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Gary Owens

Gary Owens, an actor and a stand-up comedian by profession, came to life in Cincinnati, Ohio and is a Native American. He was born to his parents and has a total of 6 siblings. The family was staying together in Oxford at the time of birth of Gary and he grew up there only in his childhood. Gary was known to be a person with good wits and a good sense of humor since he was very young in age and many people could sense that he will make a career in comedy because of his sense of humor and presence of mind.

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He did his high school in the US and started participating in various stage shows related to comedy and started doing various stand-up comedy acts. He became very popular doing these acts and won much appreciation for his performances. He particularly used to make jokes around African American and gained popularity in this genre of comedy. Gary is married to his present wife and longtime past girlfriend Kenya Duke. The couple got married in the year 2003 in a private wedding ceremony and has been staying together since their marriage in 2003. The couple is said to be sharing a strong bond together and has got a daughter with the name Kennedy and two sons with the names Emilio and Austin together. Gary is very close to his family and likes to spend a lot of free time of his with his wife and children.

According to his biography, Gary started his professional career with a lot of stand-up comedy acts in various shows and stage performances. He got much popularity and fame because of these acts and he was awarded the title ‘Funniest Serviceman in America’ for his performances. He later on also won the title ‘Funniest Black Comedian in San Diego’ in a comedy contest in which he participated. Because of his impressive performances, he was called for an audition for the show Comic View and was selected there.

He started performing there and gained much fame because of his stand-up acts and was later made the host of the show as well. Gary has also acted in the movies and he made his debut in the movies with the film named ‘Held Up’ in the year 1999. He later on acted in over 15 movies including ‘Daddy Day Care’, ‘Little Man’, ‘Who Made the Potato Salad?’, ‘Hillbilly Highway’, ‘Think like a Man Too’ and many others. His roles in the movies were much appreciated by the critics and the audiences.

Gary, because of his stand-up acts and acting in movies, has earned much wealth in the past and his estimated net worth as of 2015 is around $ 1 million. His net worth is projected to increase in the future considering his continued roles in the movies and his popularity as a comedian. He is also very active on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram and has got around 2 Lacs followers on Twitter and keeps on posting his recent pictures and regular updates on Twitter.


Quick Facts
Occupations: Researcher
Gender: Male
Description: Researcher
Net Worth 2021: 3 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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