Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Being funny can also bring in the big bucks! While stand-up comics perform for laughs, the best of the best also generate plenty of cash, and the wealthiest comedians in the world are raking in millions and millions of dollars.
Some of Hollywood’s most hilarious comedians have gone on to create iconic TV shows and films, launching lucrative stand-up specials, taking on late night hosting gigs and appearing on daytime TV talk shows, among their many endorsement deals.
Several comedians on this list launched successful, generation-defining sitcoms that have brought in huge amounts of money with syndication royalties.
In fact, the No. 1 richest comedian on this list is a billionaire! But who are the richest comedians of all? Click through to see the richest comedians, ranked from lowest to highest estimated net worth…
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