Arj Barker Net Worth

What is Arj Barker's Net Worth?

Arj Barker is an American comedian and actor who has a net worth of $1.5 million. Arj Barker has performed stand-up around the world and released such live DVDs and albums as "Issue Were Here," "LYAO," and "Organic." He has also appeared on many television shows, including "Premium Blend," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Last Comic Standing," "Thank God You're Here," and "Flight of the Conchords."

Early Life and Education

Arj Barker was born Arjan Āulakh on August 12, 1974 in San Anselmo, California to an artist mother and an engineer father. He is of European descent through his mother and of Indian Punjabi Sikh ancestry through his father. Barker graduated from high school in 1989 and immediately began his comedy career.

Career

Barker had his first professional comedy gigs at Caffe Nuvo in downtown San Anselmo. There, in the early 1990s, he hosted stand-up every Sunday night. Later in the decade, Barker began performing stand-up on television, with appearances on such shows as "Premium Blend" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." He also did extensive touring, and in 1999 released his debut live album, "Issue Were Here," which was recorded at the Sydney International Comedy Festival. At the dawn of the new millennium, Barker hosted "Comedy Central Presents." He later co-wrote and performed in the 2004 off-Broadway stand-up comedy show "The Marijuana-Logues," alongside Doug Benson and Tony Camin. An original cast recording was released by Comedy Central. In 2006, Barker hosted "Comedy Central Presents" for the second time and made his first appearance on the Australian improv comedy show "Thank God You're Here." The next year, he competed in the fifth season of the NBC reality talent show "Last Comic Standing," reaching the Los Angeles semifinal round. Also that year, Barker began playing pawn shop worker Dave Mohumbhai on the HBO sitcom "Flight of the Conchords," a main role he continued until the show's conclusion in 2009. Barker subsequently released the album "Forever."

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In early 2010, Barker starred in his own comedy special, "LYAO," on Comedy Central. The special was then released as a live album and DVD. His next combo album/DVD release, "Joy Harvest," was released in 2012. That was followed by "Heavy" in 2013. Barker went on to release the DVDs "Go Time" and "Get in My Head" in 2015 and 2017, respectively. In late 2018, he released the live DVD "Organic," which was subsequently released as an album in the summer of 2019. "Organic" went on to win the ARIA Music Award for Best Comedy Release. Barker is especially popular in Australia, where he has been performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival since 2000. He stirred some controversy at that festival in 2024 when he demanded a breastfeeding mother leave the show on account of distracting him on stage during his live performance. Among his other endeavors, Barker created the Flash series "Arj and Poopy," based on his stand-up material. Animated by Bernard Derriman and syndicated by AtomFilms, it stars Barker and his cat Poopy, who speaks by farting.

Personal Life

Barker is married to his wife Whitney. He resides in Australia.

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