Simon Baker
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Baker in Paris at the French premiere of I Give It a Year, 2013
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| Born |
30 July 1969 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Other names | Simon Denny Simon Baker Denny Smiley |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Rigg (m. 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is known for his lead roles in the CBS television series The Mentalist (as Patrick Jane) and The Guardian (as Nicholas Fallin).
In his film acting career, he is best known for his roles as Max Rourke in the remake of the Japanese horror film The Ring Two, Riley Denbo in Land of the Dead and Christian Thompson in the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.
Baker is best known for his portrayal of Patrick Jane in the television series The Mentalist.
He grew up in New South Wales, Australia.
In 1998, Baker married Australian actress Rebecca Rigg after five years of living together. They have three children.
In July 2009, Baker told PopMatters that he was raised Catholic, but is now agnostic.
In 2010, he was earning US$350,000 per episode of The Mentalist. At that time his net worth was US$25 million. Shortly after, he signed a contract that delivered a payment of US$30 million for his role as Patrick Jane.
On 14 February 2013, Baker was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the entertainment industry. Baker's star can be found at 6352 Hollywood Blvd.
In June 2012, Baker was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences along with 175 other individuals.
Baker was selected by the French perfume house Givenchy to be the face of the Fragrance "Gentlemen Only". In it Baker walks down a pavement in pouring rain, whilst carrying an umbrella. The spot released 11 March 2013 also exists in a 33-second version and reached a strong YouTube audience.
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