Jenny Sarah Slate was born on the 25th March 1982, in Milton, Massachusetts, USA. She is widely known not only as an actress, but a voice artist, stand-up comedian, author and screenwriter as well. She is perhaps best known for her role as Donna Stern in the movie “Obvious Child” (2014). She has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 2000s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Jenny Slate is? It is estimated, according to sources that the overall size of Jenny Slate’s net worth is equal to $1 million. Her career in acting has earned a big part of her fortune over time, but undoubtedly her career will become more productive in the forthcoming years – so will her net worth.
Jenny Slate Net Worth $1 Million
Jenny Slate was raised in a Jewish family, as the middle child of Ron Slate, who is an author and poet, and Nancy, who works as a ceramic artist. After attending the Milton Academy, she graduated from the University of Columbia with a BA degree in litersture, immediately after which her career started, as she formed a comedy duo with her friend Gabe Liedman, called “Gabe and Jenny”, performing live in various clubs through USA cities. They gained mainstream popularity in 2008 when they were joined by Max Silvestri in a comedy show entitled “Big Terrific”, which was soon named the best new variety show of 2008 by Time Out New York. Through 2009 Jenny performed as a solo act Jenny Slate: Dead Millionaire at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City. These were a strong start to her net worth.
However, her acting career had also begun, in 2005, when she made her debut appearance in the TV series “Starved”. Her next role was in an episode of the TV series “Honesty” (2007).
Through to 2010, Jenny appeared in various comedy shows, such as “Saturday Night Live” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”, thanks to her comedic value. Starting in late 2009, Jenny began to appear as Stella in the TV series “Bored To Death”, which increased her net worth to a large degree. Since then her career and also her net worth has only gone upwards; the next year she extended her talents to voice acting, lending her voice to one of the characters in the film “Alvin and the Chipmunks”.
The next year she was cast alongside Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy in the film “This Means War”, and in 2013 came her most recognizable role so far, as Sarah Guggenheim in the popular TV series “House of Lies”, which propelled her further into the acting industry. During 2013, Jenny also worked on TV series’ “Parks and Recreation”, “Kroll Show”, and “Married”, which added a significant amount to her net worth. In 2014, Jenny was cast as a lead in the film “Obvious Child”, alongside Jake Lacy and Gaby Hoffmann.
Her latest ventures in the entertainment industry include voice acting in the films “Zootopia” and “The Secret Life of Pets”, which are scheduled for 2016 release, and undoubtedly will further increase her net worth. In addition, she is also to appear in the films “Brain on Fire”, “My Blind Brother”, and “Gifted”, which will also be released in 2016.
Overall, Jenny is a rather successful actress, as she has appeared in more than 40 film and TV titles, for which she has also earned several awards, including the Best Actress in Comedy Movie for her work in “Obvious Child”.
When it comes to her personal life, Jenny Slate has been married to Dean Fleischer-Camp, an editor and director, since September of 2012. They worked together on books and short movies called “The Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”. Currently, they live in Los Angeles.
