NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 17: Jimmy Fallon during "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on February 17, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)
Jimmy Fallon, the host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, has been behind the desk since 2009 when he took over Late Night. Since 2009, he has become the king of late night TV leading up to him taking over The Tonight Show for Jay Leno back in 2014.
After being nominated for Outstanding Variety Series for the past six years and winning a Grammy for his comedy album Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon has now gone into the world of theme park attractions, developing a ride called “Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon” at Universal Studios Orlando. He has taken the top spot in late night television rankings since he took over The Tonight Show.
Jimmy Fallon’s Net Worth as of 2019: $35 million
Let’s see how being #1 in late night helps his bank account.
1998 – 2004
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 22: (L-R) TV host Jimmy Fallon, Creative and Executive Producer of Saturday Night Live Lorne Michaels and actor Alec Baldwin pose in the press room during the 38th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton and Towers on November 22, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Jimmy Fallon started as a featured cast member on Saturday Night Live back in 1998. Being a featured cast member would give you a salary of $6,000 per episode. Jimmy became more prominent on SNL when he took on the role of an anchor on Weekend Update alongside Tina Fey. Being the lead anchor certainly has its perks.
2005 – 2008
BOSTON – APRIL 6: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore attend the World Premiere of their new movie “Fever Pitch” April 6, 2005 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The film opens nationwide April 8. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
Fallon left SNL in 2004 to pursue a career in movies. He was the leading man in Fever Pitch alongside Drew Barrymore, as well as Taxi with Queen Latifah and in Whip It. The culmination of those three films gave Fallon a good $1 million. Sadly, his film career didn’t turn out exactly the way he wanted it to. Thankfully, his true calling was right around the corner.
2009 – 2017
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Actor Chris Pratt (L) is interviewed by host Jimmy Fallon as he visits “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” at Rockefeller Center on December 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for NBC)
When Jimmy Fallon started Late Night back in 2009, he earned $5 million per year. From his fun personality to his crazy skits, Late Night quickly became a must-watch show. Fallon also released his comedy CD, Blow Your Pants Off, which included songs performed on the show. Blow Your Pants Off ended up winning the Grammy for Best Comedy Album. It seemed like every segment went viral. When Fallon took over The Tonight Show in 2014, his salary went from $5 million a year to $14 million, making him the second-highest paid talk show host in late night.
Jimmy Fallon’s net worth now stands at $35 million. From his years at Saturday Night Live to his short-lived movie career, to his seat behind the desk at Late Night, Fallon has slowly become everyone’s favorite talk show host.
2018
The host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon will be itching to make his show better than what it was last year with bigger stars and segments slated to be added to the show.
2019
Jimmy Fallon joined the cast of Hamilton in Puerto Rico for a special Tonight Show version of ‘Story of Tonight’ because he does what he wants.
