Nick Cannon Net Worth: $30 Million (approx.)
| Net Worth: | $30 Million (approx.) |
| Salary: | $5 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Oct 8, 1980 |
| Age: | 42 years |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Profession: | Comedian, Record producer, Actor, Musician, Presenter, Television producer, Writer, Rapper, Singer, TV Personality |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
Nick Cannon’s Net Worth is around $30 million. Nick Cannon is a famous actor and television host.
During his career, Nick Cannon has found success on television, film, radio, and as an entrepreneur/producer.
Nick Cannon Salary:
Nick Cannon’s Salary is $5 Million.
Nick Cannon Biography:
| Born | Nicholas Scott Cannon October 8, 1980 (age 42) San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Education | Monte Vista High School,Howard University (BS) |
| Occupation | Television host,rapper,actor,comedian |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Television | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild N’ Out The Nick Cannon Show America’s Got Talent Real Husbands of Hollywood Lip Sync Battle Shorties The Masked Singer |
| Spouse(s) | Mariah Carey(m. 2008; div. 2016) |
| Children | 10 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Hip hop,comedy, hip hop,R&B |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Nick Cannon was born in San Diego, California on October 8, 1980. Nick Cannon was mostly raised by his grandfather. He grew up in Lincoln Park’s Bay Vista Housing Projects. Cannon was affiliated with the Lincoln Park Bloods street gang as a teenager, but left the gang behind when he lost a close friend to violence.
Nick Cannon began performing at the early age of 8, and at age 11 he was already performing comedy on his father’s local cable access television show.
Nick Cannon Education
Cannon graduated from Monte Vista High School in 1998.
Nick Cannon enrolled at Howard University in 2016 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Criminology/Administration of Justice in 2020.
Nick Cannon Career:
Nick Cannon later moved to Hollywood where he landed several stand up comedy gigs at such places like The Laugh Factory, The Improv, and The Comedy Store. Nick’s big television debut came when he landed a role on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show, “All That”, in the mid-90s.
Cannon was also part of a rap group as a teenager, Da G4 Dope Bomb Squad, and the group opened for popular nineties acts like LFO, 98 Degrees, Montell Jordan, and Will Smith.
In 2002, Nick Cannon had a small appearance in “Men in Black II”. His first starring role came when he played main character Devon Miles in the movie “Drumline” in 2002, and the following year in the comedy, “Love Don’t Cost A Thing”. Other films include “Shall We Dance”, “Roll Bounce”, and 2006’s “Bobby.”
Nick Cannon role in “Bobby” got him a nod from the Screen Actors Guild Award in 2007, and he was honored with the Breakthrough Actor of the Year Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance.
Nick Cannon later starred in 2015’s Spike Lee flick “Chi Raq”. Cannon ran “Wild & Out”, a successful television comedy sketch show on MTV from 2005-2007, for a total of 4 seasons. The show was revived in 2012 with Nick as the host.
Nick Cannon Music Career:
In 2005 Nick Cannon began his own record label called, “Can I Ball Records”. His self-titled debut studio album was released in 2003 and reached #15 on the US R&B chart. The lead single, “Can I Live”, was released in July 2005.
In 2009, Nick Cannon formed a new record label, N’Credible Entertainment, after canceling Can-I-Ball Records. In 2010, Cannon created a parody character of Slick Rick and called himself Slick Nick. He released two singles as the character, and in December 2011, released a mixtape entitled “Child of the Corn”.
In July 2013, Nick Cannon released a new single, “Me Sexy”. He released a second single, “Looking for a Dream”, featuring Afrojack. Nick Cannon second album “White People Party Music” was released in 2014. Cannon’s second mixtape, “The Gospel of Ike Turn Up: My Side of the Story”, was released on November 16, 2016.
Nick recorded an Eminem diss track, “The Invitation” in December 2019. After Eminem tweeted in response, Cannon recorded a second diss track that day.
Nick Cannon America’s Got Talent:
In 2009, Nick Cannon replaced Regis Philbin as the host of “America’s Got Talent”. He served as the host from 2009-2016. When he hosted “America’s Got Talent”, Nick Cannon earned $70,000 per episode. In 2017, Nick Cannon announced he wouldn’t be back for the 2017 season, citing creative differences between himself and NBC executives.
However, the network had already been considering firing Nick after he made disparaging comments about NBC in his Showtime comedy special, “Stand Up, Don’t Shoot.”
Nick Cannon was technically under contract and could have been sued by NBC for breach of contract, so NBC executives at first refused his resignation. However, it was ultimately accepted and he was replaced by Tyra Banks as host of “America’s Got Talent”.
Nick Cannon CBS Firing:
On the June 30, 2020, episode of Nick Cannon podcast “Cannon’s Class”, Nick made comments that were interpreted as being antisemitic. While interviewing the rapper Professor Griff of Public Enemy about leaving the group after he made antisemitic remarks, Cannon then discussed several conspiracy theories involving the wealthy Rothschild family that were considered antisemitic.
On July 14, 2020, in reaction to the comments, ViacomCBS terminated its relationship with Nick Cannon which had long aired his show “Wild ‘N Out”, citing “hateful speech and antisemitic conspiracy theories.”
Nick Cannon also hosts a radio show on KPWR Power 106 called “Nick Cannon Mornings.” On July 16, 2020, he announced via tweet that he would be taking time off from his radio show to reflect and create an action plan.
The show is on hiatus indefinitely. Nick Cannon issued an apology on Twitter and was able to remain host of the Fox show “The Masked Singer”, which he has hosted since 2019.
Nick Cannon Children:
Nick Cannon was married to singer Mariah Carey from 2008 to 2016. They were married at her private estate on Windermere Island in The Bahamas. They have 2 children together, twins Monroe and Moroccan Scott.
Nick Cannon also has 3 kids with model Brittany Bell, Golden “Sagon” Cannon, born in February 2017.
Nick announced on 30th September 2022 that he and Brittany Bell have welcomed their third child together, a son named Rise Messiah Cannon. It makes a total of 10 kids for Nick Cannon.
Nick Cannon Mariah Carey Divorce:
Nick and Mariah officially confirmed their separation in August 2014. Their divorce was finalized in 2016.
As part of their divorce proceedings we learned from legal filings that when Mariah entered the marriage in 2008, Mariah had a net worth of $150 million while Nick Cannon was worth less than $500,000. Also, the filings showed that Mariah earned a total of $6.3 million in 2014 while Nick earned $2.7 million.
As part of their eventual settlement, which was undisclosed, Nick Cannon was given the title to a 2012 Ferrari and forced to pay $5,000 per month to a trust for their twins.
Soon after filing for divorce, Nick Cannon and Mariah sold their longtime home in LA’s Bel Air neighborhood for $9 million. They purchased the home in 2009 for $7 million. A previous owner was Farrah Fawcett, who sold the house in 1999 for $2.7 million after living there for over two decades
Nick Cannon Interesting Facts- Activism:
Nick Cannon runs his own charity, the Nicholas Scott Cannon Foundation. He filmed a public service announcement in 2011 for the organization Do Something, a platform that encourages teens to find a cause they are passionate about and to engage with and contribute to their communities. Since 2011, Nick Cannon has served as a celebrity spokesperson for the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual food drive.