What is Anthony Anderson’s Net Worth and Salary?
Anthony Anderson, the American actor and writer, has a net worth of $25 million, earning nearly $9 million annually. This is thanks to his role on the popular comedy series, Black-ish. He receives salaries for acting and producing, in addition to his share of the show’s back-end revenue.
Anthony Anderson’s Early Years and Career Beginnings
Anthony Anderson was born on August 15, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Compton and is an alumnus of the Hollywood High School Performing Arts Magnet’s Class of 1988 and Howard University.
After his first attempt at stand-up comedy was a self-described “failure,” Anderson kept at it and met an actor named Guy Torry, who would go on to be a key collaborator in the early part of his career. Despite much of his work continuing to be in comedy following this inauspicious stage debut, Anderson has been clear that he doesn’t see himself as a comedian in the traditional sense, but instead as an actor who often works in comedy.
Anthony Anderson’s Career Highlights
Anthony Anderson had lead roles in All About the Andersons and Hang Time, and appeared in guest roles on shows like The Bernie Mac Show and Law & Order. He joined the cast of Black-ish in 2014, which led to his roles in spin-offs Grown-ish and Mixed-ish as well as executive producing the show. Anderson has also hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live, appeared on Live in Front of a Studio Audience and competed on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. He has also done voice work for video games including Scarface: The World Is Yours, Def Jam: Icon, and Diablo III.
Anthony Anderson’s Film Career
Anderson’s movie debut was in the film Liberty Heights in 1999, and he appeared in the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence vehicle Life that same year. He had small roles in a variety of high-profile films in the following years, including Big Momma’s House, Me, Myself & Irene, and Barbershop. He also had recurring roles in two later entries in the Scary Movie franchise, Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. Two years after Scary Movie 4, Anderson was cast in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, and went on to appear in films like Transformers, Scream 4, and Barbershop: The Next Cut. Following the success of Black-ish, his film career has slowed down a bit but he still appears in movies like Small Town Crime, The Star, Ferdinand, and Beats which premiered on Netflix. Anderson also has at least one directorial credit for a short film made for the Responsibility Project and airing on the TV program In the House in 2009.
Anthony Anderson’s Salary Per Episode of Black-ish
Starting in the fifth season, Anthony Anderson’s total income per episode of Black-ish is $400,000. This includes his acting salary, producer salary, and back-end profit income. Over 22 episodes, he earns $8.8 million per year before taxes. This is a significant increase from the $100,000 he earned per year in season one before syndication was locked-in.
Marriage and Family
Anthony Anderson married his college sweetheart, Alvina, in 1995. They have two children together, Kyra and Nathan. Nathan has already started an acting career and appeared in the Netflix series Richie Rich.
Philanthropy
Anderson has been active with various diabetes awareness organizations due to being a sufferer of Type 2 Diabetes. In addition, he played a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2011 and won $250,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association.
Anthony Anderson’s Los Angeles Home
Anthony Anderson’s primary residence is located in Los Angeles, California. He reportedly purchased the three-bedroom, 3,451-square-foot home in 2005 for some $1.1 million.
Anthony Anderson’s $200,000 Maybach
In 2016, Anderson wrote for The Hollywood Reporter about his splurge on a Mercedes Maybach that cost him almost $200,000. He says he didn’t hesitate to pay such a high price for a car as it was a reward for himself and a reflection of his hard work. Anderson reflects on his younger self and feels proud of what he has achieved.
