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Lizz Winstead was born on the 5th August 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA, and is a stand-up comedian, television and radio personality, probably best known for founding Lady Parts Justice League and Air America Radio as well as for co-creating the TV program “The Daily Show”, alongside Madeleine Smithberg. She is also recognized as a blogger for The Huffington Post.

Have you ever wondered how rich Lizz Winstead is? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Lizz’s net worth is over $15 million, as of late 2017, accumulated through her successful involvement in the entertainment industry which has been active since the early ‘80s.

Lizz Winstead Net Worth $15 Million

Lizz Winstead was raised in a Catholic family in her hometown, the youngest child of Wilbur and Ginny Winstead, but there is no other information in the media, or about her education.

She made her debut as a stand-up comedian in 1983 at the Brave New Workshop in her hometown, but not until four years later did she debut on TV, in the special “Women of the Night”, while in 1993 she worked on a talk show “The Jon Stewart Show”, and two years later appeared in the Aspen Comedy Festival. Slowly Lizz started getting more attention, which resulted in a writing job for Comedy Central and its shows “Women Aloud”, and then in 1996 she co-created the comedy talk and news program “The Daily Show”, with Madeleine Smithberg. Craig Kilborn was the host of the show, unfortunately, Lizz had a terrible disagreement with Kilborn in 1998, which resulted in her departure from the show, but which largely increased her wealth, and she returned to her position in 2004, further increasing her net worth. During the ‘90s she was also the head writer for several TV specials, including “Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel” (1997), and “The Ms. Foundation’s Women of Comedy” (1998), which also added to her wealth.

Since the start of the 2000s, Lizz has frequently made guest appearances in numerous variety shows and documentaries, such as “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn” (2002), “America Undercover” (2005), “The Battle for Late Night” (2010), then “Melissa Harris-Perry” (2012-2014), and will feature in the documentary “The Girl in the Show”, which will be released late in 2017.

Lizz also was one of the key people who started Air America Radio in 2003, and in addition to co-founding the network, Lizz was also program director, and co-hosted the morning show “Unfiltered” until March 2005, when she left the radio network.

Since leaving Air America Radio, Lizz has held a blog in the Huffington Post, and in 2012 she published her autobiography “Lizz Free or Die”, the sales of which also added a considerable amount to her wealth.

Regarding Lizz Winstead’s personal life, there is no information about any relationships in the media, as she tends to keep her most intimate details hidden from public eyes. In her spare time, she is very active on her official Twitter account, where she has more than 125,000 followers.



Full Name Lizz Winstead
Net Worth $15 Million
Date Of Birth August 5, 1961
Place Of Birth Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Profession Comedian, Writer
Nationality American
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lizzwinstead
Twitter https://twitter.com/lizzwinstead
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935540/
TV Shows The Daily Show, O2Be
Fact
1 Creator of “Shoot The Messenger,” a live comedy show spoofing the world’s worst morning show, at the Green Room Theater at 45 Bleecker St., New York City. Mondays at 8 PM. [March 2008]
2 Departed as host of Air America Radio’s “Unfiltered” [March 2005]
3 Hosting “Unfiltered,” a political radio program on Air America Radio. [June 2004]
4 Created “The Daily Show” with Madeleine Smithberg.
5 Daughter of Ginny Winstead and Wilbur Winstead.
6 Stand-up comedienne.

Writer

Title Year Status Character
This Week Has 7 Days 1999 TV Movie completed
Wake Up World 2009 TV Movie
Comedy Central Presents 2004 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
O2Be 2002 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Steve Carell Salutes Steve Carell 2001 TV Special creator
The Daily Show Beach House 1998 TV Special writer
The Ms. Foundation’s Women of Comedy 1998 TV Special head writer
The Daily Show 1996-1997 TV Series head writer – 225 episodes
The Daily Show Year-End Spectacular ’97 1997 TV Special head writer
Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel 1997 TV Special short creator
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 1997 TV Series additional material – 1 episode
Get Serious: Seven Deadly Sins 1996 TV Mini-Series 1 episode

Actress

Title Year Status Character
The Jim Gaffigan Show 2015 TV Series Lizz Winstead
Wake Up World 2009 TV Movie Hope Jean Paul
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 1997 TV Series Lizz
Get Serious: Seven Deadly Sins 1996 TV Mini-Series
Burnzy’s Last Call 1995 Nancy (uncredited)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Wake Up World 2009 TV Movie producer
O2Be 2002 TV Series co-producer – 1 episode
Snap Judgment 1999 TV Series executive producer
The Ms. Foundation’s Women of Comedy 1998 TV Special producer
Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel 1997 TV Special short executive producer

Director

Title Year Status Character
Wake Up World 2009 TV Movie co-director

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Equal Means Equal 2016 Documentary special thanks
Life with Jeannie 2014 TV Series thanks – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Girl in the Show 2017 Documentary post-production Herself
What’s a Podcast? A Documentary Film 2016 Documentary post-production Herself
This Week Has 7 Days 1999 TV Movie completed Herself – producer
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore 2015 TV Series Herself – Panelist
Overheard 2014 TV Series Herself – interviewee
Melissa Harris-Perry 2012-2014 TV Series Herself – Guest / Herself
Smear Campaign: @LizzWinstead’s #Tour4PP 2013 Video documentary Herself
The Muslims Are Coming! 2013 Documentary Herself
Now with Alex Wagner 2012 TV Series Herself
Real Time with Bill Maher 2012 TV Series Herself – Guest
To the Contrary 2012 TV Series Herself – Host
AM Northwest 2012 TV Series Herself
The Rosie Show 2011 TV Series Herself
The Green Room with Paul Provenza 2011 TV Series Herself
The Battle for Late Night 2010 TV Movie documentary Herself
American Cannibal 2006 Documentary Herself
The Young Turks 2005 TV Series Herself (2010)
America Undercover 2005 TV Series documentary Herself – Co-Host, Unfiltered
Comedy Central Presents 2004 TV Series documentary Herself
Super Secret TV Formulas 2003 TV Series Herself
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn 2002 TV Series Herself
O2Be 2002 TV Series Herself – Host
The Test 2001 TV Series Herself – Panelist
The Daily Show 1996-1997 TV Series Herself – Commentator / Herself – Contributor ‘Out at the Movies’ / Herself – Correspondent / …
The Daily Show Year-End Spectacular ’97 1997 TV Special Herself
Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel 1997 TV Special short Erma Jean Bagnoll / Milo
Comic Cabana 1997 TV Series Herself – Comedian
On Location: Women of the Night II 1988 TV Movie Herself
Women of the Night 1987 TV Special Herself

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