Bill Burr Net Worth: How Much Money Did He Make from The Mandalorian?
Bill Burr is an American comedian and actor who has been known for his stand-ups on Showtime for Apollo in 2000, Comedy Central Presents in 2003 and One Night Stand in 2005. He has also appeared in films like Date Night (2010), The Heat (2014), and The Front Runner in 2018.
Burr recently appeared in a comedy film Old Dads, which he also wrote and directed for Netflix. The film was released on the 20th of October this year.
What Is Bill Burr’s Total Net Worth?
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Burr, who is known for his satirical and observational comedy has a net worth of around $14 million. Bill started his journey as a comedian in 1992 but got mass attention for playing ‘Patrik Kuby,’ in the AMC television series Breaking Bad (2011-2013). He is also known for his role in the television series The Mandalorian in 2019.
Bill started his podcast in 2007, Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast, with weekly episodes, where he spoke about his experiences, ongoing tours and sports. He also offered advice to his listeners’ questions on his podcast which is available on Bill’s website, Spotify, YouTube and on his ‘All Things Comedy’ network he co-founded in 2012.
How Much Did Bill Burr Earn In The Star Wars series?
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According to the reports of The Wall Street Journal, the first season of The Mandalorian cost $120 million. The show has eight episodes in total and reports stated that each episode had a budget of $15 million. The highest budget in the Star Wars franchise was The Last Jedi in 2017, which had a budget of around $200-320 million.
There are no official reveals on the salary of the cast of The Mandalorian, but Burr did reveal how he became part of the Disney+Hotstar series.
According to Hypebeast, in an episode of Your Mom’s House with Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzk, in 2021, Bill revealed about playing ‘Migs Mayfield in the Star Wars franchise.
Burr mentioned how he met Jon Favreau at Mike Binder’s birthday party and while having a conversation Jon told him that he was working on the series and asked Burr if he can play a part in it.
The plot of The Mandalorian is based post the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Bill Burr played ‘Migs Mayfeld’ in the Disney+ series, a former imperial sharpshooter and turned mercenary, whose job is to lead a crew in an attempt to save a prisoner from a New Republic prison transport ship.
Migs’ team includes the protagonist ‘Din Djarin’ aka ‘The Mandalorian,’ played by Pedro Pascal, with whom he had repetitive clashes and betrayals.
How is Bill Burr successfully garnering attention among the audience?
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Other than his stand-up comedies, Bill Burr gained mass attention after entering into the world of cinema. His work as an actor garnered him more public attention, especially in Breaking Bad and also by hosting Saturday Night Live (SNL).
Burr has done five Netflix special comedies, from which he received a Grammy Award nomination in 2021 for Paper Tiger, a Netflix special, under the category ‘Best Comedy Album.’
Bill also received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for acting in a short-form series, Immoral Compass, in 2022.
