Celebrity Biographies
Yancy Butler Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1970, July-2 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 50 years old |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 7 inches |
| Name | Yancy’s Butler |
| birth name | Yancy Victoria Butler |
| Dad | Joe Butler |
| Mother | leslie vega |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Manhattan, New York |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Actress |
| Net worth | $1.8 million |
| Salary | N/A |
| eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| face color | White |
| body measurements | 35B-24-34 |
| breast size | 35 |
| waist size | 24 |
| hip size | 3. 4 |
| Shoe size | 8.5 |
| weight in kg | 56 |
| Famous for | Roles in the Hard Target and TNT drama series Witchblade |
| subject with | Jeff Fahey (past) |
| Girlfriend | Single |
| Married | Single |
| Kids | N/A |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Awards | Saturn Awards |
| online presence | |
| Films | Hard Target, Drop Zone, Lake Placid 3 |
| tv show | South Beach and Brooklyn South |
| sisters | N/A |
Saturn Award winner Yancy Butler is an actress popularly known for her roles in the Hard Target and TNT drama series, Witchblade. Butler made her Hollywood debut at the young age of seven in the film Savage Weekend. Yancy Butler is currently single after her breakup with her ex-boyfriend. She was accused of several accusations.
Early life and education of Yancy Butler
Yancy Butler was born as Yancy Victoria Butler on July 2, 1970 in Manhattan, New York, under the birth sign Cancer.
Butler is an American based on her nationality and as far as her ethnicity is concerned, she is white. She is the daughter of Leslie Vega (manager of a theater company) and Joe Butler (drummer and vocalist for The Lovin’ Spoonful, a 1960s rock group). Her father was a friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Butler studied at New York’s prominent HB Studios in 1985. She learned dance and ballet at the Joffrey and Ailey School. In 1991, she earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal art from Sarah Lawrence College. She was also honored with a Griggs Scholar.
Yancy Butler’s career
Yancy Butler made his Hollywood debut at the age of seven. He played in the movie Savage Weekend in 1979. He then appeared in the television series Man & Machine in 1992. He played an android police officer partnered with a human detective/
In 1993, Butler appeared in Hard Target, which turned out to be his breakthrough film. He shared the screen with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Arnold Vosloo, and Kasi Lemmons, among others.
Butler appeared in several movies like Let It Be Me, The Ex, Ravager, Kiss-Ass, Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, and Kick-Ass 2. He worked on many TV series like Witchblade, Lake Placid 3, and The Mentalist.
Butler’s popular movies and TV series include:
| Movies and series | cast members |
| Relegation Zone (1994) | Wesley Snipes , Gary Busey , Michael jeter , Corin Nemec and Claire Stanfield among others. |
| Witch (2001) | David Chokachi , Will Yun Lee, Eric Etebari , John Hensley , and Anthony Cistaro among others. |
In 2017, Butler worked on the GJ Echternkamp film Death Race 2050. She played Alexis Hamilton in the movie. The following year, she played Carrie Ellington in the television movie, Boyfriend Killer.
Yancy Butler Net Worth and Salary
Yancy Butler’s estimated net worth is $1.8 million according to some online sources. She has earned a decent amount of salary for her acting career.
He has appeared in movies and TV shows like Lake Placid: The Final Chapter, Rage of the Yeti, As the World Turns, Witchblade, South Beach, Kick-Ass 2, Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, Striking Range, The Last Letter, Ex , Ravager, Let It Be Me and Drop Zone.
Here are the movies of her that did well at the box office.
- Hard Target (1993) = $74.2 million.
- Kick Ass (2010) = $96.2 million.
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013) = $60.7 million.
Yancy Butler’s personal life
Yancy Butler is not married and has no children. She resides in New York City, New York.
Previously, Butler was in a relationship with her co-star Jeff Fahey. The pair shared deep chemistry both on screen and off.
The relationship between them did not last long and broke up for some undisclosed reasons. She is not involved in any relationship after the break up.
Substance abuse and legal problems
In 2003, Yancy Butler was arrested in Delray Beach, Florida for disorderly intoxication. She was sentenced to a substance abuse treatment program after a police officer found her going in and out of traffic.
Butler said she was an alcoholic who was taking medication, according to a Delray Beach police report. At first, she said that she had been kicked out of a rehab center, but then she said that she was still in one, according to the report.
2007, she was arrested in Sag Harbor after police found her passed out drunk at the wheel of her car. Her car was found crashed on the sidewalk of the main street. During that time, she found a half-empty bottle of Smirnoff Voda in her bag. In addition to the alcohol, there were about 14 pills in her bag, one of which was prednisone, while the rest were anti-anxiety drugs. She was unable to walk after the accident, so she was rushed to the hospital.
According to police, as Yancy Butler was returning, he spit in the face of the officer who arrested him multiple times. She was taken back to the hospital for treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
After multiple investigations, Butler was charged with seventh degree criminal possession, aggravated driving while intoxicated, and second degree stalking, a rape. The same year, she was released on $500 bail.
On February 2, 2007, Butler filed a complaint against her ex-boyfriend for harassing her. After a few months, her ex-boyfriend was ordered to pay a $50 fine after he pleaded guilty.