For those who know who Whitney Cummings is, you will agree that she has enjoyed success as a model, comedian, actress, writer, and producer. Her acting career has gained her reputation especially after she appeared in NBC’s “Whitney” from 2011 to 2013. Her career as a producer has also earned her much success through series such as “2 Broke Girls” that she co-created and it ran from 2011 to 2017.
Whitney’s capacity to utilize different skillset to create career success has earned her a net worth of $35 million. More about her life and her career success and earnings are detailed in this post. Read on!
Who is Whitney Cummings?
What do you know about the early life of Whitney Cummings? Well, first things first, Whitney Cummings is a female born on September 4, 1982. She was born in Washington, D.C and is the daughter of Patti and Eric Lynn Cummings. However, her parents divorced when Whitney was only five years old.
Cummings then started living with her aunt Virginia seven years later when she was 12 years old. She the attended St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland where she graduated in 2002. She then started working during her high school period as an intern at WRC-TV television news station in Washington.
At school, Whitne studied acting a Washington DC’s Studio Theater. She then started her career in the entertainment industry working as a department store model at local shopping malls. Still on her education, Whitney attended the University of Southern California and she used her money to pay for tuition.
She then transferred to the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. There, she graduated Magna Cum Laude, earning a degree in Communication and Film in three years.
Overview of Whitney Cummings’ Career
Whitney’s career started with her love for comedy that saw her get into stand-up in clubs around LA. It was during that period that she got discovered by MTV producers who cast her in the 2004 “Punk’d.” Still in 2004, she starred in “EMR” and through the films, she was starting to enjoy some recognition.
Besides, she was still taking her stand-up comedy and was also gaining success. In 2008, she appeared in “The Tony Rock Project” and the romantic comedy “Made of Honor.” Her projects in 2008 saw her get named among the “12 Rising Stars of Comedy” by Entertainment Weekly.
In 2011, Whitney co-created and produced NBC’s TV Show “Whitney” that aired 38 episodes from 2011 to 2013. What made Whitney’s career to stand out was how well she managed to combine different acting paths to help push her financial and career success.
What is Whitney Cummings Net Worth?
In estimating her net worth, we must take into account all the projects that she has worked on as a model, comedian, writer, actress, and producer. Notably, she at some point had a salary of $60 thousand per episode.
It is through her successful career that Whitney Cummings managed to achieve a net worth of $35 million.
