Who is Tess Sanchez?

Born on September 4, 1980 in the United States of America, Tess Sanchez is a casting director but probably better known as the wife of actor Max Greenfield. He is best known for his work in the TV sitcom “New Girl” for which he received numerous nominations for his performance. He has also worked on other projects such as “Ugly Betty” and “Veronica Mars”.

The wealth of Tess Sanchez

As of the beginning of 2020, Tess Sanchez’s net worth is estimated to be over $3 million earned through a successful career in the entertainment industry.

She has worked as a casting director for many projects but is also likely benefiting from the success of her husband who also reportedly has a net worth of over $3 million.

Career as a casting director

Tess lived most of her life away from the spotlight, with no details about her past before joining the entertainment industry. She started working as a casting director, with one of her first projects as part of the casting team for the movie “Put awaystarring Tom Hanks. Released in 2000, the film follows the story of a man who is stranded on an island after a plane crash.

She then focused her work on television and helped cast for the television adaptation of “10 Things I Hate About You”, which is based on the movie of the same name released ten years earlier. Then she also worked on another reboot, this time for “Melrose Place”, which aired on the CW in 2009, but the show only lasted one season. In 2011, she was hired to take over casting for several Fox television programs; this was around the same time “New Girl” was in production and she helped her husband land his iconic role.

Husband – Max Greenfield

Max is of Jewish descent and grew up in New York in the village of Dobbs Ferry.

At a young age he aspired to a career in the entertainment industry and even celebrated his bar mitzvah with a Theme ‘Saturday Night Live’. After graduating from high school, he started acting, with his first projects appearing as a guest on popular television shows, such as ‘The OC’, ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘Boston Public’.

He then landed his first regular role in the television series ‘Modern Men’ which tells the story of bachelors who enlist the help of a life coach to help them understand women better. He starred in the show alongside Eric Lively and Josh Braaten, but that was short-lived. After working there, he had a recurring role on the TV show “Veronica Mars” starring Kristen Bell, and aired five seasons, the first three on CW.

It follows the story of the titular student who eventually becomes a private investigator; he later reprized his role in the film adaptation.

Rise to Fame – Max Greenfield

In 2007, Greenfield landed another recurring role on the show “Ugly Betty”, which aired on ABC. It is based on a popular Colombian telenovela that has been adapted many times internationally. The show ran for four years and was canceled due to low ratings. During this period he also made a series of guest appearances, including on shows such as “Castle”, “Melrose Place” and “No Ordinary Family”. In 2010, he produced the series “The Gentlemen’s League” before making his film debut in “Cross Bronx”.

He also appeared in the movie “When Do We Eat?” The following year, he landed one of his most notable roles as the character Schmidt in “New Girl”. The show follows the story of the titular New Girl, played by Zooey Deschanel, who moves into an apartment with three men and thus interacts with friends in their early thirties as their lives and careers progress. The show received many positive reviews throughout its run, with the actors’ performances receiving the highest praise. He became one star thanks to the show, and it also helped take Jake Johnson’s career to the next level.

Recent Projects – Max Greenfield

While working on “New Girl”, Max made a series of commercials for McDonald’s to promote their Sirloin Third Pound Burgers. After the show, he landed the lead role in the comedy show “The Neighborhood” on CBS. The series follows a white family who move to a predominantly African-American neighborhood and has been running for two seasons, although it has not received many positive reviews. He was also cast in the third season of the Netflix series “A Series of Unfortunate Events”. The show is based on the children’s book series of the same name written by Lemony Snicket.

The novels have previously been made into movies, with the show progressing through each book in the series.

He also announced that he would reprise his role as Leo D’Amato in an 8-episode episode revival of “Veronica Mars”, released in 2019. At the same time, he has also worked on several films, including the biographical film “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”, which is based on Josh Karp’s book of the same name, and also had a small role in the movie “Promising Young Woman”, starring Carey Mulligan and Allison Brie.

Private life

Tess married Max in 2008 after being in a relationship for five years; they have two children together. He has credited his wife multiple times for helping him break into the entertainment industry. The couple is known to be involved in charitable endeavors in their spare time. Her husband, in particular, has worked with the Young Storytellers Foundation many times to help children be creative and find self-confidence.