How much is Tom Segura worth?
| Net Worth: | $10 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Comedian |
| Date of Birth: | April 16, 1979 (age 43) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
About Tom Segura
Tom Segura became famous after his highly praised stand-up comedy skits were noticed by popular television stars and he was given television time on Live at Gotham, Comedy Central Presents, and Conan. Since then, he has consistently appeared on realities, talk shows and has also taken part in multiple acclaimed Netflix stand-up comedy specials.
He was born on April 16, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He’s the third child of Thomas and Charo Segura. He was named after his father, Thomas Segura Sr. who is an American of Cajun, French-Canadian, and Spanish ancestry. His mother is Peruvian and she immigrated to America in the late 1950s. Tom attended the Saint Edward’s School and graduated from it in the late 1990s.
He enrolled at the Lenoir-Rhyn University and after his graduation focused his attention to stand-up comedy. To support himself, he worked various odd jobs while working on improving his stand-up comedy skills. After attending several events, he began taking part in live shows and competitions in the early 2000s thanks to which he gained some recognition. After several years of struggling to find mainstream recognition, in 2007, Tom finally received an opportunity to star in the talk show Live at Gotham where he was the given the comedian role.
The year 2009 was his breakthrough mainly because he was able to find more television opportunities. At that time, he appeared in the documentary Russel Peters Presents and the likes of Cutman, and Atom TV. Starting in the 2010s, Segura also became an actor that participated in various productions. His first appearance casein the 2009 series From TV and Gary Unmarried, where he also worked as an occasional writer. From his many professions at the time, he was able to earn an estimated $300-500,000 per year.
Among some of the other shows that he worked for as a writer, while also making appearances as himself were Your Mom’s House, Frank Advice, Comedy Central Presents, Mash-Up, and Funny as Hell. By the mid-2010s, he was already an established name in the stand-up comedy world with a net worth estimated to have surpassed $3 million dollars.
Starting the new decade, Segura also became a podcaster. In 2011, he and his wife, fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky created their own podcast titled Your Mom’s House. As of now, the show has reached an average of two million impressions per episode and is one of the most-liked podcasts on platforms such as Apple iTunes and YouTube.
Since 2014 Segura has been consistently working with Netflix for the creation of various comedy specials like Completely Normal, Mostly Stories, Disgraceful, and Ball Hog. While being a podcaster and comedian, he also continues to take part in films, with his latest roles being in the films Countdown and The Opening Act.
Segura’s Total Net Worth
Tom Segura has earned around $22 million dollars from his comedy work, making him one of the highest earning comedians working today. Of that amount, around $1-2 million is expected to have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $20.5 million, will have been taxed at a rate of around 46% as Segura has been residing in the state of California. After tax, it is estimated that his career earnings are at around $11.07 million dollars, having paid $9.43 million dollars in taxes.
Tom Segura married Christina Pazsitzky in 2008 and they remain together. They have two children together, two sons, one called Ellis, and the other, Julian Segura. In his personal life, things have been stable and it is likely that Tom has invested some of his money into securities, and not just into real estate. After selling a property the couple bought for $1.6 million in 2016, for $2 million in 2022. The family moved into a $6.7 million dollar property in Pacific Palisades.
Tom Segura has likely spent around $2-3 million dollars of his career earnings but also probably possesses assets valued at around $750,000, not including investment assets. In his investments, he may have earned investment returns of $2 million dollars. Therefore, it is estimated that Tom Segura has a net worth of a rounded down $10 million dollars.
Over the last seven or eight years Segura has continued to put out hilarious content in his various standup gigs, on Netflix, podcasts and on TV. Segura is successful because of his funny personality and versatility, both of which have helped him in the show business. At the peak of his career, he began collaborating with other popular names in the stand up comedy such as Tony Tone and Kevin Hart.
He worked with these and many other names in the projects BET’s Comicview, This Is Not Happening and Coming to the Stage. Besides being a familiar face on BET, the comedian also became one of the main performers at festivals such as Melbourne International, The Comedy Festival, The Global Festival and Just For Laughs Festival.
Summing-Up
Tom Segura is an established comedian that has been constantly appearing on television for the past decade. While doing comedy skits on talk shows such as Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Joe Rogan Experience, headlining festivals and events across the United States and working on his own podcast, he also took part in more than 50 television productions.
