Tituss Burgess Net Worth

What is Tituss Burgess's Net Worth?

Tituss Burgess is an American actor and singer who has a net worth of $2 million. Tituss Burgess is best known for his role as Titus Andromedon on the Netflix sitcom "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," for which he earned four consecutive Emmy Award nominations. He is also known for his work in Broadway musicals, including "The Little Mermaid," "Guys and Dolls," "Moulin Rouge!," and "Oh, Mary!"

Early Life and Education

Tituss Burgess was born on February 21, 1979 in Athens, Georgia. As a teenager, he attended Cedar Shoals High School, where he performed in the theater program. Burgess went on to attend the University of Georgia, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in music. He subsequently moved to Orlando, Florida, where he sang at Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Theater Career

Burgess began his career in musical theater, playing Jacob in a Bridgeport, Connecticut production of "La Cage aux Folles" from 2003 to 2004. Next, at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, he performed in "Jersey Boys" from 2004 to 2005. Burgess made his Broadway debut in the latter year as Eddie in the Beach Boys musical "Good Vibrations." After that, he reprised his roles from "Jersey Boys" in the show's Broadway premiere. In 2006, Burgess returned to La Jolla Playhouse to play the Lion in a production of "The Wiz." The following year, he originated the role of Sebastian the Crab in the stage adaptation of Disney's "The Little Mermaid," which debuted in Denver, Colorado. Burgess reprised the role on Broadway from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, he appeared on Broadway in the revival of "Guys and Dolls" and also performed on an R Family Vacations cruise ship.

Following a hiatus from major stage productions, Burgess returned in early 2015 to play the Witch in a production of "Into the Woods" in Miami, Florida. In mid-2016, he reprised his role as Sebastian the Crab for a four-day concert engagement of "The Little Mermaid" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. After these regional productions, Burgess finally returned to Broadway in late 2023 to play Harold Zidler in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical." He next appeared on Broadway in 2025, when he temporarily took over the main role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's acclaimed comedy play "Oh, Mary!" Burgess starred in the play from March to April and again from June to August.

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Television Career

Burgess started appearing regularly on television in the early 2010s. His first substantial role was as the recurring guest character D'Fwan on the NBC sitcom "30 Rock." Burgess also appeared in episodes of "Blue Bloods" and "Royal Pains." He had his breakout role in 2015, playing the Pinot Noir-loving Titus Andromedon on the Netflix sitcom "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." An aspiring Broadway star, Titus is the flamboyant roommate of the titular Kimmy, played by Ellie Kemper. For his work on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," Burgess received four consecutive Emmy Award nominations, one for each season of the show. He earned a fifth nomination for the interactive film sequel "Kimmy vs the Reverend," which premiered on Netflix in 2020. During the show's run, Burgess appeared in episodes of such other series as "Elena of Avalor," "Miracle Workers," and "The Good Fight." He also served as a panelist on the reboot of the game show "Match Game" and was a guest judge on "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars."

Continuing his association with Netflix, Burgess hosted the streamer's reality game show "Sing On!" in 2020. Also that year, he began a main voice role on the Apple TV+ animated musical sitcom "Central Park," playing the character Cole Tillerman. The show ran for three seasons through 2022. During that time, in 2021, Burgess played Rooster Hannigan in the NBC musical special "Annie Live!" In 2022, he narrated Netflix's reboot of the children's series "Teletubbies," and in 2023 he played the Narrator in the second season of the Apple TV+ musical comedy series "Schmigadoon!," dubbed "Schmicago!" Also in 2023, Burgess appeared in an episode of the rebooted ABC series "The Wonder Years" and had a supporting role in the Disney Channel movie "The Slumber Party." In 2024, he hosted the Food Network cooking competition show "Last Bite Hotel."

Film Career

In 2016, Burgess branched out into film with a supporting role in the black comedy "Catfight" and a voice role in the animated comedy "The Angry Birds Movie." He had another voice role in 2017 in "Smurfs: The Lost Village." The year after that, Burgess appeared in two romcoms: "Set it Up" and "Then Came You." Closing out the decade, he played Theodore Toney in the biographical comedy "Dolemite is My Name" and voiced Glenn in the animated "The Addams Family." Burgess next appeared on the big screen in the 2021 Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect," portraying gospel singer James Cleveland. His subsequent credits included voice roles in the 2024 Netflix animated musical fantasy "Spellbound" and Disney's 2025 remake of "Snow White."

Personal Life

Burgess is openly gay. He was previously in a relationship with Pablo Salinas.

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