What Is Samantha Bee's Net Worth?
Samantha Bee is a Canadian-American actress, television host, writer, and producer with a net worth of $8 million. She is renowned for hosting the TBS series "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" and for being a correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
Bee has more than 40 acting credits, including films like "Coopers' Camera" (2008), "Furry Vengeance" (2010), and "Sisters" (2015) and TV series like "Bored to Death" (2009–2011), "Good God" (2012), and "Game On" (2015–2016). She created and executive produced "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" and "The Detour" (2016–2019) and also contributed her voice to multiple animated projects such as "Elliot the Littlest Reindeer" (2018) and "Bob's Burgers." Additionally, Bee hosts the podcast "Full Release with Samantha Bee."
In 2017, Bee was featured on "Time" magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people.
Early Life
Born Samantha Anne Bee on October 25, 1969, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Ronald and Debra who divorced soon after her birth, Samantha was raised mainly by her grandmother, a secretary at a Catholic school. She attended Humberside Collegiate Institute and York Memorial Collegiate Institute, then briefly studied humanities at McGill University. After transferring to the University of Ottawa, she discovered her passion for performing in a theatre class. Bee further honed her craft at Toronto's George Brown Theatre School.
Career
Bee kicked off her career by playing the title role in a touring stage production of "Sailor Moon" at age 26. She also co-founded The Atomic Fireballs, a Toronto sketch comedy troupe. Samantha's TV debut came in a 2000 episode of "Real Kids, Real Adventures," followed by roles in TV movies like "Ham I Am" (2001) and "Jasper, Texas" (2003).
From 2003 to 2015, Samantha was a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." She has appeared in more than 320 episodes, contributing significantly to her career. Bee's feature film debut was "Ham & Cheese" in 2004, and she has since appeared in "Underdog" (2007), "Coopers' Camera" (2008), and the blockbuster "Sisters" (2015).
Since 2016, she has hosted "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," becoming the first woman to host a late-night satirical news series. The show earned her a Primetime Emmy for the 2017 "Full Frontal" special "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner." Bee launched her production company Swimsuit Competition in 2018 and signed a first-look deal with TBS. Recently, she guest-starred on "Blue's Clues & You!" (2020) and appeared in "The History of Comedy" (2017).
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Personal Life
On October 13, 2001, Samantha married actor/writer Jason Jones. Jason joined "The Daily Show" as a correspondent in 2005, and the couple later co-created "The Detour," with Jason starring in it. Bee and Jones share three children: daughters Piper (born January 2006) and Ripley (born October 2010), and son Fletcher (born June 2008). Samantha holds dual citizenship in Canada and the U.S.
Awards and Nominations
Bee has received 17 Primetime Emmy nominations for "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," winning Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 2017. Other nominations have been for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Variety Talk Series, and others. She has also won a Writers Guild of America Award, a Gold Derby Award, and a Television Critics Association Award, among many more. Bee's contributions have earned her accolades from GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and the Canadian Comedy Awards, among others.
Real Estate
In 2017, Samantha and Jason purchased a two-unit co-op in Manhattan for $3.7 million. The apartment features four bedrooms, a media room, and a fireplace with a marble mantel.
