William Maher, better known as Bill Maher, is a well-known American actor, comedian, television, author, and commentator. Bill Maher is mostly recognized for his stand-up comedy performances, appearances in such movies as “Heckler”, “Swing Vote” and “Iron Man 3”, as well as his infamous, politically incorrect and blunt statements expressed during various television shows, most of which resulted in a lot of controversy and disapproval from the public. How rich is Bill Maher? The sources state that currently Bill Maher’s net worth is estimated to be $110 million. Some of the main sources for Bill Maher’s wealth include writing, acting, as well as comedy performances.
Bill Maher Net Worth $110 Million
Bill Maher was born in 1956, in New York, US. Maher graduated from Cornell University with a major’s degree in history and English, and right after finishing his studies ventured into acting, as well as stand-up comedy performances. Maher began his career as a host at a comedy club located in New York, called “Catch a Rising Star”. Maher then started making appearances on various television talk shows, including shows hosted not only by David Letterman but Johnny Carson as well. Maher also had recurring roles in a sitcom “Sara”, and several appearances on “Murder, She Wrote” and “Charlie Hoover”. However, Bill Maher’s career began to expand and encompass more appearances in 1983, a year when Maher debuted in his very first feature film titled “D.C. Cab” where he starred alongside Adam Baldwin and Mr. T. Some of Maher’s earliest television appearances include such movies as “Ratboy” directed by Sondra Locke, “Pizza Man”, and “House II: The Second Story”.
Yet it was in 1993 with the creation of a talk show about politics called “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher” that Maher left a lasting impact on his audience. Maher was a host on the show that aired from 1993 until 2002, firstly on Comedy Central and then ABC. The show would revolve around Maher and his guests discussing various topics brought up by the host, and therefore having an interaction with each other. “Politically Incorrect” was initially an extremely popular talk show that brought Maher a number of awards. Bill Maher was nominated for Emmy Awards ten times, while the show won a Genesis Award for Best Television Talk Show, as well as an Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction. Despite many awards and critical praises, the show was cancelled in 2002. The main reason for its cancellation was a remark made by Maher after the 9/11 attacks that was considered by many to be insensitive and created a lot of controversy. Even though Maher apologized for his comment, “Politically Correct” disappeared from the television screens.
After “Politically Correct” was cancelled, Bill Maher focused on other projects. In 2003, he created a new political show called “Real Time with Bill Maher” that proved to be nearly as successful as his previous talk show. Maher then worked as a political commentator on such networks as CNN and Fox News Channel, and made appearances on a show hosted by Larry King called “Larry King Live”. All these appearances contributed to Bill Maher’s net worth that amounts to $110 million.
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