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General Facts and Figures
- Name: Stephen Gilchrist Glover
- Net Worth: $4 Million
- Occupation: Stunt performer, TV personality, YouTuber
- Date of Birth: June 13, 1974
- Place of Birth: Wimbledon, London
- Zodiac: Gemini
- Spouse: Lux Wright
- Social: YouTube
Steve-O is a professional stuntman, comedian, and television personality. His claim to fame is through the Jackass sequence that includes a television show and movies.
Steve-O Background
Stephen Gilchrist Glover grew up in different places around the world. His father, Ted Glover, worked for Pepsi-cola, and he moved around a lot due to work.
He always took his family with him. Among the places he spent his early life include the U.K., Brazil, Venezuela, Canada, and the U.S.
He studied at the American School in London. He then proceeded to the University of Miami for his undergraduate studies. He enrolled in the school of communications before dropping out.
His Net Worth
At the moment, Steve-O’s net worth is $4 million. He has taken part in many ventures to secure his wealth, and we will look at some of them.
Clowning Act
After campus, he joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College. He graduated and started performing as a clown in circuses. While his earnings are not known, he definitely had a place to start building his wealth.
Move into Films and Jackass
Steve-O used to film his clown acts and other stunts. He would then send them to Big Brother magazine’s editor Jeff Tremaine. Unknown to him, Tremaine had a project on the way, Jackass, and he saw Steve-O to be a good fit.
His work on Jackass made him instantly famous, and he is one of the reasons the show was a success. The show became a blockbuster series that featured a console video game and three Hollywood movies.
The third film had a $20 million budget and was shot using the greatest 3D cameras in the business, merely to film self-proclaimed rejects mock one other.
Steve-nasty O’s and repulsive acts helped the Jackass trilogy make $356.2 million.
“I thought I’d fail and die young. So I feverishly tried to chronicle my antics and encapsulate my message. I hoped to be discovered after death, like Van Gogh.” Steve-O
His most notorious act was when he dived into the ocean with a fishing hook in his cheek as shark bait. He was blasted into the sky in a porta toilet packed with feces to close out Jackass 3D.
After Jackass and its sequences, he was part of another project, Wildboyz. The show went on for four seasons and was quite popular, especially with the Jackass audience.
Comedy
Steve-O is also a comedian and has been part of many comedy tours around the world. His comedy is quite bizarre due to his antics, but it still gets him cheers and fans. His tours also bring some good money to boost his wealth.
Merchandise Sales
Steve-O has an online merchandise store for his brand. Some of the items you will find in the store include t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, and posters.
Steve-O’s Wild Ride!
Steve-O’s Wild Ride! is a successful podcast. A lot of people say that it had become one of their favorites very quickly. Steve-O has had a lot of interesting guests in the episodes, such as Tony Hawk in episode 1 and the successful comedian Gabriel Iglesias in episode 25.
