Revealed: Diedrich Bader's Total Wealth - Is the Star a Billionaire? Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

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What Is Diedrich Bader's Net Worth and Salary?

Diedrich Bader is an American actor and comedian who has a net worth of $6 million. Bader is best known for playing Oswald Lee Harvey on "TheDrew CareyShow" (1995–2004), Bill Ericsson on "Veep" (2014–2019), and Greg Otto on "American Housewife" (2016–2021). Diedrich has more than 220 acting credits to his name, including the films "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1993), "Office Space" (1999), "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001), "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004), and "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" (2005) and the television series "Center of the Universe" (2004–2005), "Outsourced" (2010–2011), "Save Me" (2013), "Better Things" (2016–2022), and "Space Force" (2020).

Bader has lent his voice to numerous animated projects, such as "Ice Age" (2002), "Surf's Up" (2007), "Open Season 2" (2008), "Bolt" (2008), "Tangled: Before Ever After" (2017), "Hercules: The Animated Series" (1998–1999), "The Zeta Project" (2001–2002), "The Secret Saturdays" (2008–2010), "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" (2008–2011), "The Penguins of Madagascar" (2009–2012), "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" (2011–2014; 2016), "Ultimate Spider-Man" (2013–2017), "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2013–2014), "All Hail King Julien" (2014–2016), "Miles from Tomorrowland" (2015–2018), and "BoJack Horseman" (2016–2020).

Early Life

Diedrich Bader was born Karl Diedrich Bader on December 24, 1966, in Alexandria, Virginia. His mother, Gretta, was a sculptor, and his father, William, was a diplomat who served as assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Early in his career, William worked for the State Department and the CIA, and he was credited with helping to uncover lies that the U.S. government told to escalate the military's involvement in the Vietnam War. Diedrich's paternal great-grandfather, Edward L. Bader, was the mayor of Atlantic City from 1920 until his death in 1927. Bader has three siblings, and the family relocated to Paris when he was 2 years old. They later returned to Alexandria, and Diedrich attended Groveton High School and T.C. Williams High School. After graduation, he studied drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Career

Bader made his television debut in the late '80s, appearing in the TV movies "Longarm" (1988), "Desert Rats" (1988), and "The Preppie Murder" (1989). He guest-starred on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1989), "21 Jump Street" (1990), "Quantum Leap" (1990), "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1991), "Diagnosis Murder" (1995), and "Frasier" (1995), and in 1993, he starred as Jethro Bodine / Jethrine Bodine in his first feature film, "The Beverly Hillbillies."

From 1995 to 2004, Diedrich played Oswald Lee Harvey on the ABC sitcom "The Drew Carey Show," which aired 233 episodes over nine seasons. Diedrich appeared in all 233 episodes. While starring on "The Drew Carey Show," Bader appeared in the films "Office Space" (1999), "Certain Guys" (2000), "Couple Days… A Period Piece" (2000), "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001), "The Country Bears" (2002), "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004), and "EuroTrip" (2004). From 2004 to 2005, he played Tommy Barnett on the CBS sitcom "Center of the Universe," and in 2005, he co-starred withSandra Bullock,Regina King, andWilliam Shatnerin "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous," which grossed $101.3 million at the box office. Diedrich then guest-starred on "7th Heaven" (2007), "Monk" (2007), "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2007), "Reno 911!" (2008), "Drop Dead Diva" (2009), "CSI: Miami" (2009), and "Bones" (2009–2010) and appeared in the films "Cattle Call" (2006), "Cook Off!" (2007), "Sunny & Share Love You" (2007), "Balls of Fury" (2007), "Meet the Spartans" (2008), "Space Buddies" (2009), and "Calvin Marshall"  (2009).

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