Bo Burnham Net Worth

What Is Bo Burnham's Net Worth?

Bo Burnham is an American comedian, singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and internet celebrity who has a net worth of $4 million. Known for his satirical and politically controversial songs, Bo Burnham gained fame on YouTube. On March 10, 2009, he released his first studio album via Comedy Central Records. He has since released multiple albums and comedy specials. His 2021 special "Bo Burnham: Inside" won three Primetime Emmys and a Grammy. Additionally, Bo received accolades for the 2018 film "Eighth Grade," which he wrote and directed.

Early Life

Bo Burnham was born Robert Pickering Burnham on August 21, 1990, in Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is the youngest of three children of Patricia, a hospice nurse, and Scott Burnham, a construction company owner. Bo first performed skits at the age of three for his family. Inspired by comedians like George Carlin and Richard Pryor, he took an early interest in theater. After graduating from Saint John's in 2008, Bo was admitted to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, deferring his enrollment to focus on his media career.

Comedy Career

In 2006, Burnham posted videos of himself performing two songs on YouTube, initially intended for his family. The videos quickly gained popularity. He released additional songs and videos, described as "pubescent musical comedy," performed with guitar or digital piano. His early videos were intentionally filmed with a DIY aesthetic. Burnham's stage persona is a "more arrogant, stuck-up version" of himself.

In January 2008, Bo recorded a performance in London for Comedy Central's "The World Stands Up," becoming the youngest comedian to do so at the age of 17. He signed a four-album deal with Comedy Central Records, releasing his first EP "Bo Fo Sho" as an online album in June 2008, followed by his self-titled debut album on March 10, 2009. He has performed extensively in the U.S. and internationally, including London and Montreal. However, his 2009 concert at Westminster College was protested by 15 students due to his use of contentious terms in performances.

Bo Burnham was nominated for Best Comedy Show at the 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Awards for "Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words" and received the Panel Prize worth £5,000. He also wrote, produced, and starred in MTV's "Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous," which ended in June 2013. Bo won the 2011 Comedy Central Stand-up Showdown.

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Burnham taped his first one-hour stand-up special, "Words Words Words," at the House of Blues in Boston, airing on Comedy Central in October 2010. His second special, "What," was released on Netflix and YouTube in December 2013. His third special, "Make Happy," was released on June 3, 2016. In April 2021, Bo announced the release of a new Netflix special called "Bo Burnham: Inside," filmed alone at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, receiving critical acclaim and a limited theatrical release.

In 2021, Burnham was selected to play Larry Bird in an HBO series based on Jeff Pearlman's book "Showtime," produced by Adam McKay, but he later withdrew due to scheduling conflicts.

Burnham has also directed comedy specials for others, including "Jerrod Carmichael: 8" in 2017 and "Chris Rock: Tambourine" in 2018 for Netflix. In 2019, Bo contributed songs to the theatrically released "Sesame Street" film starring Anne Hathaway.

Film Career

Burnham appeared in Judd Apatow's "Funny People" in May 2009, playing himself as the star of an NBC sitcom called "Yo Teach!"

Bo wrote and directed his first feature film, "Eighth Grade," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018 to universal acclaim. The film won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing for a First-Time Feature Film, with a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In 2020, Bo appeared alongside Carey Mulligan in the critically acclaimed black comedy thriller "Promising Young Woman," playing Ryan Cooper, a pediatric surgeon. The film received numerous accolades, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.