Carlos Mencia is a famous comedian, actor and a writer. He is mainly known for being the host of the show called Mind of Mencia. What is more, Carlos has also appeared in a lot of movies. As a comedian Mencia often talks about the problems of culture, criminal justice, social class and race. If to talk about his personal life, it could be said that Carlos is married and have one child. So how rich is Carlos Mencia? It was announced that Carlos’ net worth is $15 million and it of course mainly came from his success as a comedian. As Carlos continues his career there is a high possibility that his net worth will become even higher than it is now.
Carlos Mencia Net Worth $15 Million
Ned Arnel Mencia, better known to the world as Carlos Mencia was born in 1967, in Honduras. He is from a very big family, which consisted of 18 children. Carlos studied at Garfield High School and later in the California State University, where he studied electrical engineering. When Mencia had a successful performance at The Laugh Factory he decided to begin careers as a comedian and focus on this. He later performed at The L.A. Cabaret and The Comedy Store. Carlos’ successful performances there were noticed and the received a suggestion to appear in such shows “Buscando Estrellas” and “The Arsenio Hall Show”. This made Carlos Mencia’s net worth higher. 1994 Carlos became a host of “Loco Slam” and later, in 1998, he hosted “Funny is Funny!”. Step by step Mencia became more famous and acclaimed in the industry. He even had an opportunity to tour with Pablo Francisco and Freddy Soto.
In 2005 Carlos became a part of the shot which made him popular all over the world. The show was called “Mind of Mencia”. Soon it became very successful and had a huge impact on the growth of Mencia’s net worth. In 2006 it was even considered to be one of the highest rated programs on Comedy Central. Despite the success and popularity this show had it was cancelled in 2008. During his career, Carlos has released 3 comedy albums: “Take a Joke America”, “America Rules” and “Unmerciful”. It of course added to Carlos Mencia’s net worth.
As it was mentioned before, Carlos has also appeared in several movies. Some of them include: “Outta Time”, “29 Palms”, “Our Family Wedding” and others. During the making of these movies Carlos worked together with Jeremy Davies, Jon Polito, America Ferrera, Regina King, Mario Lopez, Ali Landry and others. In addition to his career as a comedian, Carlos is also one of the owners of Maggie Rita’s, the restaurant chain. This also makes Carlos’ net worth higher.
Lastly, it could be said that Carlos Mencia is one of the most successful comedians in the industry. Although he does not appear a lot on television or in the movies, there is still a chance that Carlos Mencia’s net worth will grow. Let’s hope that in the future, he will again create something successful.
