CSI Star Bankruptcy: Actor Gary Dourdan Has $1.7 Million In Debt
Gary Dourdan, the actor most famous for a starring role on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" up until the show's eighth season, filed bankruptcy papers in late August.
Dourdan, who played Warrick Brown on "CSI," filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 30, according to a new report from TMZ. In the filing, Dourdan claimed his assets total approximately $1.8 million, but he owes almost all of that — $1.73 million, to be exact - to creditors.
The bankruptcy filing reveals the exact details of Dourdan's personal finances. A report from The Daily Mail detailed the exact amount of money each of his assets is worth.
"His remaining assets are listed as including $200 cash, $3,000 in a bank account, $4,000 in furniture, $200 worth of books, $1,500 in clothes, $500 in watches, and a 2006 Dodge Charger worth approximately $7,000," The Daily Mail reported.
The documents also reveal the incredibly small amount of money Dourdan claims he as left over each month in disposable income. The actor's filing says he takes home approximately $14,883 a month, on average. But after he pays his monthly bills, which total about $14,562 per month, he is only left with $321 to cover all other expenses in his life.
Dourdan did tell TMZ that he "anticipates major acting roles" in the near future and is looking forward to the income from that work, which can get him get himself out of the financial hole.
The "CSI" actor has a history of getting in legal trouble, according to The Daily Mail.
"[Dourdan] was arrested in 2008 in Palm Springs and later pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and ecstasy," The Daily Mail reported. "In 2011, Dourdan was arrested again after he crashed his vehicle into two parked cars and was also charged with possessing Oxycontin and drug paraphernalia. The charges were later dropped because the actor allegedly completed 20 hours of Narcotics Anonymous."
He was also arrested later in 2011 when he got into a physical altercation with his former girlfriend, Nicole Vail Cannizzaro, who sustained a broken nose. Dourdan was charged with felony battery and a judge issued a three-year restraining order against him.
