Bobby Slayton was born on the 25th May 1955, in New York City USA, and is an actor, stand up comedian as well as a voice actor. He is also known under the nicknames Yid Vicious and The Pitbull of Comedy, and particularly for starring in the criminal comedy film “Bandits” (2001) directed by Barry Levinson. Bobby has been active in the entertainment industry since 1977.
How much is the net worth of Bobby Slayton? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $500,000, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Acting is the major source of Slayton’s modest fortune.
Bobby Slayton Net Worth $500,000
Concerning his professional career, Slayton is well known stand up comedian, and has included into the list of Top 100 Comedians of All Time by Comedy Central. What is more, he has released three CDs – “Raging Bully” (1998), “I’ve Come For Your Children” (2003) and “Built For Destruction” (2006), and in 2010, Slayton released a DVD under the title of “Born To Be Bobby”. He stands out using a mixed style of stand-up comedy, personal story telling, complaining, insulting etc. Moreover, his voice has a distinctive gravelly sound, and he speaks incredibly quickly.
Slayton has appeared in a number of shows on the radio and television. To give examples, he participated in the morning radio shows “The Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw Show”, “Kevin and Bean show” and even the very popular “The Howard Stern Show”. Regarding the television appearances, the stand up comedian has featured in the late night political show “Politically Incorrect”, talk show “The Tonight Show”, television show “Maroon” among many others.
In addition to the above, Bobby Slayton has increased his net worth by landing roles in feature films and television series. He appeared in the Barry Sonnenfeld thriller “Get Shorty” (1995), then portrayed Joey Bishop in the film “The Rat Pack” (1998) directed by Rob Cohen, and also starred alongside Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett in the critically acclaimed film “Bandits” (2001) directed and co-produced by Barry Levinson. He was cast as a main in the television series “The Mind of the Married Man” (2001 – 2002) aired on HBO. and in 2006 starred with Beyoncé Knowles, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy in the musical drama film “Dreamgirls” (2006) directed by Bill Condon. He has also lent his voice to animated characters from such series as “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist” (1995 – 2002) and “Family Guy” (1999 – present).
To conclude, all the above mentioned projects and engagements have added sums to the total size of Bobby Slayton’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor and stand up comedian, he married his wife Teddie in 1988, who died in 2016. They have one child, the girl named Natasha Slayton, who is also an actress. Bobby Stayton now resides in Los Angeles, California.
