Comedians
Jeff Dunham Net Worth
Jeff Dunham's Net Worth as of 2024
$55 Million
Jeffrey Dunham was born on 18 April 1962, in Dallas, Texas USA, and was adopted within three months by Howard and Joyce Dunham. Jeff is an actor, screenwriter, and a film producer, but is probably best known for his stand-up comedian/ventriloquist act which he has displayed on numerous TV shows during a career spanning more than 30 years.
So just how rich is Jeff Dunham? Currently, Jeff ‘s net worth is estimated to be $45 million, and according to Forbes’ list of richest people, Dunham earned $23 million in 2009, and in 2010 added $20 million more to his net worth; Dunham’s average yearly salary is estimated to be $9 million.
Jeff Dunham Net Worth $45 Million
Dunham began learning ventriloquism seriously at the age of eight when his parent bought him a dummy, and six years later in 1976, made his first television appearance on a local news story. Dunham then began performing for audiences at schools, churches and even a “Six Flags” amusement park. During the period from 1983 to 1984, even while at college Dunham was making approximately $70,000 a year and, as his fame rose, he was even featured as an opening act for such performers as Bob Hope and George Burns.
In 1985, Dunham was asked to join a Broadway show entitled “Sugar Babies” with Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, and even performed at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island. Dunham’s big break occurred in 1990, when he was invited to appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”, which was his long-lived dream. Dunham’s comedic act impressed not only the host but the audience as well, and Dunham followed this successful TV appearance with a solo performance on the Comedy Central, and subsequently during his career starred in a variety of TV shows, such as “Any Day Now”, “30 Rock” with Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, “One on One”, and “She Spies”. All added considerably to Jeff’s net worth.
In addition, Jeff Dunham has released a number of one hour specials, including “Jeff Dunham: Arguing With Myself” and “Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity”. Dunham’s Christmas special, followed by a music album “Don’t Come Home for Christmas”, had the highest show ratings in the history of Comedy Central. These impressive television appearances have significantly contributed to Jeff Dunham’s $45 million net worth, annual salary, as well as commercial success.
In 2009, Dunham signed a deal with Comedy Central that included a stand-up special to air in 2010, various consumer products partnerships, a tour of 60 cities, DVD releases, and the establishment of a self-titled sketch comedy TV show. The show premiered in 2009 and featured Jeff Dunham performing ventriloquism acts with some of his popular characters, such as Walter, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Peanut, and Sweet Daddy Dee. Despite a successful premiere of the show, and initially higher than average rankings, “The Jeff Dunham Show” was cancelled after only one season due to poor reviews and high production costs.
Jeff Dunham has also written an autobiographical book entitled “All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed and Me” published in 2010.
In his personal life, Jeff Dunham was married to Paige Brown(1994-2008) and they have two daughters plus one adopted from her previous marriage. Jeff has been married to Audrey Murdick since 2012, and they ae said to be expecting twins in late 2015.
Comedians
Graham Norton Net Worth
Graham William Walker, better known by his stage name Graham Norton, is a famous Irish comedian, actor, commentator, TV presenter and writer-columnist who has a net worth of $30 million. He was born on April 4, 1963 in Clondalkin, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, but he was raised in Bandon. Today Norton is one of the most recognised faces on British TV, having begun in show business 1992. Graham Norton is also known as a great businessman: in 1998 he established a production company “So Television” with Graham Stuart. This company still produces Norton’s chat shows, such as the famous “So Graham Norton” and “The Graham Norton Show”. When Norton decided to sell this company in 2012, he received about $28 million.
Graham Norton Net Worth $30 Million
Although this amount of money composes a huge part of Graham’s net worth, he also earns millions of dollars thanks to his acting and writings; today Norton’s income reaches $5 million per year. Some portion of his net worth was received in 2007, when Graham Norton with Claudia Winkelman hosted the first annual Eurovision Dance Contest. Later he hosted the 2008 contest in Glasgow too. Since 2009, Graham Norton has been known by people in the United Kingdom as a BBC commentator of the famous Eurovision Song Contest .
Graham Norton has been successful not only as a Eurovision commentator and businessman, but also as an actor. The first time he appeared on screen was in 1996 as Father Noel Furlong in the movie “Father Ted”. Later Graham played Mr. Puckov in “Another Gay Movie”, voiced plants on BBC in “Rex the Hunt” and even had the opportunity to play himself in a TV show called “Absolutely Fabulous: Gay”. He has also been the host of a myriad number of TV shows, and Graham’s voice has been heard on the BBC radio station “BBC Radio 2” since October 2, 2010, when he took over from Jonathan Ross.
Graham Norton has written 4 books: the first was called “London before the Blitz, 1906-40: from the coming of the motor-car to the outbreak of war” and the last one was called simply and shortly: “So me”. During his career this famous actor and writer has received some awards, the first in 1999 as the “Gay Entertainer of the Year”. He has since received the same award 5 times, plus the BAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for his TV shows “So Graham Norton” and “The Graham Norton shows”, the last one being in 2012.
Graham Norton is usually seen driving his Lexus hybrid RX 450h. The car was stolen from him a few years ago, but the owner was able to find it in Wandsworth, West London thanks to English police and to the unique vehicle recovery device which was fitted to it. When Graham doesn’t drive his car and has some free time, he spends it with his two dogs – a terrier cross named Madge (it was named after famous singer Madonna) and labradoodle Madge. Both of his dogs Norton adopted from the UK charity called “Dogs Trust”.
Comedians
Brittany Furlan Net Worth
Brittany Furlan was born on the 5th September 1986, in Perkasie, Pennsylvania USA, and is an actress, comedian and internet personality, probably best known to the world for being one of the most followed females on the Vine application. She is also recognized as an actress, starring in the role of Sara in “We Are Your Friends”. Besides that, she has also appeared in the TV show “America’s Next Top Model”.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Brittany Furlan, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Furlan’s net worth is as high as $800,000, an amount earned through her successful career in the world of entertainment, active since the mid- 2000s.
Brittany Furlan Net Worth $800,000
Brittany, of mixed ancestry, since she has Italian and American ancestry, grew up in her hometown, but soon after finishing her education moved to the big city of Los Angeles, California.
Brittany`s popularity comes from a website Vine, on which users post short comedy videos. Currently, Brittany has more than 1000 posts, and a fan base of almost 10 million, which makes her one of the most popular female “Viners”, second only to Lele Pons, who has 11 million fans.
Thanks to her popularity on Vine, Brittany launched her career on television, and so far she has appeared in more than 20 films and TV series.
Starting in 2009 with an appearance in the TV series “Reality Hell”, and two years later she appeared in the film “L.A. Paranormal Activity”. In 2015, her career reached a whole new level, as she began to feature in more popular films, including “We Are Your Friends” with Zac Efron and Emily Ratajkowski, and the following year she appeared in the film “Dreamland”, alongside Beverly D` Angelo and Lilli Birdsell, consistently boosting her net worth.
Most recently, she was selected for the role of Angela Gambazzo in the film “Random Tropical Paradise” (2017), appearing next to Bryan Greenberg, Brooks Wheelan and Spencer Grammer, which certainly added to her net worth. Furthermore, Brittany will appear in the film “Airplane Mode”, which is currently in post-production, but without a release date, and will also feature in the comedy film “The Unicorn”, scheduled for a 2018 release.
Thanks to her talents, Brittany has earned several nominations, including for Teen Choice Awards in the category of Choice Web: Viner in 2015, among others.
Regarding her personal life, there is no information about Brittany Furlan in the media, except the fact that she is currently in a relationship with famous drummer Tommy Lee. Her current residence is in Los Angeles, California. In addition to her career on Vine, she is also active on other social networks such as Twitter and Instagram, on which she has over 1.7 million followers.
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Don Alan
March 15, 2015 at 2:18 am
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