Tony Kornheiser Net Worth

Tony Kornheiser was born on the 13th July 1948, as Anthony Irwin Kornheiser, in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a retired American journalist and sportswriter, best known as a former columnist for The Washington Post. He is also recognized as a host, known for The Tony Kornheiser Show, and ESPNs Pardon The

Tony Kornheiser net worth is
$8 Million

Tony Kornheiser Wiki Biography

Tony Kornheiser was born on the 13th July 1948, as Anthony Irwin Kornheiser, in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a retired American journalist and sportswriter, best known as a former columnist for The Washington Post. He is also recognized as a host, known for “The Tony Kornheiser Show”, and ESPN’s “Pardon The Interruption”. His career has been active since the 1970s.

Have you ever wondered how rich is Tony Kornheiser? According to authoritative sources, it is estimated that the overall amount of Tony’s net worth is as high as $8 million, earned through his successful career as a host; the main source being, of course, his career in the entertainment industry, especially in TV and radio shows about sports. Another source of his wealth is coming from selling his books.

Tony Kornheiser Net Worth $8 Million

Tony Kornheiser was raised in a Jewish family as the only child of Estelle and Ira Kornheiser. He attended George W. Hewlett High School on Long Island, and then became a student of English language at the Binghamton University SUNY, from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1970. In the same year, Kornheiser’s career began as he was hired as a writer for Newsday, also working as a teacher until 1976, when he was approached by the New York Times. He stayed with the largest newspaper of New York until 1979, when he agreed to move to Washington D.C., and write for the Washington Post, becoming the general assignment reporter in Style and Sports. Five year later, he became a full time columnist for sport. During his writing career, Kornheiser became known for his sarcastic humor, and offensive critiques towards players and whole teams.

During the 1990s, Kornheiser’s popularity had outgrown the newspapers, and he was soon introduced as the radio host of his own show, entitled “The Tony Kornheiser Show” on WTEM in the beginning, but from 1998 until 2004 it was aired on ESPN radio. In 2006, Kornheiser’s net worth increased by a large margin, as he was selected to host the Monday Night Football show for the entire 2006 season, which marked the beginning of his television career. To speak further, he became the co-host of the popular ESPN show “Pardon The Interruption”, which eventually became the highest rated sports talk show on ESPN.

In addition to this, Kornheiser can also praise himself as an author, which has also benefited his net worth. So far, he has published four books, “The Baby Chase” (1983), “Pumping Irony: Working Out The Angst Of A Lifetime” (1995), “Bald As I Wanna Be”, and his latest “I’m Back For More Cash: A Tony Kornheiser Collection (Because You Can’t Take Two Hundred Newspapers into the Bathroom)” (2002).

When it comes to his personal life, Tony Kornheiser has been married to Karrill since 1973. The couple has two children and currently live in Washington, D.C. In August of 2006, Kornheiser announced that he had skin cancer, but that he had successfully completed treatment during that summer.


Full NameTony Kornheiser
Net Worth$8 Million
Date Of BirthJuly 13, 1948
Place Of BirthLynbrook, New York, United States
Height6 ft (1.83 m)
ProfessionJournalist, Presenter, Radio personality, Announcer, Commentator, Screenwriter, Actor
EducationGeorge W. Hewlett High School, Binghamton University
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseKarril Kornheiser (m. 1973)
ChildrenElizabeth Kornheiser, Michael Kornheiser
ParentsEstelle Kornheiser, Ira Kornheiser
NicknamesAnthony Irwin Kornheiser , Satchmo , Mr. Tony , Anthony Irwin "Tony" Kornheiser
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/TonyKornheiserShow
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1122677
AwardsSports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show - Daily
NominationsPulitzer Prize for Commentary
TV ShowsDream Job, Listen Up!, Pardon the Interruption, The Sports Reporters
#Trademark
1His unusually colored PTI sport jackets worn on the Monday shows during the NFL season.
2The Penguin Dance
#Quote
1I believe I had that.
2Wilbon is not surprised.
3If you're out on your bike tonight, do wear white.
4While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, mockery is the sincerest form of mockery.
#Fact
1Is only ten years older than his fellow PTI co-host Michael Wilbon
2An only child
3The television show "Listen Up" starring Jason Alexander is loosely based on his life as a Washington Post sports writer.
4Daughter: Elizabeth, son: Michael
5Attended Harpur College in Vestal, New York; now called SUNY-Binghamton. Often references the Binghamton University Bearcats on his daily TV and radio shows.
6Invited by ABC to audition for the second analyst position on Monday Night Football in 1999, which eventually went to Dennis Miller.
7Dog: Maggie

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Listen Up2004-2005TV Series books - 6 episodes

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Listen Up2004-2005TV Series executive consultant - 6 episodes

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Creed2015Anthony Kornheiser
The Americans2015TV SeriesMan at Bar
The Millers2014TV SeriesTony Kornheiser
Clubhouse2004TV SeriesSports Guy
Mr 30002004Tony Kornheiser

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Nomadic Who?2014Documentary post-productionHimself (voice)
Pardon the Interruption2006-2017TV SeriesHimself - Host / Himself - Co-Host / Himself
Mike & Mike2011-2016TV SeriesHimself - Pardon the Interruption / Himself - ESPN / Himself / ...
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2016TV SeriesHimself
The Dan Le Batard Show2016TV SeriesHimself
NFL Monday Night Football2006-2008TV SeriesHimself - Color Commentator
NFL Classics2007TV SeriesHimself
2007 NFL Draft2007TV SpecialHimself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?2006-2007TV Series documentaryHimself
ESPN SportsCentury2000-2006TV Series documentaryHimself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...2005TV SeriesHimself
Late Show with David Letterman2005TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Dream Job2004TV SeriesJudge (Season 1)

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