Who is stand-up comedian Neal Brennan? His Bio: Net Worth, Wife, Dating, Family, Facts

Who Is Stand-Up Comedian, Neal Brennan? His Bio, Wiki and Age

Neal Brennan was born on 19 October 1973, in Villanova, Pennsylvania USA, so his zodiac sign is Libra and he is 44 years old. He is best known as a stand-up comedian and co-writer, the co-creator of “Chappelle’s Show” on Comedy Central. He has also worked on projects such as “Half Baked” and “Get Him to the Greek”.

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Net Worth

So just how rich is Neal Brennan as of mid-2018? According to authoritative sources, this stand-up comedian and writer has a net worth of $5 million, accumulated from his career in the previously mentioned field. He hasn’t disclosed any information regarding his assets, such as houses and cars.

Wife and Dating

When it comes to Neal’s relationship status, he doesn’t share any direct information regarding that topic. However, he has made jokes about his love life on Twitter, writing tweets such as “My girlfriend and I love each other so much that once a year we give each other a month off.” and “If I had a girlfriend, I bet she’d be mad at me right now, statistically speaking.” As of the most recent past, he wrote “Talking to my GF when she’s mad is like doing stand-up for a mostly black crowd. They’re listening, but really just want me to stop”.

This is my friend @michelleisawolf. Her first comedy hour will be on HBO tonight at 9. I directed it. Which in standup doesn't mean all that much. It's like the same five shots over and over. Having said that, watch because she's very funny and you'll be happy to know her. pic.twitter.com/V3VEa7Pz9k

— Neal Brennan (@nealbrennan) December 3, 2017

Background, Family and Facts

Brennan spent his formative years in Villanova, near Philadelphia and also lived in Wilmette for eight years. Speaking about his ethnicity, he is Caucasian and has light brown hair and blue eyes. He was born into an Irish Catholic family, the youngest of 10 children. He stated that his father’s side of the family was funny, as well as his five older brothers, adding that he realized that he was funny at the age eight or nine, and at that time he was already performing for his classmates, and watched several television comedy series.

Brother

Neal’s older brother Kevin became a comedian when Neal was in high school, and he attended Kevin’s performances at The Improv in New York City. In one interview, he said that it was then he realized that it is possible to make a living in comedy, He moved to New York himself, where he attended film school at the NYU, but dropped out having studied there for one year. After that, he worked as a doorman at the Boston Comedy Club, where he met Dave Chappelle and they eventually became friends. At the age of 18, he had his first performance, which didn’t go well, and resulted in Neal not doing stand-up comedy for several years.

Career: The Beginning

In the ‘90s, Neal re-located to Los Angeles. and in 1995 began writing for “Singled Out”, a dating show, which gave him a chance to collaborate with celebrities such as Jenny McCarthy and Chris Hardwick. In the upcoming period, he worked for “Bzzz!” in 1996, and also on “All That” and “Kenan & Kel”. In 1997 he worked with Chappelle on the movie “Half Baked”, which received a mixed response, although Neal later on stated that it was some of his worst work. In 2006, he began working with Chappelle once again, as a writer and creator for “Chappelle’s Show”, a series which received a generally positive response from the audience, and was rewarded with awards such as BET Comedy Award and Gold Derby TV Award, and additionally was nominated for Primetime Emmy, DVDX, and OFTA Television Awards.
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Latter Career

In 2010, the comedian wrote four episodes of “Funny or Die Presents…”, collaborating with artists such as Steve Tom, Rob Huebel and Christine Scott Bennett.  As of 2016, Neal wrote 16 episodes of “The Daily Show”, a worldwide acclaimed comedy series hosted by Jon Stewart. In 2018, the comedian contributed to “Untitled Neal Brennan Project”, so overall Neal has had 20 writing gigs, which has allowed him to gain considerable recognition among audiences.

Acting Career

As well as being a writer and a comedian, Brennan has also acted briefly, making his acting debut with the role of Crazy Pumpkin Head in “Caesar’s Salad” in 1990. As of 2010, he had a smaller role in “Get Him to the Greek”, working alongside Russell Brand, Rose Byrne, Tyler McKinney and Zoe Salmon.

Social Media

Being in the entertainment field, Brennan is naturally active on social media as well, using them to connect with his fans. The comedian has Twitter and Instagram accounts, on the former being followed by over 360,000 people, whereas his account on the latter has almost 100,000 fans. Some of his latest tweets reveal that he is touring the US.