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John William Oliver was born on 22 April 1977 in Birmingham, England. He is a comedian, political satirist, actor, and TV host of shows “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “The Bugle”.

So how rich is John Oliver? Sources estimate his net worth to be $5 million which he earned from his career as a stand-up comedian, host, and actor.

John Oliver Net Worth $5 Million

Oliver is the son of educators Jim and Carole, both of whom came from Liverpool. He graduated from Christ’s College at the University of Cambridge in 1998. After finishing school, he started doing stand-up, performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of “The Comedy Zone” back in 2001. Four years later, Oliver and fellow comedian Andy Zaltzman started the radio show “The Political Animal”, from which Oliver began to gain popularity. He then toured around the city, doing stand-up in clubs and later on to bigger venues. He became a guest panelist in the satirical panel show “Mock the Week” from 2005 to 2006. Oliver then had a stand-up show called “John Oliver: Terrifying Times which was aired on Comedy Central in 2008 and eventually sold in DVDs. In 2010, he hosted “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show” which lasted four seasons.

In 2006, with the help of Ricky Gervais, the 38-year old comedian became the British senior correspondent of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”, eventually moving to America and becoming a writer for the show from 2007-2013. He was nominated and won three times at the Emmys for “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series” as well as the Writer’s Guild Awards for “Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series”. In 2013, Oliver took over as the guest host of the show for eight weeks while Stewart directed the movie “Rosewater”. Three months later, Oliver was finally given his own late-night show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” which premiered on Home Box Office (HBO) in 2014. It was a satirical show with no holds barred in discussing politics, news, and current events. The success of the show, which has earned him another Writer’s Guild Award, led to its renewal for two more seasons in 2015, each with 35 episodes. His net worth is still growing.

In addition to his hosting gigs, Oliver co-hosted a weekly podcast called “The Bugle” with Andy Zaltzman from 2007 to 2015. He also became a recurring character on the US TV series “Community”, as psychology professor Dr. Ian Duncan. However, he declined the opportunity to become a regular cast as he had already committed to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”. He lent his voice on shows “Gravity Falls”, “Rick and Morty”, “Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja”, and “The Simpsons” as well as appearing on shows “People Like Us”, “My Hero”, and “Green Wing”. He also landed movie roles in “The Love Guru”, and “The Smurfs” film series as the voice of Vanity Smurf.

In 2011, Oliver married Kate Norley, an Iraq War veteran whom he met at the 2008 Republican National Convention. They welcomed a son named Hudson in 2015. They currently live in New York.