American actor Michael Rooker has an estimated net worth of $2 million in 2013. He is best recognized for his role on The Walking Dead as Merle Dixon, on Cliffhanger as Hal Tucker, on Days of Thunder as Rowdy Burns, as well as on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. 

Michael Rooker was born on April 6, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama, U.S.A. He is currently married to Margot Rooker with whom he has two children.

Rooker debuted into the acting industry in 1986 with the film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. The film is actually based on the confessions of a serial killer named Henry Lee Lucas. Eventually, he started accepting roles in a number of film and TV projects such as Sea of Love, JFK, Mississippi Burning, Mallrats, Tombstone, The 6th Day, Jumper, Hypothermia, and Rosewood. He is also known to appear as one of the zombie apocalypse survivors in the TV series The Walking Dead.