Seinfeld is widely considered one of the best sitcoms ever made thanks to the undisputed genius of Jerry Seinfeld. As a standup comedian extraordinare, the celebrity incorporated his masterful and hilarious observations about regular situations and basic human nature to create a show that found common ground with every viewer across the world.
The show succeeded in not just becoming everyone’s favorite sitcom, but also played a huge role in its creator’s massive net worth and led to him officially becoming a billionaire in 2024. But Seinfeld’s status is nothing compared to the earnings of his on-screen girlfriend who is now one of the richest women in America.
Jerry Seinfeld’s Path To Becoming A Billionaire
The numbers have spoken and have given Jerry Seinfeld the reputed status as the latest member of the elite billionaire club in Hollywood in 2024. The actor who just turned 70, achieved this massive feat a few weeks before his special birthday. The prominent financial publication Bloomberg confirmed that the actor’s worth is over $1 billion currently.
The magazine also elaborated on how the star reached this colossal figure. Not surprisingly, his iconic sitcom Seinfeld has played a major part in bringing in the money. Another significant factor in the actor attaining the billion mark is through streaming rights for the show on Netflix to the amount of $94 million along with syndicate deals worth $465 million.
Seinfeld also made over $100 million through touring as a standup comedian in the 1980s while gaining an additional $40 million through real estate deals which included a home in the Hamptons. The celebrity is also known to be a vintage car connoisseur and owns some classics in the automobile field. But this was not taken as one of the factors that contributed to his net worth.
Further information from a report in CNBC states that the star earned a whopping $1 million per episode in the final season of his popular show, thereby becoming the first television actor to command this kind of payday.
Jerry Seinfeld’s Former Co-Star Has Surpassed His Net Worth By A Massive Margin
It is no mean feat to join the billionaire club, and Jerry Seinfeld is one of the latest entrants into this elite space thanks to his blockbuster sitcom that contributed majorly to his net worth. But the comedian’s former co-star from the show Jami Gertz is making his earnings look pretty small.
Gertz appeared in season 5 in the episode titled The Stall in which she has a run-in with Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character Elaine over toilet paper. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the actor and her husband Tony Ressler are jointly worth $8 billion.
While Gertz earned a substantial amount during her acting days with a lead role in the sitcom Still Standing and recurring appearances in This is Us and Difficult People, her road to becoming a billionaire gained impetus thanks to her marriage to Ressler who is the co-founder of Apollo Global Management, and later Ares Management in which he owns 30% equity.
Gertz and Ressler also forayed into the field of sports investment by becoming part time owners of the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. In addition, they also own a minor Stake in the Milwaukee Brewers. While they have a palatial house in Malibu, their Beverly Hills property is reportedly worth $50 million.
Gertz is also an entrepreneur, having founded a consulting firm that provides support to start-up companies. She also co-founded Henry Rose, a lifestyle collection of home accessories and other products. (via Capitalism).
This dynamic duo have also ensured that the billions they have made is put to good use through philanthropic activities. Gertz and Ressler are founding members of Painted Turtle Camp, an organization that monetarily supports children with serious chronic illnesses.
