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Rickey Smiley Net Worth

Rickey Smiley Net Worth
Net Worth$6,000,000
Full NameRickey Smiley
Date of Birth/AgeAugust 10, 1968 (age 50)
Source of wealthStand-up Comedian, Television Personality, Actor Radio Personality
Height6’
Country of originU.S
State/City of originBirmingham, Alabama
Last Updated2019

Net Worth

Rickey Smiley’s net worth is $6 million dollars.

How Much Rickey Smiley Make a Year

Rickey Smiley’s contract with Syndicate One is rumored to be paying him a few hundred thousand dollars per year. A real breakdown of Rickey Smiley’s annual income has not been published yet.

How does Rickey Smiley make his money?

The majority of Rickey Smiley’s income and popularity today is from the nationally syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show. It is based in Atlanta on radio station “Hot 107.9”.

He continues to make money from his stand-up act, television hosting and appearances, as well as his appearances in film.

 

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Introduction

Rickey Smiley is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, television host, and actor who has been active in the industry for more than 15 years.

One of the things that gained him great popularity is his prank phone calls. Let’s take a closer look at his biography, personal life, net worth, and career history.

Early Life

Rickey’s full name is Broderick “Rickey” Smiley. His birthday is August 10, 1968. The 6′ comedian was born in Birmingham, Alabama to a middle class family.

He grew up with his grandparents. His father died when he was quite young. Rickey had a rough childhood and he struggled daily, but he had a good support system surrounding him. The positive people in Rickey’s life encouraged him to continue to move forward.

 

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As a teenager Rickey attended Woodlawn High School and then went on to Tuskegee Jobs Corp Center. After a short period at Tuskegee University he left for unknown reasons.

He later went on to Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi association as well as the Kappa Kappa Psi National Band association.

Rickey Smiley’s family was not surprised that he went into the field of comedy. From a young age he was already entertaining them at home.

Personal Life

Rickey Smiley did get married once, but he and his wife were not able to sustain their happiness. Her name has not been published, but the couple decided to get a divorce.

Rickey Smiley has 10 children, but not all of them are biological. He has 2 biological children named Malik Brandon the rest are his adopted nieces and nephews.

Since the collapse of his marriage Rickey says he is done with relationships. Now that he is a little older it’s hard to tell whether he will find love again or not. Loyal fans should stay tuned just in case something changes.

 

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Career

Rickey Smiley made his debut stand-up performance at Comedy Club, Birmingham. He then started going along with George Wallace, Will Downing, and Dottie Peoples on their tours.

Rickey Smiley has been featured on television shows such as “ComicView” on BET where he hosted the year 2000 season, “Snaps” on HBO as well as “Def Comedy Jam” on HBO.

He has also been a part of “Showtime at the Apollo” and The Rickey Smiley Show that aired on TV One. He credits his position today on Dish Nation to his good friend Steve Harvey.

His comedy skit commonly involves role-play of the imaginary characters such as “Lil’ Daryl”, “Rusty Dale”, and “Bernice Jenkins”.

In 2003 his comedy earned him an award with the NAMIC Vision Awards. In April 2004 Rickey was the morning show celebrity of radio station KBFB in Dallas. The show covers hip hop music, news, details, as well as Rickey’s trademark prank calls.

Some of his popular prank calls include Come Over, Uncle Melvin, Churches, and Buried Alive. Rickey so far has put out 6 albums of his prank calls.

Rickey got into a contract with Syndicated One to take the show national and now The Rickey Smiley Morning Show is heard on an enormous amount of mainstream radio stations since 2008.

In addition to his role play, Rickey has also released various songs related to his skits, such as “We Miss Robert” and “Role Ride”.

Rickey Smiley net worth reached $6,000,000.

Rickey has not only been involved in stand-up comedy, television, and radio. He has also starred in the move Friday After Next with Ice Cube.

In 2014 Rickey’s comedy was recognized again and he was nominated for NAMIC Vision Awards for comedy. In 2015 Rickey began making appearances on Rickey Smiley For Real, which is a reality television show about his life. In 2017, Rickey was the winner of the Marconi Award.

Today Rickey Smiley can be heard on the nationally syndicated shows “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” and seen on “Dish Nation” which is produced by Fox.

Interesting Facts

  • Rickey Smiley owns a home in Atlanta Georgia.
  • He has 3 million followers on Facebook and 1.5 million followers on Twitter
  • He founded the Rickey Smiley Foundation to help underserved communities
  • He published a book called “Stand by your truth” in 2017 and soon the book will be a best seller
  • Rickey Smiley’s religion is Christian
  • Rickey Smiley says he was once living on section 8
  • He feels that he lost his best friend when his grandmother died

 

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Favorite Quotes from Rickey Smiley

“Don’t be a hater. You will never be blessed if you can’t be happy for someone else.”

“Nobody owes you anything.”

“You have to understand what your job is.”

“You got to have the right attitude and look at things from the right perspective.”

“The difference between ordinary and extra ordinary is the [extra].”

“You are not put on this earth to be liked by everybody, and everybody ain’t gonna like you.”

 

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Tips for success from Rickey Smiley

  1. Rickey Smiley gives a big thank you to all people who are involved in the success of his projects. He also likes to use his gratitude as an additional way and reason to give thanks to God. Rickey Smiley is proud to have used his radio and television connections to be able to provide opportunities for others. He understands that even though you have good intentions for others, things don’t always work out the way you plan for them to. He wishes success to everyone who listens to him on radio and television as well as those who work with him.
  2. He has a goal of inspiring and blessing people. He likes to lead by example. He believes that God gives you a few things to see what you will do with it. He remembers being in Dallas Texas, giving to people who were suffering and were lacking certain things they needed. They used a tiny hip hop radio station to honor God first. He believes that good work that honors God is why they are in a larger studio today and are soon in need of an even larger studio. He says to gain and continue gaining success you need to keep a positive attitude.