Anthony J. Barbieri was born on the 26th August 1963, in Framingham, Massachusetts USA, and is a comedian as well as a writer and performer who, as Tony Barbieri, is probably best known for appearing in the late night talk-show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” as Jake Byrd.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this entertainer has accumulated so far? How rich Tony Barbieri is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Tony Barbieri’s net worth, as of late 2017, revolves around the sum of $1.2 million, acquired in his career in the comedy business which has been active since 1990. and currently spans slightly less than 30 years.
Tony Barbieri Net Worth $1.2 million
Apart from American, Tony is also of Italian ancestry. He began his career in the entertainment business as an actor in 1990, starring as Tom in Paul Ziller’s comical horror movie “Pledge Night”. After a several-year-long break, in 1997 Barbieri began serving as the writer of Mad Magazine’s monthly comic strip entitled “Monroe”, which he wrote ’til 2010. In 1998 he served as an associate producer of the “Vibe” TV series, while in 1999 Tony began working on Comedy Central’s humoristic program “The Man Show”, for which he was not only a content writer, but appeared in too. These were followed by several more acting and writing engagements, which included “That’s My Bush!” television series as well as “Windy City Heat” TV movie. All these ventures helped Tony Barbieri to establish himself in the entertainment industry, and also provided the basis for his current net worth.
In 2002, Tony wrote one episode of “That ’80s Show”, and also began serving as a segment producer of the animated comedy series “Crank Yankers”, in which he also voice-acted in 2007. However, the real breakthrough in Tony Barbieri’s career occurred in 2003, when he became a crew member of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” TV show as a writer, and also portraying the role of Jake Byrd – a warmhearted man with a strong celebrity obsession, laughing off all the media attention towards famous people. His performances have been so convincing that he has managed to trick several major news companies into believing that Jake Byrd is the real person. For this entire engagement, in 2008 Tony Barbieri won a Primetime Emmy Award, while in 2013 he was honored with a nomination for this prestigious reward. It is certain that all these involvements have helped Tony Barbieri to increase the size of his revenues.
Despite no longer appearing on camera since 2011, Tony was one of the main content writers for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ’til 2016. In addition, he has also appeared in “The Naughty Show”, and was voice-acting in the popular animated series “Rick and Morty”, reviving the characters of Mr. Beauregard and Uncle Steve. Among his most recent ventures are a writing engagement on “Cousin Sal’s Sure Thing” TV comedy show, as well as providing special content for The 89th Annual Academy Awards, and also The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremonies. Doubtlessly, all these achievements have helped Tony Barbieri to considerably increase the amount of his wealth.
When it comes to the personal life of Tony Barbieri, there is little relevant data about his private affairs, although he has been married twice, and is a father of three girls from his first, 20 year association. He is also regularly active on social networks.
