What Is Allen Covert's Net Worth?
Allen Covert is a renowned American comedian, actor, writer, and producer with a net worth of $10 million. He befriended and started collaborating with Adam Sandler during their time at New York University. Allen has contributed significantly to Sandler's productions, including unforgettable movies like "Little Nicky," "Happy Gilmore," "The Wedding Singer," and "Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo." He has also held an executive position at Happy Madison Productions, Sandler's movie production company. Covert's distinguished career includes starring in and producing the movie "Grandma's Boy," which he also wrote. Additionally, he has co-written songs for Sandler's comedy albums and films. Allen is the founder of Cherry Tree Books, creating children's books for the iPad and iPhone.
Early Life
Allen Covert was born on October 12, 1964, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Born to Elizabeth Ann and Stephen Covert, Allen grew up with a Jewish father and a Southern Baptist mother. He pursued theater at New York University, where he met Adam Sandler. Their friendship turned into a professional partnership that would shape Covert's career.
Career
Meeting Adam Sandler was a pivotal moment in Covert's career. He produced, wrote, and performed in nearly every Sandler film and comedy album. His first film appearance was as a cruise ship bartender in the 1989 movie "Going Overboard," which also marked Sandler's big-screen debut. The early '90s saw Covert in minor roles in films and TV shows like "Roseanne," "Ferris Bueller," "The Ben Stiller Show," "Airheads," and "Saturday Night Live." Notably, in 1995, he played Kenny in "Heavyweights" and had roles in "Happy Gilmore" and "Bulletproof."
In 1996, Covert helped write and produce Sandler's music video "Adam Sandler: Steve Polychonopolous." By 1998, his screen presence grew with a role in "The Wedding Singer" alongside Sandler and Drew Barrymore. He featured in "The Waterboy" the same year. 1999 was a busy year with appearances in "Never Been Kissed," "Late Last Night," "Big Daddy," "Freaks and Geeks," "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," and "The Peeper." He also contributed as a writer and producer for several of these projects and wrote for "Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler."
In 2000, Allen gained 50 pounds for his role as Todd in "Little Nicky," where he also served as an associate producer. In 2002, he worked on "Mr. Deeds" as both actor and producer, and co-wrote, acted in, and produced "Eight Crazy Nights." Covert was an executive producer for "Anger Management" in 2003 and appeared as Andrew in the film. He had a minor role in "50 First Dates" in 2004 and appeared in "The Longest Yard" in 2005. In 2006, Covert took his only lead role in "Grandma's Boy," with Sandler as executive producer. He also acted in "The Benchwarmers," "The King of Queens," "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," and "Slacker Cats."
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The following years saw Covert in "Strange Wilderness," "The House Bunny," and "Bedtime Stories" in 2008, followed by "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," "Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust," and "Funny People" in 2009. He had a role in "Pretend Time" and produced "Grown Ups" in 2010. The same year, he played Soul Patch in "Just Go With It" and was its executive producer. In 2011, Covert co-wrote, co-produced, and appeared in "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" and worked on "Jack and Jill" and "Mobsters." He voiced several characters in "Hotel Transylvania" in 2012 and appeared in "Grown Ups 2" in 2013, followed by "Blended" in 2014. He had roles in "Pixels" and "The Ridiculous 6" in 2015 and produced "The Do-Over" in 2016.
Allen continued his career with roles in "Sandy Wexler" in 2017 and "Father of the Year" in 2018. He also produced "The Week Of" and "Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh" that year. In 2019, Covert appeared in and co-produced "Murder Mystery" and featured in "The Wrong Missy" and "Hubie Halloween" in 2020. He appeared in "Home Team" in 2022 and co-produced "Murder Mystery 2" in 2023. Although he has taken fewer acting roles in recent years, Covert remains active in Happy Madison Productions and continues his work with Cherry Tree Books.
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Personal Life
In February 2006, Allen Covert married Kathryn Ashley Hagstrom. The couple remained together until 2019 when Hagstrom filed for divorce, which was finalized in November of that year.
Real Estate
In 2016, Allen purchased a 6,600-square-foot home in a gated community in Calabasas, California, for $2.17 million. He listed and sold the home in May 2020 for $2.475 million within 19 days.
