Barry Humphries has an approximate net worth of $12 million. He is one of the most popular comedians in the world. He has been popular as a comedian, artist, satirist, author, dadaist and character actor. Barry Humphries has earned most of his wealth from his on-stage and TV alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. Barry has also been a successful script writer, film producer and an actor in the London West End Musical Theatre.
Barry Humphries is an award-winning writer and landscape painter. He was born on the 17th of February, 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia. Barry has been married four times. He has five children and is currently married to Lizzie Spender.
Barry Humphries also authored many books, including two novels, treatise on Chinese drama in Goldfields and two autobiographies. He has also written many plays and recordings. In 1993, Barry Humphries won the J.R Ackerley Prize for his autobiography. Some even believe that Barry Humphries belongs to the same category as the likes of Charlie Chaplin.