"They say love is more important than money, b*tch have you tried paying your bills with a hug?" says Dave Chappelle. Elaine Chappelle's husband and co-creator of Chappelle's Show, Dave Chappelle is one of the wealthiest comedians.
Thousands of people have liked his heart winning comedy acts. Moreover, he has been able to maintain decent net worth from it. So, today we will talk about his possible sources of income. Stay with us:
Dave Chappelle's Net worth
Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor, Chappelle's current net worth is estimated at $42 million. The fact that he grew up in a politically active family might be why his jokes are mostly focused on politics, social problems, racism towards black and whites.
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The talented American personality, Chappelle whose stand up show went missing for a while has now turned into best one so far. He has reportedly received $60 million for his Netflix Specials. Check out the video
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Before comedy, Dave Chappelle was an actor for numbers of movies including Pineapple Express, Undercover Brother, and The Nutty Professor. After making multiple appearances, Comedy Central picked up Chappelle for his weekly comedy show, Chappelle's show in a contract of $55 million.
Moreover, Chappelle earned $1million form the movie Undercover Brother, $692,905 form Blue Steak and $1.4 million form Crank Yankers.
[ CAPTION: Dave Chapelle as Conspiracy Brother in Undercover Broth ][ SOURCE: imdb ]Dave Chappelle also became the face of brands and promotions. According to sources, it is estimated that he earned the average of $200,000 for them.
Speaking of Dave Chappelle's total earnings, Chappelle earned around $1,000,000 per season of Chappelle's Show. In 2005, he earned around $12 million and in the following year, he collected around $22 million.
Chappelle earned around $7.5 million in 2015 and collected $16 million in the following year. In the year 2017, Chappelle received around $60,000,000 for delivering three comedy specials to Netflix.
Dave Chappelle's House & Cars Collection
As an established comedian and actor, Dave has maintained a healthy lifestyle. He resides in a 65-acre house situated in the Yello Springs, Ohio. According to the realtor, the price of his house could be around $200,000- $600,000.
[ CAPTION: Dave Chapelle's house ][ SOURCE: vgtstatic ]He also owns several other homes in the same area which are all mostly of 2500sq ft and above. But he resides with his wife Elaine and three Children in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Talking about his cars, Chappelle owns Lexus LS460 and Rolls- Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe which costs are $72,520- $120,440 and $440, 825 respectively. Similarly, he also owns a white Porsche. The price of Porsche starts with $46,475 and can go well over $200,000.
[ CAPTION: Dave Chapelle's white Porsche ][ SOURCE: JustJared ]Currently, Dave is working on his television show, Chappelle's show and his upcoming movies, A Star is Bron which is yet to be released.
As Dave is still active in the field, there is no doubt that his net worth will go high in coming days.
Ten Facts about Dave Chappelle
| 1. Dave Chappelle's real name is David Khari Webber Chappelle. |
| 2. Dave Chappelle was born on August 24, 1973, and is 44 years old. |
| 3. Dave Chappelle was born in Washington, D.C., United States. |
| 4. Dave Chappelle started his professional career in 1982. |
| 5. Dave Chappelle's net worth is $42 million. |
| 6. Dave Chappelle married wife Elaine Chappelle in 2001. |
| 7. Dave Chappelle is the father of three children. |
| 8. Dave Chappelle is the youngest of three children. |
| 9. Dave Chappelle decided to become a comedian when he was fourteen years old. |
| 10. Dave Chappelle's birth sign is Virgo. |