• Adam Conover is an American television host, writer, and comedian with a net worth of over $500,000.
• He grew up in Wading River and attended Bard College before pursuing a career in comedy.
• He is best known for creating and hosting the truTV show “Adam Ruins Everything”.
• He is also a voice actor, appearing in the Netflix show “BoJack Horseman”.
• He has been in a relationship with cartoonist and illustrator Lisa Hanawalt since 2015.



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Who is Adam Conover?

Adam Conover was born on 2 March 1983, in Smithtown, New York State, USA, and is a television host, writer, and comedian, best known for being the host of the truTV show entitled “Adam Ruins Everything”, a show which he created originally on the website CollegeHumor.

The Net Worth of Adam Conover

How rich is Adam Conover? As of mid-2018, sources inform us of a net worth that is over $500,000, earned through success on television and in comedy. He’s also done voice acting work, and writes a lot of his own comedy segments. As he continues his career, it is expected that this wealth will also continue to increase.

Early Life and Education

While Adam was born in Smithtown, he grew up in nearby Wading River; his father is a marine biologist and his mother a botanist. He also grew up with a younger sister who would complete a Ph.D. in particle physics, leading him to state that he is the only member of the family without a Ph.D. He attended Shoreham-Wading River High School, and during his time there developed an interest in performing.


After matriculating in 2000, he then attended Bard College and two years into his college education he joined the comedy sketch group Olde English, and although staying active with the group eventually graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy. With the completion of his studies, he pursued a career in comedy, initially as a part of the comedy website CollegeHumor as a comedy sketch writer. During his time there, he was able to create the concept of a web series which would become “Adam Ruins Everything”.

Adam Ruins Everything

The show’s concept was to reveal hidden or untold facts about everyday services or goods that have now become a norm in society, with the aim being to also reveal some common misconceptions we have about these goods or services. “Adam Ruins Everything” initially began by showing ordinary people going about their daily lives, and stating a misconception about a certain topic. Adam then appears and introduces himself before starting a deconstruction of the misconceptions of said topic. As the show’s host, he is given “powers” to help introduce characters or segments that help further explain his point.

He also uses peer-review articles, and experts in the related field to help back up his claims. It comes to a point where the ordinary person in the episode becomes very frustrated, making the topic seem impossible to fix or pointless. However, Conover will always try to give viewers positive takeaways which can help, or recent improvements that have been made. The show proved very popular, and was picked up by truTV in 2015 for a 12-episode season. It has since been renewed for two more seasons with the third set to premiere during late 2018.

Outside the Character and Other Projects

In an interview, Adam has stated that the character he does in his show is a comedic interpretation of the person he worried he once was. According to him, during conversations he would try to tell people something he learned, which usually led to them becoming annoyed at him. In 2016, he was asked to speak at a marketing conference, at which he started debating against popular norms, even stating that millennials don’t really exist.

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Aside from his work with “Adam Ruins Everything”, Conover has also done voice acting. He notably worked on the Netflix animated series entitled “BoJack Horseman” in which he voiced several characters. The show stars Will Arnett with supporting cast members including Aaron Paul and Alison Brie, and is a satirical take on show business, and current events including politics. It also tackles other human problems for which it has received a lot of praise, with some of the characters Conover has voiced including Bradley Hitler-Smith and A Ryan Seacrest-Type. The show has been running for four seasons each of 12 episodes, with the fourth airing in mid to late-2017.

Personal Life

For his personal life, it is known that since 2015 Adam has been in a relationship with Lisa Hanawalt, the production designer of “BoJack Horseman”, who is a well-known cartoonist and illustrator who won an Ignatz Award for this work. She is also the creator of another Netflix animated show entitled “Tuca & Bertie”. Adam also maintains a personal YouTube channel alongside his girlfriend, which mainly consists of them playing video games together, however, the channel has been inactive for 10 months.


Adam also has a personal website on which he promotes some of his recent projects and appearances, one of his most recent being a video about the Emmy Awards on Gold Derby’s YouTube channel.

General Info

Full NameAdam Conover
ProfessionActor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Film Editor
EducationBard College
NationalityAmerican

Family

ParentsDavid Conover, Margaret Conover
SiblingsEmily Conover

Accomplishments

MoviesThe Exquisite Corpse Project, 1. Episode 1, 27. Adam Ruins Going Green, 26. Adam Ruins Christmas

Social profile links

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Adam Ruins Everything2015-2017TV SeriesAdam
BoJack Horseman2014-2017TV SeriesA Ryan Seacrest Type Ethan Blackmailer #1 ...
CollegeHumor Originals2012-2017TV SeriesAdam / Victor Vivisector / Narrator / ...
Bad Internet2016TV SeriesMundy
Dorkly Originals2014-2015TV SeriesRed / Koopa / Gex / ...
Hardly Working2012-2015TV Series shortAdam / Contestant / Volunteer 3
UCB Comedy Originals2014TV Series
Best Week Ever2013TV Series
Jake and Amir2012TV Series shortAdam
Olde English Comedy: Sketch Pilot2008TV MovieMisc.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Adam Ruins Everything2016-2017TV Series 26 episodes
CollegeHumor OriginalsTV Series 26 episodes, 2012 - 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2014
The Britishes2014TV Mini-Series 8 episodes
Jake and Amir2014TV Series short 1 episode
Sketchy2014TV Series 1 episode
Stevie TV2012-2013TV Series writer - 9 episodes
Hardly Working2012-2013TV Series short 7 episodes
The Exquisite Corpse Project2012
Late Night Republic2010TV Series writer - 6 episodes
Olde English Comedy: Sketch Pilot2008TV Movie

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Adam Ruins Everything2015-2017TV Series executive producer - 38 episodes

Visual Effects

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Exquisite Corpse Project2012visual effects
CollegeHumor Originals2012TV Series graphics - 13 episodes
Olde English Comedy: Sketch Pilot2008TV Movie visual effects

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
CollegeHumor Originals2013-2014TV Series 13 episodes
Olde English Comedy: Sketch Pilot2008TV Movie

Editor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
CollegeHumor Originals2013TV Series 1 episode
The Exquisite Corpse Project2012
Olde English Comedy: Sketch Pilot2008TV Movie

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
CollegeHumor Originals2011-2013TV Series vocalist - 2 episodes

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
CollegeHumor Originals2013TV Series script consultant - 1 episode

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access Web Videos2014TV Series special thanks - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Conan2017TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2016-2017TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
@midnight2016-2017TV SeriesHimself
The UCB Show2017TV SeriesHimself
Adam Ruins Everything2016TV SeriesHimself - Presenter
Last Call with Carson Daly2016TV SeriesHimself
No, You Shut Up!2016TV SeriesHimself
CBS This Morning2015TV SeriesHimself
Sidewalks Entertainment2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
CollegeHumor Originals2013-2015TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Co-Host
The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access2013TV SeriesHimself
Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Big Morning Buzz Live2012-2013TV SeriesHimself - Panelist / Himself
The Exquisite Corpse Project2012Himself / Captain Boo
Hardly Working2012TV Series shortHimself
Fox and Friends2009TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access Web Videos2014TV SeriesHimself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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