Chad McQueen is a multi-talented personality – he’s an actor and film producer, as well as a race car driver and martial artist. As well as being known as the son of “The King of Cool” – Golden Age Hollywood star Steve McQueen – Chad is even more widely recognized for his portrayal of Dutch in the Oscar-nominated films “The Karate Kid” (1984) and “The Karate Kid Part II” (1986).
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Childhood and Family
Chadwick Steven ‘Chad’ McQueen was born under the astrological sign of Capricorn on the 28th.e December 1960, in Los Angeles, California, the youngest of Steve McQueen’s marriage to actress Neile Adams.
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He is of American nationality and of white ethnicity. He had an older sister Terry Leslie, who was born in 1959 but died in 1998.
Father Steve McQueen
Terrence Stephen ‘Steve’ McQueen was born on the 24the March 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to William and Julia Ann McQueen. Between 1947 and 1950, he was a member of the US Marine Corps, then began his acting career in the early 1950s. Due to his “anti-hero” and “laid-back and charismatic” personality, he quickly became the one of the most sought after and highly rated actors of the 1960s and 1970s.
McQueen made iconic appearances in films such as “The Magnificent Seven” (1960), “The Great Escape” (1963), and “The Cincinnati Kid” (1965). For starring in the 1966 film “The Sand Pebbles” Steve was nominated not only for the Golden Globe Award, but also for the Academy Award. Additionally, he is well known for his notable appearances in films such as “The Thomas Crown Affair” (1968), “Bullitt” (1968), “Le Mans” (1971) as well as “The Getaway” (1972) and “Butterfly”. (1973). Besides acting, Steve was also known as a motor racing enthusiast and an avid collector of classic cars.
McQueen died at the age of 50 on the 7e November 1980 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, due to heart failure after surgery to remove tumors leading to cancer, caused by what is now known as asbestosis. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
Mother Neile Adams
Ruby Neilam ‘Neile’ Salvador Adams is an actress, dancer and singer born in 1932 in Manila, Philippines to Jose Arrista and Carmen ‘Miami’ Salvador. During World War II, she served as a spy for the Philippine resistance and even survived shrapnel wounds. In 1948 she moved to the United States where she later attended the Katherine Dunham School of Dance.
Neile began her acting career on Broadway, appearing in plays such as “Kismet”, “The Pajama Game” and “At The Grand”. After making his screen debut in 1952, Neile rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s starring in television series such as ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ and ‘The Man from UNCLE’ as well as films such as than “Women in Chains”. and “Fuzz”.
Racing career
Following his passion for motorsports, which he inherited from his motor racing enthusiast father, at the age of nine Chad immersed himself in the world of dirt bike racing.
In addition, at the age of 10, shortly after switching to motor racing, he won the children’s Mini Le Mans event, recreated on the set of the Golden Globe-nominated film “Le Mans”. in 1971, with Steve McQueen in the lead role. . At the age of 12, he was already mini-grand prix world champion in his category.
He began his professional racing career as a member of the Sports Car Club of America (commonly known as the SCCA). After honing his skills through a series of events, competing in a range of classes from motocross to Baja 1000, in 2004 Chad teamed up with Jacky and Vanina Ickx and ran a trio of Porsche 959s at Goodwood Festival of Speed event in West Sussex, England.
Later that year he drove for Westernesse Racing and finished fourth in the SCCA Playoffs.
In early 2006, Chad survived a serious car accident while training for the 24 Hours of Daytona at Daytona International Speedway. He was left with multiple rib fractures, a broken leg and several vertebral fractures. He fully recovered, and in November 2007 at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion III event at Daytona International Speedway, he appeared driving the 1975 Porsche 911 Brumos Ecurie Escargot RSR. In early 2010, Chad launched his own racing company McQueen Racing, LLC.
Acting career
Chad’s acting career began in 1978 when he appeared in the movie “Skateboard”.
After a five-year hiatus, in 1983 he appeared in the drama film “Hadley’s Rebellion.” He achieved greater notoriety a year later, when he was cast as Dutch in the 1974 Oscar-nominated martial arts drama film “The Karate Kid.” Chad portrayed one of the most brutal students in the Cobra Kai dojo, with a possible personality disorder, and the main character’s fierce rival. He reprized the same role in the film’s sequel – the 1986 Oscar-nominated film simply titled “The Karate Kid Part II”. With his popularity growing, in 1990 Chad was cast in the lead role in the action crime film “Martial Law”, which was followed by the lead role in the 1992 action film “Death Ring”.
In 1993, Chad starred in the crime action film “New York Cop”, followed by the Sci-Fi action film “Firepower” later that year. Over the next few years, Chad starred in such films as “Number One Fan” (1995), “Red Line” (1995), “Squanderers” (1996) and “Surface to Air” (1998). His last on-screen acting engagement was in 2001, when he appeared in the action movie “Fall: The Price of Silence.”
Chad has also featured in several documentary films about his father, including “Steve McQueen: The King of Cool”, “Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool” as well as “I Am Steve McQueen” and “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans “. ” – for the last two, he also served as an executive producer.
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Private life
Chad McQueen has been married twice – between 1987 and 1990 he was married to American actress Stacey Toten, who is best known for 1980s films such as ‘Lovelines’ and ‘Back to School’. The couple welcomed a child together, a son named Steven R. McQueen who is also an actor and is currently most popular for starring in the TV series ‘Chicago PD’, ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘The Vampire Diaries’.
Since December 1993, Chad has been married to Jeanie Galbraith with whom he has a son named Chase, born in 1995, and a daughter Madison McQueen, born in 1996.
Net value
Authoritative sources have estimated Chad McQueen’s total net worth as of mid-2020 to be a rather impressive $45 million. He was acquired through his successful career in the automotive industry and motorsports as well as his on-screen acting career which was active primarily between 1978 and 2001. Chad’s wealth also includes ownership of a McQueen Racing, LLC custom car and motorcycle company, as well as treasured assets such as two of his father’s sports cars – the 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster and 1969 Porsche 911s. Among many others, he also owns the 1968 Mustang 390GT Fastback replica that was used in the Oscar-winning thriller “Bullitt.”
