American comedian and writer, Rob Delaney is best known as the co-star and co-writer of the popular Amazon series, Catastrophe . He first caught the attention of the public through Twitter, as he is one of the first comedians to use social media to share jokes about him. As of 2018, Delaney has over 1.54 followers on Twitter. Currently residing in London, Delaney is married to Leah Delaney . The couple lost their youngest son in January 2018.

Early life of Rob Delaney

Rob Delaney was born on January 19, 1977 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an American, and is of Caucasian/Ethnicity. He attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and earned his degree in musical theater in 1999.

Rob Delaney’s career

Rob Delaney has been active in the entertainment fraternity since 2003, but came to public attention in 2009 via Twitter after he started posting jokes. He is one of the first comedians to use social media to post his jokes. He credits comedian Graham Lineham for his popularity, as he thought he rose to fame after Linehan started replying to his tweets.

As of 2018, Delaney has over 1.54+ million followers on Twitter. He was named one of the ten funniest people on Twitter by Paste magazine in 2010. He received The Comedy Awards in the category of ‘ Funniest Person on Twitter Award ‘ presented by Comedy Central.

Delaney made her television debut in 2007 appearing on Wild Girls Gone . She then appeared in 10 episodes of Coma, Period . In December 2011, Comedy Central announced that they would be filming a pilot for a variety show, @RobDelaney but for some reason, the show was never picked up by them.

He later co-wrote and co-starred in the British comedy, Catastrophe opposite Sharon Horgan . The show debuted in the United States on Amazon in June 2015. It successfully completed its three seasons and has been renewed for a fourth. Due to the catastrophe, she moved to London. Other than that, she has appeared on various British panel shows including Have I got news for you? , 8 out of 10 cats have a countdown , Would I lie to you ?, and The Big Fat Contest of the Year among others.

Delaney served as a panelist on the BBC’s Ask Time which was hosted by David Dimbleby , in Coventry, England, on June 15, 2017.

Rob Delaney has written several articles for Vice and The Guardian. He published his book, Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Hawk. Criterion. Turban. Cabbage in November 2013. His most recent venture, Deadpool 2 hit the big screen on May 18, 2018, where he played the role of Peter W.

Rob Delaney Net Worth

Rob Delaney is one of the successful comedians and actors. He made a $3.4 million fortune with Rob Delaney Live at the Bowery Ballroom. The average salary for a stand-up comedian is $92,000 per year, but Delaney has been active in the industry for a decade. So he could earn more than the average salary.

Delaney has an estimated net worth of over $1 million, but no official confirmation has been forthcoming on this. She earned between $300k and $500k per episode for her appearances on Catastrophe. She also owns luxury properties in London and California.

Rob Delaney’s personal life

Rob Delaney is happily married to his longtime girlfriend. Leah Delaney . The duo exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony in the presence of loved ones and family members long ago.

The duo is blessed with three children, but unfortunately, the couple lost their youngest son, Henry, in January 2018 due to a brain tumor.

Delaney shared the sad news of her two-and-a-half-year-old son’s death after a month via her Facebook.

Delaney was in a 2002 accident while driving, breaking her right arm and left wrist and both knees were scraped to the bone. He spent 24 hours in jail and the judge gave him two options between a prison sentence or rehabilitation and he chooses the latter. Due to the accident, he prompted him to stop drinking and he has been sober.

In 2012, Rob Delaney spoke publicly about his experience with clinical depression and the alcohol addiction he faced many years ago. He said,

“Depression taught me the importance of compassion and hard work, and that enormous obstacles can be overcome,” he says simply. But also the importance of the real. That’s what matters.’

Delaney is also a left-wing progressive and often shares his political views with his supporters. He believes the president should be chosen based on his policies on education and health care. He voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2017 general election.

He joined the Democratic Socialists of America, American Civil Liberties Union after Donald Trump was elected president. Delaney endorsed the Labor Party in the 2017 UK general election.