Drew Carey Net Worth, Bio, Age, Body Measurement, Family and Career

Drew Carey is one of the well-known American actors, comedians, and sports host. He began his career in the industry as a stand-up comedian. At the same time, he was serving as the Marine Corps in the US. Moreover, he started his sitcom titled “The Drew Carey Show.”

Furthermore, he hosted the American version of “Whose Line is it Anyway” show that launches on ABC. After that, he appeared in several films, TV series, computer games and music videos. Drew Carey’s net worth is around $180 million.

Drew Carey’s Biography

Drew Carey (full name Drew Allison Carey) was born on 23 May 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States to Beulah and Lewis. He was the youngest among their children.

However, Drew’s father diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was very young of eight and passed away because of this disease.

His mother brought up the kids own her own and raised them in a neighborhood of Old Brooklyn named Cleveland.

All the family members got depression because of the loss of their father. Thus, they faced many financial problems. However, his mother struggled a lot to support her family.

Carey did his graduation in 1975 from James Ford Rhodes High School. In his school life, he used to play cornet and trumpet in the marching band.

To complete his graduation, he went to Kent State University. But he dropped out from there because of his poor academic performance.

Moreover, he tried to attempt suicide two times in his life. However, Carey wanted to pull himself out of this trouble and start reading humor books.

Beginning of Career

In 1994, Drew Carey began a stand-up comedy show titled “Drew Carey: Human Cartoon,” that show launched on Showtime. Moreover, this show won the Cable AEC award of Best writing.

However, he began working as a supporting actor in various television shows. After some while, he cast against John Caponera as a supporting actor in 1994 on NBC sitcom titled “The Good Life.” Nevertheless, this shows canceled, and he got a job of television show consultant for “Someone Like Me.”

In 1995, his show “The Drew Carey Show” aired. However, he built a character of a version in which he feels the stress of work and life having childhood friends around him. This show aired for around nine years and had 233 episodes.

Furthermore, he hosted the American version of “Whose Line is it Anyway” show that launches on ABC. This show has episodes of 220 and ended in 2016.

Personal Life

Drew Carey had never married in his entire life. However, in 2007, he proposed Nicole Jaracz. But there was no news about their marriage. In 2012, they called off the engagement. However, he considers Nicole’s children like him. For her kids, he is like a father figure. Carey has nor children of his own.

Drew Carey Net Worth

Drew Carey net worth is around $180 million. He earned most of the money from his acting career. However, he starts working as a supporting actor in a television series. After working in various famous movies and television series, he got reorganization in the industry. Nevertheless, in 1998, Drew became the highest-paid entertainer having worth 45.5 million dollars.

 Facts About Drew Carey

• Drew’s father diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was very young of eight and passed away because of this disease.
• To complete his graduation, he went to Kent State University. But he dropped out from there because of his poor academic performance.
• Carey began a stand-up comedy show titled “Drew Carey: Human Cartoon” on Showtime.
• He started his sitcom titled “The Drew Carey Show.”
• In 1998, Drew become the highest-paid entertainer having worth 45.5 million dollars.