Paul Thomas Anderson net worth: Paul Thomas Anderson is an American director, screenwriter, and producer who has a net worth of $70 million. A director, writer, and producer, Paul Thomas Anderson left college after a year to begin working as a production assistant, and received widespread acclaim for his first feature film, which was screened at Cannes seven years later. Anderson was born in Los Angeles, California in June 1970. At eight years old he made his first movie and started writing as a teen. His first release was a mockumentary, The Dirk Diggler Story, in 1988. His first full-length film Hard Eight was released in 1996. His breakout film was 1997’s Boogie Nights, which was critically acclaimed and earned three Academy Award nominations. His next film Magnolia was released in 1999. The film also received three nominations for Academy Awards. He went on to direct, write, and produce the films Punch-Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood, and The Master. Anderson has also directed eight music videos including five for his former girlfriend Fiona Apple. He is now in a relationship with actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph. They have been together since 2001. The pair lives in Los Angeles and has four children: Pearl Minnie, Lucille, Jack, and a new baby born in 2013. Anderson is friends with Quentin Tarantino and considers himself a big fan of Adam Sandler. All of the smoking characters in his movies have smoked Camel cigarettes.