George Lopez

George Lopez Net Worth

George Lopez net worth and salary: George Lopez is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host who has a net worth of $45 million. George Lopez was born on April 23, 1961 in the Los Angeles suburb of Mission Hills, California. He is of Mexican descent and was raised by his maternal grandmother. In 1999, Lopez hosted a major morning radio show in Los Angeles, becoming the first Latino to headline the morning slot on an English-language station in LA. He had a successful standup comedy career before creating his own show, the George Lopez Show on ABC from 2002 to 2007 which he starred in, co-created, wrote, and produced. During the show's five-year run Lopez was paid $12 million per season. As a first time co-creator/executive producer Lopez was entitled to 6.5% of royalties when the show was sold into syndication which occurred in the fall of 2007. Syndication earned Lopez an estimated $20 million. Despite his busy schedule George has continued to tour the country performing live shows. He earns an additional $8.5 million a year performing stand up to sold out crowds. Lopez hosted a late-night talk show entitled Lopez Tonight on TBS Monday through Thursday for two seasons. In a March 2014 appearance on Howard Stern, George acknowledged that he was once worth over $50 million, but lost half of his money in his divorce. He has been widely recognized by the Latino community including being named one of Time magazine's Top 25 Hispanics in America. Lopez hosted the Latin Grammy Awards twice and the Emmy Awards once. His television series Lopez debuted in 2016 and he starred in and executive produced the show, as he did with his TV series Saint George in 2014. Lopez was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2006 at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. In 2011 he won an ALMA Award for Lopez Tonight.