Carrot Top Net Worth 2024

What is Carrot Top’s net worth and wage?

Carrot Top is an American comedian and actor who has a net worth of $70 million. Carrot Top is thought for his use of props in comedy in addition to his self-deprecating humor and his vibrant crimson hair. He is without doubt one of the highest-paid and most-successful comedians working in Las Vegas. Since 2005 he has headlined on the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. In October 2019, he signed a contract extension that may hold him on the Luxor by means of 2025. At that time, he’ll maintain the report for longest-running comedy present in MGM resort historical past.

Early Life

He was born on February 25, 1965, as Scott Thompson in Rockledge, Florida, the youngest son of a NASA engineer. He went to Cocoa High School the place he performed drums within the marching and live performance band, graduating in 1983. He obtained his nickname Carrot Top from a neighborhood swimming coach in reference to his vibrant crimson hair. After highschool, Carrot Top earned a level in Marketing from Florida Atlantic University, the place he started his novice stand-up profession as a freshman acting at open-mic nights.

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Career

He later labored a wide range of jobs as he honed his act, and ultimately grew to become the most well-liked stand-up comedian on college campuses throughout the United States; in 1993, he grew to become the primary particular person to concurrently be voted each Performer of the Year and Comedian of the Year by the National Association of Campus Activities. Success on the stand-up circuit led to roles on tv and in movies, together with spots on “Space Ghost Coast to Coast,” “Scrubs,” a recurring function on the remade “Hollywood Squares,” and a portion of the comedy documentary “The Aristocrats.”

Carrot Top has additionally appeared on quite a few special-event exhibits, resembling Larry the Cable Guy‘s Christmas Spectacular, Gene Simmons: The Family Jewels, and Criss Angel Mindfreak. Since 2008, Carrot Top has carried out fifteen weeks per yr on the Luxor Las Vegas, the venue of his comedy hero George Carlin, along with many different comedy exhibits and televised occasions. From 1995-1999, Carrot Top was the continuity announcer for Cartoon Network, for which he additionally produced and starred in. He additionally produced and starred within the morning present “Carrot Top’s AM Mayhem” from 1994 to 1996.  In 2002, Carrot Top recorded a commentary monitor for “The Rules of Attraction.” In 2006, he appeared within the “Reno 911!” episode “Weigel’s Pregnant” as an enraged model of himself who trashes his resort room and steals a police automobile.

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In 2008, he was a visitor choose for “Last Comic Standing.” In January 2010, he appeared on “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!”, helping well-known illusionists Penn & Teller of their quest for the million-dollar grand prize. Carrot Top has additionally appeared within the actuality collection “The Bad Girls Club.” In 2011, he appeared as himself in an episode of “CSI.” He’s additionally appeared on “Family Guy” and “Holly’s World.” Carrot Top appeared alongside Toby Keith within the music video for Keith’s tune “Red Solo Cup,” and he additionally appeared with Keith on stage as he carried out the tune within the viewers as a member of Keith’s entourage on the 2011 ACM Awards. Carrot Top has additionally been an everyday staple on nighttime tv speak exhibits because the ’90s. In 2016, Carrot Top appeared as a panelist on “@midnight.” In 2022, he made an look on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

Carrot Top has appeared in a number of films together with “So I Married an Axe Murderer,” “Chairman of the Board,” “Dennis the Menace Strikes Again,” “Pauly Shore Is Dead” “Swearnet: The Movie”, and “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens.” In 2018, he began headlining on the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas and performs varied comedy engagements when his present just isn’t taking part in. His comedy routine nonetheless incorporates dozens of props saved in massive trunks on stage. Carrot Top’s prop jokes generally consist merely of pulling out a prop, describing it in a one-liner, and tossing it away.

Carrot Top received an American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic in 1994. He was nominated for a Razzie Award in 1999 for Worst New Star for “Chairman of the Board.”

Earnings

Carrot Top is without doubt one of the highest-paid entertainers in Las Vegas. He performs six nights per week and earns roughly $8 million pear yr from his varied endeavors.

Personal Life

Carrot prime doesn’t disclose a lot about his private life to the general public, however he has been in a long-term relationship with Amanda Hogan for an undisclosed period of time.