Karl Diedrich Bader is an actor, voice actor and comedian, born on 24th December 1966 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. His most notable roles include in films “Napoleon Dynamite”, “Office Space”, and TV series “Veep”, “The Drew Carey Show” and “Outsourced”. He is also very well-known as a voice actor for several animated series including Batman in “Batman: The Brave and the Bold” and “JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time” and android Zeta in “The Zeta Project”.
Have you ever wondered how rich Diedrich Bader is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Diedrich Bader’s overall net worth is $6 million, as of July 2017, accumulated through a successful career in acting which started in 1988. Since he is still a very active member of the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to increase.
Diedrich Bader Net Worth $6 Million
Bader was born on Christmas Eve 1966 as the fourth child in the family. His mother, Margaret Marie “Gretta” was of German decent and a successful sculptor, while his father, William B. Bader, was a political activist who later served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US from 1999 to 2001. At the age of two, Diedrich moved with his family to Paris where he lived until his teenage years when the family returned to the US. He enrolled at Groveton High School but matriculated from T.C. Williams High School, and then enrolled at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Diedrich’s first parts were minor guest roles in popular TV series such as “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “Quantum Leap”, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, “Cheers” and “Diagnosis: Murder”.
His first major role came with the series “Danger Theatre” in 1993, starring as The Searcher. The same year he appeared in the film version of “The Beverly Hillbillies”, but decided he didn’t want to stay in cinema acting and returned to television. In 1995 Bader played Oswald in “The Drew Carey Show”, and then had roles in TV series and animated features including “The Simpsons”, “Ice Age”, “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy”, “Buzz Lightyear of Star Command”, “South Park” and “The Penguins of Madagascar”. Diedrich appeared in the 1999 comedy film “Office Space” and later in “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Eurotrip”. In 2010 Bader landed a role in TV series “Outsourced” and two years later reprised his role of Rex in the TV series of “Napoleon Dynamite”.
When it comes to his voice-over projects, Diedrich has lent his voice to numerous heroes and villains in “Batman Beyond”, “The Batman”, “The Zeta Project”, “Batman: The Brave and the Bold” and “Green Lantern: The Animated Series”.
Some of his most recent ventures include starring in the Time Warner Cable TV series “It’s the Obvious Choice” and playing Greg Otto in “American Housewife.
Privately, Diedrich has been married to Dulcy Rogers since May 1997, and the couple has two children.
