Category: Robert Patrick
Posted by Robert Snell (The Detroit News) on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:30 PMTax man targets 'Terminator 2' star
Actor Robert Patrick, a 1977 Farmington High School graduate who later starred as a liquid-metal assassin in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," owes more than $176,000 to the IRS and state of California, records show.
The Hollywood star, who lived in Metro Detroit in the 1970s after his banker father got a job here, blames his business manager for the debt.
Patrick, 50, is known for playing intense characters and has acted alongside some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Sylvester Stallone in "Cop Land," and Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk the Line." He is set to appear in the new George Clooney movie "The Men Who Stare at Goats" this fall.
What's owed:
- The IRS filed a $116,807.89 lien against Patrick and his wife on Aug. 7 in the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Recorder's office. According to the lien, they owe income taxes from 2007.
- The state of California filed a $55,081 lien against the couple on May 5 in Sacramento County (Calif.) Court.
- The state of California filed a $5,040 lien against Patrick on March 23, 2007, in the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds office.
His side:
Patrick, who now lives in California, discovered the debt a month ago after firing his business manager of 17 years, the actor told the Tax Watchdog.
"My reaction is frustration and I'm very angry," Patrick said. "I've had an impeccable relationship with taxes. I've never had a problem. I'm a very proud American. I fly to Iraq and Afghanistan to see the troops. I'm very pro-military. I am in shock and angry about it."
Patrick, who has hired a new business manager, is in talks with the IRS and state to pay the debt, he said.
Bonus clip
Check out Patrick in "Terminator 2" hunting his prey:
