Walter Kamau Bell

Walter Kamau Bell is an American television presenter, stand-up comedian, and author who focuses on social issues. He is also the former host of W. Kamau Bell’s FXX television show Totally Biased. He is currently employed as a CNN host.

Quick Facts

Full Name Walter Kamau Bell
Height 193cm
Nationality American
Date of Birth 1973/1/26
Birth Country United States
Birth Place Alabama, Chicago, and Boston

How much is the net worth of  Walter Kamau Bell in 2022?

Over the course of his remarkable career, Walter Kamau Bell has accumulated a sizeable wealth. Because of the money he makes from his job, he maintains a healthy lifestyle. In 2022, his anticipated total net worth will be $4 million. As of 2022, Tony Kornheiser, an American television personality, has a net worth of $18 million.

Stand-up comedian, author Walter Kamau Bell Source: Instagram@wkamaubell

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, one of his works about racial relations in America, won the 2011 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Nonfiction.

Who is Walter Kamau Bell? Bio- wiki

American television host, stand-up comedian, and author his focuses on social concerns. He was born on January 26, 1973, and raised in Boston, Chicago, and Alabama. His siblings are unknown, and it appears that he is his parents’ lone child. He is currently 49 years old and has a height of 6 feet 3 inches.

Walter Kamau Bell is an American comedian and a host. Source: Instagram@wkamaubell

His father, Walter Bell, served as the chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation and the Insurance Commissioner of Alabama.

His mother, Janet Cheatham Bell, is an author and the head of a self-publishing business.

After completing his education at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Kamau enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania. He eventually left school and started a comedic career.

Who is the wife of Walter Kamau Bell?

The Ph.D. holder Melissa Hudson Bell is happily wed to him. When Melissa was hired to work in a tech boot at one of the Bell’s concerts in 2003, the two initially became acquainted. The two soon began dating, and in 2009 they exchanged vows. Although Bell is of African-American background and Melissa is White, there were no obstacles in their relationship because Bell’s family and friends were highly supportive.

Walter Kamau Bell with his wife Melissa Hudson Bell Source: Instagram@wkamaubell

Sami Bell, Juno Bell, and Asha Bell are the names of the couple’s three lovely daughters. The pair doesn’t appear to be planning to grow their family. The host of Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell reportedly underwent a vasectomy in 2019.

The Career

He dropped out of school and departed to chase his dream. He co-founded the comedy festival Laughter Against the Machine and focused on podcasts and distributors like Citizen Radio and WTF with Marc Maron and a bunch of others to launch his sociopolitical comedy career.

One Night Only, his debut drama collection, debuted in 2007, and Face Full of Flour debuted in 2010. In 2011–12, he wrote a blog called Kamau’s Komedy Korner for the San Francisco Weekly.

After a lengthy career in comedy, he was appointed the Frank Sinatra Artist-in-Residence at Santa Clara University on November 7, 2017, in Santa Clara, California. He is now a well-known podcaster, author, and television host.