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American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, Rigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III has an estimated net worth of $15 million.

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He began his professional career before he attended college, working at a local radio station during high school. He then worked for radio stations in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and in Alabama. He became internationally known when he recorded the hit disco track, “Disco Duck”, while working at a Memphis radio station. His popularity led to his being hired to DJ in Los Angeles, and it was in L.A., while working at KIIS-FM, that he became a bona-fide radio star. His show, “The Weekly Top 40”, has been running successfully since the early 80s, and he has won numerous radio-related awards, including the Marconi Award and the People’s Choice Award. He has also been inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the National Radio Hall of Fame.

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Date

Category

Description

Amount

2006

Sale of Asset

Selling price of Rick Dee's home in the Toluca Lake section of Los Angeles

$6,000,000

1976

Record Sales

Record sales of the single 'Disco Duck' (approximately 1 million copies sold)

$1,300,000