What Is Steve Martin's Net Worth? He's One Wild and Crazy (and Wealthy!) Guy (2024)

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Steve Martin may be one of the funniest comedians in history, but his whopping net worth is no joke.

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By Robin Zlotnick

Apr. 29 2024, Published 4:01 p.m. ET

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Beloved comedian Steve Martin has a decades-long resumé that includes film, TV, stand-up comedy, stage shows, books, banjo, and more. The man is multi-talented, hilarious, and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

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From his days as a "wild and crazy guy" along with Dan Aykroyd in the early days of Saturday Night Live to his role as a true-crime podcast host on Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, Steve Martin has drawn us in with his signature combination of intelligent, irreverent humor and slapstick physicality. Over the years, Steve has built a massive net worth, but just how much does The Jerk himself have in the bank?

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What is Steve Martin's net worth?

Think of your favorite Steve Martin movie. Almost everyone I know has a different one. That's how many hit movies this man has made during his career. (For what it's worth, my favorite is All of Me.)

Now think of your favorite TV role of his. Now your favorite book he's written. Now your favorite album (comedy or music!). You see where I'm going with this. The man is prolific, and all of his work has added up to an impressive net worth of $140 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Steve Martin

Comedian, writer, actor, musician, producer

Net worth: $140 million

Comedian, writer, actor, and musician Steve Martin has been a staple in film, TV, and more since the 1970s. After getting his start as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Steve found wild success as a stand-up comedian and eventually, a movie and television star. Steve is also the author of several books and plays and in his later years began recording bluegrass music. (He plays the banjo!)

Birthdate: Aug. 14, 1945

Birthplace: Waco, Texas

Birth name: Stephen Glenn Martin

Father: Glenn Vernon Martin

Mother: Mary Lee Martin (née Stewart)

Marriages: Victoria Tennant​​ (m. 1986; div. 1994)​, Anne Stringfield ​(m. 2007)

Children: Mary (b. 2012)

Education: Santa Ana College; California State University, Long Beach; UCLA

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His massive net worth is due not only to the sheer amount of work he's put out but also to the quality of that work. Per Wikipedia, by 2003, Steve "ranked fourth on the box office stars list." Fourth! This was thanks to his starring roles in massive hits like Cheaper by the Dozen and Bringing Down the House.

Simply put, Steve Martin has had a hand in some of the most classic, quotable, and enduring comedic material of all time. And so, it's only right that he has over $100 million to show for it.

So, what does one of the most successful comedians of all time do with all that dough? Why, collect art of course!

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What Is Steve Martin's Net Worth? He's One Wild and Crazy (and Wealthy!) Guy (4)

Steve Martin has an impressive art collection.

In a segment with CBS Sunday Morning, Steve said that he first started buying paintings from antique stores and hanging them in his home. He liked the way they looked so much that he eventually became a more serious art collector. "What makes really great art great is you can never quite sum it up," he said.

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Steve's collection includes pieces from huge names in the art world, like Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, Edward Hopper, and more. He's such a serious collector that he "even ranked on the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list several times in the 1990s," per ARTnews.

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The Apple TV Plus documentary Steve! (Martin) a documentary in 2 pieces explores Steve Martin's career and personal life "Then" — as a younger performer — and "Now," as the older, wiser, "nicer, kinder, more open" (his words) comedy legend.

There is so much going on inside Steve Martin. He is at once an over-the-top "wild and crazy guy," a quiet, fatherly presence on screen (and in real life! he has one daughter with his wife, Anne Stringfield), a masterful physical comedian, a thoughtful writer of droll stories, a bluegrass musician, and a serious art collector. And we get to benefit from the fruit of his many talents! Lucky us.

What Is Steve Martin's Net Worth? He's One Wild and Crazy (and Wealthy!) Guy (2024)

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What Is Steve Martin's Net Worth? He's One Wild and Crazy (and Wealthy!) Guy? ›

Celebrity Net Worth

Celebrity Net Worth
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reports that Steve Martin's net worth in 2024 is $200 million. Martin has grown his fortune through his successful work as a comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, film and TV producer, author and musician.

How much money has Steve Martin made? ›

The man is prolific, and all of his work has added up to an impressive net worth of $140 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Comedian, writer, actor, and musician Steve Martin has been a staple in film, TV, and more since the 1970s.

How much money is Martin worth? ›

Today, Martin Lawrence has an estimated net worth of over $110 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. While the legendary actor's income mostly stems from his career in film and television, he has also taken in large sums through stand-up comedy, as well as a wide array of brand deals and real estate holdings.

Is Steve Martin still married to Anne Stringfield? ›

Steve Martin married his wife, Anne Stringfield, in 2007, and they've stepped out together a few times in public over the years. Steve and Anne first met in the mid-2000s when she was working at The New Yorker and was assigned to fact-check an article he had written about comedy.

How rich is Dan Aykroyd? ›

Dan Aykroyd was a castmate 1975-1979. His estimated net worth is $250 million.

Does Steve Martin have a college degree? ›

Born in Waco, TX, in 1945, Steve Martin was raised in Southern California and began working as a comedian and magician at area amus ent parks, including The Magic Shop at Disneyland. Martin went on to Santa Ana College, and then earned his Theater Arts degree from UCLA.

What art does Steve Martin own? ›

In addition to his collection, Steve Martin has amassed works by European art luminaries like Pablo Picasso, Georges Seurat, Francis Bacon, and Lucian Freud. Critically speaking, Martin's collection has been characterized as "fairly traditional" and predominantly centered on figurative art.

Did Steve Martin ever date Bernadette Peters? ›

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Martin was in a relationship with Bernadette Peters, with whom he co-starred in The Jerk and Pennies from Heaven. He also dated Mary Tyler Moore and Karen Carpenter.

How old was Steve Martin's wife when she had a baby? ›

The 67-year-old actor, writer, comic and banjo player welcomed his first child with wife Anne Stringfield, 41, his rep confirmed to People on Wednesday, providing no other details. But don't go thinking that the child — gender unknown to the public — is an Aquarius.

How much did Steve Martin get paid for Pink Panther? ›

One of Martin's biggest paydays to date was for his 2006 remake The Pink Panther. He was reportedly paid $25 million to star in the film plus an additional $3 million to rewrite the script.

What paintings does Steve Martin own? ›

Among the gems in the comedian's collection are artworks by contemporary American artists like Eric Fischl and Cindy Sherman, alongside notable examples of post-war and modern American painting by the likes of Edward Hopper. Additionally, Martin possesses a drawing by the renowned Willem de Kooning.

Who is Steve Martin's ex-wife? ›

He later re-teamed with Moranis in the Mafia comedy My Blue Heaven (1990). In 1991, Martin starred in and wrote L.A. Story, a romantic comedy, in which the female lead was played by his then-wife Victoria Tennant.

How much is Adam Sandler worth? ›

Comedy career

He has starred in Hollywood comedy films that cumulatively grossed over $2 billion worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a new four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million.

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