Caleb Reginald McLaughlin is an actor from the United States. He rose to prominence as Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–present).
McLaughlin began his career on Broadway as Young Simba in the musical The Lion King, followed by minor television roles.
Following Stranger Things, he starred in High Flying Bird (2019) and Concrete Cowboy (2020), his first starring feature film roles. His other credits include the 2017 miniseries The New Edition Story and various television voice-acting roles.
Caleb McLaughlin’s Net Worth
Caleb McLaughlin’s net worth is expected to be around $3 million in 2023.
He is one of the most well-known actors in the entertainment industry, having appeared in a number of television series and films.
McLaughlin is the most visible cast member in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. His appearance in this series has brought him a lot of fortune and stardom. McLaughlin earned $10,000 per episode in the first season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, for a total of $80,000.
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McLaughlin earned $270,000 from the second season of the show, despite having a $30,000 per episode salary. Following that, the series became a huge success, and it was reported in March 2018 that each of the leading actors will charge $250,000 per episode in the third season of Stranger Things, totaling nearly $2 million for the season.
Early Life
Caleb Reginald McLaughlin was born in New York City, New York on October 13, 2001. His parents, Corey McLaughlin Sr. and April McLaughlin raised him in Carmel, New York.
He is of African-American and Jamaican descent. Caleb has two sisters, Caitlyn and Crystal McLaughlin, and an older brother, Corey McLaughlin Jr.
McLaughlin attended Kent Primary School for a year before transferring to George Fischer Middle School. He developed an interest in acting at a young age, and by high school, he was already going to auditions and aspiring to be an actor. Caleb moved to New York City after finishing fifth grade in search of better opportunities and acting training.
Along with acting, he spent a year studying dance at Happy Feet Dance School in Carmel, New York. Later, he enrolled for a year at the Seven Star School of Performing Arts in Brewster.
Caleb was ready to begin his professional acting career at the time, so he studied at The Harlem School of the Arts with Audrey Lynch, a former Lion King producer.
Career
McLaughlin had his first acting role as a child in the opera Lost in the Stars, which was performed at the Glimmerglass Opera House in Cooperstown, New York.
In 2012, he was cast in the short film Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes as Noah. McLaughlin’s breakthrough came when he was cast as Young Simba in the critically acclaimed Broadway play The Lion King.
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He appeared in the series at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway in Midtown Manhattan from 2012 to 2014. McLaughlin then began auditioning for television shows and continued to play guest roles in shows such as “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Unforgettable,” “Forever,” “What Would You Do?” and “Shades of Blue.”
Personal Life
Caleb McLaughlin keeps his personal life private and hasn’t revealed anything about his dating life. In one of his 2021s interviews, he stated that he was single, but also admitted that even if he were in a relationship, he would most likely not show up.
ROUMRs speculated that McLaughlin and his on-screen girlfriend Sadie Sink were dating, but the two confirmed that they are just good friends.
