Top 16 World’s Wealthiest Comedians (2 of 4)

Kevin Hart

Tied with Jim Carrey at $150 million is Kevin Hart. His comedy career was off at a pretty bumpy start when he arrived on the scene in the early 2000s. However, over time he managed to find his own pretty unique brand of humor, which is what he is known for today.

His main comedy act is mostly him poking fun about himself along with sharing his experiences as a short African-American man (he’s 5-foot-4) with a massive extended family.

Hart these days has built up quite the portfolio for his comedy and acting career. His most recent efforts was co-starring in the movie blockbuster hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

Drew Carey

Valued at $165 million you have Drew Carey, he made his first big appearance as the host of an improv comedy show called Whose Line Is It Anyway? From that, he created and starred in his own sitcom show, The Drew Carey Show, and has now been the host since 2007 of the show The Price is Right.

Carey’s wealth is from his hosting of the show, but also partakes in several ventures. He’s a partial owner of a professional soccer team called the Seattle Sounders FC. He also a professional sports photographer and takes pictures under a pseudonym.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Entering into the top 10 we’ve got Julia Louis-Dreyfus valued at $200 million. This massive amount of wealth is also matched to her large collection of awards over the years. She’s received eight Emmy Awards for her TV performances and six of them are from her starring role on HBO’s Veep, where she played Selina Meyer.

Louis-Dreyfus has also received a Golden Globe award along with several Screen Actors Guild awards amongst other honours.

Her comedy career started when she landed a cast in Saturday Night Live in 1982. From there, she moved to playing a role that broke her through as a stellar actress. She played as Elaine Benes in the classic TV comedy Seinfeld.

Seth MacFarlane

Valued at $250 million, Seth MacFarlane’s worth is well-earned. He is a man of many talents. He’s the man behind the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, and he also voices multiple characters. He’s also starred in the comedy film Ted, as well as starred and created the sci-fi dramedy series The Orville.

On top of that, MacFarlane has shown off his singing skills and first showed his comedy skills when he hosted the Academy Awards back in 2013.