John Edmond Mulaney is a Chicago, Illinois-born American actor, comedian, producer as well as a writer who is perhaps best known for writing contributions for “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). Born on 26 August 1982, Mulaney is of part-Irish Catholic descent. A well-known personality in the American television industry, best known for his satirical writings and stand-comedy, John has been active in his profession since 2006.
A prominent television personality, known for his writings on observational comedy, one may wonder how rich is John Mulaney? As estimated by sources, John counts his net worth at an amount of $2 million in early 2016. He has amassed his wealth being involved in American television scene as both a writer and stand-up comedian. Being a part of a very successful show like “SNL” has enabled John to live life as a multi-millionaire as of now.
John Mulaney Net Worth $2 Million
John was raised in a very affluent family background, as his mother was a law professor and his father an attorney, both classmates of president-to-be Bill Clinton while they studied in Yale Law School. John attended St. Clement School and later enrolled at Georgetown University to earn his degree in English Literature, where he studied with Nick Kroll. He was attracted towards comedy and writing for comedy from his junior high school, as then he and his best friend at the time, John O’Brien used to write and perform skits together. After graduating from college, John went on to seek a career in comedy and landed a job as an office assistant at Comedy Central. John later came to prominence as he found a spot in the writing team of “Saturday Night Live”, a variety show. He not only wrote for the show, he has also acted in various parts.
Apart from writing for SNL for six seasons, John is also known as a stand-up comedian. He has performed in television shows such as “Live At Gotham”, “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”, “Comedy Central Presents” and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” to name a few. John has also performed in several tours, and one of his stand-up comedy specials “The Comeback Kid” was premiered and released by Netflix. He has also appeared in the FOX sitcom “Mulaney” which he created as his semi-biographical series. However, the series aired only for a few months before its cancellation.
Given his contributions towards comedy, John was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a variety series, along with the other writing staff of SNL, for four years between 2009 and 2012. He is the winner of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics which he shares with Justin Timberlake, Seth Meyers and Katreese Barnes. Needless to say, being a part of such good television shows has held significance in making John Mulaney a multi-millionaire artist.
As for his personal life, the 33 year-old observational comedian now leads his life married to Annamarie Tendler since 2014. For now, John enjoys his career as one of the more accomplished writers and stand-up comedians while his present net worth of $2 million caters to his daily lifestyle.
