What is Kaitlin Olson’s net worth and salary?
Kaitlin Olson is an American actress, producer, and comedian who has a net worth of $50 million. Her net worth is a combined net worth with her husband (and fellow “Sunny” star) Rob McElhenney .
Kaitlin is best known for her role as Deandra “Sweet Dee” Reynolds on the FX comedy series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” starting in 2005. She also starred in “The Mick” from 2017 to 2018 and appeared in – a series of films. .
Youth
Kailin Willow Olson was born in Portland, Oregon on August 18, 1975. Her father, Donald Lee Olson, was a publisher and her mother, Melinda Leora, was a nurse. She grew up in Spokane, Washington and Vashon Island, Washington (in the Puget Sound) until her family moved back to the Portland area when she was eight years old. There, she grew up on a farm in the town of Tualatin. Olson attended Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon, graduating in 1993. He then continued his education at the University of Oregon, where he studied theater. After graduating from college in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in theater arts, Olson moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional acting career.
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Career
In Los Angeles, Olson joined the improv group The Groundlings. With the group, she went on several USO tours in places like Bosnia, Kosovo and Norway. At the same time, she earned several appearances in TV shows such as “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2000-2020), “The Drew Carey Show” (2002-2004), “Punk’d” (2003), “Miss Match” (2003), “Significant Others” (2004), “George Lopez” (2004) and “Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show” (2005). She managed to land a spot in the main cast of Meet the Marks (2002), but only made it to 7 episodes. She also made minor appearances in films such as “Eyes to Heaven” (2000), “Jacks” (2000), “Coyote Ugly” (2000) and the short films “Fugly” (2001) and “Scapegoats”
Then, in 2005, Olson landed the role that would become her breakthrough. She was cast as the character Deandra “Sweet Dee” Reynolds on the FX sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The show follows the lives and exploits of a group of friends (known as “The Gang”) who run an Irish bar called Paddy’s Pub in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her co-stars include her husband Rob McElhenney (they met while working on the series), Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Danny DeVito. The series concluded its fourteenth season in November 2019 and was renewed for a fifteenth season in May 2020. At the release of its fifteenth season, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the longest-running comedy series live-action from history. of American television.
Besides “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” Olson has worked on many other projects. She voiced the character Ethel in the first season of the Comedy Central animated series Brickleberry. Other voice roles she has had include the character Destiny in the Walt Disney animated film Finding Dory (2016) and the film Escape from Planet Earth (2013), as well as appearances on the popular animated shows Bob’s Burgers. (2015-2019) and “The Simpsons” (2016), and the show “Unsupervised” (2012). He also provided his voice for the video game “Disney Infinity 3.0” (2015). In January 2017, he began starring in the Fox sitcom ‘The Mick’. In addition to starring in the series, she also served as one of the show’s executive producers.
Other television shows in which Olson has appeared include “New Girl” (2014-2015), “Flipped” (2020) and “Space Force” (2020). Other films she has appeared in include Leap Year (2010), starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode; “Hold Up” (2010); “The Heat” (2013), starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy; “Vacation” (2015) and “Arizona” (2018).
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Other Venturis
In 2009, Olson and her husband purchased Skinner’s Bar at 226 Market Street in Philadelphia. They renamed it “Mac’s Tavern”.
Personal life
In September 2008, Olson married her It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-star Rob McElhenney, who also happened to be her boss. They had been secretly dating since the second season of the show. Together, the couple has two sons: Axel Lee (born 2010) and Leo Gray (born 2012).
immobility
In 2008, the newlyweds paid $2.1 million for a brand new 4-bedroom home in Sherman Oaks, California. They sold the house in November 2018 for $2.5 million.
