Beloved stand-up comedian and actor, Kevin Hart, is a man of many hats, and delights audiences with his award-winning charismatic vibe. Hart’s current net worth is estimated roughly at $62 million, and includes a stunning annual salary over $28 million in 2015.
Much of Hart’s comedic style represents challenges and triumphs from his early life. Kevin Darnell Hart was born July 6, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in a single-parent household by his mother, Nancy Hart. Hart developed his comedic style as a coping mechanism in response to stress during his early years. His father was a cocaine addict, and through his absence, represented an initial source of suffrage for Kevin and his older brother, Robert. After graduating from George Washington High School, Hart made the move to New York City to pursue a full-time comedy career in a tone influenced by comedians like Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, and Bill Cosby.
Kevin Hart’s net worth is result of an initial try-and-fail stand-up comedy career spanning over a decade, and truly began pivoting success with appearances on Comedy Central and 2009-touring act, “I’m a Grown Little Man”. From here, Hart gained momentum and popularity through his unique, “open-book, and humanly-flawed”, comedic style. He grossed roughly $30 million dollars from comedy and acting revenue sources between 2011 and 2013, including $15 million from popular stand-up, “Laugh at My Pain”, tours and DVD record sales.
In addition to stand-up acts and comedy tours, Kevin Hart’s total net worth includes a salaries and bonuses from acting in films and television shows, like Modern Family and Workaholics; as well as hosting for programs like 2013-2015 Saturday Night Live and 2011 BET Awards. Hart has appeared in films such as, “Get Hard”, “Ride Along”, and “Think Like a Man”. Together, all films gross over $7 million income revenue between 2011 and 2015—not including bonuses. Namely, “Think Like a Man”, grossed $10,000,000 in bonuses after an initial $500,000 salary for Hart’s role in the film.
At age 36, his fame includes various awards and successes, including Forbes “Celebrity 100 List” in 2011 and 2015, and “Artist of the Year” award at the 2014 Acapulco Black Film Festival. Additionally, has received movie awards from MTV, BET, and CinemaCon. Hart’s wealth includes quirky assets, like his leopard printed calfskin tuxedo jacket worn during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, valued at $1,965. As for cars, he is passionate about his $95,000 Supercharged Range Rover, and plans new additions to his car collection in the future.
Despite his popularity in the industry, Kevin Hart’s heart belongs to family. He frequently attributes success and inspiration to his supportive ex-wife and co-parent, Torrie Hart, daughter Heaven, and son Hendrix. A costly divorce results negatively towards Hart’s net worth, as he reportedly pays over $19,000 each month in child support payments; however, despite these negatives, his wealth and popularity continue with momentum towards new horizons for this star. Currently, Kevin Hart is working on movie and comedy productions, and will star this year in anticipated films, like “Ride Along 2”, “Central Intelligence”, and “The Secret Life of Pets”.