Unlike his Academy Award nominated brother, Jess Brolin has had a difficult time navigating the inert stardom that came with his last name. Brolin was born in 1972 and grew up on a ranch in Templeton, California (via Just Richest). In 1995, after his parents' divorce, Brolin's mother, Jane Cameron, died in a tragic car accident, leaving her son a 6-figure inheritance.
Following Cameron's death, Brolin moved into a modest apartment, but according to Just Richest, he quickly ran through his funds and was evicted by 2011. Consequently, Brolin began living in his truck and then, eventually, the streets of California. Daily Research Plot reported back in 2014 that Brolin was captured by paparazzi wandering around Ojai and eating out of the garbage.
Father James Brolin refuted this as a misinterpretation of pictures, claiming his son was "collecting bottles and cans from the bin, and all the money went into charity." In a 2021 interview with Parade, James Brolin stated his son now "lives in a mountain town and runs a charity organization. Right now, he's probably the happiest of us all."
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