Inside Rickey Smiley's Fortune: Rickey Smiley's Assets & Salary in Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

As one of the most talked-about figures, Rickey Smiley has built a significant fortune. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.

What is Rickey Smiley's net worth?

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Rickey Smiley was born as Broderick Smiley on August 10, 1968 in Birmingham, Alabama. For his higher education, he attended Alabama State University in Montgomery.

Early in his career as a stand-up comedian, Smiley performed on such television shows as "Def Comedy Jam," "Snaps," and "Showtime at the Apollo." He also hosted the 13th season of the BET stand-up comedy show "Comic View" in 2004. In his comedy routines, Smiley typically plays a variety of colorful fictional characters, such as Bernice Jenkins, Rusty Dale, and Lil' Daryl.

Rickey Smiley is a stand-up comedian, radio and television personality, and actor who has a net worth of $2.5 million. Rickey Smiley is best known for his prank phone calls. He serves as the host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show," and previously starred on the television sitcom "The Rickey Smiley Show" and the reality series "Rickey Smiley For Real." In 2002 Rickey played the role of "Santa Claus" in theIce Cubefilm "Friday After Next." That same year he appeared as "Snitch Mitch" in the Ice Cube movie "All About the Benjamins." In the 2008 Ice Cube movie he appeared as his character "Bernice Jenkins." Among his other credits, he appeared in the films "First Sunday" and "Baggage Claim."

In 2004, Smiley became the morning show personality for the Dallas, Texas radio station KBFB. He became known on the station for his elaborate prank calls, which involve him roleplaying as various characters. Some of Smiley's most notable prank calls include "Buried Alive," in which he pretends to be a narcoleptic working at a funeral home who is accidentally buried alive; "Uncle Melvin," in which he prank calls his uncle; and "She P-E-E-D," which ends with the recipient of the call, an elderly lady, laughing so hard that she pees on herself. In 2008, Smiley signed a deal with Syndication One to take his radio program nationwide as "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show." The show is heard on many mainstream urban and urban adult contemporary stations in the United States.

In 2011, Smiley became a host on the newly created Fox-produced television program "Dish Nation," which features tabloid news and commentary on pop culture. For the second season of the show, he was joined by his cast mates from "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" in Atlanta. Smiley remained on "Dish Nation" until 2019. Meanwhile, he appeared on a number of other television shows. From 2012 to 2014, he starred on his own sitcom, "The Rickey Smiley Show," which aired on TV One. After that, from 2014 to 2016, he cohosted the Stellar Awards.

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