Lenny Henry Net Worth
Popular English actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and also TV host Lenny Henry is best known for presenting shows like The Magicians for BBC One, and for co-founding charity Comic Relief. Lenny’s amazing net worth is estimated to be about $10 million as of 2016. How did he acquire such a fortune?
Lenny Henry was born on August 29th, 1958, in Dudley, United Kingdom, to Jamaican immigrant parents. In 2007, he graduated in English Literature. His first manager was Robert Luff, he signed him in 1975 and gave him the opportunity to perform as part of the touring stage version of The Black and White Minstrel Show. Later in 2009, Lenny stated he was obliged to perform and regretted his part in this show.
During his career, you could see him in many movies, TV shows, theatre plays etc. We could name for example The Lenny Henry Show, True Identity movie, web series Conversations with my Wife, The Magicians series, and Othello at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. He got really variegated career, which has gained him such an amazing net worth.
In 1984, Henry married comedienne Dawn French in Westminster. They adopted a daughter, Billie, together. After 25 years of marriage, Henry and his wife divorced. Henry has been a frequent and outspoken critic of lack of ethnic diversity in British television’s programming. In 1999, he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Henry also received a knighthood in the Queen’s 2015 Birthday Honours.
