Michael McIntyre is an English comedian, writer, and television presenter, with an estimated net worth of $80 Million. He is best known as the host of the Saturday night series, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, and the game show, The Wheel, on BBC One. Prior to his career as a television presenter, Michael was one of the most successful stand-up comedians in the United Kingdom.

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Biography

Michael McIntyre was born in London to Thomas Cameron McIntyre, known as Ray Cameron, a Canadian comedian and comedy writer on British television, and his wife Kati. His mother, Kati, is of Hungarian Jewish ancestry.  Michael grew up in the British comedy industry and is a dual British-Canadian citizen, by virtue of his father.

Career

Michael McIntyre began his career making several appearances on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo, in 2007, 2008, and 2009. He then released four DVDs, Live and Laughing, Hello Wembley, Showtime, and Happy and Glorious, which have sold a combined total of over five million copies in the UK.

In June 2009, McIntyre began hosting Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, which aired Saturday nights on BBC One. While still hosting the show, he made an appearance on the BBC show Top Gear, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala, and the 2010  edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the Year on Channel 4.

In 2010, it was announced that McIntyre would join the ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent as a judge in 2011 with David Hasselhoff and Amanda Holden. After only one series, McIntyre was replaced by Alesha Dixon. In 2010 and 2014, McIntyre hosted the Royal Variety Performance on ITV.

McIntyre co-hosted various segments of Comic Relief in 2011 and 2013 on BBC One. He also fronted his own BBC One talk program, The Michael McIntyre Chat Show In 2014. In November 2015, it was announced that McIntyre would return to BBC One for Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show.

Since April 2016, McIntyre has presented Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, a Saturday night entertainment series for BBC One. In November 2020, McIntyre started hosting a new BBC gameshow, entitled The Wheel. In August 2021, it was announced that McIntyre would host a U.S. version of The Wheel on NBC.

Michael McIntyre’s Net Worth

Michael McIntyre is one of the richest comedians in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of $80 Million. Like most comedians, Michael makes money from comedy shows, hosting, and DVD sales. In 2009, McIntyre performed for an estimated total of 500,000 people on his first tour of the United Kingdom that included a record-breaking six nights at Wembley Arena and four at The O2 Arena.

In 2012, his UK tour included 71 arena dates, playing to over 700,000 people, including a record-breaking 10 nights at the O2 Arena in London. According to ticket sales company Pollstar, the tour helped make McIntyre the world’s biggest selling comedian in 2012, bringing in around £21m.

On 20 April 2013 McIntyre played the biggest comedy gig in Africa to 9,000 fans at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg. In 2015, McIntyre toured the UK and Ireland with his “Happy & Glorious” tour. He took the tour to Norway for two dates, in February 2016, and in October 2016 he took it to Australia for four dates.

In 2018 he became the highest-selling artist in the history of the O2 Arena, selling over 400,000 tickets over 28 shows, which surpassed the previous record held by Take That.