Michael Donovan Feresten Jr. net worth is
$5 Million
Michael Donovan Feresten Jr. Wiki Biography
Michael Donovan “Spike” Feresten Jr. was born on the 3rd September 1964, in Fall River, Massachusetts USA, and is a screenwriter, producer, actor, comedian, and television personality, probably best known as a host of the late night “Talkshow with Spike Feresten” from 2006 to 2009. Feresten’s career started in 1989.
Have you ever wondered how rich Spike Feresten is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Spike`s net worth is as high as $5 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a writer, and in addition to being a screenwriter and producer, Feresten also works as an actor, and all have helped improve his wealth.
Spike Feresten Net Worth $5 Million
Spike Feresten is a son of Michael and Mary Jo Feresten, and grew up in Massachusetts where he went to the public schools before he enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston. However, he dropped out of college to pursue a career on television, managing to get a job as an intern at NBC in New York before he was promoted to receptionist.
He had his acting debut in an episode of “Saturday Night Live” in 1989, but had already been a writer for the series since 1988. Feresten eventually wrote 254 episodes of “Late Night with David Letterman” from 1990 to 1995, and even wrote an episode of “The Simpsons” in 1995 called “Sideshow Bob’s Last Gleaming”. Also in 1995, Feresten worked on “The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special”, wrote three episodes of “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” (1995-1996), and eight episodes of the cult series “Seinfeld” from 1995 to 1998; his net worth was rising well.
In 1996, Feresten wrote three episodes of “The Dana Carvey Show”, and then took a little break from writing to concentrate more on producing and acting. He came back in 2000 to write for “The Michael Richards Show”, and created nine episodes before making “The Seinfeld Story” in 2004. In 2007, Spike worked on the Golden Globe-nominated animation movie called “Bee Movie” with Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, and Matthew Broderick among others. From 2006 to 2009, he was a host – having been the creator – of “Talkshow with Spike Feresten”, which helped him to increase his net worth significantly. His latest writing job was in 2012 when he made the TV movie “Before We Made It”. Spike has earned eight Emmy nominations throughout his career.
Feresten has also produced several notable series, including 44 episodes of “Seinfeld” from 1996 to 1998, nine episodes of “The Michael Richards Show” in 2000, 25 episodes of “The Jamie Kennedy Experiment” from 2002 to 2003, and 69 episodes of “Talkshow with Spike Feresten” from 2006 to 2009. Most recently, he produced the series “Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten” in 2014.
Spike has had acting roles in a couple of movies too, such as John Fortenberry’s “Jury Duty” (1995) starring Pauly Shore, Tia Carrere, and Stanley Tucci, and in “Tomorrow Night” (1998) with Jim Earl, Frank Senger, and Todd Barry. Feresten also appeared in two episodes of “Esquire’s Car of the Year” in 2015.
Regarding his personal life, Spike Feresten is married to Erika Marie Gabaldon, and they have two sons together; Jack Henry and James Michael.
| Full Name | Spike Feresten |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 3, 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Fall River, Massachusetts, United States |
| Profession | Television writer, screenwriter, comedian, television personality |
| Education | Berklee College of Music |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Erika Feresten |
| Children | Jack Henry Feresten, James Michael Feresten |
| Parents | Michael and Mary Jo Feresten |
| Siblings | Wally Feresten |
| Twitter | https://twitter.com/spikeferesten |
| Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/spikeferesten/ |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272324/ |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy |
| Movies | “Jury Duty” (1995), “Tomorrow Night” (1998), “Esquire's Car of the Year” (2015) |
| TV Shows | Talkshow with Spike Feresten (2006-2009), Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Dana Carvey Show, The Simpsons, Seinfeld |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | He has two children, Jack Henry and James Michael. |
| 2 | On Wednesday, January 30th, 2008, son Jack Henry Feresten was born at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 7 lbs, 8 oz, and was 20.5 inches long. |
| 3 | His wife Erika is expecting their first child together, a son, in February 2008. |
| 4 | He was an intern then writer for Late Night/Late Show with Dave Letterman. |
All pictures
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Before We Made It | 2012 | TV Movie creator | |
| Talkshow with Spike Feresten | 2006-2009 | TV Series writer - 69 episodes | |
| Bee Movie | 2007 | written by | |
| The Seinfeld Story | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Michael Richards Show | | TV Series creator - 9 episodes, 2000 written by - 2 episodes, 2000 | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1999 | TV Series guest writer - 1 episode | |
| Seinfeld | | TV Series written by - 8 episodes, 1995 - 1998 story by - 1 episode, 1998 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1998 | |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1995-1996 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| The Dana Carvey Show | 1996 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special | 1995 | TV Movie | |
| The Simpsons | 1995 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993-1995 | TV Series writer - 169 episodes | |
| The George Carlin Show | 1994 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1990-1993 | TV Series writer - 85 episodes | |
| Sunday Night | 1988 | TV Series writer | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten | 2014 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Before We Made It | 2012 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Talkshow with Spike Feresten | 2006-2009 | TV Series executive producer - 69 episodes | |
| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | 2002-2003 | TV Series consulting producer - 25 episodes | |
| The Michael Richards Show | 2000 | TV Series executive producer - 9 episodes | |
| Seinfeld | | TV Series supervising producer - 22 episodes, 1997 - 1998 co-producer - 22 episodes, 1996 - 1997 | |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Seinfeld | 1995-1996 | TV Series program consultant - 22 episodes | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Esquire's Car of the Year | 2015 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Seinfeld | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Juror / Man Outside Stadium |
| Tomorrow Night | 1998 | | Studio Page |
| Jury Duty | 1995 | | Folk Singer (as Michael Feresten) |
| Saturday Night Live | 1989 | TV Series | Friend |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Jury Duty | 1995 | performer: "The Ballad of Carl Wayne Bishop" - as Michael Feresten / writer: "The Ballad of Carl Wayne Bishop" - as Michael Feresten | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car | 1992 | TV Movie special thanks | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| @midnight | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Playboy Morning Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rich Eisen Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Host (2014-) |
| Undateable | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Mental | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talkshow with Spike Feresten | 2006-2009 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
| MADtv | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| New Year's Eve Live 2008 | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself Co-host |
| The Last Lap | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Jerry Seinfeld, Submarine Captain | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Seinfeld: Inside Look | 2006-2007 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| The 2006 Billboard Music Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Running with the Egg: Making a 'Seinfeld' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (1989) |
| 1997 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (1989) |
| 1997 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | Seinfeld (1989) |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (1989) |
| 1995 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program | Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special (1995) |
| 1994 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Show with David Letterman (1993) |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Night with David Letterman (1982) |
| 1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Night with David Letterman (1982) |
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Late Night with David Letterman (1982) |
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