Bert Kreischer Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What Is Bert Kreischer’s Net Worth?

An American stand-up comedian, actor, reality television host, writer, producer, and podcaster, Bert Kreischer boasts a net worth of $14 million. During an August 2023 episode of his podcast “2 Bears, 1 Cave,” where he featured Rob Lowe, Bert openly shared his thoughts on our estimate of his net worth being $8 million at the time, stating, “mine’s low. I think they undershoot these.“

Known as “The Machine,” Bert Kreischer has gained a reputation for performing stand-up comedy without a shirt. His comedy specials include “Comfortably Dumb” (2009), “The Machine” (2016), “Secret Time” (2018), “Hey Big Boy” (2020), and “Razzle Dazzle” (2023). In 2023, a film adaptation of his well-known “The Machine” story debuted, sharing the same name.

Since 2012, Bert has been hosting the podcast “Bertcast,” and he also co-hosts two other podcasts, “Bill and Bert” (with Bill Burr) and “2 Bears 1 Cave” (with Tom Segura).

Throughout his career, Kreischer has been the host of shows such as “Hurt Bert” (2004) and “Bert the Conqueror” (2010–2011; 2016). He created and hosted a cooking show titled “Something’s Burning” (2018). In 2020, Bert appeared on the Netflix reality series “The Cabin with Bert Kreischer,” where he also served as an executive producer, alongside his work on “Hurt Bert,” “Comfortably Dumb,” “The Machine,” and “Something’s Burning.” In 2014, he published his memoir, “Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child,” and in July 2021, he received the Creative Impact in Comedy Award from “Variety.”

Early Life

Born on November 3, 1972, in Tampa, Florida, Albert Kreischer Jr., known as Bert Kreischer, is the son of Al, a real estate attorney, and Gege, who worked in early childhood development. He attended Jesuit High School and later went to Florida State University, where he joined the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and pursued a major in English. During his time at FSU, it earned the title of America’s top “party school” in 1997 according to “The Princeton Review.” Bert gained recognition when “Rolling Stone” magazine named him “the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country,” featuring a six-page article titled “Bert Kreischer: The Undergraduate.” This caught the attention of director Oliver Stone, who then optioned the rights to Bert’s story, prompting multiple writers to submit scripts to Stone. After the deal didn’t materialize, one writer repurposed Kreischer’s tale into “Van Wilder,” which was later sold to National Lampoon. The film, “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder,” premiered in 2002, starring Ryan Reynolds. Bert later mentioned in 2014, “I’ve never seen it. I had nothing to do with it.”

Career

Bert Kreischer’s stand-up comedy journey began at the Tallahassee bar/nightclub Potbelly’s. He sent a recording of his performance to agent Jason Steinberg, who invited him to New York City to observe various stand-up shows. Shortly after relocating to NYC, he landed a job at the door of the Boston Comedy Club in Greenwich Village, and mere months later, he received a sitcom deal from Will Smith’s production company.

In 2001, Bert made his mark in the short film “Prepare to Meet Thy God” and the pilot episode of “Life with David J.” In 2004, he featured in the…

Bert Kreischer guest-starred on “The Shield” and featured on the DVD “National Lampoon Live: New Faces – Volume 2.” Additionally, one of his stories was animated for the Comedy Central show “Shorties Watchin’ Shorties.” In the 2007 film “Alpha Mail,” he made an appearance and later competed alongside comedians like Amy Schumer and Tiffany Haddish on the 2008 reality series parody “Reality Bites Back.”

His debut comedy special, “Comfortably Dumb,” was broadcast on Comedy Central in 2009, and the next year he started hosting the Travel Channel series “Bert the Conqueror.” Between 2011 and 2015, Kreischer was a regular guest on “Rachael Ray.” He has also been featured on shows such as “Conan,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Master Debaters with Jay Mohr,” “Comics Unleashed,” “Last Call with Carson Daly,” “Lights Out with David Spade,” “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” and “This Is Not Happening.”

Between 2012 and 2015, Kreischer served as the host of “Trip Flip” on the Travel Channel, while his second comedy special, “The Machine,” was released on Showtime in 2016. He provided his voice for the Nickelodeon animated series “The Loud House” in 2017, and his Netflix specials “Secret Time” and “Hey Big Boy” followed in 2018 and 2020, respectively.

In 2020, he featured in Netflix’s reality series “The Cabin with Bert Kreischer,” where he headed to a cabin for self-care, inviting his humorous friends to join him in his journey to rejuvenate his mind, body, and soul.

In April 2021, it was announced that Kreischer would star alongside Mark Hamill in the film “The Machine,” which is described as a “genre-bending comedy inspired by Bert’s real-life adventures and his popular stand-up routine titled ‘The Machine.’” This stand-up routine, which has over 80 million views, recounts an incident in Russia where Bert found himself robbing a train with the Russian mafia. Kreischer is also involved in the film’s executive production. His special “Razzle Dazzle” was released by Netflix in 2023.

In 2011, he made an appearance on the DIY Network series “Man Caves,” where hosts Tony Siragusa and Jason Cameron transformed his garage into a man cave featuring a humidor and a “floor-to-ceiling media center.” Bert records his weekly podcast, “Bertcast,” in this man cave, which he also produces. Additionally, he has been a guest on numerous podcasts, including “WTF with Marc Maron,” “The Joe Rogan Experience,” and “Doug Loves Movies.”

Personal Life

Bert Kreischer and LeeAnn Kemp tied the knot in December 2003 and are parents to two daughters, Georgia (born 2004) and Ila (born 2006). The family resides in Los Angeles, where LeeAnn hosts the podcast “Wife of the Party” from Bert’s man cave. When described as a father in an interview with “Fatherly,” Kreischer stated, “Selfish. Mediocre. Loving. There are dads who kill it. I’m not one of those dads.” He also shared that he was raised in a Catholic household and is “ten times more religious than anyone else in [his] family,” but that he and LeeAnn choose not to raise their children within a religious framework due to LeeAnn’s lack of religious belief.

Real Estate

Bert and LeeAnn acquired a home in Valley Village, California, for $529,000 in 2010. At that time, the property included a modest 1,400-square-foot residence. They undertook significant renovations and added a structure in the back, which now serves as a podcasting space. The couple also owns at least one additional property in Los Angeles and a home located in Tampa, Florida.