Joe Driver

by doveclove Wed Apr 14 2021 Updated On Mon Dec 19 2022
Joe Driver

Joe Driver is the father of an American actor named Adam Driver

His full name is Joe Douglas Driver

Joe Driver Married Life and Children

Joe parents are from Little Rock, Arkansas. That's why he was raised in the same place. He has deep roots of the American South

He was married to a woman named Nancy Wright. Her real name is Nee Needham. She was born and brought up in Indiana.

Joe Driver's ex-wife Nancy Wright
Joe Driver's ex-wife Nancy Wright  Source: Instagram

Nancy works as a ParalegalJoe and Nancy are blessed with two children, one son, and one daughter. 

Their son's name is Adam Driver, and their daughter's name is April Driver

Among those two children, Adam is the most famous one. He is a renowned actor who has worked on big-budget movies.

Unsuccessful Married Life

Joe and Nancy are not together anymore. They divorced back in 1990. 

They were having few marital disputes, but the exact reason for their legal separation has not been revealed. 

They got separated when his son was only seven years old. After their separation, his wife decided to move to Mishawaka, Indiana.

At the time, they were living in San Diego. She took her children with her and moved to Mishawaka, Indiana, from San Diego.

Nancy later married another man. His name is Rodney G Wright. He and Nancy were in a relationship during their high school days.

They reconnected and got married. He is a minister at a Baptist Church.  Before working in the church, he was a cab driver. 

Nancy convinced him to leave the job as a taxi driver to become a Baptist church minister

Motivated son to Pursue his career in Acting

Joe used to show his son Adam lots of movies when he was small. Adam got the chance to watch a film like Fight Club, Predator, The Total Call, Pulp Fiction, Godfather, Shaw shank Redemption, etc.when he was young. 

He used to show him movies that grown-up people watch mostly. This made him generate interest to pursue an acting career. 

Adam had a hard time fitting in with his friends because his friends only watched kids' shows and not movies like this. 

Joe Driver's partner Joanne Tucker 
Joe Driver's partner Joanne Tucker  Source: Instagram

Adam Driver is widely known for Charlie's character in the famous Oscar-nominated movie called Marriage Story

He acted the opposite of Scarlett Johansson. In this movie, the plot discusses the couple's problems and marital disputes. 

He took this opportunity to connect this role with his father. He kept himself in his father's place and tried to feel what he felt during his divorce from Nancy

Joe's relationship with his ex-wife Nancy played a vital role in his son's character development in the movie. 

Adam has done several huge budget movies. Some of them are Star Wars: The Force Awakens,  Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: the rise of skywalker, Silence, Midnight Special, Marriage Story, and many more. 

Net Worth

The education, profession, and career of Joe have not been revealed as he is a normal citizen. 

But the net worth of his son has been disclosed, which is structured below:

Net WorthSources
$10 millionActor, Producer, Socialite

Age, Weight, and Height

  1. The age, height, and weight of Joe have not been revealed.
  2. He lived alone after his divorce from his ex-wife Nancy.
  3. He does not have a good relationship with his famous son.
  4. His nationality is American.

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