As one of the most talked-about figures, Dave McCary has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What is Dave McCary's Net Worth?
Dave McCary is an American comedian, writer, and director who has a net worth of $5 million. Dave McCary served as a segment director on the late-night sketch comedy television series "Saturday Night Live" from 2013 to 2018, and before that served as the main director of the first two seasons of the YouTube web series "Epic Rap Battles of History." In 2017, McCary made his feature film directorial debut with the dramedy "Brigsby Bear," starring his childhood friend and frequent collaboratorKyle Mooney.
In 2007, McCary joined Kyle Mooney,Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford to form the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. The group went on to film a television pilot for Comedy Central called "The Good Neighbor Show," but ended up landing a gig with NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and left Comedy Central.
In 2010, McCary began directing the newly created YouTube web series "Epic Rap Battles of History," which pits historical and pop-cultural figures against each other in the format of a rap battle. The series was created by Internet personalities Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, who also serve as the songwriters. McCary directed the first two seasons of the series, starting with the very first episode, "John Lennonvs. Bill O'Reilly." His later episodes included "Genghis Khan vs. Easter Bunny," "Dr. Seussvs. Shakespeare," "Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros.," "Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes," and "Adam vs. Eve."
Dave McCary was born on July 2, 1985 in San Diego, California to Diane and Gary. Growing up, he was friends with Kyle Mooney, who would go on to become a "Saturday Night Live" cast member. The pair attended the University of Southern California together, although McCary dropped out after his second year.
In 2013, McCary left "Epic Rap Battles of History" and became a segment director on "Saturday Night Live," starting in its 39th season. He was joined by his fellow Good Neighbor co-founders Kyle Mooney andBeckBennett, who joined as featured players, and Nick Rutherford, who became a staff writer. After five years as a segment director on "SNL," McCary left the show following the end of season 43 in 2018.
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Epic Rap Battles of History
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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.