- Category:
- Richest Celebrities › Actors
- Net Worth:
- $15 Million
- Gender:
- Male
- Profession:
- Actor, Television producer
What is Peter Funt's Net Worth?
Peter Funt is an American actor, host, and producer who has a net worth of $15 million. Peter Funt is best known for working on the television show Candid Camera. Peter grew up in New York and worked on his father Allen Funt's show Candid Camera. Peter graduated from the University of Denver and worked at a radio station and for the newspaper The Clarion. He interviewed Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967. Funt won the Silurian's Award in 1970. Peter worked for the ABC Radio Network in New York and was an arts and leisure writer for The New York Times. He authored the book "Gotcha!" and edited and published the magazine On Cable.
Peter first appeared on his father's show at three years old. He became a co-host in 1987 with his father. Peter became the full time host in 1993 when Allen had a stroke. In 1996 he became an executive producer for many Candid Camera specials. The latest revival of the show came in 2014 with Mayim Bialik hosting. Peter founded the Monterey County Young Journalists program and is the President of the Laughter Therapy Foundation. He married Amy Suzanne Meltzer in 1986 and has two children.
