- 12 judges of America’s Got Talent show have a combined net worth of almost $2 billion, raked from their various careers in the media and entertainment industry
- The richest among the panelists are, Howard Stern ($650 million), Simon Cowell ($600 million), Sharon Osbourne ($220 million), Sofia Vergara ($180 million), and Heidi Klum ($160 million), accounting for about 90 percent of the indicated combined net worth
- As regards their marital relationships, a greater number are married, some have remarried after divorce, while a few do not have any interest in marriage or relationship for the time being
Since the popular American TV talent show, premiered on June 21, 2006, it has seen various panelists, including Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, and Gabrielle Union. These judges have earned massively from their careers in the entertainment industry. Most of them are either married or engaged, while a handful are divorced and not interested in committing to any relationship at the moment.
Net Worth of America’s Got Talent Panelists and Their Partners
1. Brandy Norwood
- Net worth: $12 million
Similarly, she has sold more than 40 million records globally, and over 8.62 million albums sold in the US alone. Some of her albums include Brandy (2004), Full Moon (2002), Human (2008), and B7 (2020).
Brandy who was one of the first judges of America’s Got Talent left the show after she was involved in an auto crash that killed 38-year-old Awatef Aboudihaj in December 2006.
- Is She Currently Dating?
While it is unclear whether the singer is currently in a relationship with anyone or not, she is known to have dated several men since her high school days. Some of the men Brandy dated include Kobe Bryant, Wanya Morris, Mase, Robert “Big Bert” Smith, Flo Rida, and Quentin Richardson.
2. David Hasselhoff
- Net worth: $10 million
The net worth of David Hasselhoff is estimated to be around $10 million. The bulk of his wealth comes from acting, singing, directing, and producing. Beyond entertainment, he is also in real estate. According to reports, Hasselhoff listed his $3.6 million Los Angeles mansion for sale in January 2020.
He served as a judge in America’s Got Talent from season one to four.
- Partner: Hayley Roberts
David Hasselhoff is currently married to model Hayley Roberts. The couple got married on July 31, 2018, in Puglia, Italy, in the presence of family and friends.
His marriage to Hayley is the third, after being previously married to actress Catherine Hickland from 1984 to 1989, and actress Pamela Bach from 1989 to 2006
3. Piers Morgan
- Net worth: $20 million
Piers Morgan’s net worth is currently put at $20 million. The British broadcaster and TV personality who began his career in the mid-1980s has worked with News of the World, First News, CNN, and The Sun. He reportedly makes around $2 million per year in salary.
In addition, he has invested a decent sum of money in real estate, after buying a number of houses in the UK and US. He purchased his London home for $719,000, and another in Beverly Hills for $5.4 million.
- Partner: Celia Walden
Pier Morgan’s current wife is 48-year-old British journalist and novelist Celia Walden with whom he shares a daughter, Elise Pughe-Morgan (12). He married Walden on June 24, 2010, in an intimate ceremony in Oxfordshire. Prior, he married Marion Shalloe in 1991, separated in 2004, and divorced in 2008, after having three sons; Spencer William Morgan, Stanley Morgan, and Albert Douglas Morgan.
4. Sharon Osbourne
- Net worth: $220 million
British-born American TV personality, music manager, and author Sharon Osbourne has a net worth of $220 million. She began building her wealth from her career which began in the late 1970s. Sharon earned nearly $12 million between 2002 and 2005 on her family’s American TV reality program The Osbournes. She also made about $2 million from her The Sharon Osbourne Show on ITV in 2006, and more than $20 million annually from Ozzfest.
Besides, she is into real estate. In April 2012, Osbourne sold her Malibu mansion for $8 million. The following year, she sold her 2-acre estate with an 11,000-square-foot mansion in Hidden Hills, California for $11.5 million. She also sold a 10,000-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion for $11.5 million in 2013 after buying it for $4 million in 1999.
Between 2014 and 2015, she bought a condo in Sierra Towers building for $6.3 million and an 11,500-square-foot mansion for $12 million in Los Angeles. However, the latter was listed for $18 million in July 2022.
Furthermore, she has another estate (Walders House) bought in 1993 for an undisclosed fee.
- Partner: Ozzy Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne is married to English singer, songwriter, and TV personality, Ozzy Osbourne for 42 years. The couple got married on July 4, 1982, in Maui, Hawaii. They have three children; Aimee, Kelly, and Jack.
5. Howie Mandel
- Net worth: $60 million
Howie Mandel is a 68-year-old Canadian comedian, actor, and TV star whose net worth is approximately $60 million. He has been in the entertainment scene for 46 years.
Mandel is the longest-serving judge in America’s Got Talent since he became part of the table in season 5 of the show. According to reports, he earns about $70,000 per episode. If this is anything to go by, it means the Canadian makes roughly $2.2 million in every season of the show which has 31 or 32 episodes.
Currently, the show is in its 17th season, and Mandel is in his 12th, his projected earnings could rise to $28 million based on our calculations. If he still comes back as a judge in the next season, his wages will go up again.
Apart from these, Howie Mandel has various properties worth millions of dollars. Check them below:
- Partner: Terry Mandel
Terry Mandel is the wife of Howie Mandel. The couple got married on March 16, 1980, and have three children; daughters, Jackie and Riley, and son Alex. Terry who has been with Howie for 44 years runs The Abstract Talent Agency in Toronto, Canada.
6. Howard Stern
- Net worth: $650 million
The net worth of American radio and TV star, Howard Stern is estimated at $650 million. He amassed the fortune from 49 years old career through his five-year $500 million deal with Sirius Satellite Radio in 2004 and real estate investments worth $100 million.
According to celebritynetworth.com, Stern made more than $1 billion since the signing of his contract with Sirius in 2004. The deal made him one of the top earners in radio with an annual pay of $100 million. 80 percent of the money was in cash, while 20 percent was in stock.
Similarly, the contract was renewed for 12 years in December 2015, and this time around, his pay was reported to be $80 million per year. Five years later, the deal was extended for five years at $600 million.
- Partner: Beth Ostrosky Stern
Beth Ostrosky Stern is Howie Stern’s wife. She is an author, model, and animal-rights activist. Beth is the author of Oh My Dog: How to Choose, Train, Groom, Nurture, Feed, and Care for Your New Best Friend (2010), and Yoda: The Story of a Cat and his Kittens (2014).
Howie Stern and Beth Ostrosky Stern have been married for 16 years. The pair married on October 3, 2008, after dating for 8 years. Prior, Stern was married to Alison Berns in June 1978, got separated in October 1999, and divorced finally in 2001, after having three daughters, Emily Beth, Debra Jennifer, and Ashely Jade.
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7. Heidi Klum
- Net worth: $160 million
Heidi started making money at the age of 19 after winning a $300,000 deal through a modeling contest. Years later, she became one of the highest-paid models after making $20 million from modeling.
Beyond what she made from modeling, the German-born earns millions of dollars from multiple sources including, endorsements, TV production, her clothing line; Heidi Klum Intimates, and real estate.
- Partner: Tom Kaulitz
Heidi Klum’s husband is Tom Kaulitz, a 35-year-old German musician and producer. He is the lead guitarist of the German rock band Tokio Hotel and has released several albums such as Schrei (2005), Humanoid (2009), and Kings of Suburbia (2014).
Klum and Kaulitz whose marriage is 5 years old, got married in February 2019 following a year-long relationship.
Before getting married to each other, both were previously married and divorced. Klum was twice married to Ric Pipino and Seal (Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel), while Kaulizts was once married to supermodel, Ria Sommerfeld.
8. Mel B
- Net worth: $6 million
Melanie Janine Brown popularly known as Melanie or Mel B has an estimated net worth of $6 million, earned from her 31 years old career as a singer, songwriter, and TV personality. The Leeds native is a member of the British all-girls group Spice Girls, which sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Mel B who is said to own 6 percent of Spice Girls saw her fortune depleted following her extravagant lifestyle and divorce from two ex-husbands: Jimmy Gulzar whom she married in 1998 and divorced in 2000, and Stephen Belafonte to whom she was married for nearly ten years. Additionally, she paid £1.25 million to Gulzar as a settlement after their divorce was finalized, and squandered an estimated £38 million during her marriage to Belafonte.
- Partner: Rory McPhee
Mel B is currently dating her hairstylist Rory McPhee. The two officially started dating in 2019 after her marriages to Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar and Stephen Belafonte ended in divorce.
McPhee who owns Rory James Salon is from Leeds, the place where Mel was born. In addition, he is the best friend of her cousin, actor Christian Cooke.
In 2022, the hairstylist proposed to Mel B with a $113,000 diamond ring.
9. Simon Cowell
- Net worth: $600 million
Simon Cowell has been able to garner a net worth of about $600 million from his career in the entertainment industry as a music executive and TV producer. This is not surprising considering the fact that he has been active in the business for 44 years.
Born and raised in London, Cowell has been at the forefront of creating famous reality TV franchises, including The X-Factor and Got Talent, through his production company Syco Entertainment. Consequently, he makes between $50 and $100 million per year from all these initiatives, with the bulk of it coming from being a producer and judge on reality TV shows such as America’s Got Talent, Britain’s Got Talent, and The X-Factor.
In addition, his net worth is further boosted by his huge investments in real estate. He has a $24 million oceanfront house in Malibu, a $15 million mansion in London’s Holland Park, and an $8 million Beverly Hills mansion, which he spent millions renovating, and finally sold for $25 million in August 2020.
Moving forward, he also has a high taste for luxury cars. Some of the most expensive in his garage include a $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron, and a Caterham 7 CSR.
- Partner: Lauren Silverman
Simon Cowell is currently engaged to an American, Lauren Silverman since January 2022. She is the ex-wife of an American entrepreneur and real estate mogul, Andrew Silverman, to whom she was married before her cheating scandal with Cowell became public in July 2013. The following month, her divorce from her ex-husband was settled out of the courtroom.
She has two children; Adam with her ex-husband and Eric with Cowell.
10. Gabrielle Union
- Net worth: $40 million
Gabrielle Union is a 52-year-old American actress who has a net worth of $40 million, which was accumulated through acting and partly from her marriage to former NBA player Dwayne Wade.
Even though Union only featured as a judge during the 14th season of America’s Got Talent, she appeared in several movies such as Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), and Breaking (2020).
Besides what she made from acting and being a judge on AGT, Union alongside her husband has invested millions of dollars into buying properties such as a $20 million Hidden Hills mansion in California, a $6 million property in Sherman Oaks, and a $10.7 million waterfront mansion in Miami.
- Partner: Dwayne Wade
Dwayne Wade is the husband of Gabrielle Union. He is a former professional NBA player known for playing for the Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers before retiring in 2019.
Gabriell Union and Dwayne Wade have been married for 10 years. The couple exchanged marital vows on August 30, 2014, after dating for six years.
Union and Wade have a daughter, Kaavia who was born on November 7, 2018, through surrogacy.
11. Julianne Hough
- Net worth: $10 million
The net worth of Julianne Hough is currently evaluated at $10 million. Hough who rose to fame as a dancer before music and acting, made it to the table as one of three judges on the 14th season of America’s Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell and Gabrielle Union.
Apart from her earnings in dancing, music, and acting, she has put part of her fortunes into real estate. Between 2009 and 2014, Hough has a $649,000 condo in Nashville and a $1.9 million Hollywood Hills property, which she often puts for rent at $40,000 monthly whenever she is traveling for a long time.
- Partner: Previously married to Brooks Laich
At the moment, Julianne Hough is more focused on her career than getting involved in any relationship following her divorce from former Canadian NHL player, Brooks Laich. The pair got married on July 8, 2018, separated in 2020, and divorced finally in February 2022.
Since then, the dancer has been linked with a couple of men such as Ben Barnes and Charlie Wilson.
12. Sofia Vergara
- Net worth: $180 million
Colombian-born American actress, model, and TV star, Sofia Vergara has a net worth that is estimated to be around $180 million. A huge part of this fortune is generated from her acting career and lucrative endorsements. Between 2012 and 2020, Vergara was the highest-paid actress on three occasions; $19 million in 2012, $43 million in 2016, and $43 million in 2020.
Additionally, she pushes up her earnings through her line of jeans at Walmart, her line of furniture at Rooms Go, and the reported 8-figure she brings home as a judge on America’s Got Talent.
Vergara and her husband, Joe Manganiello have invested in real estate. She put up her $10.6 million Beverly Hills home for $19.6 million in July 2022 and also bought another mansion in Beverly Park for $26 million in June 2020.
- Partner: Joe Manganiello
Joe Manganiello is Sofia Vergara’s husband as indicated. He is an actor, producer, and director known for Magic Mike (2012), Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday (2016), and Rampage (2018).
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello are in their 9 years of marriage. They married on November 22, 2015, after dating for one year.
