Michael Blackson Net Worth
Michael Blackson is an American Actor and Comedian who has a net worth of around $3 million as of 2022. He made this fortune mainly from his standup comedy shows, film appearances, collaborations for the music video, and commercials. Throughout his career, he gathered a handsome amount of money from his outstanding acting and comedy skills.
Michael Blackson is considered one of the most successful comedians in America. He is the self-dubbed African King of Comedy, well known for various hit shows like Welcome to America, the TV Series 30 Rock, P Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy, and more.
Quick Info
Full Name | Michael Blackson |
Date of Birth | November 28, 1972 |
Age | 49 |
Birth Place | Monrovia, Liberia |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Actor, Comedian |
Height | 6 ft 0 in or 1.8 m |
Weight | 65 kg or 143 lbs |
Father | N/A |
Mother | N/A |
Siblings | N/A |
Marital Status | In Relationship |
Net Worth | $3 million (approx.) |
Last Updated | May 2022 |
Early Life
On November 28, 1972, Michael Blackson was born in Monrovia, Liberia. His Liberian mother was a homemaker, while his Ghanaian father worked at a theater. He spent his childhood in Monrovia and Ghana before his family decided to move to the united states.
He lived for a while in Newark, New Jersey, and by the age of 15, he settled in Pennsylvania. He developed his interest in comedy at a very age. Later, in 1992, he started performing in the comedy clubs in Pennsylvania.
Career
Michael Blackson started his career after being suggested by one of his friends, who motivated him to become a standup comedian. He then started performing small shows at local comedy clubs in his locality. At the time, he was so much inspired by Eddie Murphy, the king of comedy. He did numerous Comedy shows like USA Comedy Central Tour in 1992, Schlitz Malt Liquor Comedy Tour in Forge Valley in 1993, and Urban Comedy Festival in New York in 1996.
After that, he participated in local comedy contests like the ‘Bay Area Black Comedy Competition’ in Oakland and ‘Laffapolooza Comedy Festival’ held in Oakland.
In 2000, Michael Blackson appeared in the comedy film, Next Friday, with his notable role of ‘Angry African Man’ produced by Cubevision. In 2005, He came up with his top-selling comedy CD called Modasucka: Welcome to America. In the same year, he featured in 30 Rock, P Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy, and also did a commercial ad for the Chappelle Show.
In 2011, he made his appearance in the TBS series Are We There Yet. However, his highest-grossing movies are Repos (2007) and One Night in Vegas (2013).
Apart from that, Michael has also worked in music videos such as he featured in Wakonda and The BET Series, The MoNique Show. He became part of the hit comedy shows Wild ‘n Out by appearing on seasons 8, 10, 12, and 15.
Movies and TV Shows
Movies:
The Savages, What We Do, Internet Dating, The Mail Man, My American Nurse 2, In Sickness and in Health, One Night in Vegas, Mutumbo: The Lost Prince, Coffin Dodgers, The Bill Collector, Tooken, More Money, More Family, American Dream, The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2, Coming 2 America and many more.
TV Shows:
Snaps, ComicView, The Bad Boys of Comedy, 30 Rock, 1st Amendment Stand Up, Leave it to Stevie, Hip Hop Squares, Are We There Yet, In the Cut, 50 Central, Wild n’ Out, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Transitions, Dr. Blackson, and more.
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Personal Life
When it comes to his relationship status, Michael Blackson first got in a relationship with the Grammy-nominated singer GeorgiaReign. They met in one of his shows and started dating each other but soon they got separated.
Later, he began dating Victoria Kimani who is a musical artist. The couple spent a good time together until they announced their separation.
In July 2021, Michael proposed to the social media star Miss Rada during a radio interview on The Breakfast Club. Currently, they are together.
Social Profiles
Below are the social profiles of Michael Blackson
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That was all about Michael Blackson’s biography.