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George Carlin Net Worth

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George Carlin net worth: George Carlin was an American comedian writer; actor as well as social critic, who has a net worth of $6 Million. He was famous for black humor and his thoughts on politics, the English language literature, religion, psychology as well as various other subjects. For his comedian role, one well known newspaper called him by "The Dean of Counterculture Comedians". He was born in May 12, 1937 in New York City and died on June 22, 2008 in California, US. Carlin was the second son of his parent. His mother got separation from his father when he was only two months old. Corpus Christi School is his first school and it is a Roman Catholic parish school. After three semesters in Corpus Christi School, he left school involuntarily at the age of fifteen. Later he joined Bishop Dubois High School in Harlem and the Salesian High School in New York. In 1959 he started working at radio station KJOE as a disc jockey. Besides, Carlin and Jack Burns both formed a comedy team when they were working in radio station named KXOL in Fort Worth Texas. In 1960 Carlin started acting on television in variety of shows in different kind of roles such as "The Indian Sergeant", "Stupid disc jockeys", "Al Sleet", "The Hippie-Dippie Weatherman" and so on. In the beginning of 1970 Carlin made sudden changes both in his outfit and his appearance, for example- he started wearing faded jeans, sporting clothes, keeping long hair and bear. At last Carlin attended in the United States Air Force when he was getting too old. After joining Air Force he was trained as a radar technician. Therefore, Carlin won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums and also won lifetime achievement award at the 15th American comedy award in 2001. He got married two times with Brenda Hosbrook and Sally Wade and he has only one child named Kelly.

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Mike Wayans Net Worth

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Mike Wayans net worth: Mike Wayans is an actor and comedian who has a net worth of $2.5 million million dollars. Mike Wayans was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a very funny family. He is the son of actor, comedian, and director, Damon Wayans, as well as the nephew of Dwayne Kim Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Elvira Wayans, all of who have enjoyed notable careers as actors, directors, composers, and screenwriters. He began his professional acting career in 1994, appearing in the film, "Blankman". He then went on to play Mike on the hit series, "My Wife and Kids" from 2001-2003. Most recently, he appeared in the parody film, "Dance Flick". He also composed the theme music for the series, "The Underground" in 2006. He and two of his siblings, Damon Wayans, Jr. and Cara Mia Wayans, have followed in their family's footsteps and are pursuing entertainment careers. Mike has been dating Vanessa Simmons, daughter of legendary rapper Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons, for several years. In January 2014, Vanessa and Mike welcomed their first child together, a daughter.

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Brian Unger Net Worth

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Brian Unger net worth: Brian Unger is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and commentator who has a net worth of $500 thousand dollars. Brian Unger was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Granville, Ohio. He went on to graduate from Ohio University with a degree in Communications. He began his professional on-camera career in the mid-90s, working as one of the original correspondents on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show'. In addition to his work on "The Daily Show", he has also guest starred on "Three Sisters", "Just Shoot Me", "I'm With Her", "Reno 911!", and "Some Assembly Required". He also played a recurring role on "Don't Make Me Sick". He is a regular commentator for NPR, and has also hosted "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "Some Assembly Required". He has also written for The New York Times and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. From 2007-2012, he appeared as The Attorney on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".

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Mo Rocca Net Worth

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Mo Rocca net worth: Mo Rocca is an American humorist, journalist, and actor who has a net worth of $1.5 million dollars. Mo Rocca was born in Washington, D.C., and went on to graduate from the Harvard University with a degree in Literature. He began his professional performance career a few years after graduating, touring in "Grease" in Asia in 1993 and appearing in "South Pacific" at Paper Mill Playhouse. He then returned to his literature roots and began writing and producing episodes of the popular children's series, "Wishbone". In the late 90s, he began appearing in film and television projects, including "Death of a Dynasty", "Ed", and "Bewitched". He is most widely recognized for his work as a correspondent on "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. He appeared on the program from 1998-2003. He has also appeared on such television shows as "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", "Ugly Betty", and "Royal Pains". He is a regular correspondent for multiple talk shows, and a commentator for numerous television specials. He book, "All the Presidents' Pets: The Story of One Reporter who Refused to Roll Over", was published in 2004.

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Doug E. Doug Net Worth

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Doug E Doug net worth: Doug E Doug is an American actor, producer, director, comedian, and screenwriter that has a net worth of $1.5 million dollars. Doug E Doug, also known as Douglas Bourne, was born in Brooklyn, New York and first made a name for himself in his late teens as a stand-up comedian. Russell Simmons approached him after seeing him perform at The Apollo. He went on to write for "The New Music Report", and then made the shift to on-camera work, appearing in the film, "Mo' Better Blues" in 1990. Since then, he has gone on to steady work in both film and television projects, including "Jungle Fever", "Class Act", "Where I Live", "Touched by an Angel", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Conviction", and "Justified". He is most widely recognized for his starring role in the film, "Cool Runnings", and for his co-starring role on the series, "Cosby", from 1996-2000.

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H. Jon Benjamin Net Worth

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H Jon Benjamin net worth: H Jon Benjamin is an American actor, writer, and comedian who has a net worth of $6 million dollars. H Jon Benjamin was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and began his comedy career performing as part of a comedy duo with Sam Seder. He spent the next several years performing with comedy groups, and then began branching out into evening-length comedy/theater/music hybrid performances, like his shows "Midnight Pajama Jam" and "Tinkle". He began working as a voice over artist in the mid-90s, providing voices for "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist", as well as writing for the show. He has continued to work steadily as a voice over artist and writer, working on such projects as "Science Court', "Home Movies", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", "O'Grady", "Lucy, The Daughter of the Devil", "The Venture Bros.", "Family Guy", and "Human Giant", among many other projects. He has also appeared in such film and television projects as "Happy Accidents", "New York Minute", "Freak Show", "Parks and Recreation", "Jon Benjamin Has a Van", "Suburgatory" and "Ugly Americans".

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Spencer Rice Net Worth

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Spencer Rice net worth: Spencer Rice is a comedian, writer, director and producer who has a net worth of $1. He was born in 1962 in Ontario, Canada. As a child he began playing the guitar, during high school he played hockey and took classes at the improvisational comedy enterprise The Second City, leading him to study film studies at Glendon College, York University from Toronto. His post-graduation activities included working as an independent film-maker, an occasional television writer and a film critic for a Toronto newspaper.

In 1993, his short documentary entitled "Telewhore" was exhibited at The Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Canadian Short Film and the following year he Rice collaborated with his friend, Kenny Hotz, on the short film "It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning", which was followed by "Pitch", their first feature-length film, winning the Best Film Award from the Toronto Independent Arts Festival. Along with his film-related activity, Rice performed stand-up comedy in Toronto.

In 2003, Rice and Hotz collaborated on the creation of "Kenny vs. Spenny" show, which ended in 2010 and had a resounding success in many countries, being nominated for Gemini Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. Rice's following project was called "Single white Spenny" and it was based on events from his life, but unfortunately it didn't manage to gain the ratings of "Kenny vs. Spenny" and it was cancelled. In 2012, Rice announced about a new documentary he has created, a show called "X Rayted" which is entirely real, unlike his previous projects.

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Tig Notaro Net Worth

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Tig Notaro net worth: Tig Notaro is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and radio personality who has a net worth of $750 thousand dollars. Tig Notaro, also known as Mathilde O'Callaghan Notaro, was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and went on to grow up in Texas. She dropped out of high school and moved to Denver, Colorado. Once there, she began working as a band manager, eventually launching her own company called, Tignation Promotions. She then relocated to Los Angeles to continue working as a band manager, but ended up shifting her focus to stand-up comedy. She has gone on to appear on "Comedy Central Presents", "The Sarah Silverman Program", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", and "This American Life". She became a household name after performing a now legendary stand-up set at Largo in August of 2012, when she addressed a series of recent personal tragedies, including her battle with breast cancer. She recently appeared in the film, "Walk of Shame".

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Mitch Hedberg Net Worth

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Mitch Hedberg Net Worth: Mitch Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian and actor with a net worth of $4 Million. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 24, 1968, Hedberg was admired for his unconventional comedy approaches and otherworldly humor. Hedberg began practicing stand-up comedy in 1989 in Florida and later began to take his act on the road after moving to Seattle. In his early years, he made appearances on MTV's Comikaze, The Late Night Show With David Letterman, and That 70s Show. In 1997, he received the grand prize at the Seattle Comedy Competition. Hedberg recorded three comedy CDs and produced an independent feature film called Los Enchiladas! in 1999. He had several comedian followers such as George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Lewis Black, Mike Birbiglia, and Doug Stanhope. He was deem the "next Seinfeld" by Time Magazine and signed a half-million dollar deal with Fox for his very own sitcom. Hedberg was a known drug user and was arrested for possession of heroin in 2003. He was married to Lynn Shawcroft from 1999 until March 29, 2005 when he tragically passed away at age 37 in a hotel room in Livingston, New Jersey. Hedberg had a known heart defect stemming from childhood, however traces of cocaine and heroin were found in his system at the time of death and were claimed to be the cause.

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Todd Barry Net Worth

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Todd Barry net worth: Todd Barry is an American comedian, voice over artist, and actor who has a net worth of $750 thousand dollars. Todd Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and began his stand-up career in the 90s. He appeared in multiple independent films and television shows throughout the late 90s, including "Who's the Caboose?", "Sex and the City", and "Los Enchiladas". In 1999, he gained widespread notice for his first appearance on "Comedy Central Presents". From there, he went on to steady work in film and television projects, including "Pootie Tang", "Chappelle's Show", "Lucky Louie", "Tom Goes to the Mayor", "Freak Show", "Flight of the Conchords", "Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil", "The Sarah Silverman Program", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", "Delocated", "Louie", and "Bob's Burgers". He is most widely recognized for his voice over work on "Dr. Katz", his performance as Wayne in "The Wrestler", and as the voice of Todd for "Axe Cop".

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Rich Vos Net Worth

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Rich Vos net worth and salary: Rich Vos is an American stand-up comedian who has a net worth of $1. Born in New Jersey on June 30, 1957, Vos was raised Jewish and has been known to have a very dark and self-deprecating style of humor. He appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing with which he made his comic breakthrough. He has been a guest several times on both Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and The Opie and Anthony Show. Vos' comedy deals with everything from divorce, kids, and family to alcohol, drugs, rehab. He is currently married to comedian Bonnie McFarlane with whom he has one daughter named Katrina Lynn Vos. He was previously married to ex-wife Kelly with whom he had two other children. Vos began working as a bouncer for a TV show and many times performed some of his own comedy. He released his DVD, Vos, in 2004, which featured nearly an hour of unedited footage with zero camera work other than the singular angle at which he was filmed. Vos was the first Caucasian man to perform on Def Comedy Jam. Vos can be seen performing stand-up at New York clubs such as Caroline's Comdey Club and the Comedy Cellar. In 2006 and 2007 he toured with Opie and Anthony for the Traveling Virus Comedy Tour. He currently runs a podcast with his wife called My Wife Hates Me.

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Brad Sherwood Net Worth

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Brad Sherwood net worth: Brad Sherwood is an American actor, comedian, and game show host who has a net worth of $1.5 million. Born in Chicago, Illinois on November 24, 1964, Sherwood is well known for his regular appearances in TV shows such as Whose Line is it Anyway? He attended Santa Fe Preparatory School, Santa Fe High School, and Wright State University where he majored in acting. He began acting on L.A. Law and has hosted shows such as The Dating Game, The Big Moment, and was a guest host for Talk Soup. Sherwood's face is prominent in pop-culture talk shows, game shows, and list shows. He is currently married to Seana Mahoney. He is known for doing exceptionally accurate impersonations including those of Bob Dylan, Roger Daltrey, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Fred Schneider, Jim Backus, Yogi Bear, Jim Stewart, and more. He has made cameos on several VH-1 series including the I Love the __'s series, 100 One Hit Wonders of the 80s, 100 Greatest Rock Ballads, I Love Toys, and Greatest Game Show Moments. He and Whose Line is it Anyway? co-star Colin Mochrie were selected and asked to perform for the United States Congress at the Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2007.

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Jim Davidson Net Worth

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Jim Davidson net worth: Jim Davidson is an English comedian and television host who has a net worth of $10 million dollars. Jim Davidson was born in Kidbrooke, London, England, and began his professional performing career doing impressions when he was in elementary school. After working several odd jobs in his teens, he filled in for a comedian who didn't show up at the local pub. His impromptu act led to regular appearances on the London comedy circuit. He went on to win the show, "New Faces", and to subsequently make several television appearances. He appeared on such sitcoms as "Up the Elephant and Round the Castle" and "Home James". He also hosted his own show, "The Jim Davidson Show", and such programs as "Big Break" and "The Generation Game". He also tours with his own comedy shows regularly. His humor in his live shows is known for being quite crude and adult in nature. He is regularly the subject of controversy and has been taken to court multiple times.

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Anders Holm Net Worth

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Anders Holm net worth: Anders Holm is an American comedy writer who has a net worth of $3 million dollars. Anders Holm was born in Evanston, Illinois and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From there, he relocated to Los Angeles to study at the Second City Conservatory. After arriving in Los Angeles, he co-founded the sketch comedy troupe, Mail Order Comedy, with three other comedians/improvisers, Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. In addition to touring with the group, he went on to appear in guest starring roles on such shows as "The Mindy Project", "Modern Family", and "Arrested Development". He is one of the co-creators, writers, and stars of the Comedy Central series, "Workaholics". The series follows the lives of three college friends who are roommates and co-workers at a telemarketing firm, and the life of their drug dealer. The show has enjoyed four successful seasons and Comedy Central has already ordered a fifth season.

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Blake Anderson Net Worth

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Blake Anderson net worth: Blake Anderson is an American comedian, writer, actor, and producer who has a net worth of $3 million dollars. Blake Anderson was born in Sacramento County, California, and moved to Los Angeles, California to study stand-up comedy and improvisation after finishing high school. He studied improvisation with the Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade, while also attending Orange Coast College, and working part-time delivering pizzas. He subsequently co-founded the sketch comedy troupe, Mail Order Comedy. He and the other members of the group, Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck, performed all over southern California, while also pursuing their own careers. He went on to appear on such shows as "Traffic Light", "Entourage", "House", "Community", "Arrested Development", and "Loiter Squad". He also appeared in "National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus" and provided the voice of Daga in "Epic". He is most widely recognized for his co-starring role on "Workaholics".

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Reggie Watts Net Worth

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Reggie Watts net worth: Reggie Watts is a French-American comedian and musician who has a net worth of $2 million dollars. Reggie Watts was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, to a French and American family stationed on an American Army base in Germany. His family subsequently relocated and he grew up in Great Falls, Montana, and studied piano and violin until he was in his late teens. He went on to study jazz at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, and played with a number of bands around the city. He then began composing music for dance productions, while also making a foray into stand-up comedy. By the early 2000s, he had begun to combine his music and comedy into solo performances. He began improvising entire songs, using effects pedals to build soundscapes, while interspersing the music with stand-up comedy. He relocated to New York City in order to continue developing his act, and also began shooting videos. He has gone on to perform at SWSX, Bonnaroo, The Montreal Comedy Festival, The Edinburgh Festival, and Bumbershoot, and has opened for both major musical acts, and stand-up comedians. He has also shot two specials for Comedy Central.

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Phill Lewis Net Worth

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Phill Lewis net worth: Phill Lewis is an American actor, director, and comedian who has a net worth of $1.5 million dollars. Phill Lewis was born in Uganda, East Africa, where his father was stationed as the Associate Director of the Peace Corps. He began his professional acting career in the mid-80s, beginning with guest starring roles on such television shows as "Amen", "227″, and "Charles in Charge". He also began adding film work to his resume, appearing in such projects as "Heathers", "How I Got Into College", and "City Slickers". He was forced to take some time away from acting in the early 90s, after he caused a head-on collision while driving drunk, killing the woman in the other car. He returned to acting in the mid-90s, and has since gone on to appear in such film and television projects as "Sister, Sister", "Married… with Children", "Sparks", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Friends", "That's So Raven", "The Big C", "Raising Hope", and "Good Luck Charlie". He is most widely recognized for his work on "The Wayans Bros", and for his co-starring role on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and "The Suite Life on Deck".

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Colin Jost Net Worth

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Colin Jost net worth: Colin Jost is an American stand-up comedian and writer who has a net worth of $700 thousand dollars. Colin Jost was born in Staten Island, New York and went on to graduate from Harvard University. While at Harvard, he was the head of the famous publication, the Harvard Lampoon. He first gained widespread notice when he was hired to write for "Saturday Night Live" in 2005, directly out of college. Four years later, he'd risen to writing supervisor, and in 2012, he became co-head writer for the popular sketch comedy program. When not writing for "Saturday Night Live", he performs stand-up comedy. He has appeared at Caroline's on Broadway, where he was named 2011′s "Breakout Artist", and has also performed at both the Montreal and Chicago "Just for Laughs" Festivals, and on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". He has published essays in such publications as "The New Yorker", "The New York Times Magazine", and "The Huffington Post", among others. In March of 2014, he will begin co-anchoring "Weekend Update" on "Saturday Night Live".

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Sid Caesar Net Worth

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Sid Caesar net worth: Sid Caesar was an American comedian and actor who had a net worth of $10 million. Sid Caesar was born Isaac Sidney Caesar on September 8, 1922 in Yonkers, New York. Sid Caesar was probably most famous for hosting two pioneering televisions programs, "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour". Your Show of Shows aired 139 episodes between 1950 and 1954 and Sid earned $4000 per week ($38,000 per week after inflation). Caesar's Hour ran three seasons from 1954 – 1957. During his career he was nominated for 11 Emmys. He was nominated at least once every year from 1951 to 1958. His first of two total Emmy wins came in 1952, for Best Actor. Sid received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and was nominated fort a Tony Award in 1963 for Best Leading Actor in a Musical from the play "Little Me". Some of today's most famous comedy writers and directors came up under Sid's wings including Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Neil Simon. Younger audiences might remember Sid as the down-on-his-luck gambler who suddenly dies at the end of the movie Vegas Vacation ("I won da money!"). Sid Caesar died at the age of 91 on February 12, 2014 at his long-time home in Beverly Hills, California.

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Bob Einstein Net Worth

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Bob Einstein net worth: Bob Einstein is an American actor and writer who has a net worth of $5 million dollars. Bob Einstein was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a family of actors and comedians. He began his professional writing career penning sketches for the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" alongside fellow future star Steve Martin. He went on to receive an Emmy for his work on the series. He is most widely recognized for a character he created, known as Super Dave Osbourne. As Super Dave, he appeared on multiple shows, including "The John Byner Comedy Hour", "Bizarre", and "The Tonight Show with David Letterman". In 1987, "Super Dave", a variety show built around his character began airing. A spin-off cartoon also aired on Fox, and a feature film, "The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave", was released in 2000. He has also appeared in such projects as "Arrested Development", "Ocean's Thirteen", "Welcome to the Captain", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", and "Anger Management".

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