Wyatt Cenac Net Worth

What is Wyatt Cenac's Net Worth?

Wyatt Cenac is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer with a net worth of $400,000. He gained widespread recognition as a correspondent and writer for The Daily Show from 2008 to 2012. Cenac has also starred in the TV series People of Earth and the film Medicine for Melancholy, and he hosted and produced his own HBO series, Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas. Additionally, he has released several popular comedy specials.

Early Life

Wyatt Cenac was born in New York on April 19, 1976, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan and spent his early years in the Bronx. His father, Wyatt Cenac Sr., was a cab driver from Grenada who was tragically killed when Cenac was five. Following this, Cenac moved with his mother and stepfather to Dallas, Texas, in 1981. In elementary school, he befriended comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan, who introduced Cenac to comic books.

Cenac attended and graduated from the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas and later enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he performed his first stand-up sets. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment, particularly in comedy writing.

Career

Cenac's career began in 2004 as a writer for the animated show King of the Hill, where he also voiced various characters. In 2006, he appeared in the short film Grounds Zero and The Great Sketch Experiment. In 2007, he featured in an episode of the online series Yacht Rock. His role in the 2008 film Medicine for Melancholy by Barry Jenkins addressed issues of African American identity and gentrification.

In 2008, Cenac became a correspondent and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His first field report, titled 'Baruch Obama,' explored Jewish voters' opinions of then-Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Many of his segments were satirical and focused on issues relevant to the Black community. He departed The Daily Show in December 2012 after a disagreement with Jon Stewart over a segment about Herman Cain. Despite this, Cenac and Stewart reconciled, and Cenac returned for Stewart's final episode.

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After leaving The Daily Show, Cenac appeared as Chris in the 2012 film Sleepwalk with Me. He played roles in Hits (2014) and Growing Up and Other Lies (2014). From 2009 to 2014, he voiced Lenny and various characters on the animated series Fanboy & Chum Chum, contributing to 24 episodes. Cenac's first stand-up special, Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person, was released in 2011. He also appeared in The Venture Bros. (2013), TripTank (2014), and voiced characters in two episodes of BoJack Horseman (2014). His second comedy special, Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn, was nominated for Best Comedy Album at the 58^th Annual Grammy Awards.

In 2015, he appeared in an episode of Inside Amy Schumer. In 2016, Cenac played Ozzie Graham in People of Earth, appearing in 20 episodes through 2017. He also co-hosted four episodes of The Bugle podcast with Andy Zaltzman. That year, he released his third stand-up album, Furry Dumb Fighter.

Wyatt launched the web series aka Wyatt Cenac in 2017, appearing in 10 episodes as a crime-fighting vigilante in Brooklyn. He voiced characters in Archer and Bob's Burgers and appeared in the films Fits and Starts and I Do…Until I Don't.

In 2018, Wyatt created the HBO docuseries Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas, which took a satirical look at social and cultural issues. The show aired for two seasons from 2018 to 2019, each with 10 episodes. He appeared as himself in the 2020 documentary It Started As a Joke and voiced characters in three episodes of The Great North in 2021.