Jeff Hiller Net Worth

What is Jeff Hiller's Net Worth?

Jeff Hiller is an American actor and comedian who has a net worth of $1 million. Jeff Hiller is best known for his role as Joel on the HBO television series "Somebody Somewhere," for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2025. Hiller has made appearances on a surfeit of other shows over the years, including "30 Rock," "The Hotwives," "Nightcap," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," and "American Horror Story: NYC."

Early Life and Education

Jeff Hiller was born on December 7, 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. For his higher education, he attended Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, graduating in 1998.

Career Beginnings in Improv

Hiller began his career in improv comedy, joining the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2001. There, he was a member of such improv teams as People People, Creep, and Rumpleteaser. Hiller also taught improv comedy for a decade.

Television Career

Hiller started acting on television in the mid-'00s with a guest role on the short-lived FX sitcom "Starved." Later in the decade, he had a small but memorable part as a hotel clerk in the "Reunion" episode of the NBC sitcom "30 Rock." Hiller appeared again on "30 Rock" in a different guest role in 2011. The same year, he was in episodes of "Community," "Bored to Death," "Death Valley," "Psych," and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." Hiller continued to have a variety of guest roles and minor recurring roles over the subsequent years, on shows such as "Partners," "Best Friends Forever," "Go On," "The McCarthys," "The Hotwives," "Impastor," and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." He had a bigger part on the sitcom "Nightcap," playing the recurring role of security guard Phil Miller for all 20 episodes of the show from 2016 to 2017. In the latter year, Hiller had guest roles on "Difficult People," "Broad City," and "Playing House."

In 2019, Hiller appeared in two episodes of the Netflix sitcom "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." The following year, he was in an episode of the Apple TV+ anthology series "Little America." Hiller began his most acclaimed role in 2022, playing Joel on the HBO series "Somebody Somewhere." He starred alongside Bridget Everett, who played the show's main character Sam Miller. Highly acclaimed, "Somebody Somewhere" received numerous honors during its three-season run, including a Peabody Award in 2024. For his work in the final season of the show, Hiller won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. During the run of "Somebody Somewhere," Hiller had a recurring role on "American Horror Story: NYC" and guest roles on "Evil," "The Watcher," "FBI: Most Wanted," and "American Horror Stories." In 2025, he served as a guest judge on the reality competition show "King of Drag."

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Film Career

In 2008, Hiller made his big-screen debut as a naked ghost in the Ricky Gervais comedy "Ghost Town." He went on to have small parts in such films as "Adam," "Morning Glory," "Gayby," and "Gods Behaving Badly" over the ensuing years. Hiller's other feature film credits include the 2018 psychological thriller "Greta" and the 2024 comedy "Lost & Found in Cleveland." He has also appeared in some short films, including "The Last Ones" and "The Poets."

Theater Career

In 2009, Hiller was in the off-Broadway premiere of the satirical historical rock musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." He played several roles, including John Quincy Adams. Hiller went on to appear in the Broadway premiere of the show in 2010. His other theater credits include "Silence!," "Bright Colors, Bold Patterns," "Lady, Be Good!," "The Tempest," and the 2025 off-Broadway revival of the musical "Urinetown," in which he played Mr. McQueen.

Personal Life

Hiller is gay, and is married to visual artist Neil Goldberg. The couple resides in New York City. In 2025, Hiller published his memoir "Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success."

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