Kaley Cuoco Net Worth

How much is Kaley Cuoco worth?

Net Worth:$120 Million
Profession:Professional Actress
Date of Birth:November 30, 1985 (age 37)
Country:United States of America
Height:
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

About Kaley Cuoco

Kelly Cuoco is a television actor who has had profitable roles since the age of 17. Audiences perhaps know her best for starring as Penny in The Big Bang Theory, which ran for 12 seasons. In that time, she went from earning $60,000 per episode in the first season, to becoming one of the highest-paid actresses in television history, with a per episode salary of $1 million dollars (2015–17).

When Cuoco was 17, she was cast in 8 Simple Rules, a run of the mill family sitcom in which she played one of the antagonizing teenage children. The show did last for three full seasons and had a total of 76 episodes, however it was eventually cancelled due to the declining ratings after TV dad, John Ritter, passed away.

American actress and producer Kaley Cuoco has an estimated net worth of $120 million dollars, as of 2023. She first became known as Bridget Hennessy on the sitcom, 8 Simple Rules.

Cuoco, though not famous at the time, continued to see moderate success from voicing the main character in the animated kids’ show, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. She had also become a regular in Charmed in its eighth and final season. She made her major breakthrough when she was cast in The Big Bang Theory, she played Penny, who is literally the girl next door character who two nerdy physicist neighbors pine over.

When actors are auditioning for a television show they never really know how long it’ll last, and there are more failed sitcoms than successful ones, so even if they are cast, actors are still looking for other roles and continue to audition. However, The Big Bang Theory was different. Cuoco knew it was going to be a huge success based on the creator of the show. The producer, Chuck Lorre, is a sitcom producing wizard, as he is the creator of Grace Under Fire, Dharma & Greg, and Two And A Half Men. So the chances of The Big Bang Theory failing, though possible, was highly unlikely.

Even then, the show blew up like the Big Bang itself, peaking in season nine with over 20 million viewers per episode. Even in its final seasons, the show’s viewership never took that much of a dip. After the 12th season ended it was unclear if Cuoco wanted to continue on the show, but in any case, the show was cancelled due to co-star Jim Parsons calling it quits.

Kaley Cuoco earned an incredible $900,000 per episode for the last two seasons of The Big Bang Theory. At one point she even earned more, $1 million per episode along with co-stars Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki, which tied them with the stars of Friends for the highest-paid actors in television. However, they humbly took a pay cut so that the actors who play secondary characters in the show could earn a higher salary.

Not only does Cuoco make money from her acting and royalties, which are extremely lucrative, but she has also signed several endorsement deals throughout her career as well. She has made millions from deals struck with Toyota, and most notably, along with William Shatner, Cuoco was the face of priceline.com, a travel agency that owns Agoda and rentalcars.com, which earned her an estimated $2 million in 2013.

Though too early to say, another potentially lucrative business for Cuoco is her production company, “Yes, Norman Productions”, which was founded at the end of 2017. Not much information is known about her production company, other than that is is named after Cuoco’s dog and that the company signed a “first look” deal with Warner Bros. Television Studios. That means that Warner are allowed first right of refusal to any of the company’s productions.

The one production Yes, Norman Productions is working on is a television series adaptation of the Chris Bohjalian novel, The Flight Attendant, a crime drama about a women who wakes up with a hangover in a hotel room, laying next to a dead body. The drama was released in 2020.

After a 12 year hiatus from voice acting, in 2018 Cuoco returned to animation, though the show she’d be working on isn’t quite as child friendly as Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. This time she would be taking on the animated role of Harley Quinn, one of the more famous Batman villains after the character was portrayed by Margot Robbie in the movie Suicide Squad.

The series, aptly titled Harley Quinn, is influenced by the humor of the film franchise Deadpool, as Harley Quinn also features crude jokes, and fourth wall breaking comedy. For the ensemble cast, Cuoco has smartly surrounded herself with a broad cast of high-profile comedy actors, such as Arrested Development’s Tony Hale, Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander, and Curb Your Enthusiasm’s J.B. Smoove.

Cuoco’s Total Net Worth

Kelly Cuoco starred as Penny in The Big Bang Theory for 12 seasons, outlasting most major sitcoms, and with a grand total of 279 episodes. The actress only missed a couple of episodes due to an injury after falling off a horse. She is dedicated to any work that she does, and because of that, she has been nominated for and won several People’s Choice and Teen Choice awards.

For her work on The Big Bang Theory, Cuoco earned $1 million dollars per episode, for seasons nine and ten. Earning $48 million for those episodes. She earned $900,000 per episode for seasons eleven and twelve. Which earned her another $43.2 million. She also earned an estimated $50 million for seasons one through seven. In total, Cuoco’s earning from The Big Bang Theory are estimated to be around $141.2 million. She has appeared in 25 other TV series, as well.

Kelly Cuoco has roles in Young Sheldon, Harley Quinn and The Flight Attendant. She has also had roles in popular past TV series, including Charmed, 8 Simple Rules and Brandy and Mr. Whiskers.

In total, it is estimated that Kelly Cuoco has earned $179.2 million dollars from her acting work on TV. However that is not including a 1% royalties fee that was negotiated from The Big Bang Theory by Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and herself. Since the first year revenues from the syndication of the show was $1 billion, Cuoco earned $10 million. She have since seen earnings of around $1 million dollars per year, but still, she will be paid for decades through this one deal alone. It is estimated that she has earned $19 million from this deal already.

In her work in film, her notable appearances have been in Growing Up Brady, Bratz: The Movie, The Penthouse, Hop, The Wedding Ringer, and most recently, The Man from Toronto. In total, while her earnings pale in comparison to what she has earned on TV, Cuoco has still earned some $15 million with over 38 performances.

Overall, when including all of her TV series appearances, as well as the many appearances that she has made as herself, in addition to her film work. She is estimated to have earned around $21 million dollars from her endorsements and other endeavors. Therefore, it is estimated that Cuoco has earned career income of around $213.2 million dollars.

Of that amount, $12-17 million is expected to have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $198.7 million, will have been taxed at 50% as Cuoco has been residing in the state of California. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $99.35 million dollars, having paid around the same amount in taxes.

Kelly Cuoco was married to Ryan Sweeting between the years of 2013 and 2016. The American tennis player has a net worth of around $2 million and when they split, it turned out that the couple had signed a prenuptial agreement. According to the documents, Sweeting was not to receive spousal support from Cuoco at all. In the end, a payment was recorded to Sweeting from Cuoco of $165,000.

Cuoco later remarried, this time to Karl Cook in 2018. They later divorced in 2021, Kaley was ordered to pay her ex-husband $165,000 in the divorce settlement in addition to $55,000 in legal fees. However, again, was saved by a prenuptial agreement. I don’t think that Cook really cared about the money of course, considering his father is billionaire Scott D. Cook. Karl is an Equestrian (a horse rider).

In her personal life, Cuoco has kept herself clear and together. She has maintained her weight and is in good physical shape, to this she has said, “a while ago, I was starting to get bored with my routine, so I tried Spinning and fell in love with it instantly. I go to class three times a week, without fail. I always get there early so I can sit in the front of the studio, and I’m ready to go as soon as the instructor comes in.”

It seems likely that Cuoco has kept her financial life in shape, as well. She has made savvy business decisions like imposing a prenuptial agreement that has saved her perhaps $35 million dollars, or more. She has invested in real estate including a $12 million dollar mansion in Hidden Hills, California, that she purchased with Karl Cook. However it is likely that she has invested far more into securities, including precious metals like gold, as well as various American stocks and bonds.

Cuoco may have spent $8-9 million dollars of her career earnings but also likely possesses assets valued at around $3-4 million, not including investment assets. In her investments, she may have earned investment returns of $20-30 million dollars. Therefore, it is estimated that Kelly Cuoco has a net worth of around $120 million dollars.

Summing-Up

After starring in several TV shows, including the massively successful Big Bang Theory, and amassing enough money for several lifetimes, Kaley Cuoco is still young and has lots more “eggs in different baskets” as she has been quoted as saying.

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