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.
