Tim Dillon is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, and actor known for his popular podcast, The Tim Dillon Show. He is also famous for being a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience.
Tim Dillon has an estimated net worth of about $4 million. Most of his earnings are from his podcast, standup comedy, and acting career over the past few years.
Read on to know more about his net worth and his main source of income over the past few years.
Tim Dillon Family and Personal Life
Tim J. Dillon was born on January 22, 1985, in Island Park, New York, USA. He is of Irish Catholic descent with American nationality. His parents divorced while he was a child, after which his mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He attended a private school in his hometown and later continued his studies at Nassau Community College.
He has a second cousin, Robert Lopez, who is a co-author of some of the songs in the animations, Frozen I and II and Coco. Robert is also an EGOT winner and the co-creator of the Broadway Musicals “Avenue Q” and “The Book of Mormon.”
Tim has a private life and doesn't share information about his family, so little is known about his siblings and parents.
Tim publicly came out as gay in his mid-twenties. He suffered from substance abuse in his early years and declared in 2019 that he hasn't drunk alcohol or taken drugs in over a decade.
He is currently unmarried and single but has had few relationships in the past. Tim Dillon though from Long Island, is currently based in the Los Angeles area of the United States of America.
Tim Dillon's Career
Tim started his successful career as a child actor, playing a small role in the PBS children's show Sesame Street in 1994. He was around nine years old at the time. Tim Dillon was inactive until 2009 when he acted in the Boston Psychiatric movie. He started his comedy career in 2010 while working as a New York City tour guide. It took him about six years to make his big break, as Rolling Stone mentioned his name in their “Ten Comedians You Need to Know” list in 2017.
His performance at the Montreal comedy festival also brought him to the limelight. In 2016 some of the events he featured in were “Comedy Knockout,” “The Chris Gethard Show,” and “The 2016 Chris Gethard Election Special”. Between 2016 and 2017, Tim Dillon performed in eight episodes of “Red Eye with Tom Shillue.
In 2018, he played alongside fellow standup comedian Nikki Glaser in the short film “Anything Boys Can Do.” Tim continued to experience success in his career as he later went on to feature in “Inside Joke at MonTowe” (2018), “The Stand-up Show with Kathlene Ryan” (2019), “Marvel: Hit The Universe” (2018), “Light Outs With David Spade” in eight episodes from 2019 to 2020.
As he continued to act in TV shows and series, and became more popular in the standup comedy lineup. Now, Tim hosts his successful self-titled podcast, “The Tim Dillon Show,” and he also has a guest appearance on several podcasts like “The Megyn Kelly Show,” “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Red Scare Podcast,” “The Fighter and The Kid.”
He has also been a panelist chairman at a Miami Bitcoin Conference in 2021, featuring Tyler, Cameron Winklevoss, and Jake Paul.
The Tim Dillon Show
The Tim Dillon Show was launched under the GaS Digital Network in 2016 with the name “Tim Dillon is Going to Hell.” The content of the podcast show revolved around comedy, entertainment, and culture. The podcast usually included monologues by Tim and his co-host, Ray Kump. The show became famous and sometimes featured guests like Anna Khachiyan, Gavin McInnes, and Candace Owens.
Tim later left the network and renamed the show to what it is now. He also started using Patreon around that time. Now, the show has a YouTube channel with 451,000 subscribers. He's also active on social media and has become famous for his unique style of comedy.
His Instagram account has 571,000 strong followers, while he has a following of 693,000 people on his Twitter account.
Tim Dillon’s Career Earnings and Patreon
The primary sources of income for Tim Dillon are podcasting and standup comedy. He also earns from Patreon and acts once in a while. As of 2020, Tim earned about $14,000 monthly via Patreon. By 2021, his earnings had already increased to around $180,000 monthly.
Tim has magnified earnings on Patreon resulting from his two subscription package options; a $5 and a $20 subscription plan. He earns approximately $2.5 million from his over 39,000 Patrons, and he is on the list of some of the highest-paid people on Patreon. He also earns from Spotify and YouTube ad revenue but hasn't revealed his earnings on these platforms.
We also estimate that Tim Dillon's net worth is about $4 million.
Tim Dillon’s Controversy
There are a lot of controversies surrounding Tim Dillon's comedy content and his stand on political issues. He makes jokes that some people may consider offensive and often involves racial slurs. Though he claims he only says things like that for people to laugh, some don't find it funny.
He was also vocal in the last general elections and supported neither Donald Trump nor his opponent Joe Biden. So, he didn't cast his vote.
Most people have recently said that Tim Dillon adds backlash by spreading fake conspiracy theories on his podcast. For example, the video he supposedly made with Alec Baldwin is still yet to be released several months after.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Tim Dillon earn (per year)?
Tim Dillon has multiple sources of income. He earns about $2.5 million yearly from Patreon alone.
How old is Tim Dillon?
Tim Dillon was born on January 22, 1985. He is 37 years old.
