Jo Koy has an estimated net worth of $500,000
Jo Koy is an American comedian with an estimated net worth of $500,000. He is 6’4″ and weighs 200 pounds. With a Filipino mother and Caucasian father, Joseph Glenn Herbert was born on June 2,1971 in Tacoma, Washington. As a funny, entertaining child, Jo earned the nickname “jokoy” meaning jokester in Filipino. After moving to Las Vegas after high school Jo began attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but soon dropped out to pursue a career in standup comedy.
In 1994, the comic earned a regular spot on MGM Grand Hotel and Casino’s comedy show, Catch a Rising Star and began using his childhood nickname as his stage name. After landing his first television appearance on BET’s Comic View in the late nineties, Jo has gone on to star in numerous TV stand-up comedy specials and in several television spots including Tru TV’s World Dumbest, New Millennium, and VH1’s I Love the…Series. In 2005, the comic earned a huge achievement with his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he was one of few to have earned a standing ovation. For the last decade, Jo has appeared on various TV shows and stand up tours including Jimmy Kimmel Live and Jamie Foxx: Laffapalooza.
Along with Jo’s most recognizable role to date as a regular roundtable guest comic on late night talk show E!’s Chelsea Lately, the comedian also has three Comedy Central Specials, two stand up DVDs and a popular podcast with TV host, Michael Yo, titled The Michael Yo and Jo Koy Show. Jo heads his own charity, the Jo Koy Foundation, which focuses on helping children in need. The comedian is divorced and acts as a single father to his young son.
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