Tom Smothers Net Worth: How much is Tom Smothers worth?

Late Acclaimed American comedian, actor, composer, and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, Tom Smothers lived from February 2, 1937, to December 26, 2023.  He began his career in folk music and later became a part of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a variety show on CBS. In 1967, Tom Smothers won creative control for the show, which included references to sex, religion, recreational drugs, and the Vietnam War.

Smothers opened several musical acts at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and became friends with famous people like John Lennon. When Lennon recorded his single “Give Peace a Chance” in 1969, Smothers and Lennon contributed acoustic guitar parts to the song, which also featured Smothers' name. The song was written and performed in Room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on June 1, 1969, during John Lennon and Yoko Ono's “Bed-In” honeymoon.

Smothers criticized Bill Cosby in the 1970s for being silent on contemporary political concerns like civil rights. He attended a gathering at Playboy Mansion in October 1976, where Cosby hit Smothers in the head. Smothers played various roles in films, including business executive Donald Beeman in Brian De Palma's first feature picture, Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972), and a banker in Silver Bears (1980).

 

In 2007, Tom and Dick Smothers filmed a series of 30-second ads and advertising spots for the River Rock Casino near Geyserville, California. They introduced the character “Yo-Yo Man,” invented by Tom Smothers in the late 1960s as a humorous yo-yo trickster. Smothers received a special Emmy award in 2008 during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, and in 2011, he was awarded the Jack Green Civil Liberties Award by the American Civil Liberties Union's Sonoma County chapter.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour's discontinuation, they returned in 2019, and announced their tour in 2023.

Tom Smothers Net Worth: How much is Tom Smothers worth?

Late American musician Tom Smothers had a net worth estimated to be about $10 million as of 2023. He has amassed a significant amount of wealth from his lucrative career until his passing.

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