William Thomas Kinkade III Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Thomas Kinkade (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic, bucolic, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products via The Thomas Kinkade Company. He characterized himself as "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light," a phrase he protected through trademark but one originally attributed to the English master J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851). It is estimated that 1 in every 20 American homes owns a copy of one of his paintings.
I view art as an inspirational tool. People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls; faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet tranquility, peace, joy hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast.
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On opening Thomas Kinkade Community in Vallejo, California: When Walt looked out over his citrus grove and envisioned Disneyland, it wasn't real to him yet. When he walked down Main Street, it became real. So is this moment for me.
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(Of Andy Warhol) "He is my hero, and I'm his heir apparent".
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Fact
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He was raised in Placerville, California by a single mother in poverty. He studied briefly at the University of California at Berkeley and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
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He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Separated from his wife, Nanette, two years prior to his death.
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All of his daughters were named after famous artists and have the middle name Christian.
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Has four daughters (Merrit, Chandler, Winsor, and Everett).
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Christmas Miracle
2012
executive producer
Christmas Lodge
2011
TV Movie executive producer
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
2008
producer
An American Artist: Thomas Kinkade
1999
TV Movie documentary executive producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
2008
Thomas Kinkade - 2007
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fire and Ice
1983
background painter - as Thomas Kincade
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
2008
presenter
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Let's Talk with Gary Gellman
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Artist in Nature
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Good Morning America
2002
TV Series
Himself
60 Minutes
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself - Painter (segment "Kinkade")
An American Artist: Thomas Kinkade
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
60 Minutes
2002-2004
TV Series documentary
Himself - Painter (segment "Kinkade")
Known for movies
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008) as Producer
Christmas Lodge (2011) as Producer
Christmas Miracle (2012) as Producer
An American Artist: Thomas Kinkade (1999) as Producer
$100,000
