Ali Wong is one of the most prominent comedians of our time, and she had pretty humble beginnings. And….she couldn’t have done it without the support of her family.
Ali Wong began her comedy career when she was 23 and graduated from UCLA. Though she’s divorced from her husband Justin Hakuta, she wrote in her memoir Dear Girls that her parents-in-laws made her sign a prenup and made her “more motivated to make my own money because I signed a document specifically outlining how much I couldn’t depend on my husband. In the end, being forced to sign that prenup was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me and my career,”
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Now, she’s signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix and has a thriving acting career—winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Beef. She joked in her 2018 special that if they did divorce he would be ‘f—ed.’
What is Ali Wong’s net worth?
Ali Wong has a net worth of $10 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. She earns her money through her comedy tours, stand-up specials, her book, and her acting jobs.
How much did Ali Wong receive from her comedy specials?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix offered her a deal that is worth eight figures for both specials in 2020. WarnerMedia was pushing aggressively to win a bid to have her have a stand-up special for HBO. Sources say WarnerMedia offered north of $10 million for the stand-up special alone.
She made her two comedy specials Don Wong and Single Lady exclusive to Netflix.
How much did Ali Wong receive from her role in Beef?
Since its premiere in 2023, Beef created by Korean-American director Lee Sung-jin for Netflix has critical acclaim. Ali Wong starred as Amy Lau, a small business owner who has her own marital problems and is beefing with Danny Cho, played by Steven Yeun. Ali and Steven both executive-produced the series. According to the SAG-AFTRA rules, leading actors should be paid minimum of $32,000. While it’s not known what she earned as both an actress and a producer, we can probably assume that she made bank from it.
