Steven Alexander Wright is a popular American actor, producer, author as well as stand-up comedian who was born on December 6, 1955. Wright is the most popular for his amazing voice and jokes. He has a net worth of $3 million.
Basically, he is one of the best comedians owing to his outstanding performance. More specifically, he took the 15th position among the 50 top-level comedians in the year 2017.
One of the best things is that he achieved the “Academy Award” for producing as well as writing the short film named “The Appointments of Dennis Jennings” in 1988. Moreover, he was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards two times for producing Louie, which is an American comedy-drama TV series.
And Wright is also popular for portraying the role of Leon in “Horace and Pete” which is an American web series.
Net Worth: $3 Million
Steven Wright: At a Glance
| Full Name: | Steven Alexander Wright |
| Celebrated Name: | Steven Wright |
| Born: | December 6, 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Birth Sign: | Sagittarius |
| Height: | 1.8 meters |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Nationality: | American |
| Marital Status: | Not Married |
| Spouse: | Unknown |
| Children: | N/A |
| Profession: | Actor, Writer, Comedian, Screenwriter, Musician, Film Producer |
| Net Worth: | $3 million |
| Education: | Middlesex Community College, Emerson College. |
Early life and Career:
Wright was born at a hospital in Cambridge, however, he grew up in Burlington, Massachusetts with his parents and siblings. He is the son of Alexander K. Wright, who is Scottish, and Lucille “Dolly”, who is Italian-American. And he has three siblings.
Wright appeared at Middlesex Community College in Bedford, Massachusetts, from where completed an associate degree. And he completed his graduation from Emerson College in the year 1978. Then he started his stand-up comedy career with the Comedy Connection in Boston.
In 1985, Wright released his comedy album “I Have a Pony” on Warner Bros, for which he got nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. With this remarkable achievement, he got the opportunity to be an HBO special.
One of the great things is that Wright won an “Academy Award” along with Dean Parisot who was his fellow producer in the year 1989. Moreover, Wright worked for TBS as a voice artist on the “Disaster Area cartoon block” in 1995. Wright continued to perform stand-up comedy along with other works. But he was not so active on large screens.
However, he appeared at some of the late-night talk shows. Later in the year 1999, he wrote as well as directed a short film.
One thing I should mention here is that he produced his comedy special which was showed on Comedy Central. In fact, the show was aired on October 21, 2006. However, the DVD of the show was released on April 23, 2007.
FAQs
No, he is not married.
Not really, he is not dating anyone.
He doesn’t have any children.
