How much is Gary Owen worth?
| Net Worth: | $2 Million |
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| Profession: | Professional Actor |
| Date of Birth: | July 26, 1974 (age 48) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
About Gary Owen
Gary Owen is an American film actor, director, producer, writer, and stand-up comedian. His career in the film industry began in the late 1990s and soon, he quickly gained the nickname “The Funniest Serviceman in America”.
His breakthrough came in 1997 when he joined the stand-up showcase Comic View. Then he became an actor who has starred in films such as Daddy Day Care, College, and Little Man. Most recently, he even landed his own talk show titled The Gary Owen Show.
Gary Owen became famous when he joined the Black Entertainment Television show Comic View. He was born on July 26, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up loving comedy and decided to pursue a stand-up comedy career during his teenage years. He has six siblings with whom he was raised in Oxford, Ohio in a trailer park. Before he focused on stand-up comedy, after graduating from the Talawanda High School, he enlisted in the Navy. He spent the early 1990s as a Presidential Honour Guard, who carried flags and spanned rifles for important figures such as Bill Clinton and George Bush.
Eventually, in the mid-1990s, after six years of being part of the US Navy, Owen decided to leave and finally pursue his career as a comedian that he dreamed of during his time in school. He began studying the likes of Chris Rock and Ray Romano, whose careers were peaking at the time. Eventually, after attending many stand-up comedy events, he signed up for a few shows in the Ohio area.
In 1997, just a year after he began practicing stand-up comedy, Gary was named “The Funniest Serviceman In America”. That year, he landed a spot in the Black Entertainment Television stand-up show Comic View, which features various stand-up comedians. By the beginning of 1998, he was already able to earn an estimated $50,000 for his performances.
In 1999, Owen made his film debut in the comedy Held Up, from which he earned an estimated $75,000. Throughout the final years of the century, he has made sporadic appearances on Comic View, as well as many other BET series. He also continued with his stand-up and, in addition to cultivating a large amount of African-American following, the actor and stand-up comedian was able to earn more than an estimated $125,000 by that time.
In the early 2000s, he began appearing a lot more on films, with some of his most reminiscent roles being in the productions Daddy Day Care, Love Chronicles, Rebound, and Little Man. In the mid and late 2000s, Gary made over a dozen appearances as himself and a handful of appearances in films as an actor. He joined the television series documentary First Amendment Stand Up, in which he starred in and wrote several episodes. Then, he directed and appeared in his own television specials Breakin out the Park, True Story, and I Agree with Myself.
Owen’s Net Worth
Nearly a decade after he became a full-time comedian, Gary Owen’s popularity was boosted and he was able to earn an estimated $20,000 to $30,000 per live event appearance. His 24 acting credits from 1998 to 2022 also increased his popularity and while they did not pay much, it helped him earn more from his stand-up. Appearance like his role of Charlie in The Wayans Bros. (TV Series) and as Bennet in the film, Think Like a Man.
Overall though, and all things considered, it is difficult to earn a high net worth as a comic. Sure there are some who have achieved this, for example Kevin Hart. However it is rare that a comic will earn anything near to what Gary Owen’s has, which is a net worth estimated at $2 million dollars. Almost all of his earnings have come from his appearances as himself and perhaps less than $150,000 from his appearances in films and on TV.
Gary Owens didn’t always have it easy, earlier in his career he has said: “I just want a big HBO special or a network or somebody willing to get behind my work and promote it. The most frustrating thing for me is to have this successful act that resonates across the country, and the network guys just don’t get it. Everyone sees it except them. I want to leave a mark.”
Fortunately through perseverance his popularity and earnings have grown. Today he is worth an estimated $2 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Gary Owen is an entertainer that has quickly found success in the entertainment business. After his graduation from high school, he spent six years in the US Navy before embarking on a comedy career. Just a year after he began making people laugh, in 1997, his name rose to stardom with an appearance on Comic View. After his stand-up comedy stunt was viewed by millions, he began receiving a lot more opportunities. Nearly two decades after his career started, he has an estimated net worth of $2 million and he continues to not only do stand-up comedy but also direct, produce, and star in television productions.
