STEPHEN COLBERT | $75 MILLION

Stephen Colbert is the predecessor of the legendary late show host David Letterman. He is estimated to have a net worth of $75 million. He predominantly gained his fame and fortune through political news, hosting talk shows, and acting. The talk show host started out by joining a free comedy improv class and later created Exit 57, a TV comedy show. The show would only last 12 episodes, then Colbert wrote and performed for The Dana Carvey Show along with Steve Carell.

This would prove to be another setback as it would get canceled for distasteful jokes.  His initial taste of success would come as a correspondent on a fake comedy news program, The Daily Show. He built upon this success and eventually got signed for another show, The Colbert Report. It would eventually earn him a further degree of fame which landed him various film roles. Currently, he is the host of The Late Show.