David Michael Koechner, born on the 24th of August, 1962, is an American actor who became famous for his improvisational comedy shows, and his roles in the film “Anchorman” and the television show “The Office”, during a career which began in the mid-1980s.
So how much is Koechner’s net worth? As of mid 2017, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $5 million, acquired from his years working as an improvisational comedian going on various shows and tours, and his acting career in both film and television.
David Koechner Net Worth $5 Million
Born in Tiptop, Missouri, Koechner is the son of Margaret Ann Downey and Cecil Stephen Koechner who are owners of a small business that manufactures turkey coops. He was raised in a Catholic home along with his two brothers and three sisters, and is of German, English and Irish descent.
During his college years, Koechner pursued Political Science at Benedictine College and the University of Missouri. After discovering a love for improvisation and sketch comedy, he decided to move to Chicago to make it into a full time career. He studied at ImprovOlympic under the mentorship of Del Close, and later on joined The Second City comedy troupe. His early years as a comedian helped his career and also his net worth.
In 1995, Koechner was introduced to the world of television when he became part of “Saturday Night Live”, becoming famous for his impersonations of various celebrities including Charlie Sheen, Phil Gramm, Pat Buchanan and Burt Reynolds. After “Saturday Night Live”, he also became part of the sketch team of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. His early years in television also helped tremendously in his wealth.
While participating in “Saturday Night Live”, Koechner became friendly with Dave ‘Gruber’ Allen, and the two started “The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show”, with which they toured around the country, and their formula of improvisational comedy mixed with country music became a hit in the comedy circuit. It also led them to open for another comedy act, “Tenacious D”, and they appeared in television shows including “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, “Real Time with Bill Maher”, and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, steadily building their net worth.
After his success in television, Koechner later on ventured into the world of films. His career in movies started during the late ‘90s with films including “Wag the Dog”, “Man on the Moon”, and “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me”. He later on got a breakthrough role with Will Ferrell in the movie “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” – his performance as Champ Kind led to more mainstream roles in the future.
In 2007, Koechner got his first leading role in the movie “The Comebacks”, and other films that he has appeared in include “Get Smart”, “This Means War”, and “Cheap Thrills”, all of which were successful in increased his net worth.
Today, Koechner is still active in acting with numerous movies and television appearances under his belt. He is currently starring in the television show “Superior Donuts”.
In terms of his personal life, Koechner has been married to Leigh since 1998, and together they have five children – interestingly a tattoo on his arm has the names of his wife and children!
Independent Pilot Competition - Best Actor (New York Television Festival (2015)
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team/Best Fight (2005, 2014), Improvisation News New York Awards (2015)
Movies
“Krampus” (2015), “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” (2013), “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004), “Thank You for Smoking” (2005)
TV Shows
“Superior Donuts” (TV series, 2017-), “Regular Show” (2015-2016), “Full Circle” (2015), “Beavis and Butt-Head” (TV series, 2013), “American Dad!” (2008-2007), “The Office” (2005-2013), "Saturday Night Live", "The Naked Trucker Show" (2007), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (19...
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Often plays brash, loudmouth characters
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Wag The Dog was my first film role. I think I had three scenes, but it took three weeks. But I only shot like one day every week. My first scene on my first day was with Dustin Hoffman. It was a walk-and-talk scene, with Steadicam, and I remember we started the scene and one of my lines got jumped, and I didn't know what to do. I was somewhat flabbergasted. But that's the way movie-making goes; no one says like, "Okay, are you ready?" They assume you're ready when they say "Action!"
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(On Snakes on a Plane) Delightful. Love it. I got to work with Sam Jackson, which was a delight. And I got to be in a movie called Snakes On A Plane. C'mon! And I got to die. I got to be a hero first, and then die. Those are really fun roles for actors.
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(On Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector) Yeah. It was my manager's movie, and he asked me to do it. So I did. Not the highlight of my career. But they're all nice people. I was more than apprehensive, and still regretful that I played a character called Donnie The Retard. I think that probably could've been... done without. But I was paid well...
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(On his brief role on Hannah Montana) My daughter was a fan of the show, and I had met a makeup artist whose wife worked on it, and he said, "Hey, if you ever want to go see a taping, I can get you tickets." But I waited a year to take him up on it, and by then he said, "You know what? The show's become so popular that I can't get you tickets anymore. But you can make a set visit on a Thursday instead of on the tape day, Friday." And I was delighted, because a tape day would take like five hours, but if I just visited when they were doing pre-tapes, I could be out of this whole thing rather quickly. So I went down there with my daughter and her friend, got an autograph from Ms. Cyrus, who was delightful by the way, and then one of the producers came up and said, "Hey, would you do our show? We've been trying to get in touch with you for a year!" That was the first I'd heard about it. I said "I'd love to do it." My only recollections? Fat suit! Also, it was interesting to take my kids to school, and suddenly there were all these little girls who'd look at me and do a double-take, right? Their jaws dropped just a tiny little bit. "Is that...?"
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(On filming Anchorman) With Anchorman, the thing I loved the most was that we all understood that something special was coming together while we were shooting, almost to the point where we didn't want to break it up. I remember having conversations with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd and all of us opining "Wow, this feels pretty good." And not wanting to overstate it, almost as if we'd jinx it. I mean look, you think every movie's gonna work, right? You think every movie has great potential. But that one in particular, it felt like, man, every cylinder was poppin'. We shot enough for two movies, you know.