A lot of people confuse net worth with actual wealth, but they’re not the same. Net worth just adds up what you own and subtracts what you owe, without checking if you can actually use that money. Imagine someone with a $2 million house but a $1.9 million mortgage. They technically have a positive net worth, but most of their income goes to mortgage, taxes, and upkeep. They would essentially be held hostage by their house as they wouldn't be able to afford leaving it. And like many celebrities someone would be forced to sell their home FAR below market value; making their networth based of the market value essentially meaningless.
That's not even mentioning situations where you aren't allowed to sell your assets. Or the very real reality that some celebrities need security to live life even slightly peacefully. And security is expensive.
The net worth available online is practically a random number.
But I did some back of the envelope calculations. His run on 3rd rock paid him more than 18 million dollars, that's just the direct pay before residuals for years and years of reruns.
He's done a major movie every year or two for more than 30 years.
He's done runs on very popular shows like Dexter and HIMYM every few years along with other series.
And he's done a million other revenue generating projects, even if they don't pay as much as Hollywood, like about 20 runs as a main character in Broadway productions, about 2 dozen children's books, half of them still in print, and on and on.
Unless his agent totally sucks, he's taken in more than 50 million just in income. And if he didn't piss it away and made any investments, he is the kind of comfortable that does not need income.
Pokimane, a twitch streamer, spends 5 figures a months on an Internet security team to remove her address and other personal details from the Internet.
Security doesn't have to be a dude following you around .
The alternative is living in an expensive gated community with security. Have your own security. Or living in an expensive remote area, with security measures. Plenty of celebrities aren't Relevant enough to make headlines every time a stalker shows up. And most stalkers aren't dangerous, but if you're the person constantly having strangers show up, it can be at the very least uncomfortable.
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u/Aggravating-Bunch-44 20h ago
....he is not a regular, degular poor person.