Steve Harvey Net Worth, Biography, Success Story, And Children

Steve Hervey is an American television host, actor, writer, producer, and comedian. He has been associated with “The Steve Harvey Morning Show”, “Family Feud”, “Celebrity Family Feud”, “the Miss Universe competition”, “Family Feud Africa”, and the arbitration-based court comedy “Judge Steve Harvey”. Read more about Steve Harvey net worth, biography, success story and children.

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Biography

Steve Harvey was born on January 17, 1957, in Welch, West Virginia, and is the son of Jesse Harvey, a coal miner, and Eloise Vera. Harvey had a severe stuttering problem as a child, which he eventually overcame. Harvey’s family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, living on East 112th Street, which was renamed Steve Harvey Way in 2015. He graduated from Glenville High School in 1974. Shortly after high school, he attended Kent State University and West Virginia University and is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Steve Harvey is married to Marjorie Bridges. They got married in June 2007,  He is 65 years.

Steve Harvey began his career as a comedian and performed stand-up comedy in the early 1980s. In 2012, he performed his last standup show. Harvey is the host of both “Family Feud” and “Celebrity Family Feud”, conducting them since 2010. He also hosted shows such as, “Little Big Shots”, “Little Big Shots Forever Young”, and “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome”. As an author, he has written four books, including his bestseller “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man”, which was published in March 2009.

Steve Harvey founded “Steve Harvey Global”. He launched an African version of “Family Feud” in 2017. He and his wife Marjorie are the founders of “The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation”, a nonprofit organization focused on youth education. 

Steve Harvey’s success story

Steve Harvey has seen the hard side of show business. He’s been a boxer, an autoworker, an insurance salesman, a carpet cleaner, and a mail carrier. He went on to perform his first stand-up comedy on October 8, 1985, at the Hilarities Comedy Club in Cleveland, Ohio. In the late 1980s, Harvey was homeless for three years. He slept in his car (1976 Ford) when not performing gigs that provided a hotel, and he showered at gas stations or swimming pool showers. 

Steve Harvey went on to become a finalist in the “Second Annual Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search” performing on April 16, 1990, eventually leading to a long stint as host of “It’s Showtime” at the Apollo, taking the role from Mark Curry.  In 1997, Harvey continued his work in stand-up comedy, performing on the “Kings of Comedy” tour along with Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, and Bernie Mac. The tour became the highest-grossing comedy tour in history, grossing $18 million in its first year and $19 million in its second. The comedy act would later be put together into a film by Spike Lee called “The Original Kings of Comedy”. That title was also used as the name of his comedy and variety television show (renamed “Steve Harvey’s Big Time Challenge”), which aired on “The WB” network from 2003 until 2005.

Steve Hervey Net Worth

Steve Harvey’s net worth is estimated to be $200 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. He has several ventures and his work in the entertainment industry has been phenomenal. A large chunk of his earnings comes from him being a TV personality as a host. Out of all the avenues from where Harvey earns, social media plays a very small role. In 2012, he performed his last standup show. Harvey is the host of both “Family Feud” and “Celebrity Family Feud”, conducting them since 2010. He also hosted shows such as, “Little Big Shots”, “Little Big Shots Forever Young”, and “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome”

Between June 2017 and June 2018, Steve Harvey earned $45 million from his various ventures. He earned the same amount between June 2018 and June 2019. Out of his roughly $45 million average annual salary, at least $10 million comes from his hosting duties on Family Feud. Another $20 million comes from his radio hosting duties. There are several means through which Harvey earns his money as an Actor, Comedian, Entertainer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Radio personality, Author, TV Personality, and Television producer along with his own TV show. The tally of all his earnings comes to $45 million per year.

 Steve Harvey Children

Harvey has been married three times and has seven children (four biological children and three stepchildren). From his first marriage to Marcia Harvey, he has two daughters, twins Brandi and Karli and one son, Broderick Harvey Jr. From his second marriage to Mary Shackelford, Harvey has another son named Wynton. The couple divorced in November 2005. In June 2007, Harvey married Marjorie Bridges. Marjorie Harvey is the mother of three children, Morgan, Jason, and Lori, all of whom Steve adopted

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