Amy Schumer is mainly a stand-up comedian, but also has skills as a writer, producer and actress. All these talents have helped her achieve a net worth of $1 million, and it‘s only expected to get higher. She was born on June 1 1981 in Manhattan, and grew up in Long Island. Her childhood wasn‘t easy, as her parents went bankrupt and divorced when she was nine. She attended South Side High School, where she earned titles of Class Clown and Teacher‘s Worst Nightmare. After that she studied in Townson University where she got a theater degree. After graduation Amy moved to New York City to pursue her acting and comedy career and worked as a bartender before hitting the big time. She started doing stand-up comedy in 2004, with her first performance being in the Gotham Comedy Club. Amy‘s big breakthrough was the Live at Gotham episode she made for Comedy Central, that helped jumpstart her career to becoming one of the best female comedians.
Amy Schumer Net Worth $1 Million
Amy started her career with a role in a dark comedy called Keeping Abreast where she portrayed a woman with breast cancer. In 2007 she got fourth place in the TV talent show Last Comic Standing which paved her way into all kinds of television and radio shows. She appeared on Reality Bites Back, WTF with Marc Maron, The Howard Stern Show, The Black Phillip Show and Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld as a guest, co-hosted A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus, and took part in the 2011 roast of Charlie Sheen and 2012 roast of Roseanne Barr on Comedy Central. She also appeared in non-reality shows, too like Delocated, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock and Girls. Amy even wrote for Cosmopolitan magazine.
She released her debut stand-up comedy album Cutting in 2011. In 2012 Amy Schumer appeared in three films: Price Check, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and Sleepwalk with Me. These undoubtedly contributed a good chunk to her net worth. She started writing the sketch show Inside Amy Schumer for Comedy Central in the same year. After it‘s succesful airing in 2013, a second season was scheduled for 2014. Amy started a Back Door Tour as a promotion for the show‘s second season.The show really boosted her popularity and, of course, profits.
As for her personal life, although she‘s single at the time of writing, Amy has dated quite a few celebrities such as a fellow comedian Anthony Jeselnik and professional wrestler Dolph Ziggler. Hopefully, this has helped explain why Amy Schumer‘s net worth has reached $1 million and how much she worked to get there. This American comedian and actress is one of the celebrities that had to earn her fame with talent and effort.
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Critics' Choice MVP Award, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Humor, Young Hollywood Award for Comedian of the Year, Satellite Spe...
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Primeti...
Movies
Price Check (2012), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), Sleepwalk with Me (2013)
TV Shows
Reality Bites Back, WTF, The Howard Stern Show, The Black Phillip Show, Red Eye, Delocated (2008-2013), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2011), 30 Rock and Girls (2015)
I've had a lot of sex in my life, and no bullshit, 80 per cent of those were Irish people. Don't applaud that. You know what that means.
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[on training for her title role in Inside Amy Schumer (2013)] I was like, "Maybe I don't need to do anything. They asked me to star in a movie. Am I maybe gorgeous?" I think every girl has this little secret suspicion. But then my stunt double was a guy.
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[on being offered her first movie role] My dream was that I would be the head bartender in a restaurant in Times Square, so this is good.
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I think you can go from being not very funny to working really hard for 10 years and figuring out how to make a living on the road, but I don't think you can rise much above that.
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I feel very comfortable in my own skin. When someone makes jokes about me being heavy, it makes me mad. It's not true. I'm right where I should be.
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I've always been really dark, and drawn to darker humor. Nothing has been forced, and I don't say anything for shock value.
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My background is in theater. I was a theater major in college.
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To be really great, you need to be naturally funny in order to stand out. But you can work at it, and find the best vehicle that you have to communicate what you're saying to people.
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I'll never forget the day I realized I wasn't quite the Ford model I thought I was.
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I just say what I think is the funniest thing I could say. I'm not trying to make headlines. I'm just trying to say the stuff that I think is funny and will make people laugh.
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I tend to eat pretty healthy, though, and I work out - I work out hard.
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I think of myself as a fairly attractive girl and always have, thanks to my mom. I was brought into this world thinking I was gorgeous because my mother was extremely devoted to this notion.
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I like to create stuff. I like to express myself through jokes.
[on Senator Charles Chuck Schumer] He's my dad's cousin. I definitely grew up knowing him - not knowing that it mattered that he was in politics, and not really dealing with it at all. The first time it came up was when my sister and I were arrested for shoplifting. We were arrested for grand larceny, and [the cops] were like, 'You're lucky you have this last name.' And they pleaded it down, to like disturbing the peace or something. I really thought that shit was off the record, until I was on Last Comic and they asked me if I had any arrests, and I was like, 'Eh, not really.' They have real lawyers - it's like General Electric - and they knew everything I'd stolen.
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My comedy is unapologetic and fearless. Like, sometimes you'll wind up having condomless sex with someone that you probably shouldn't. I'm interested in sharing that part of myself unapologetically so that other people will hopefully feel better.
Claims to have kept detailed journals of every day of her life between the ages of 13 and 23, a source that provided her with much of the material used in her 2016 book "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo".
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When Amy photo-bombed Kimye at the Time 100 Gala 2015 in New York by falling face down on the red carpet in their path, she was wearing a David Meister outfit. [April 2015]
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Younger sister Kim Caramele is her road manager, comedy co-writer and associate producer.
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She is the daughter of Sandy Schumer (née Jones) and Gordon Schumer. Her father was born to a Jewish family (from Ukraine and Poland). Her mother's ancestry includes English and German, as well as some Scottish and Welsh; Amy's mother converted to Judaism. Amy went to Hebrew School and had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony.
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Has a B.A. in Theater from Towson University and is also a graduate of William Esper's two-year Sanford Meisner Intensive program.
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Second cousin, once removed, of United States Senator Chuck Schumer. Amy's paternal great-great-grandparents, Abraham Schumer and Joder Ida/Edith Wizman, were also Chuck's paternal great-grandparents.
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Graduated from South Side High School in 1999. Received a B.A. in theatre at Towson University. Graduated from the William Esper Studio.
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After college, she moved to New York City to become an actress. She tended bar and waited tables while she auditioned for various roles.
TV Series writer - 40 episodes, 2013 - 2016 created by - 30 episodes, 2014 - 2016 creator - 10 episodes, 2013
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
2015
TV Special written by
Trainwreck
2015
written by
2015 MTV Movie Awards
2015
TV Special special material by
Women Who Kill
2013
TV Movie uncredited
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff
2012
TV Special written by
Funny as Hell
2011-2012
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
A Day in the Life of a Female Comedian
2011
Short
A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus
2010
TV Series 13 episodes
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thank You for Your Service
2017/I
completed
Snatched
2017
completed
Emily Middleton
I Feel Pretty
pre-production
She Came to Me
pre-production
Inside Amy Schumer
2013-2017
TV Series
Amy / Various / Herself / ...
Bob's Burgers
2016
TV Series
Young Lady
Family Guy
2016
TV Series
Crew Leader
The Simpsons
2016
TV Series
Mrs. Burns
TripTank
2015-2016
TV Series
Sarah / Deborah
Saturday Night Live
2015
TV Series
Amy Schumer
BoJack Horseman
2015
TV Series
Irving Jannings
Trainwreck
2015
Amy
Girls
2013-2014
TV Series
Angie
Louie
2012
TV Series
Diane
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
Woman #1 / Lacey
The Eric Andre Show
2012
TV Series
Interviewer
Delocated
2012
TV Series
Trish
Price Check
2012
Lila (as Amy Beth Schumer)
Sleepwalk with Me
2012
Amy (uncredited)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2011
TV Series
Teammate #2
30 Rock
2009
TV Series
Stylist
Cupid
2009
TV Series
Heather
Reality Bites Back
2008
TV Series
1st Runner Up
Sense Memory
2006
Short
North Hollywood
2001
TV Movie
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself
2017
TV Special executive producer post-production
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
2017
TV Special executive producer
Inside Amy Schumer
2013-2016
TV Series executive producer - 40 episodes
Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple
2016
TV Special executive producer
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
2015
TV Special executive producer
Trainwreck
2015
co-producer
Women Who Kill
2013
TV Movie executive producer
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff
2012
TV Special executive producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
2017
TV Special
Inside Amy Schumer
2014-2016
TV Series 4 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inside Amy Schumer
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Last Comic Standing
2014
TV Series mentor - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
special thanks
Sleepwalk with Me
2012
the filmmakers wish to thank
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
New York Stand-Up Show
2010
TV Series
Herself
VH1 News Presents: Plastic Surgery Obsession
2010
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Reality Bites Back
2008
TV Series
Herself - Contestant
Live at Gotham
2007
TV Series
Herself - Comedian
The Insider
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself
Extra
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself
Watching, Waiting
2017
Documentary short
Herself
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
2017
TV Special
Herself
Good Morning America
2016-2017
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
The Wendy Williams Show
2017
TV Series
Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
The 74th Golden Globe Awards
2017
TV Special documentary
Herself - Presenter
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2007-2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself - Author
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2016
TV Series
Herself
Dancing with the Stars
2016
TV Series
Herself - Amber's Friend
Chelsea
2016
TV Series
Herself
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself
The Jonathan Ross Show
2016
TV Series
Herself - guest
Access Hollywood
2016
TV Series
Herself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
CBS This Morning
2016
TV Series
Herself - Author
Dying Laughing
2016
Documentary
Herself
Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple
2016
TV Special
Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest
2016 MTV Movie Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself - Nominee
21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2016
TV Movie
Herself
2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special
2016
TV Special
Herself
73rd Golden Globe Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Trainwreck / Nominee
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2016
TV Series
Herself
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter
2015
TV Series
Herself
VH1 Big in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly
2015
TV Special
Herself
The British Academy Britannia Awards
2015
TV Movie
Herself - Honoree
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
2015
TV Special
Herself
Saturday Night Live
2015
TV Series
Herself - Host / Various
Inside Edition
2015
TV Series documentary
Herself
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series / Winner: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series / Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series / ...
After Paradise
2015
TV Series
Herself - Caller
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot
2015
TV Series
Herself
The Daily Show
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Dirty Laundry Live
2015
TV Series
Herself
Open Slather
2015
TV Series
Herself
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
2015
TV Series
Herself
Made in Hollywood
2015
TV Series
Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Today
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Good Mythical Morning
2015
TV Series
Herself
Why? With Hannibal Buress
2015
TV Series
Herself
What It's Like When You're Amy Schumacher, Not Amy Schumer
2015
Video short
Herself
CBS News Sunday Morning
2015
TV Series
Herself
The Graham Norton Show
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Bachelorette
2015
TV Series
Herself - Comedian
Treasures of New York: Friars Club
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2012-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
2013-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
2015 MTV Movie Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Host
Conan
2011-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself - Comic Guest
Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs
2015
TV Special
Herself
Cop Show
2015
TV Series
Herself
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
Documentary
Herself
24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Presenter
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2014
TV Series
Herself
2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Animated Program / Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program & Outstanding Individual in Animation
Women Aren't Funny
2014
Herself
Last Comic Standing
2007-2014
TV Series
Herself - Comedian / Herself - Guest Mentor
Just for Laughs: All-Access
2014
TV Series
Herself
Comedy Underground with Dave Attell
2014
TV Series
Herself
Chelsea Lately
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Nikki & Sara Live
2013
TV Series
Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Jeselnik Offensive
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Watch What Happens: Live
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Last Call with Carson Daly
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Hardly Working
2013
TV Series short
Herself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009-2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Women Who Kill
2013
TV Movie
Herself
Dave's Old Porn
2012
TV Series
Herself
These Girls
2012
Video
Herself
The Burn with Jeff Ross
2012
TV Series
Herself
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff
2012
TV Special
Herself
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
2012
TV Special
Herself - Roaster
JFL XXX: The Ultimate Nasty Show
2012
TV Movie
Herself - Performer
Red Eye w/Tom Shillue
2007-2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest Panelist
Funny as Hell
2011-2012
TV Series
Herself - Comedian
John Mulaney: New in Town
2012
TV Special
A Woman (uncredited)
The View
2011
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
2011
TV Special documentary
Herself - Roaster
A Day in the Life of a Female Comedian
2011
Short
Herself
A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus
2010-2011
TV Series
Herself - Co-Host
Undateable
2010
TV Mini-Series documentary
Comedy Central Presents
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2010
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself
Access Hollywood
2017
TV Series
Herself
Extra
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself
The Insider
2016-2017
TV Series
Herself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2016
TV Series
Herself
Inside Edition
2015-2016
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love
2016
TV Movie
Herself - Bachelor Fan
Ok! TV
2015
TV Series
Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2015
TV Series
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy
Trainwreck (2015)
2016
Critics' Choice MVP Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2016
Wilde Wit of the Year
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)
2016
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Female Performance in a Variety Program
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2016
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2015
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2015
Britannia Award
BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy
2015
CinemaCon Award
CinemaCon, USA
Breakthrough Performer of the Year
2015
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2015
Woman of the Year
Elle Women in Hollywood Awards
2015
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Performer of the Year
2015
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Variety Performer
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2015
Hollywood Film Award
Hollywood Film Awards
Comedy of the Year
Trainwreck (2015)
2015
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Female Performance in a Fiction Program
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2015
TCA Award
Television Critics Association Awards
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2015
WFCC Award
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Comedic Actress
Trainwreck (2015)
2014
Young Hollywood Award
Young Hollywood Awards
Cuz You're Funny
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2017
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2016
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Trainwreck (2015)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live (1975)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety Special
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015)
2016
EDA Female Focus Award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Best Woman Screenwriter
Trainwreck (2015)
2016
DFCS Award
Denver Film Critics Society
Best Original Screenplay
Trainwreck (2015)
2016
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Regularly Scheduled Programming
Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2016
Empire Award
Empire Awards, UK
Best Screenplay
Trainwreck (2015)
2016
Wilde Artist of the Year
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)