Stephen Colbert Net Worth, Salary, Investments and Assets

American Television Host and comedian Stephen Colbert’s Net Worth is estimated to be $110 Million. Stephen Colbert is one of the highest-paid television hosts, with over $25 million in annual salary from CBS. Colbert’s work as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s news parody series ‘The Daily Show’ gained him wide recognition. Stephen Colbert has won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and three Peabody Awards.

Mr. Colbert hosted his television show, The Colbert Report, from October 17, 2005, through December 18, 2014. The concept for The Report was first seen in a series of Daily Show segments which advertised the then-fictional series as a joke. On January 12, 2015, CBS announced that Stephen Colbert would premiere as the Late Show host on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Stephen Colbert has described himself as a Democrat.

In 2000, Stephen Colbert and the other Daily Show writers were the recipients of three Emmy Awards as writers for The Daily Show and again in 2005 and 2006. Stephen Colbert has received three Peabody Awards, in 2007, 2011, and 2020. In May 2021, Stephen Colbert received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Yale University. Check out Jenna Marble’s Net Worth.

Stephen Colbert Net Worth

As of 2024, Stephen Colbert’s Net Worth is around $110 Million. Mr. Colbert is among the highest-paid television hosts with over $25 million in annual salary from CBS. Stephen Colbert was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest of eleven children in a Catholic family.

In interviews, Stephen Colbert described his parents as devout people who also strongly valued intellectualism and taught their children it was possible to question the church and still be Catholic. While Stephen Colbert sometimes comedically claims his surname is French, he is of 15/16ths Irish ancestry; one of his paternal great-great-grandmothers was of German and English descent. Also, check Vinny Capra’s Net Worth.

Stephen Colbert Salary

Stephen Colbert earns an annual salary of $25 Million for his highly successful TV show on CBS. In addition to this fixed salary, Stephen Colbert is also eligible for an additional $3 Million bonus if his TV Show achieves certain Cable TV ratings. When he started his career, Stephen Colbert’s salary was just $18,000. Over two decades, Stephen Colbert’s salary has increased by millions of dollars which heavily contributed to his wealth and net worth.

Stephen Colbert’s Assets and Investments

Stephen Colbert’s assets include 10 real estate properties, 7 Cars, and 3 Luxury Yachts. Stephen Colbert’s Assets Portfolio also includes Cash Reserves of over $20 Million. Stephen Colbert also owns an investment portfolio of 12 stocks that are valued at $15 Million. A few of the stocks owned by Stephen Colbert are listed below. 

• Walmart
• Apple
• Ford Motor Company
• Visa
• Starbucks

Stephen Colbert House

Stephen Colbert lives in his 8,500 square-foot luxury home located in Washington, D.C. Stephen Colbert has bought his property for a price tag of $16 Million. This property comes with 6 Bedrooms, 8 Bathrooms, a Game Room for Children, a Home Theater, an Indoor Plunge pool, and more amenities. Must Read Gavin Free’s Net Worth.

Stephen Colbert Cars

Stephen Colbert has recently bought a McLaren 720S for $1 Million. Stephen Colbert also owns a Mercedes-Benz G-Class that costs $170,000. A Few other cars owned by Stephen Colbert are listed below.

• Volvo XC60
• Tesla Model S
• BMW X8

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Stephen Colbert Career

While at Northwestern, Stephen Colbert studied with the intent of becoming a dramatic actor; mostly Stephen Colbert performed in experimental plays and was uninterested in comedy. When Sedaris and Dinello were offered the opportunity to create a television series for HBO Downtown Productions, Stephen Colbert left Second City. He relocated to New York to work with them on the sketch comedy show Exit 57.

Following the cancellation of Exit 57, Stephen Colbert worked for six months as a cast member and writer on The Dana Carvey Show, alongside former Second City castmate Steve Carell and also Robert Smigel, Charlie Kaufman, Louis C.K., and Dino Stamatopoulos, among others. During the same period, Stephen Colbert worked again with Sedaris and Dinello to develop a new comedy series for Comedy Central, Strangers with Candy.

Stephen Colbert joined the cast of Comedy Central’s parody-news series The Daily Show in 1997 when the show was in its second season. Unlike Stewart, who essentially hosted The Daily Show as himself, Stephen Colbert developed a correspondent character for his pieces on the series that was a parody of conservative political pundits such as Bill O’Reilly. See Alek Manoah’s Net Worth.

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