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Denis Leary is an actor, writer, comedian, film producer and director from the United States. His net worth has been estimated to be $25 million.

Leary’s parents were Irish Catholic immigrants. His mother was a maid and the father was an automobile mechanic. Both of his parents are from Ireland, and so, Denis holds the Irish passport too, apart from his American passport. Through marriage, Denis has a cousin - Conan O'Brien, the renowned comedian, and talk show host. Denis Leary went to the Emerson College in Boston. When he was there, he met Mario Cantone, the comedian, and also Steven Wright and Gina Gershon, the actress. To this day, Cantone remains a good friend of Denis. This entire people have influenced Denis, and have contributed to where he is today. Some other people who have influence Denis are George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Michael Gough, Richard Pryor, and Sam Kinison.

Leary today is known for this wit and fast-paced comic style. He started off at Boston at Play It Again Sam's – the underground club in the 1980’s. However, he really began to get noticed when he appeared on television on The Rascals Comedy Hour in October 1990. His fame and wealth really began to flow in when Denis did the R.E.M. for MTV sketch in the early 1990’s. That was just the beginning. Soon enough, people were discussing Denis Leary, and his demand and wealth too started to go up.

Denis is married to Ann Lembeck since 1989. They have two kids.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
2016	Sale of Asset	Selling price of Ann and Denis Leary’s Roxbury farm	$4,900,000
2016	Others	Sales of the video Ice Age: Collision Course as the voice of Diego	$16,520,000
2016	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Ice Age: Collision Course as the voice of Diego	$408,580,000
2016	Others	Sales of the video Freaks of Nature as Rick Wilson	$249,790
2015	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Freaks of Nature as Rick Wilson	$70,960
2014	Others	Sales of the videos Draft Day as Coach Penn and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as George Stacy	$58,660,000
2014	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Draft Day as Coach Penn and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as George Stacy	$738,850,000
2012	Others	Sales of the videos The Amazing Spider-Man as George Stacy and Ice Age: Continental Drift as the voice of Diego	$175,940,000
2012	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies The Amazing Spider-Man as George Stacy and Ice Age: Continental Drift as the voice of Diego	$1,640,000,000
2010	Salary	Salary for every episode of the television show Rescue Me as Tommy Gavin	$350,000
2010	Salary	Salary for every episode of the television series Rescue Me as Tommy Gavin	$350,000
2009	Others	Sales of the video Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as the voice of Diego	$120,970,000
2009	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as the voice of Diego	$886,690,000
2009	Salary	Salary for every episode of the television series Rescue Me as Tommy Gavin	$250,000
2006	Others	Sales of the video Ice Age: The Meltdown as the voice of Diego	$138,190,000
2006	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Ice Age: The Meltdown as the voice of Diego	$660,940,000
2003	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Secret Lives of Dentists as Slater	$3,760,000
2002	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Ice Age as the voice of Diego	$386,120,000
2001	Earning Turned Donation	Money distributed to the families of the 343 firemen killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001 in addition to providing funding for necessities such as a new mobile command center, first responder training, and a high-rise simulator for the New York City Fire Department's training campus	$2,000,000
2001	Earning Turned Donation	Money won from the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire given to the Leary Firefighters Foundation	$125,000
2001	Earning Turned Donation	Donation of the Leary Firefighters Foundation to fire departments in the Worcester, Boston, and New York City areas for equipment, training materials, new vehicles, and new facilities since its creation in the year 2000	$2,500,000
2001	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Blow as the film's producer, Company Man as Officer Fry and box office sales of the movies Lakeboat as The Fireman and Final as Bill	$83,920,000
1999	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Jesus' Son as Wayne, The Thomas Crown Affair as Det. Michael McCann and box office sales of the movie True Crime as Bob Findley	$142,680,000
1998	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies A Bug's Life as the voice of Francis, Small Soldiers as Gil Mars and box office sales of the movies Love Walked In as Jack Hanaway and the film's producer, Monument Ave. as Bobby O'Grady and the film's writer and Wide Awake as Mr. Beal	$435,640,000
1997	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Wag the Dog as Fad King and box office sales of the movies Suicide Kings as Lono Veccio, The Real Blonde as Doug and The Matchmaker as Nick	$69,650,000
1996	Asset	Purchase value of Ann and Denis Leary’s Roxbury farm	$800,000
1996	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movies Two If by Sea as Francis "Frank" O'Brien and the film's writer and Underworld as Johnny Crown or Johnny Alt	$10,660,000
1995	Salary	Salary from the movie Two If by Sea as Francis 'Frank' O'Brien	$1,000,000
1995	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movies Operation Dumbo Drop as CW3 David Poole and The Neon Bible as Frank	$24,750,000
1994	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Ref as Gus and box office sales of the movies Gunmen as Armor O'Malley and Natural Born Killers as a prison inmate	$66,040,000
1993	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Demolition Man as Edgar Friendly, The Sandlot as Bill and box office sales of the movies Who's the Man? as Sergeant Cooper, Loaded Weapon 1 as Mike McCracken and Judgment Night as Fallon	$244,700,000
1991	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Strictly Business as Jake	$7,680,000