Isaac Mizrahi Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-02-29

Isaac Mizrahi net worth is
$20 Million

Isaac Mizrahi Wiki Biography

Isaac Mizrahi was born on 14 October 1961, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, to mother Sarah, a homemaker, and father Zeke Mizrahi, who worked in the clothing industry. He is a fashion designer, TV presenter and actor.

So how rich is Isaac Mizrahi at present? Sources state that Mizrahi’s net worth is as high as $20 million, as of early 2016. His wealth has been earned during his career as a fashion designer as well as through his many television performances.

Isaac Mizrahi Net Worth $20 Million

Mizrahi grew up in a Syrian Jewish community in Ocean Parkway, New Jersey; in his early childhood, his family moved to Brooklyn. As his mother was a devoted fashion lover, so Mizrahi became aware of fashion at an early age. He was a great lover of movies and found a huge inspiration in the 1961 version of “Back Street”, admiring the fashion glamour shown in the movie. After his father bought him a sewing machine when Mizrahi was ten years old, he started to design pieces of clothes. Mizrahi attended Yeshivas of Flatbush school in Mitwood, and then the High School of the Performing Arts in Manhattan, while designing clothes under his own label called IS New York, with the help of his mother’s friend Sarah Haddad, who financed the label. When her husband got sick, she was unable to finance Mizrahi’s work anymore, which resulted in IS New York shutting down. Mizrahi then enrolled in Parson’s School of Design in 1979.

Mizrahi worked for Perry Ellis, Jeffrey Banks and Calvin Klein before he opened his own company in 1987, again with the help of Haddad. His first collections earned high praise from fashion editors and Mizrahi’s net worth started to rise. He quickly became a sensation, winning three CDFA awards and being named best designer of 1990 by the Fashion Footwear Association of New York, and included in the annual “40 Under 40” award by Crain’s New York Business. Chanel bought a stake in his company, and sponsored its operations, as Mizrahi’s collections became favorite with celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts and Natalie Portman. The company faced ups and downs, however, as being unable to establish the “Mizrahi Look” worked against the young designer. Although his company grossed between $10-20 million a year, it failed to earn profits which resulted in Chanel’s pulling financing in 1998 and the company was soon closed.

However, Mizrahi’s talent was filmed by the director Douglas Keeve who used it to create a documentary “Unzipped” in 1995, portraying the hard work and success of the designer. The documentary won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995. Mizrahi’s popularity and recognition became even more prominent and the documentary added a considerable amount to his net worth.

In 1997 Mizrahi published his book “Isaac Mizrahi Presents the Adventures of Sandee the Supermodel” consisting of three separate comic books portraying the struggles of a beautiful girl in the world of fashion.

During the 2000s, Mizrahi designed low-priced collections in partnership with Target, as well as another expensive collections called Isaac Mizrahi to Order. In 2009 he designed for Liz Claiborne, and the following year he launched his new label called IsaacMizrahiLIVE!, which he later sold to Xcel Brands, lifting his wealth once again. Mizrahi also designed costumes for various movies, theatre, dance and opera productions.

In the meantime, he found a new form of self-expression, creating a male cabaret act about the fashion business with classic songs from Broadway musicals, altering the lyrics to fit his life. He also became the host of his own television talk show on cable’s Oxygen Network. In 2005 he hosted the “Isaac” show on Style Network. Mirzahi made a number of guest appearances in television series, such as “Sex and the City”, “Spin City”, “Ugly Betty”, “The Apprentice, “Gossip Girl” and “The Big C” as well as on a public radio show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. He also appeared in movies such as “Men in Black”, “Small Time Crocks”, “Hollywood Ending” and “Celebrity”. He appeared as a co-host in Bravo’s “The Fashion Show” in 2009 and 2010, and two years later as a head judge in “Project Runway: All Stars”. He often appears in various E!’ programs and shows. All his television work significantly contributes to his net worth.

In his personal life, Mizrani has been married to Arnold Germer since 2011.


Full NameIsaac Mizrahi
Net Worth$20 Million
Date Of BirthOctober 14, 1961
Place Of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
ProfessionFashion designer, TV presenter, actor
EducationParsons The New School for Design, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, Yeshivah of Flatbush, High School of Performing Arts
NationalityAmerican
SpouseArnold Germer (m.2011-)
ParentsSarah Mizrahi, Zeke Mizrahi
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/IsaacMizrahi
Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/isaacmizrahi
Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/isaacmizrahiny
IMDBwww.imdb.com/name/nm0594617
AwardsDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design (2002), Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design (2002), CDFA awards
NominationsDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design - Variety or Music Program
MoviesUnzipped, Fame, Hollywood Ending, Celebrity, For Love or Money, Seamless, John Glenn: American Hero, Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me, Ghostlight, Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of the American Century, Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites, Woodrow Wilson
TV ShowsOxygen Network, Isaac,Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me,The Fashion Show
#Fact
1Fashion designer.
2Friend of Natalie Portman since she was 14.
3Son of Sarah Mizrahi, who appeared in the documentary about Isaac entitled Unzipped (1995).
4He studied fashion at Parsons School of Design.
5He attended the High School of Performing Arts as an acting major.

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Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites2003TV Movie documentary series producer
American Experience2002TV Series documentary producer - 2 episodes
Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of the American Century2002TV Movie documentary producer
Chasing the Sun2001TV Series documentary producer - 2 episodes
John Glenn: American Hero1998TV Movie documentary producer
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century1996TV Mini-Series producer - 2 episodes
Things That Aren't Here Anymore1995TV Movie documentary producer
The Works III1994TV Movie segment producer
The Fashion ShowTV Series consulting producer - 16 episodes, 2009 - 2011 audience producer - 1 episode, 2009
The Affliction of Howard Hughes: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder2005Video documentary short associate producer

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Big C2013TV SeriesIsaac Mizrahi
Gossip Girl2010TV SeriesIsaac Mizrahi
Ugly Betty2006-2009TV SeriesIsaac Mizrahi / Fashion TV Reporter
Ghostlight2003Alex
Sex and the City2002TV SeriesIsaac Mizrahi
Hollywood Ending2002Elio Sebastian
Born in Brooklyn2001TV Movie
Small Time Crooks2000Winklers' Chef
Frasier2000TV SeriesGabe
Celebrity1998Bruce Bishop
Men in Black1997Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Spin City1997TV SeriesIsaac Mizrahi
For Love or Money1993Julian Russell
Fame1980Touchstone

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Chasing the Sun2001TV Series documentary 2 episodes
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century1996TV Mini-Series 2 episodes

Costume Designer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live2009TV Series 1 episode
Stage on Screen: The Women2002TV Movie
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs1997
Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall1992TV Movie documentary

Editor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Affliction of Howard Hughes: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder2005Video documentary short
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites2003TV Movie documentary
American Experience2002TV Series documentary 1 episode
Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of the American Century2002TV Movie documentary

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites2003TV Movie documentary
Chasing the Sun2001TV Series documentary written by - 2 episodes

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Butter2011epk

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Project Runway All Stars2015TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Rachael Ray2012TV Series thanks - 1 episode
Lidia Celebrates America2012TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode
Tiny Furniture2010thanks
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'2009Video documentary the producers wish to thank
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'2008Video documentary short special thanks
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'2006Video documentary special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Match Game2016TV SeriesHimself - Celebrity Panelist
Project Runway All Stars2012-2016TV SeriesHimself - Judge
The Kitchen2016TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Fashion Designer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2016TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest, We Are Family
RuPaul's Drag Race2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest Judge
Extra2014TV SeriesHimself - Fashion Designer
Blue Gold: American Jeans2014DocumentaryHimself
Watch What Happens: Live2009-2014TV SeriesHimself
Fashion News Live2005-2013TV SeriesHimself
Jeopardy!1996-2013TV SeriesHimself - Contestant / Himself - Video Clue Presenter / Himself / ...
The Wendy Williams Show2010-2013TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's2013DocumentaryHimself
Rachael Ray2008-2012TV SeriesHimself
Lidia Celebrates America2012TV Series documentaryHimself - Special Guest (segment "David & Jessica")
Live with Kelly and Michael2008-2012TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
The Tents2012DocumentaryHimself
Cake Boss2011-2012TV SeriesHimself - Fashion Designer / Cake Consultation Customer
The Talk2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Good Morning America2005-2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2009-2012TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
The Nate Berkus Show2011TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
How to Make It in America2011TV SeriesHimself
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf2011TV SeriesHimself
Top Chef2011TV SeriesHimself - Quickfire Judge / Fashion Designer / Co-Host, The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection
The Fashion Show2009-2011TV SeriesHimself - Co-Host / Himself - Host / Judge
The Apprentice2004-2010TV SeriesHimself
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market2010DocumentaryHimself
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story2009DocumentaryHimself
Iron Chef America: The Series2007-2009TV SeriesHimself - ICA Judge / Fashion Designer / Himself - Judge
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet2008-2009TV SeriesHimself
Out in the City2009Documentary shortHimself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show2008TV SeriesHimself
Paula's Party2008TV SeriesHimself
Martha2007TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1997-2007TV SeriesHimself
The View2006TV SeriesHimself
Canada A.M.2006TV SeriesHimself
E! Live from the Red Carpet2006TV SeriesHimself - Correspondent
#1 Single2006TV SeriesHimself
Isaac2005TV SeriesHimself - Host
The Tony Danza Show2005TV SeriesHimself
Quintessentially Queer Cinema2005TV Movie documentaryHimself
Grin & Barrett2005TV SeriesHimself
Seamless2005DocumentaryHimself
The Oprah Winfrey Show2005TV SeriesHimself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1995-2004TV SeriesHimself
Dinner for Five2004TV SeriesHimself
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me2004TV Movie documentary voice
Hollywood Squares2003TV SeriesHimself
Late Show with David Letterman2003TV SeriesHimself
Molto Mario2002TV Series documentaryHimself - Guest
American Experience2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Liza and David2002TV SpecialHimself
The Isaac Mizrahi Show2001TV Series
Intimate Portrait2001TV Series documentaryHimself
The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows1999TV Movie documentaryHimself
Beautopia1998DocumentaryHimself
Mark Morris Dance Group: A Dance Center in Brooklyn1998ShortHimself
1997 VH1 Fashion Awards1997TV SpecialHimself
MADtv1997TV SeriesHimself
Lauren Hutton and...1996TV SeriesHimself
Catwalk1995DocumentaryHimself
VH1 Fashion and Music Awards1995TV SpecialHimself
The Hollywood Fashion Machine1995TV Movie documentaryHimself
Unzipped1995DocumentaryHimself (uncredited)
Living in the 90's with Christie Brinkley1992TV SeriesHimself

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Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1997DGA AwardDirectors Guild of America, USAOutstanding Directorial Achievement in DocumentaryThe Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)
1993Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Variety or Music ProgramLiza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall (1992)

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