How Much is Kristen Schaal Worth? Kristen Schaal's Total Wealth & Career Highlights Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

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What Is Kristen Schaal's Net Worth?

Kristen Schaal is an American actress, voiceover artist, comedian, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $6 million. Kristen is probably best known for playing Mel on "Flight of the Conchords" (2007–2009) and Carol Pilbasian on "The Last Man on Earth" (2015–2018) and for voicing Louise Belcher on "Bob's Burgers" (2011–present) and Mabel Pines on "Gravity Falls" (2012–2016). Schaal has more than 120 acting credits to her name, including the films "Dinner for Schmucks" (2010), "Butter" (2011), and "The Boss" (2016) and the television series "The Heart, She Holler" (2011–2014), "30 Rock" (2012–2013), "The Hotwives of Orlando" (2014), "What We Do in the Shadows" (2019; 2021), and "The Mysterious Benedict Society" (2021–present). She has lent her voice to numerous animated projects, such as "Shrek Forever After" (2010), "Toy Story 3" (2010), "Despicable Me 2" (2013), "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" (2013), "Toy Story 4" (2019), "WordGirl" (2010–2015), "Adventure Time" (2012–2014), and "BoJack Horseman" (2014–2020).

Kristen was a commentator on "The Daily Show" from 2008 to 2016, and she voiced Delirium in the 2021 Audible release ofNeil Gaiman's"The Sandman: Act II." Schaal also produced her one-hour Comedy Central special, "Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore" (2013), and the TV movie "Supanatural" (2013), and she directed the "Gender Friender" episode of "The Last Man on Earth" in 2017.

Early Life

Kristen Schaal was born Kristen Joy Schaal on January 24, 1978, in Longmont, Colorado. Her mother worked as a secretary, and her father was a construction worker. Kristen and her older brother, David, grew up on a cattle ranch near Boulder, and she graduated from Skyline High School in 1996. Schaal then attended the University of Colorado for a year before transferring to Northwestern University in Chicago. After graduating from Northwestern, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. In 2005, Kristen was featured in the "New York" magazine article "The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of." In a 2010 interview with "The Guardian," Schaal spoke about the "New York" article's impact on her career, stating, "That turned out to be my biggest break, because the people from HBO Comedy Festival started to come see me in the clubs. From that I got spotted for 'Flight Of The Conchords.'"

Career

Kristen was named Best Alternative Comedian at the US Comedy Arts Festival (2006), Best Female Stand-up at the Nightlife Awards (2006), and Best Female Stand Up Comedian at the ECNY Awards (2007), and she won the Barry Award at the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the show "Kristen Schaal As You Have Probably Never Seen Her Before." Around this time, Schaal appeared on Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham" (2006) and began co-hosting the variety show "Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen" with Kurt Braunohler in Brooklyn (the show moved to Los Angeles in 2013). Before getting her big break on HBO's "Flight of the Conchords," she appeared in the films "Kate & Leopold" (2001), "Poster Boy" (2004), "Adam & Steve" (2005), "Delirious" (2006), and "Norbit" (2007), had a recurring role on "The Education of Max Bickford" (2001–2002), and guest-starred on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2004), "Six Degrees" (2006), and "Conviction" (2006). From 2007 to 2009, Kristen played superfan Mel on the critically-acclaimed sitcom "Flight of the Conchords," appearing in all but one of the show's 22 episodes. In 2007, she also spent a month as a writer and consultant on "South Park" and guest-starred on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Human Giant," "Mad Men," and "How I Met Your Mother."

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