiast, Tony moved to Italy, where he started racing and soon won the 1994 Italian Formula Alfa-Boxer Championship. Just two year later he moved to the US, and drove a test race for the Tasman team of the Indy Lights series. In 1997 came his first Indy Lights title, while from 1998 to 2002 he competed in the Champ Car series, but in 92 races he recorded only one win, at the 1999 US 500 Presented by Toyota, held in Michigan. Then in 2002 he debuted in the Verizon IndyCar Series driving for the Mo Nunn Racing, but in 2003 switched to Andretti Green Racing, for which he drove until 2009. He won the championship in 2004, which certainly increased his fame as well as his net worth, and until the present day has 16 wins, with 67 podium finishes, increasing further his net worth. Some of his most notable wins include those accomplished at the Indianapolis 500 in 2013, after many years of near misses and bad luck, then the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2015, among many others, which only benefited to his wealth. Since 2014 has been driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
Regarding his personal life, Tony has been married to Lauren Bohlander since 2013. He is close friends with race car driver Dario Franchitti, whom he replaced in the Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2014, after Dario suffered career-ending injuries in a crash in one of the races.
| Full Name | Tony Kanaan |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 31, 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 147 lbs (66.678 kg) |
| Profession | Race car driver |
| Nationality | Brazilian, Lebanese |
| Spouse | Lauren Bohlander (m. 2013) |
| Parents | Miriam Kanaan, Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan |
| Siblings | Karen Kanaan |
| Nicknames | Канаан, Тони |
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| Nominations | Best Driver ESPY Award |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 Indy Racing League Champion |
| 2 | Besides Portuguese, speaks English, Italian and some Spanish. |
| 3 | Race day superstitions include putting his right shoe on first, getting in the car from the left side and wearing a special pair of lucky underwear |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danica: Five Years Running | 2009 | TV Movie | |
| Driven | 2001 | Race Car Driver |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself – Race Driver |
| 40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Presented by the Greater Houston Honda Dealers | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Grand Prix of Baltimore | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Honda Indy Toronto | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2004-2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself |
| Indianapolis 500 | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Grand Prix of Baltimore | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Edmonton Indy | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Honda Indy Toronto | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Indycar 36 | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Roberto Justus Mais | 2011 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| CQC: Custe o Que Custar | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself / CQTester |
| The Fast, Fast World of Danica Patrick | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Pardon the Interruption | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nikon Indy 300 | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| NASA 360 | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2008 INDYCar Series Season Preview | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
