‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Ian Somerhalder Got Into ‘Eight-Figure’ Debt After Retiring From Acting and Had to Sell Off ‘Houses, Paintings, Cars, Watches, Everything’

Home TV News Apr 30, 2026 1:35pm PT ‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Ian Somerhalder Got Into ‘Eight-Figure’ Debt After Retiring From Acting and Had to Sell Off ‘Houses, Paintings, Cars, Watches, Everything’ By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest ‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Ian Somerhalder Got Into ‘Eight-Figure’ Debt After Retiring From Acting and Had to Sell Off ‘Houses, Paintings, Cars, Watches, Everything’ 9 minutes ago MCU Star Evangeline Lilly Blasts Disney for Marvel Layoffs: ‘Shame on You for Turning Your Back on the People Who’ Gave You ‘Power’ 3 hours ago Donald Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel Better Get Fired ‘Soon’ by ABC After Melania Widow Joke: ‘People Are Angry’ 6 hours ago See All Stephen Lovekin/Variety/PMC Ian Somerhalder revealed in a new interview with E! News that he was forced to claw himself and his family out of debt in the eight-figure range (an exact number was not given but it was $10 million or more) after he retired from acting. Somerhalder said “financial upheaval” is part of the reason he had to leave his lucrative television career behind. He gained prominence as Boone Carlyle on four seasons of ABC’s “Lost” (two as a series regular and two as a special guest) and then became a sensation for playing the vampire Damon Salvatore on all eight seasons of The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries.” Related Stories T-Mobile Fiber Delivers Ultra-Fast Home Internet Speeds: Here Are the Best Deals To Shop Online