How Much is Bert Kreischer Worth? Bert Kreischer's Assets & Salary ( Updated) Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

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What Is Bert Kreischer's Net Worth?

Dubbed "The Machine," Bert Kreischer is known for performing stand-up comedy shirtless. He has starred in the comedy specials "Comfortably Dumb" (2009), "The Machine" (2016), "Secret Time" (2018), "HeyBig Boy" (2020), and "Razzle Dazzle" (2023). In 2023 a film adaptation of his famous "The Machine" story was released as a film by the same title. Bert began hosting the podcast "Bertcast" in 2012, and he co-hosts two other podcasts, "Bill and Bert" (withBill Burr) and "2 Bears 1 Cave" (withTom Segura).

Kreischer has hosted the shows "Hurt Bert" (2004) and "Bert the Conqueror" (2010–2011; 2016), and he created and hosted the cooking show "Something's Burning" (2018). In 2020, Bert starred on the Netflix reality series "The Cabin with Bert Kreischer," and he is also credited as an executive producer on that show (as well as "Hurt Bert," "Comfortably Dumb," "The Machine," and "Something's Burning"). Kreischer published the memoir "Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child" in 2014, and in July 2021, he received "Variety's" Creative Impact in Comedy Award.

Bert Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, reality television host, writer, producer, and podcaster who has a net worth of $20 million. On an August 2023 episode of his "2 Bears, 1 Cave" podcast (which featuredRob Lowe), Bert publicly commented on our $8 million (at the time) estimate of his net worth and said, "mine's low. I think they undershoot these."

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In 2001, Bert appeared in the short film "Prepare to Meet Thy God" and the pilot "Life with David J." In 2004, he appeared on the DVD "National Lampoon Live: New Faces – Volume 2" and guest-starred on "The Shield," and one of his stories was animated for Comedy Central's "Shorties Watchin' Shorties." Kreischer appeared in the 2007 film "Alpha Mail," and then he competed on the 2008 reality series parody "Reality Bites Back" alongsideAmy Schumer, Tiffany Haddish, and other comedians.

Bert Kreischer was born Albert Kreischer Jr. on November 3, 1972, in Tampa, Florida. His father, Al, was a real estate attorney, and his mother, Gege, had a career in early childhood development. Bert studied at Jesuit High School, and after graduation, he enrolled at Florida State University, where he joined the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and majored in English. During his sixth year at the school, "The Princeton Review" ranked FSU #1 on its list of America's top "party schools" of 1997. Kreischer was later named "the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country" by "Rolling Stone" magazine, which published a six-page article about him entitled "Bert Kreischer: The Undergraduate." The article caught the attention of directorOliver Stone, who optioned the rights to Bert's story, and several writers submitted scripts to Stone. After the deal fell through, one of those writers changed Kreischer's name to "Van Wilder" in the script and sold it to National Lampoon. "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" was released in 2002 withRyan Reynoldsin the title role. In 2014, Bert said of the film, "I've never seen it. I had nothing to do with it."

Bert first performed stand-up comedy at the Tallahassee bar/nightclub Potbelly's. He sent a tape of his set to agent Jason Steinberg, who invited him to come to New York City to see a few stand-up shows. Kreischer then got a job working the door at Greenwich Village's Boston Comedy Club, and a few months after moving to NYC, he was offered a sitcom deal byWill Smith'sproduction company.

Bert's 2024 tour grossed $30 million. He sold nearly 400,000 tickets to 64 shows.

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