Connect with us

Actors

Simon Helberg Net Worth: How Rich Is the Actor in 2022?

Published

on

Helberg is an American actor and comedian known for playing Howard Wolowitz in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The Simon Helberg net worth figure is $45 million as of 2022.

Simon Helberg attends the "Annette" photocall during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival
(Photo by Toni Anne Barson/FilmMagic)

Early Life and Bio

Full NameSimon Maxwell Helberg
Birth Date / AgeDecember 9, 1980 / 41 Years Old
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, California, USA
Source of WealthActing / Comedy
Relationship StatusMarried To Jocelyn Towne
Height5 ft. 6 in. / 166 cm.
Net Worth$45 Million

Simon Maxwell Helberg was born in December of 1980 in Los Angeles, California to parents Sandy and Harriet (née Birnbaum). His father was an actor, while his mother worked as a casting director. Notably, he has one brother by the name of Mason.

Meanwhile, Simon was raised in a Jewish household that grew progressively “Reform as time went on”.

Regarding education, Helberg attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA. Then, he and actor Jason Ritter became roommates at New York University, where Simon trained at the Atlantic Theater Company.

Early on, Helberg performed in a sketch comedy duo alongside Derek Waters. The two even did sketches with the likes of Bob Odenkirk, Zach Galifianakis, and Bill Hader.

(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

Simon Helberg Net Worth and Career

In 2002, Helberg appeared in the feature film Van Wilder. Afterward, he picked up small roles in the movie Old School and the show Reno 911!.

Helberg continued to receive small roles in movies like A Cinderella Story, Good Night, and Good Luck, Evan Almighty, Mama’s Boy, and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

His other roles prior to his breakthrough include MADtv, Quintuplets, Arrested Development, and Unscripted. Eventually, Helberg landed a main role in the sitcom, The Big Bang Theory.

Since 2007, Helberg has portrayed the role of Howard Wolowitz in the CBS comedy series, The Big Bang Theory. Incredibly, he was the third highest-paid actor in 2018 according to Forbes, as he reeled in $23.5 million that year.

Lastly, the actor has performed in theatre productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, God of Carnage, It’s a Wonderful Life, and The Murder on the Links.

Simon Helberg Instagram and Twitter

Currently, the entertainer possesses zero Instagram followers because he doesn’t have an account. However, Helberg does have about 803 thousand followers on his Twitter profile.

Personal Life

Helberg has been married to actress Jocelyn Towne since 2007. Together, the couple has one daughter named Adeline as well as a son named Wilder.

Interestingly, Helberg has been friends with Mark Hamill’s son Nathan since he was nine years old. Again, he has been long-time friends with actor Jason Ritter as well.

Lastly, the actor became a French citizen to get the role of the Conductor in Leos Carax’s English-language debut Annette.

Simon Helberg Net Worth

The Simon Helberg net worth figure of $45 million has largely been amassed since receiving his co-starring role on The Big Bang Theory. Since then, the actor has been one of the highest-paid actors on television, earning over $20 million annually.

Simon Helberg FAQ

How old is Simon Helberg?


The actor celebrates his birthday every year on December 9th. Being born in 1980, Helberg will be 42 years old at the end of 2022.

How tall is Simon Helberg?


Online sources list Helberg as standing approximately five feet six inches tall. In other words, the comedian is roughly 1.66 meters in height.

Simon Helberg News

(L-R) Marion Cotillard and Simon Helberg attend a special screening of Amazon's original movie "Annette"
(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *