Who is Ali Wong, and What is her Net Worth?
Alexandra Dawn Wong is a comedian and actor born in the United States on April 19, 1982. Baby Cobra (2016), Hard Knock Wife (2018), and Don Wong (2022) are her three most famous stand-up specials on Netflix.
She wrote and produced the 2019 film Always Be My Maybe, where she also had a starring role. Wong has starred in shows including Inside Amy Schumer, Black Box, and Are You There, Chelsea? and her role as a cast member on ABC’s American Housewife.
She contributed as a writer for the first three years of Fresh Off the Boat’s run. She is known for her work as the voice of Roberta “Bertie” Songthrush on Tuca & Bertie and Ali on Big Mouth. In 2020 and 2023, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
She is the youngest of four kids born in the Pacific Heights section of San Francisco, California. Her mother, Tam “Tammy” Wong, was a social worker from Vietnam who emigrated to the United States in the 1960s. Her anesthesiologist father, Adolphus Wong (1937-2011), was a Chinese immigrant who spent 30 years at Kaiser Permanente.
Wong was the student body president when she graduated from San Francisco University High School in 2000. She attended UCLA to pursue a degree in Asian-American studies. She went to Hanoi while she was a junior in high school. Her post-university education consisted of a Fulbright scholarship to Vietnam.
Now, let’s get into the net worth of this outstanding entertainer, Shall we?
Three of Ali’s comedy specials, Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016), Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife (2018), and Ali Wong: Don Wong (2022), have been published on Netflix since 2016. We may never know how much she made on her previous two ventures but given the fierce competition between Netflix and HBO to air her third special, we can safely assume it was a lot.
Hollywood Reporter said HBO had offered Ali more than $10 million for a single special. Still, the comedian opted to stay with Netflix and accept the eight-figure offer from the streaming service.
In April of 2023, it is estimated that Ali Wong will have a net worth of $4 million. This figure is genuinely explained considering how much she takes part in, such as being a stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, author, etc.
Ali is the queen of silent revenue thanks to her website’s sales of her wares (from crewneck sweaters and caps to mugs). The comedian’s dedication to her side gig is remarkable, despite its financial impact being unlikely to be significant.
In 2019, Ali published Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life, a compilation of “heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters.” During an interview with NPR to promote the book, the comedian explained:
“There were a lot of knocks on my door to write a book, and I didn’t have an idea really until I thought about writing letters to my daughters. That’s very much inspired by a letter that my father wrote to me before he passed away that began with dear Alexandra. And it’s one of the few things that if my house was on fire if there was an apocalypse, I would take with me along with, you know, my passport and my kids. I just wish that he had written a lot more because I have so many more questions for him that it’s too late to ask.”
Since 2011, Wong has been in Fox’s Breaking In. She subsequently worked on Are You There, Chelsea? Black Box, Inside Amy Schumer, American Housewife, and Love, Victor. The actress appeared in Onward, Birds of Prey, and Always Be My Maybe.
She acted, wrote, and produced Always Be My Maybe, a hit. Her remuneration for these endeavors is unknown. Netflix said 32 million households watched it in the first four weeks. Birds of Prey grossed $205.3 million; thus, Wong’s paychecks likely featured several zeroes.
The actor also voiced Felony in Ralph Breaks the Internet, which made $529.3 million at the movie office. In the animated comedy Tuca & Bertie, Ali expressed Roberta “Bertie” Songthrush with Tiffany Haddish and Nicole Byer. In 2019, Ali appeared in Netflix’s successful program Big Mouth, and in 2022, she voiced Becca on its spin-off Human Resources.
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