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Jerry Lewis Net Worth

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Jerry Lewis's Net Worth as of 2024
$50 Million

Jerry Lewis, real name Joseph Levitch, was born to parents of Russian-Jewish descent on 16 March 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, USA.  Although Jerry was initially known for working in a comedy duo along with Dean Martin, his partner for a decade, Lewis was also an actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. Jerry passed away in 2017.

So just how how rich was  Jerry Lewis? Sources estimate that Jerry had a net worth of $50 million, which he has managed to save during his multi-talented career in the entertainment industry, which spanned spanned over 70 years.

Jerry Lewis Net Worth $50 Million

It is certainly true that Jerry inherited his talent from his father Daniel Levitch, known as Danny Lewis, a famous actor and performer in his own right. Rae Lewis was Jerry`s mom,  a piano player for New York City radio station WOR, and Danny`s music director, too. Jerry Lewis started performing at a early age: he was five years old when he sang “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” in Borscht Bet, New York`s nightclub in the Catskill Mountains. When Jerry was 15 years old, he left high school and decided to seek a career in performing. A comedy routine called Record Act was founded,  which focused on miming and mouthing the lyrics of various well known songs. However, at first it did not go well, and Jerry was forced to think of something new to attract the audience, but it did start to build Jerry Lewis’ net worth.

He met his future comedy partner Dean Martin in 1945 when Dean was known as a singer. They started working together and developing a comedy project, showing up at nightclubs, including eventually the famous Copacabana in New York City. The duo was very successful, as within a couple of years the partners earnings rose from less that $200 per week to $30,000 at the Copacabana, which obviously added considerably to Jerry Lewis’ net worth. They went on to appear in almost 20 films together, with Jerry developing slapstick to Martin’s straight character.

After splitting from Martin in 1956, Jerry Lewis launched a solo career including singing, releasing single “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” and “It all Depends on You”, as well as an album entitled “Jerry Lewis Just Sings”. Although these were successful, Jerry was more interested in films, and was soon producing and directing, as well as acting, including introducing new techniques the most important of which became video assist. Popular films over a period of more than 15 years included “The Delicate Delinquent”, “Rock-A-Bye Baby”, “The Geisha Boy”, “Cinderfella”, “The Bellboy”, and “The Nutty Professor” among almost 50, several of which he directed, produced and/or wrote, remaining active and popular to his last appearance in “Max Rose” in 2016.

Of interest is that Jerry Lewis taught a film directing class at the University of Southern California  in Los Angeles for a number of years, where his students included future famous directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

What is also significant is that Jerry Lewis received many awards, to mention just a few: BAFTA (1983), Goldene Kamera Honorary Award (2005), and Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2011), the French Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur,  and American Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, among many others.

Jerry Lewis further increased his net worth with incomes from publishing a few books, too: The Total Film-Maker (1971), Jerry Lewis: In Person (1982), and Dean & Me (A Love Story) published in 2005 along with James Kaplan.

In his personal life, Lewis was married to Patti Palmer from 1944 to 1982, during this time the couple welcomed six sons, one of them being adopted. Later, Lewis married SanDee Pitnick in 1983 and they adopted a daughter. Despite a number of health concerns, including heart attacks, Jerry has been a long-time supporter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, including hosting an annual telethon. Jerry died of natural causes on 20 August 2017 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  1. Sterculius65

    September 2, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    What has 100,000 legs but can’t walk?
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    Jerry’s KIds!

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Greg Proops Net Worth

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Gregory Everett “Greg” Proops is an actor, stand-up comedian and TV host, born on 3rd October 1959 in Phoenix, Arizona USA, best known for his work as a comedian on the US and UK versions of TV’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”. His other notable works include performing on “Green Screen Show”, and playing Max Madigan in the Nickelodeon sitcom “True Jackson, VP”.

Have you ever wondered how rich Greg Proops is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Greg Proops’ overall net worth is $4 million, acquired through a fruitful acting career, mostly as a comedian. He has appeared in various TV productions, and since he is still active in the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to grow.

Greg Proops Net Worth $4 Million

Although born in Phoenix, Arizona, Greg was raised in San Carlos, California, a suburb of San Francisco, where he attended San Carlos High School. He later enrolled at the College of San Mateo, and during his schooling founded the comedy duo “Proops & Brakeman”. Proops later took courses in acting and improvisation at San Francisco State University, although he never graduated. After college, Greg joined an improvisation group with Mike McShane, and both were eventually put on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, and lived in London for four years while doing the show. He then appeared in every episode of the “Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show”, which was influenced by “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”. His net worth was well established.

Proops was featured in the 2011 new series “Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza”, and did a week on Royal Caribbean’s liner Freedom of the Seas with the Lewis Black Comedy Cruise Tour the same year, then in July 2012, Greg started appearing in “Trust Us with Your Life”, a new improvisation show on ABC.

During his career, Proops has performed his stand-up acts throughout the world, and some of his other notable credits include hosting “Space Cadets”, and appearances on BBC2’s “Mock the Week”. Apart from his stand up acts, Greg has taken part in various films and TV shows, such as the miniseries “Stripperella” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Also, he voiced the character Fode in “Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace”, and later worked with the “Expanded Universe”, and reprised his role as Fode in “Star Wars Episode I: Racer” video game, as well as guest-starring in two episodes of the “Star Wars: The Cione Wars” animated series.

Proops also has a radio career, hosting a weekly radio program and talk show at the “Largo” in Hollywood, and also played the title role in BBC Radio 4’s series “Seymour the Fractal Cat”.

In May 2015, Greg released a non-fiction book “The Smartest Book in the World” which is based in part on his weekly podcast “The Smartest Man in the World”.

When it comes to his personal life, Greg Proops has been married to artist Jennifer Canaga since 1990, and the couple divide their time between residences in Los Angeles and London.

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Wayne Brady Net Worth

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Wayne Alphonso Brady was born on 2 June 1972, in Columbus, Georgia USA of West Indian descent. Wayne is a famous singer, television personality, comedian and actor, perhaps best known for appearing in such TV shows as “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!¨, ¨Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and ¨Let’s Make a Deal”.

So how rich is Wayne Brady? It is estimated by sources that Wayne’s net worth is $11 million, the main source of his wealth being his activities as a musician and an actor. During the many years that Wayne has been in the industry, he has become famous in many different parts of the world. Now he is 42 years old and there is a high chance that soon he will be participating in new projects and that his fans will be able to enjoy his work.

Wayne Brady Net Worth $11 Million

Wayne Brady was raised in Orlando, Florida by his grandmother, Valerie Petersen, who he refers to as his mother. He was educated at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, and then enrolled at the University of Miami in 1990. When Brady was only 16 years old, he started performing with the improv troupe called “SAK Comedy Lab”. As Wayne already had some experience as the improvisational theater performer, he received an invitation to perform in “Whose Line Is It Anyway”, where he had an opportunity to work with Clive Anderson, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie. This was the time when Wayne Brady’s net worth began growing.

In 2001 Wayne had an opportunity to host his own show, entitled “The Wayne Brady Show”. This had a huge impact on the growth of Wayne’s net worth. In 2004 Wayne acted in the musical “Chicago”, and also appeared in the show “Reno 911!”. Other shows that Wayne has appeared in include “How I Met Your Mother”, “Trust Us with Your Life”, “Hollywood Game Night”, “The Hero of Color City” and others. All these appearances added a lot to Wayne’s net worth.

In addition to his acting career, Wayne Brady has also released two albums: “Radio Wayne” and “A Long Time Coming”. His activities as a musician have made him even more popular and acclaimed.

During his career Wayne has been nominated for and has won such awards as Primetime Emmy Award, Daytime Emmy Award, Grammy Award and others. Brady’s name is acclaimed in the music and television industries, as he has achieved a lot both as an actor and as a singer.

While talking about Wayne Brady’s personal life, it can be said that he has been married and divorced twice. His first wife was Diana Lasso(1993-95) and his second wife was Mandie Taketa(2003-07). In 2014 it was announced that Wayne suffers from clinical depression and is undergoing appropriate treatment. Regardless, Wayne remains a consistent supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities, among other philanthropic activities.

All in all, Wayne Brady is a very talented and successful personality, who will probably achieve even more in the future, and increase his net worth. Let’s hope that Wayne continues his career for a long time.

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Michael McIntyre Net Worth

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Michael Hazen James McIntyre was born on the 21st February 1976, in Merton, London, England, of Canadian and Hungarian origin. He is a stand-up comedian, who came to prominence when he won the prize of the Best live stand-up in the British Comedy Awards 2009, for which he was also nominated a year earlier. McIntyre’s style is characterized by constant and energetic extreme cheerfulness, and his gentle English language. McIntyre has been active in the entertainment industry since 1999.

How much is the net worth of Michael McIntyre? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of his net worth is as much as $50 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Stand-up comedy is the main source of McIntyre’s fortune.

Michael McIntyre Net Worth $50 Million

To begin with, the boy was educated at Stepping Stones Primary School, then Arnold House School, St. John’s Wood. Later, he studied as Merchant Taylors’ School based in Northwood previously being educated at Woodhouse College. McIntyre studied at the University of Edinburgh for a year, then dropped out to concentrate on a career as a scriptwriter.

Concerning his professional career, McIntyre’s first DVD “Live & Laughing” came out at the end of 2008 and was followed by another – “Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley” released in the end of 2009. In 2010, he published his autobiography entitled “Life and Laughing: My Story”. It should be said that McIntyre is not only a stage artist, but also makes regular appearances on television, the most notable being the live comedy series “Live at the Apollo” on BBC One in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has also been a guest star in a number of shows, including “The Graham Norton Show”, “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross” and “Top Gear”. Michael has also been seen in “Have I Got News for You”, “8 out of 10 Cats” and “Mock the Week”, all of which have contributed to his net worth.

The comedian served as a jury member in “Britain’s Got Talent” and presenter of his own “Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow” (2009 – 2011). The latter won the National Television Award in the category of the Best Entertainment Show. In 2012, McIntyre appeared in “Showtime”, his own show and a gigantic production popular throughout Britain; it aired for 71 performances in total, and more than 700,000 fans watched – the show was later released on DVD, all of which boosted his net worth.

Since 2015, he has been hosting “Michael McIntyre’s Big Show”, which won a BAFTA Award for the Best Entertainment Performance. In 2015, he has also released the DVD “Happy & Glorious”. In 2018, he is planning to make a tour around the world, thus, another DVD entitled “Michael McIntyre’s Big World Tour” is going to be released.
To conclude, all the above mentioned engagements have added sums to the total size of Michael McIntyre net worth and popularity.

Finally, in the personal life of the stand-up comedian, McIntyre married Kitty Ward in 2003 – his wife is the daughter of the actor Simon Ward. The couple has two sons, Oscar and Lucas.

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