The famous comedian, actor and screenwriter Stephen Colbert was born on 13 May 1964, in Washington DC USA, of Irish, English and German descent. Stephen is perhaps best known for hosting the late-night satirical TV show “The Colbert Report”, which started running in 2005, in which Stephen positions himself as a political humorist. Colbert even received an Emmy Award for the role in this show, and for the TV special show aired in 2008 “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All”, Stephen gained a Grammy Award.
So just how rich is Stephen Colbert? Sources estimate that Stephen has a net worth of $45 million, which should not be surprising as this satirist earns more than $6 million per year, in particular from “The Colbert Report”.
Stephen Colbert Net Worth $45 Million
Stephen Colbert was the youngest of 11 children: his father and two brothers were killed in an air crash in 1974. His father, James was a doctor and medical school dean at Yale, Saint Louis and finally the Medical University of South Carolina, and his mother, Lorna was, unsurprisingly a homemaker. Stephen spent his childhood in South Carolina, finally at Northwestern University where Colbert started acting, as well as studying drama.
Stephen Colbert toyed with several career possibilities, including as a musician and as a diver before hearing problems leaving him deaf in his right ear led him to concentrate on acting, which was a by-product in his first job with a ‘phone company, where studying was encouraged. In his early career, Stephen Colbert established his net worth with appearances on “Missing Persons” (1993), “Exit 57” (1995 – 1996), “Spin City” (1996), “The Dana Carvey Show” (1996), “The Daily Show” (1997 – 2005). Stephen Colbert’s net worth was further boosted with revenues from “Saturday Night Live” (1996 – 2011): in total, Colbert appeared in 14 episodes of this show.
Stephen Colbert was also a screenwriter of some the already mentioned shows, which added considerable incomes to Stephen’s net worth. In addition, for co-writing “The Daily Show”, Colbert received a couple of Emmy Awards.
Stephen`s filmography is very long, mostly on TV with over 40 credits obviously contributing significantly to his net worth. The actor appeared in “Strangers with Candy” (1999 – 2000), “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law” (2001 – 2007), “Crank Yankers” (2002), “The Wrong Coast” (2004), “The Venture Bros” (2004 – 2006), “Bewitched” (2005), “The Office” (2012), and “Alpha House” (2013).
Stephen Colbert’s net worth has also been boosted from his work as a voice actor. He voiced characters from such famous movies as “American Dad” (2005), “The Simpsons” (2007), “Monsters vs Aliens” (2009), and “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” (2014).
Colbert is also known as a screenwriter and author. He has published a couple of books, including “Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not” (2004), “I Am America (And So Can You)” (2007), “America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t” (2012), and “I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)” (2012). Some of these books were acknowledged as best-sellers.
From his successful career in many areas, including acting and politics, Stephen Colbert is considered to be as one of the most influential people in the US, as announced by TIME Magazine.
As for his personal life, Stephen married Evelyn McGee in 1991, and the couple has three children. Along with Evelyn, Stephen performed in “Strangers with Candy”, wherein Evelyn played his mother. Currently, the Colbert family resides in Montclair, New Jersey.
