Judy Gold was born on 15 November 1962, in Newark, New Jersey USA, and is an actress, writer, producer, and standup comedian, best known for her award winning work as the writer of “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”. She’s has also worked for other television series, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Judy Gold? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $1.5 million, mostly earned through her career on television which began in the early ‘90s. Some of the series she’s worked with include “At the Multiplex” and “All-American Girl”. She’s also had several small roles in films, and as she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will increase.
Judy Gold Net Worth $1.5 million
Gold started her comedy career while a student at Rutgers University, when she was convinced to do stand-up as a dare. She would graduate with a music degree in piano, and would then start to incorporate music to her comedy work.
Later on she would have a one-woman show entitled “25 Questions for a Jewish Mother”, which was based on a series of interviews with Jewish mothers in the United States, and would run at the Arts Nova Theater in New York City in 2006. Around this time she also appeared on “TruTV Presents: World’s Dumbest…” as a commentator. In 2007, she was featured in the film “Making Trouble” which was about female Jewish comedians. Four years later, she did another theatre production entitled “The Judy Gold Show: My Life as a Sitcom”; the reviews of the production were great, and the show would run for another month during 2013. The following year, she appeared in the reality television series entitled “Celebrity Wife Swap” in which she traded lives with Penn Jillette. Her net worth was well established.
Other shows that Gold has appeared in include Food Network series such as “Chopped All-Stars”, “Celebrity Cook-Off”, Rachel vs Guy” and “The Next Food Network Star”. She’s also made various guest appearances in “2 Broke Girls”, “30 Rock”, Ugly Betty” and “Law & Order”.
She’s also delivered numerous stand-up specials, including “Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd Stands Up” and “Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold”. She’s performed on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “The Conan O’Brien Show” and “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson”. One of her latest projects was the Off-Broadway production “Clinton: The Musical” in 2015.
Aside from her various projects, Judy has started a podcast entitled “Kill Me Now” which she co-hosts with Lauren Hennessy. The show has featured guests including Mara Wilson, Ted Alexandro, and Frank Conniff. This adds to her net worth too.
For her personal life, it is known that Judy is a lesbian and had been in a relationship for almost 20 years with her former partner Sharon; she also has two children. Aside, she is very active in the Jewish and LGBT communities. In 2004 and in 2008, she actively supported the Democratic Party. She has mentioned in an interview that her comedic influences include Totie Fields, Phyllis Diller, and Joan Rivers.
