Steve Harvey

Steve Harvey has been in the comedy business for a long time now. His longevity and success can be attributed to the simple fact that the man is funny. But Steve Harvey is a decade removed from doing stand-up, so what is contributing to Steve Harvey’s net worth?

STEVE HARVEY’S NET WORTH ALL BEGAN WITH STAND-UP

Before Steve Harvey began accumulating his net worth through comedy, he did have other careers. He was an insurance salesman, a boxer, a carpet cleaner, an autoworker, and even a mail carrier. No wonder the man had a good handle on comedy; he lived so many lives.

Once Steve Harvey got into comedy, he never looked back. It was a decision that eventually cost him his first wife and a relationship with his twin daughters.

It also put him homeless for three years. Harvey many times found himself sleeping in his Ford Tempo, having to use an igloo ice chest as a refrigerator, showering at rest stops, and mainly surviving on bologna sammy’s.

His very first stand-up show came on October 8, 1985, in a small club in Cleveland, Ohio called Hilarities Comedy Club. He was so good that he won the first-place prize of $50. This win, though, was the catalyst for his hard times.

With the $50 in his pocket and full of confidence, Harvey decided that comedy was for him, so he quit his job as an insurance salesman. This decision went over like lead bricks with his first wife. “I’m married, I have twins [Brandi and Karli, now 33]. I’m supposed to provide for them, but I had to take this chance,” he told PEOPLE.

Things didn’t get much better for Harvey as most of the money he made at the time did nothing for his net worth. His first full year doing standup netted Steve Harvey $3,000 total. After divorcing his first wife, Harvey saw most of his comedy income (75%) going to his ex-wife and twins, forcing him to live on $50 a week.

He recalled one time when he was trying to wash up in a hotel bathroom but because of all the traffic going in and out, he was forced to sit in a bathroom stall for hours, waiting for patrons to leave. “I sat down and started crying, but a voice said, ‘If you keep going, I’m going to take you places you’ve never been.’ It was like God said, ‘Don’t quit, you’re almost there.’”

That voice ended up being prophetic because it was soon after that Harvey got his first big break on a televised show from the Apollo.

Steve Harvey was finally doing what he was meant to do. His first showing at the Apollo turned into a long-term gig as the host of It’s Showtime at the Apollo. It appears that being a host for a show was meant to be.

HE HOSTED THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW

Steve Harvey’s stand-up was gold. His net worth was slowly building as was his popularity. His early success allowed Harvey to look to television and feature films. His first big show on television was the series Me and the Boys.

After Me and the Boys ended, Harvey led The Steve Harvey Show, a series that lasted six seasons. From there, Harvey continued with television and moved into features.

He was seen on the series My Wife and Kids as well as The Parkers, while he jumped into features with The Fighting Temptations, Love Don’t Cost a Thing, You Got Served, Johnson Family Vacation, Madea Goes to Jail, and finally, Think Like a Man.

STEVE HARVEY HOSTED THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT BUT ANNOUNCED THE WRONG WINNER

Steve Harvey caused controversy the first year he hosted the Miss Universe Pageant. In 2015, Harvey announced the pageant’s winner, but he accidentally announced the first runner-up (Miss Columbia) as the winner.

A few minutes after Miss Columbia was crowned, Harvey was forced to return to the stage to inform the audience and the true winner (Miss Philippines) that he had misread the results.

This did nothing to hurt Steve Harvey’s net worth because not only was he brought back the following year as host, but he also finished off his five-year deal. After skipping 2020, Harvey was back hosting Miss Universe. Good for him.

STEVE HARVEY’S NET WORTH IS $200 MILLION

Steve Harvey’s net worth is $200 million, with some estimates increasing it to $280 million. He has built that by earning a yearly salary of $45 million. You may be surprised, though, just how Harvey earns his impressive salary.

Steve Harvey no longer performs stand-up. Steve Harvey also doesn’t do movies, except on rare occasions. Heck, he’s been married to Marjorie Harvey for some time now, so there’s less incentive to keep moving. So, if the funny guy isn’t performing stand-up, nor is he in front of the camera in feature films, just where is his wealth coming from?

Well, Steve Harvey’s net worth is greatly enhanced by his work as the host of the hit television game show Family Feud. Harvey not only handles hosting duties on Family Feud but also hosts the popular Celebrity Family Feud. These two hosting duties add tremendously to Steve Harvey’s net worth.

Steve Harvey earns between $ 50 and $ 100,000 per episode of Family Feud and Celebrity Family Feud, but that’s not all that contributes to his fabulous net worth.

He also gets a decent salary from a radio show that Harvey started over 20 years ago called The Steve Harvey Morning Show, a national radio program that nets Harvey $20 million a year.

A few more endeavors contribute to Steve Harvey’s net worth. Since 2015 (taking a break in 2020), Harvey has been hosting the Miss Universe Pageant after signing a multi-year deal. His average salary for those hosting duties is $1 million.

Also included in Steve Harvey’s net worth are the books Harvey has written. In total, Harvey has penned four novels, including Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man (2009); Straight Talk, No Chaser (2010); Act Like a Success (2014), and Jump, Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance (2016).

His first novel was also the basis for the 2012 hit comedy feature, Think Like a Man, which also spawned the 2014 sequel, Think Like a Man Too.

Everyone knows Steve Harvey. The comedian is seemingly everywhere on television with his hosting gigs on Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, Judge Steve Harvey, and the Steve Harvey Morning Show. Through it all there has been one person who has continued to stand by him – his wife Marjorie Harvey.

MARJORIE HARVEY WAS BORN IN 1964

Marjorie Harvey was born Marjorie Elain Bridges on October 10, 1964. Not much is known about her childhood but what is known is that after she attended high school, she went to the University of Memphis.

After a short time, Marjorie realized that college was not for her, and it, unfortunately, showed in her low academic performance.

While attending the University of Memphis, she realized that she was meant for something bigger and better. Marjorie’s talents were leading her toward a fashion career, which she finally began to embrace.

Life, though, has a way of throwing big, bending curveballs, and Marjorie Harvey was going to take a swing at a couple of them.

MARJORIE HARVEY HAS BEEN MARRIED THREE TIMES

The first big, looping curveball Marjorie Harvey took a swing at was with Jim Thompson. The couple got married and from this marriage, Marjorie had two children, Morgan and Jason. Unfortunately for Marjorie and her boys, Jim was involved in some illegal matters, which ended up causing the two to divorce.

The second big curve came a bit later down the line for Marjorie when she married Darnell Woods. With him, Marjorie had her third child, this time a daughter they named Lori. But again, troubles found Marjorie’s family, so a second divorce was in store.

It took a long while before Marjorie found her true match. In 2007, she dated comedian Steve Harvey, and later that same year, the two tied the knot. Since that time, the couple has enjoyed the many highs and the many lows that come along with the entertainment business.

But through thick and thin, they have been able to stick it out. Although the pair dated in 2007, they had actually become acquaintances many years prior.

MARJORIE HARVEY MET STEVE HARVEY AT A COMEDY CLUB

At the time, Marjorie Harvey was going by Marjorie Woods and as she tells the story, she was going to a “small comedy club” in Memphis to see Steve Harvey perform but “was late.” The comedy club was called The Comedy Zone and on a commercial break on Steve’s TV Show, the couple shared how and when they first met.

“She came down front with her girlfriend,” Steve tells the audience. “When I saw her, I quit breathing.” This is when Marjorie Harvey breaks in saying, “He stopped the show, actually.”

She went on to explain how she showed up late to the show and because her seats were up front, she thought Steve was going to “give me the business for being late…” So she prepared herself to take the heat.

What happened instead was that Steve saw her and he “got real quiet, he was just staring at me.” Marjorie Harvey then said her future husband was so quiet for so long that everyone else in the comedy club was beginning to get uncomfortable.

Finally, Steve Harvey realized he’d been silent for too long, so he said, “Excuse me, I don’t know who you are, but I’m going to marry you one day.”

The couple actually dated for about a year and a half after that, but things, as they oftentimes do, fizzled for the couple and they went their separate ways. This was back in 1990. Fate, though, sometimes has a way of stepping in.

THE TWO WERE MARRIED IN 2007

Fast forward a number of years and Marjorie and Steve are in 2005. Through some of their mutual friends, the pair reconnected. It was then that they decided to give their love a second chance and after a year of dating again, Steve proposed to Marjorie.

Marjorie Woods officially became Marjorie Harvey on June 25, 2007. The pair have been married for 15 years and remain strong. In fact, to honor their 15^th anniversary, Steve penned a heartfelt letter that was published in Good Housekeeping.

In the letter, which you can read in full here, he gushes on and on about the woman who stood by his side, through all the ups and downs his career has taken, while also reflecting on their time together:

“It was just a perfect fit. It’s hard to explain. It wasn’t work. It wasn’t hard to be together. We laughed all the time. You made me happy. I made you happy. I filled in all your gaps. You sure filled in all my gaps. It didn’t take long for me to realize that you were the chick for me.”

He then continued on saying, “I want to thank you, because without you there is no way my life could be this. I owe you a debt of gratitude because you simply changed my life… You are the single biggest reason outside of God’s grace that I am where I am today. You’re the one.”

MARJORIE HARVEY HAS THREE CHILDREN, BUT NONE FROM STEVE

Some call it baggage while others simply call it life. When Steve and Marjorie Harvey decided to tie the knot in 2007, they both knew of their respective pasts and what it looked like moving forward. Both had been twice married and twice divorced. With those relationships came children.

Steve Harvey had four children from his previous marriages while Marjorie Harvey came into her third marriage with three children of her own.

Upon marrying Marjorie Harvey, Steve adopted her three children, Jason, Morgan, and Lori to give them his last name. Likewise, Marjorie became the stepmother to his four children, twins Brandi and Karli, and son Broderick from his first marriage.

Steve Harvey also has a son, Wynton, from his second marriage.

MARJORIE HARVEY OWNS LADY LOVES COUTURE

Today, Marjorie Harvey is the founder of her own fashion and lifestyle brand she calls The Lady Loves Couture.

She is also the co-founder, along with her husband, of The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation. It is a place that “provides youth outreach services that help cultivate the next generation of responsible leaders by providing educational enrichment, mentoring, life transformation skills, and global service initiatives.”

MARJORIE HARVEY IS ON INSTAGRAM

On top of that, Marjorie Harvey enjoys life as a social media influencer. She is big on Instagram, with over three million followers.

She has no problem sharing posts that include her husband, nor does she have an issue with posting pictures of her children. Her daughter Lori is a model and is starting to make a name for herself as well.