Born Yacov Moshe Maza in 1931 to a strict, Orthodox Jewish family and a long string of rabbis, including his father, he grew up and became ordained also. But it didn’t last. He left the synagogue to become a comedian because, as he said, “Someone in the family had to make a living.” So, he became Jackie Mason, one of the funniest stand-up comedians to ever hit the stage. He likes to joke about politics, and satirize society and the religion he knows best, but he’s also known to be controversial and irreverent.
Mason is also a television and film actor who appeared often on The Ed Sullivan Show and starred in The Jerk with Steve Martin. His own production, a one-man show called The World According to Me, was an enormous hit and won several awards. He’s been active in his sensational career since the 1950s. “I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something,” he joked on The Dean Martin Show and many times after. The truth of the matter is, his net worth is $9 million.
$50 million
Tracy Morgan began his comedy career by performing stand-up all over the country. Following that, he appeared on Saturday Night Live from the mid-1990s to 2003. He also starred in The Tracy Morgan Show, however, it was canceled after only one season. In 2014, he was in a terrible car accident and it took him quite some time to recover. He may be most famous for the role he played on the comedy show, 30 Rock.
The show ran for seven seasons and had a total of 138 episodes. While acting on the show he was nominated for an Emmy and two Image Awards. His net worth is $50 million.
$1-5 million
Funnyman Moshe Kasher has been bringing the funny to anything and everything he has been doing in his career. As a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, he never fails to make other people laugh. His sense of humor is anything but to be expected when you learn the hardships he had to endure as a child, such as a four-year-long period of substance abuse which started at the age of 12! Now pick your jaws off the floor and go read about it in his memoir.
Kasher's life has been a true Cinderella story. Growing up with two deaf parents had him working as a sign language interpreter since he was 17 years old. He later attended college, earned a degree in religious studies, and finally found stand up comedy at an open-mic night in 2001. From there, he worked hard to make a name for himself as a successful comedian, actor, and writer with a net worth of $1-5 million. What an inspiration.
$400 million
$400 million and 33 years of Late Night hosting seems fair, doesn’t it? David made his fortune by being a funny and entertaining guy who was always up late.
He may be retired now, but he kept fairly busy by producing shows, such as Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, and others, through his company, called Worldwide Pants.
$30 million
Jack Black is a very famous, well known, and versatile personality in Hollywood. He is a musician, comedian, and an actor from Santa Monica. You may be most familiar with his comedy films, which include Shallow Hal, School of Rock, King Kong, The Holiday, and Tropic Thunder.
Jack has been nominated for two well deserved Golden Globe awards. He is also the lead vocalist of the rock group, Tenacious D, which started back in the early ’90s. The comedy world just would not be the same without Jack Black, whose estimated net worth as of 2020 is a whopping $30 million dollars.