DAVID LETTERMAN – EST. $450 MILLION

His career has spanned over three decades, earned him an estimated net worth of $450 million, and made him a household name that has been on TV screens over the years. No one can deny the influence he has had on late-night television talk shows, from his 1982 debut on Late Night with David Letterman on NBC. That’s 6,080 episodes, much more than his mentor, Johnny Carson, has recorded. It’s no surprise that David’s show has also been included in TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time!

David Letterman wasn’t born into a privileged and wealthy family, and he didn’t have any family fortune to fall back on if he didn’t succeed in the industry. After he graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, he took off and started his career in media.

He has also made several investments throughout his career, including his company Worldwide Pants, which produced The Late Late Show, and several other prime-time comedies, including Everybody Loves Raymond.