Nicholas Scott “Nick” Cannon was born on 8 October 1980, in San Diego, California USA, and is a busy person in the entertainment business, as he is called multi-talented, being an actor and a comedian who often appears on television as a host of variety shows, but in addition, he is a musician and has released two hip-hop albums. His career only began in 1998.
So just how rich is Nick Cannon? It has been estimated by sources that the current amount of Nick’s net worth is $20 million, an amount he has accumulated through being an actor, comedian, music and television producer, rapper, writer and TV personality; for example, it is reported that Cannon’s salary for one episode of “America’s Got Talent” reaches $70,000.
Nick Cannon Net Worth $60 Million
Nick Cannon Nick has always liked to be the centre of attention. His father had a local cable access television show, and being only 11 year old Nick appeared on television performing comedy. Later he moved to Hollywood and performed at various comedy clubs, namely, The Improv, Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store, so starting his career as a stand-up comedian, which helped him build his net worth. Nick really rose to prominence in 1998, when he appeared on “All That”, a comedy sketch show which aired on Nickelodeon. He made his breakthrough performance in the musical drama “Drumline”, in which he portrayed a young drummer, Devon. He then starred in other movies in which he played the leading role, for instance, “Love Don‘t Cost A Thing” and “American Son”. From 2005 to 2007 Cannon appeared in the TV sketch show “Wild & Out”, which aired on MTV.All these appearances added to his net worth.
Moreover, Nick is a TV host, who can often be seen on a variety of shows, for example, he is one of the hosts of the reality show “America’s Got Talent”. He is also the chairman of TeenNick television channel. All these involvements on radio and television have increased the overall amount of Nick Cannon’s net worth.
Besides being an actor, Nick is also a musician. He made a cover of the song Parents Just Don’t Understand, originally performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, which could be heard on the cartoon “Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius”. He has released two music albums, one self-titled, and the other White People Party Music. He has also recorded a comedy album entitled Mr. Showbiz. Moreover, Cannon has released a number of singles, for example, Gigolo, also featuring the singer R. Kelly, and Can I Live?, featuring Anthony Hamilton. In 2014 Cannon recorded the song Looking For A Dream, featuring Afrojack. His net worth continued to rise.
Nick is a music producer too, and as a result, Nick Cannon’s net worth significantly increased. In 2005 he launched the record label “Can I Ball Records”, then in 2010 Cannon founded another record label and television company called “N’Credible Entertainment”. Moreover, Nick’s voice could be heard on radio; between 2010 to 2012 he ran a radio show on 92.3 NOW FM in New York. All in all, these projects added steadily to the overall amount of Nick Cannon’s net worth.
Cannon’s personal life is also a success. Since 2008 Cannon has been married to the singer Mariah Carey, (whose net worth net is estimated at $550 million), and they have two children, and live in California.
