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Jay McInerney Net Worth

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Updated on January 13, 2026


Jay McInerney Net Worth

John Barrett McInerney, Jr. net worth is
$900,000

John Barrett McInerney, Jr. Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

John Barrett "Jay" McInerney, Jr. (/ˈmækɨnɜrni/; born January 13, 1955) is an American writer and food critic. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie. He was the wine columnist for House & Garden magazine, and his essays on wine have been collected in Bacchus & Me (2000) and A Hedonist in the Cellar (2006). His most recent novel is titled The Good Life, published in 2006, and since April 2010 he has been a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal. In 2009, he published a book of short stories which spanned his entire career, entitled How It Ended, which was named one of the 10 best books of the year by Janet Maslin of The New York Times. 
Full NameJohn Barrett McInerney, Jr.
Net Worth$900,000
Date Of BirthJanuary 13, 1955
Place Of BirthHartford, Connecticut, USA
OccupationWriter
ProfessionWriter, Actor, Producer
SpouseHelen Bransford
NicknamesJay McInerney, McInerney, Jay
Star SignCapricorn
#Quote
1[on Hollywood interest in his book, "Bright Lights, Big City") A month before the book came out, I was working in a liquor store to make ends meet when I got a call from Paramount: Could I fly to Hollywood? I thought it was hilarious. But when I was out there, there was a great explosion at Paramount, and everybody suddenly left the next week, so I never heard from them again. Then Jerry Weintraub bought the picture through Columbia. But after I submitted my third draft of the screenplay, I never heard from him again either - and then, almost three years later, I heard from Jim (James Bridges).
2[on director James Bridges] I think we're probably lucky that [Jim] was not a thirty-two year old director... I often feared that someone was going to try to make a music video out of my book.
#Fact
1Received B.A. from Williams College in 1976; post-graduate studies at Sycracuse University.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Gia1998TV Movie written by
Smoke Screens1997Short story
Drug-Taking and the Arts1993Documentary novel "Bright Lights, Big City"
Hotel Room1993TV Mini-Series written by - 1 episode
Bright Lights, Big City1988novel / screenplay

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Me2014/IJay McInerney
Gossip Girl2008-2011TV SeriesJeremiah Harris

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mr. Jealousy1997special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Untitled Carlyle Documentary2017Documentary post-productionHimself
The Eighties2016TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself - Author, 'Brights Lights, Big City'
Sour Grapes2016DocumentaryHimself, novelist and wine columnist
Now with Alex Wagner2012TV SeriesHimself
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2012TV SeriesHimself
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself2012DocumentaryHimself
Kings & Queens2011DocumentaryHimself
La grande librairie2010TV SeriesHimself
US Election Night2008TV MovieHimself
Jay McInerney's the Light Within2008Video documentary shortHimself
L'attrape-Salinger2007TV Movie documentaryHimself
Le grand journal de Canal+2007TV Series documentaryHimself
HARDtalk Extra2006TV SeriesHimself
Iron Chef America: The Series2006TV SeriesHimself - Judge
Paris dernière2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat2001DocumentaryHimself
Ruby2000TV SeriesHimself
This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis1999DocumentaryHimself (uncredited)
Tattinger's1989TV SeriesHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007Lucien Barrière Literary AwardDeauville Film FestivalFor the novel "The Good Life".

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1999WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAOriginal Long FormGia (1998)
1998Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a MovieGia (1998)

Known for movies

Writer

Gia (1998)
as Writer

Writer

Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
as Writer

Himself, novelist and wine columnist

Sour Grapes (2016)
as Himself, novelist and wine columnist

Writer

Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)
as Writer