How much is Kaley Cuoco worth?
The Big Bang Theory star earned $1 million per episode during the last two seasons of
the show.
She also landed a big development deal, and oh yeah, married the son of a tech billionaire,
so it's safe to say she's doing quite well.
"Big" bucks
While other celebrities are busy diversifying their earnings, Cuoco is content sticking
with what she knows, acting.
Not that she has to worry too much about her income.
In 2018 Forbes listed her income at $24.5 million and stated,
"95% of Cuoco's earnings can be attributed to her role on Big Bang Theory."
According to Business Insider, her original salary was $60,000 per episode.
Season 5 bumped her up to $200,000, and the cast eventually got $1 million per episode.
The Big Bang Theory is a history-making show as the longest running multi-cam comedy series
in the U.S.
In fact, even after 12 seasons, 18 million people still tuned in to watch its final episode.
Cuoco's co-stars
It's all about girl power for Cuoco, who reportedly took a pay cut in Seasons 11 and 12 of The
Big Bang Theory just to help her co-stars Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch get raises,
according to The Hollywood Reporter.
After the negotiations, she dropped from $1 million per episode to $900,000 per episode.
That's $100,000 less for 48 episodes, or $4.8 million dollars given away.
Bialik and Rauch reportedly earned earned about $20 million for their new 2-year contract
of 48 episodes, according to Variety.
Considering they're not even the original cast members, that's a lot of money for working
on a show for two years.
In order for them to get this payday, the other original stars also opted to take a
voluntary pay cut.
Furry friends
Cuoco's love of animals is obvious from just a glance at her Instagram, which is full of
adorable pics of her furry friends.
But, the Big Bang Theory actress also spends a lot of her cash helping many of Mother Nature's
creatures.
According to a 2017 Instagram post, Cuoco pledged "the first $10,000" of the Giving
Tuesday fund drive for Paw Works, an adoption agency for dogs in California.
According to CBS's Watch, her other charitable efforts include the Humane Society, the Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Friends of Animals, and Animal Avengers.
While it's not entirely clear how much of her net worth she gives to these organizations,
one thing is clear; she's a big earner with a big heart.
Fit for a Kardashian
In 2014, Cuoco bought Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom's Mulholland Park mansion for nearly
$5.5 million.
It's a dream house decorated by celebrity interior decorator, Jeff Andrews, who's so
close with Cuoco that she wrote the forward in his book.
She said, in part,
"I fell in love with the house, but also everything that came with it.
The interior decoration, the furniture, the art, I wanted it all!"
And Cuoco did get it all, purchasing several of the art pieces, and even working with Andrews
on decorating her new home.
After The Big Bang Theory star made those renovations, she put the nearly 8,000 square
foot villa on the market.
As of August 2019, it's listed for $5.9 million.
Rich hubby
Cuoco told Women's Health in 2018 that she'd be fine if her husband left her, because she's
financially independent.
"We're gonna show you around the barn and more importantly how we treat our horses,
and how we…"
"...Treat each other."
"Oh boy."
Hubby Karl Cook comes from a well-to-do family, to say the very least.
He's the son of billionaire Scott Cook.
Karl works as a professional equestrian, and in 2016 alone, he won the SmartPak Grand Prix
and the $25,500 prize, as well as the UltraOz Jumper prize of $15,000, according to E! News.
While he's earning an honest living from his horses, it pales in comparison with the $4.3
billion that his father has amassed, according to Forbes' July 2019 assessment, from the
tax software firm Intuit that he founded in 1983.
Karl and Kaley probably don't have to worry much about money for the rest of their lives,
as Karl is Scott's only son and the presumable heir to his tech fortune.
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