Joel Gordon Hodgson net worth is
$1.5 Million
Joel Gordon Hodgson Wiki Biography
Joel Gordon Hodgson was born on 20 February 1960, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin USA, and is a comedian, television actor and writer, perhaps best known for creating “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, a television comedy series, and starring in it as Joel Robinson.
So just how rich is Joel Hodgson? According to sources, Hodgson’s net worth reaches $1.5 million, as of mid-2017, amassed through his involvement in the entertainment industry which really began in the late 1970s.
Joel Hodgson Net Worth $1.5 million
Hodgson grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he attended Ashwaubenon High School, and after matriculating, he relocated to Minneapolis, enrolling at Bethel University, where he studied Theatre and Mass Media, and majored in Speech Communication.
He began his career in the entertainment world during his teenage years, as a magician and ventriloquist, performing for various local events. During his college days, he decided to become a stand-up comedian, and started performing on campus, and in coffee houses and comedy clubs.
In 1982 he moved to Los Angeles, and began to perform at places such as Comedy Store, Hollywood Magic Castle and Comedy Magic Club, while also doing traveling stand-up. It was in one of these clubs that he was discovered by Barry Sand, the producer of the popular “Late Night with David Letterman” show. This enabled him to appear on the show several months later, and to start landing other TV appearances as well, such as in several HBO and Showtime comedy specials, and then on “Saturday Night Live”. His net worth began to grow.
In 1985, Hodgson stepped away from stand-up and returned to Minneapolis, taking up various jobs, such as building and selling sculptures, designing toys, ironing decals at a t-shirt factory and building props for comedy acts. He also taught a class called “Creative Stand-Up and Smartology”.
In 1987 he began performing stand-up again, making his official return to the profession the following year, introducing his prop comedy-style humor. His wealth grew larger.
Later that year, Hodgson created his own television comedy series called “Mystery Science Theater 3000″, with the help of local television producer Jim Mallon. The show, which was based on a group of robots watching and mocking B-movies, premiered on Minneapolis’ TV station KTMA, and after the first season received positive reviews, it was picked up by The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central, becoming one of the biggest cult favorites of the ’90s. It ran for seven seasons on the network, before being aired on The Sci-Fi Channel for three more seasons, until its cancellation in 1999. The show spawned a feature film of the same name in 1996.
“MST3K” achieved an astonishing popularity with worldwide audiences too, being listed as ‘one of the top 100 television shows of all time’ by Time.com., enabling Hodgson to gain a great level of fame. In addition to writing and building props for the show, he also starred in it as Joel Robinson. Aside from boosting his popularity, the success of his show also enabled Hodgson to earn a considerable net worth. Being somewhat uncomfortable with acting, he left it in mid-’90s, but became involved again in 2015, deciding to create a new season. The show was revived, running its eleventh season on Netflix in 2017. All contributed to his net worth.
After leaving “MST3K” ” back in the ’90s, Hodgson co-founded a small idea and product company in Los Angeles – Visual Story Tools. He has also served as creative lead for media at a technology company, Cannae located in Pennsylvania. His involvement in these companies has served as another source of Hodgson’s wealth.
As for his acting career, he has appeared in television series such as “Freaks and Geeks”, “The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd”, “Arrested Development”, “Other Space” and “Steven Universe”.
Hodgson’s writing credits include an HBO special written with Jerry Seinfeld, with whom he also appeared in the web show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”. All added to his net worth.
Speaking about his private life, Hodgson has been married to Tiffany since 1996, otherwise little is known of Joel’s private life.
| Full Name | Joel Hodgson |
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 20, 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA |
| Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Writer, Comedian, Music Department, Actor |
| Education | Bethel University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Tiffany Hodgson |
| Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/joelghodgson |
| Twitter | https://twitter.com/joelghodgson |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388273/ |
| Movies | Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, The TV Wheel, Other Space Since, Cartoon Dump Since, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Girl in Gold Boots, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah! |
| TV Shows | Cinematic Titanic, Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|
| 1 | I'm like everybody else - when I'm in a movie theater, I'm relaxing and hoping for what everybody hopes for when they watch a movie: that it'll take you into it. I compare it to a magic show. A really good magic show is amazing, but a bad magic show is even better. |
| 2 | If you take a deal in Hollywood now, you pretty much have to take notes. If we went to someone for the money to make six or eight or 12 shows, they would go "Okay, but we really have some strong opinions on how you need to do it." And "Mystery Science Theater" was really rare in that the Comedy Channel [which was later redubbed Comedy Central] was so busy getting a network going that they really didn't give us notes. After being in Hollywood for ten years, I said to myself, "This is really screwing me up. Right or wrong, I'm kind of used to doing these autonomous shows. 'Mystery Science Theater' was an autonomous show, so maybe we should just do that again." The only way to do that was to just pay for it ourselves. |
| 3 | Mystery Science Theater still sells. I still get a royalty from it. |
| 4 | [Talking about Michael J. Nelson, who replaced him as the host of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)]: "You have to admit, the man looks great standing next to puppets." |
| 5 | Sometimes I go into my own little world...but that's okay, they know me there. |
| 6 | Being an oddity doesn't bother me, as long as I'm a thought provoking one. |
| 7 | By day, I'm a clever comic magician, by night...Agent J. |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Working on The Jimmy Kimmel Show [January 2003] |
| 2 | Supervising Producer of "Everything You Need to Know" [March 2006] |
| 3 | Friend of Jerry Seinfeld & co-writer of Seinfeld's "Stand Up Confidential" video. |
| 4 | Wears glasses, but did not wear them during the host segments of Mystery Scinece Theater 3000 (1988). However, he did wear his glasses during the commentary segments, as can be seen when his silhouette is caught at a profile angle, the outline of his glasses becomes visible. |
| 5 | During the first season of MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)), he went by his real name as the show's host. In the second season, he started using the surname 'Robinson'. |
| 6 | Many of the inventions featured in the MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)) Invention Exchange were props that he had personally built and used in his stand up comedy routines. When he left, the exchange was quickly discontinued since the inventions were usually of his devising. |
| 7 | Some fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)thought his character was a stoner because of his sleepy eyed demeanor. In truth, it was a holdover from the pilot, which he was exhausted while filming because he hadn't slept for four days. |
| 8 | When the Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) theatrical film was being made, the studio wanted him to come back and do the film as a kind of origin story for the show, but he declined. Similarly, when he did a guest appearance on MST3K in the episode "Soultaker" he declined to do the running gag commentary because he hadn't taken part in writing it, much to the disappointment of fans who wanted to have him and second host Michael J. Nelson do a gag commentary together. |
| 9 | When he decided to leave Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), he chose the show's head writer, Michael J. Nelson, to replace him as the show's host based on his natural leadership skills, his skills in music and the fact that he looked good with the puppets. |
| 10 | Inventor of "Gizmonics Institute." |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers | 2012 | | |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Doll Squad | 2012 | | |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor | 2011 | | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island | 2010 | | |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor | 2010 | | |
| Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts | 2009 | Video creator - writer | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires | 2009 | Video creator | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World | 2009 | | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks | 2008 | Video creator | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | 2008 | Video creator | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood | 2008 | Video | |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman | 2008 | Video creator / written by | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine | 2008 | Video creator / written by | |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull | 2007 | Video creator / written by | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | TV Series writer - 116 episodes | |
| Mr. B's Lost Shorts | 2001 | Video | |
| You Don't Know Jack | 2001 | TV Series | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 2 | 1999 | Video | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 3 | 1999 | Video | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | | TV Series creator - 189 episodes, 1988 - 1999 written by - 86 episodes, 1989 - 1993 writer - 21 episodes, 1988 - 1989 created by - 8 episodes, 1997 - 1998 | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts | 1998 | Video creator | |
| 2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review | 1998 | TV Short creator | |
| 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review | 1997 | TV Short creator | |
| Statical Planets | 1997 | | |
| Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | 1997 | Video written by | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie | 1996 | television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000" | |
| MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special | 1995 | TV Special creator | |
| The TV Wheel | 1995 | TV Movie | |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1995 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Higgins Boys and Gruber | 1990 | TV Series creator - 1990 | |
| Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| Melon Drop 1988 | 1987 | TV Special | |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | | TV Series composer - 198 episodes, 1988 - 1999 lyricist - 107 episodes, 1988 - 1993 performer - 107 episodes, 1988 - 1993 | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Steven Universe | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Mayor Dewey Mayor Bill Dewey Mirror Dewey |
| Other Space | 2015 | TV Series | Zalian Fletcher |
| Arrested Development | 2013 | TV Series | Joel Robinson |
| A Belly Full of Anger | 2012 | | Generic Thugs (voice) |
| Darkstar: The Interactive Movie | 2010 | Video Game | Captain Kane Cooper |
| Water and Power | 2008 | TV Series short | |
| Mr. B's Lost Shorts | 2001 | Video | Joel Robinson |
| Freaks and Geeks | 2000 | TV Series | Salesman / Discotheque DJ |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 2 | 1999 | Video | Joel Robinson |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 3 | 1999 | Video | Joel Robinson |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1988-1999 | TV Series | Joel Robinson Joel Hodgson Joel |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts | 1998 | Video | Joel Robinson |
| Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential | 1987 | TV Movie | Cast Member |
Art Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | | TV Series set designer - 129 episodes, 1989 - 1996 puppet builder - 1 episode, 1988 | |
| MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special | 1995 | TV Special set designer | |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1994 | TV Series production designer: alternate title sequence | |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Spoof Movie No Jutsu! | 2011 | Short performer: "Master Ninja Theme Song" - uncredited | |
| Naruto: The Abridged Comedy Fandub Spoof Series Show | 2009 | TV Series performer: "Master Ninja Theme Song" - uncredited | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood | 2008 | Video performer: "My Dog's Better Than Your Dog" - uncredited | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie | 1996 | music: "Love Theme From Mystery Science Theater 3000" | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | | TV Series performer - 88 episodes, 1988 - 1993 writer - 1 episode, 1992 | |
Art Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1988-1993 | TV Series 106 episodes | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1990-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 83 episodes | |
| Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts | 2009 | Video producer | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires | 2009 | Video executive producer | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks | 2008 | Video executive producer | |
| Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | 2008 | Video producer | |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman | 2008 | Video producer | |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull | 2007 | Video producer | |
| Everything You Need to Know | 2006 | TV Series documentary supervising producer | |
| Mr. B's Lost Shorts | 2001 | Video co-executive producer | |
| The TV Wheel | 1995 | TV Movie producer | |
Special Effects
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1989-1993 | TV Series gizmonic devices - 86 episodes | |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 1996-1997 | TV Series magic consultant - 19 episodes | |
| The Paula Poundstone Show | 1993 | TV Series consultant - 2 episodes | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1990-1991 | TV Series this week's creative pit boss - 3 episodes | |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Statical Planets | 1997 | | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: Poopie! | 1995 | Video short uncredited | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1992-1993 | TV Series 8 episodes | |
Set Decorator
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1995-1996 | TV Series 9 episodes | |
Production Designer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1988-1993 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Public Domain Theatre | 2011-2014 | TV Series special thanks for bringing the funny - 34 episodes | |
| This Is MST3K | 1992 | TV Short documentary special thanks | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks | 2008 | Video | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | 2008 | Video | Himself |
| The History of MST3K | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood | 2008 | Video | Himself |
| Comic-Con '08 Live | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman | 2008 | Video | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine | 2008 | Video | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull | 2007 | Video | Himself |
| American Scary | 2006 | Documentary | Himself - Host, Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The TV Wheel | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| This Is MST3K | 1992 | TV Short documentary | Himself (Creator, 'Mystery Science Theater 3000') |
| Higgins Boys and Gruber | 1990 | TV Series | Himself (1990) |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Special Guest |
| The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
| Stalking Emo | | post-production | Himself (rumored) |
| RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion | 2016 | | Himself |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathon | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 2013 | Documentary | |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers | 2012 | | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Doll Squad | 2012 | | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects | 2011 | | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor | 2011 | | Himself |
| Citizen Wood: Making the Bride, Unmaking the Legend | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island | 2010 | | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor | 2010 | | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Cinematic Titanic: Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World | 2009 | | Himself |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 1994 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Comedy Series | Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) |
| 1994 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Art Direction in a Comedy or Music Special or Series | Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) |
| 1994 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Comedy Series | Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) |
| 1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Comedy Series | Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) |
| 1992 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Comedy Series | Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) |
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