What is “American stand-up comedian” Richard Belzer Net Worth?
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| Full Name: | Richard Belzer |
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| Birth Date: | August 4, 1942 |
| Age: | 81 years |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Stand-up comedian |
| Horoscope: | Leo |
| Height: | 6 feet 1 inches (1.85m) |
| Wife | McBridHarlee |
| Net Worth | $16 Million |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Salt-Pepper |
| Birth Place | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Status | Married |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Ashkenazi Jewish |
| Education | Fairfield Warde High School, Dean College, |
| Father | Charles Belzer |
| Mother | Frances |
| Siblings | Leonard Belzer |
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Richard Belzer is a famous sarcastic stand-up comedian from America. He is well known for his role as DA Investigator John Munch on the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Apart from being a comedian, Richard is also an author and as well as an actor.
Early Life with Height
Richard Belzer was born on the 4th of August 1944, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Currently, the comedian is 77 years old while his zodiac sign is Leo. He was born to a Jewish family. His father’s name is Charles Belzer and he was a tobacco and candy retailer. And his mother’s name is Frances.
Belzer has an elder brother whose name is Leonard Belzer. He had an elder brother name Leonard Belzer who committed suicide on July 30, 2014. Richard’s nationality is American while his ethnicity is Ashkenazi Jewish. He is active only on Twitter. Richard has got a decent height of 6 feet 1 inch while his body weight is missing.
Education
Belzer is a graduate of Fairfield Warde High School. He then attended Dean College which was previously known as Dean Junior College, in Franklin, Massachusetts but he was expelled from there and couldn’t complete his degree.
Who is Richard Belzer’s Wife?
The stand-up comedian has been married thrice. He was first married to Gail Susan Ross in 1966 and ended with a divorce in 1972. His second marriage was with a boutique manager Dalia Danoch in 1976 and got divorced in 1978.
Currently, he is married to actress Harlee McBride. Belzer met her in Los Angeles in the year 1981, they fall in love and started to date each other. After dating for a few years, they got married in 1985. Belzer had no children from any of his marriages. However, his current wife Harlee has two daughters, Bree Benton and Jessica from her previous marriage.
What is Richard Belzer’s Net Worth?
The stand-up comedian has a net worth of around $16 million dollars as of 2022 which he accumulated from his professional career as a stand-up comedian.
Besides this, Belzer also adds a massive sum of amount to his net worth through his multi-profession such as being an author, actor, and as well as TV anchor and reporter.
Career
- Belzer had done a variety of jobs such as teacher, census taker, jewelry salesman, and dockworker before starting his career as a stand-up comedian.
Stand-up Comedian
He started his career as a stand-up comic by working with some comedy clubs like Pips, The Improv, and Catch a Rising Star around New York City. Later he also participated in the Channel One comedy group that satirized television. Through his brilliant performances, he soon became the basis for the cult movie The Groove Tube in which he later portrayed the costar of the ersatz TV show “The Dealers”.
Radio
Apart from his film career, Belzer was also featured on the National Lampoon Radio Hour with co-stars John Belushi, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, and Harold Ramis.
It was a half-hour comedy program Raider on 600 plus U.S. stations which ran for three years(1973 to 1975). Later in the year 1987, he hosted a morning drive program on WJFK-FM in Washington, DC.
News Anchor and Reporter
After that, Belzer went on to pursue a new profession as a news anchor and reporter. He started to work for a news channel ‘The Flash’ as a news anchor and reporter.
His Books
Belzer strongly believes that there was a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. He wrote four books discussing based on conspiracy theories. Apart from this, he has published some other books such as ”How to Be a Stand-Up Comic”,” I Am Not a Cop!’, and ”I Am Not a Psychic!”.
Acting Career
- Belzer began his career as an occasional film actor in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He appeared in movies like Fame, Night Shift, Scarface, and Café Flesh but only played small roles.
- After that, the actor also featured in some music videos and songs.
- He featured in the Baltimore- based television series titled Homicide: Life on the Street which ran from 1993 to 1999).
- Similarly, he again featured in another series in New York-based Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 1999 to 2013.
- In both the series, he portrayed the character of a police Detective as John Much. Belzer’s made his appearance on Trial by Jury on April 15, 2005.
- He became the third actor ever to portray the same role in six different TV series.
FAQs of Richard Belzer
Who is Richard Belzer?
Richard is a famous sarcastic stand-up comedian from America and is well known for his role as DA Investigator John Munch on the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Where was Richard Belzer born?
Richard Belzer was born on the 4th of August 1944, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
