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What is Madeline Kahn's Net Worth?

Madeline Kahn was an actress, comedian, and singer who had a net worth of $2 million at the time of her death in 1999. Madeline Kahn was known for her performances in such comedy films as "Paper Moon," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," "First Family," and "Clue." She also acted prolifically on stage, including in "On the Twentieth Century," "Born Yesterday," and "The Sisters Rosensweig." On television, Kahn starred on the short-lived sitcoms "Oh Madeline" and "Mr. President," and later on the sitcom "Cosby."

Early Life and Education

Madeline Kahn was born as Madeline Wolfson on September 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts to Jewish parents Freda and Bernard. Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and she subsequently moved with her mother to New York City. Kahn was later adopted by her stepfather Hiller. From her parents' respective remarriages, she had a half-brother named Jeffrey and a half-sister named Robyn. Growing up, Kahn attended the Manumit School, a progressive Christian socialist boarding school in Bristol, Pennsylvania. She went on to attend Martin Van Buren High School in New York. For her higher education, Kahn went to Hofstra University on a drama scholarship. She graduated in 1964 with a degree in speech therapy.

Theater Career

Kahn began her professional acting career on stage. In 1965, she made her debut as a chorus girl in an off-Broadway revival of "Kiss Me, Kate." Three years later, Kahn starred in a special concert performance of "Candide" in honor ofLeonard Bernstein's50th birthday. The same year, she made her Broadway debut in the musical revue "Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968." Closing out the decade, Kahn appeared in the off-Broadway experimental musical comedy "Promenade." Returning to Broadway in 1970, she originated the role of Goldie in the musical "Two by Two." In 1973, Kahn originated the role of Chrissy in David Rabe's play "In the Boom Boom Room," earning her her first Tony Award nomination. She received her second Tony nomination for her work in the original production of the musical "On the Twentieth Century," which premiered in 1978.

In 1983, Kahn acted in a production of "Blithe Spirit" at the Santa Fe Festival Theater. Two years later, she returned to Broadway to appear in "What's Wrong With This Picture?" At the end of the decade, Kahn starred as Billie Dawn in the Broadway revival of "Born Yesterday," for which she earned her third Tony nomination. She returned to the stage in 1992 to star in a limited touring production of the musical "Hello, Dolly!" The following year, Kahn starred as Gorgeous Teitelbaum in the original Broadway production of the play "The Sisters Rosensweig." For her work, she won the Tony for Best Actress in a Play. Kahn's final two theater credits were the 1995 concert production of "Anyone Can Whistle" and the 1998 Roundabout Theatre Company workshop reading of "Dear World."

Film Career

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