Will Sasso Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth

What Is Will Sasso's Net Worth and Salary?

Will Sasso is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $4 million. Will Sasso is probably best known for starring on the Fox sketch comedy series "MADtv" from 1997 to 2002, and he also wrote for the show. Will has more than 130 acting credits to his name, including the films "Ernest Goes to School" (1994), "Beverly Hills Ninja" (1997), "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999), "Best in Show" (2000), "The Three Stooges" (2012), "Army of One" (2016), "Super Troopers 2" (2018), and "Inside Game" (2019) and the television series "Madison" (1994–1997), "Sliders" (1995–1996), "Less than Perfect" (2003–2006), "$#*! My Dad Says" (2010–2011), "Justified" (2014), "Another Period" (2015–2018), "Shameless" (2016), "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (2017–2018), "Loudermilk" (2017–2020), "Mom" (2019–2021), "United We Fall" (2020), and "Young Sheldon" (2022). Sasso has lent his voice to numerous animated projects, such as "Family Guy" (1999–2017), "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story" (2005), "Henchmen" (2018), "Klaus" (2019), "Night of the Animated Dead" (2021), "Mongo Wrestling Alliance" (2011), "Murder Police" (2013), and "F Is for Family" (2020). Will also co-wrote and produced the 2017 short film "Follow Me," and he produced the films "For Christ's Sake" (2010) and "The Legend of Awesomest Maximus" (2011).

Early Life

Will Sasso was born William Sasso on May 24, 1975, in Ladner, British Columbia, Canada. He is the son of Italian immigrants Anna and Antonio Sasso, and he attended Delta Secondary School.

Career

Will made his TV debut in a 1991 episode of the Canadian drama "Neon Rider," then he guest-starred on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1993) and appeared in the films "Ski School 2" (1994), "Ernest Goes to School" (1994), "Magic in the Water" (1995), "Malicious" (1995), "Happy Gilmore" (1996), and "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco" (1996). From 1994 to 1997, he played Derek Wakaluk on the Canadian teen drama "Madison," and he had a recurring role as Gomez Calhoun on the Fox sci-fi series "Sliders" from 1995 to 1996. In 1997, Sasso joined the cast of "MADtv" and became known for impersonations of celebrities such as Bill Clinton, Randy Newman, Kenny Rogers, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Will was a cast member from season three to season seven, and he has appeared as a guest star several times since leaving the show in 2002. In 1997, Sasso co-starred with Chris Farley in "Beverly Hills Ninja," then he appeared in the films "The 6th Man" (1997), "Brown's Requiem" (1998), "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999), and "Dawg" (2002). He also played Dale the Fishin' Hole Guy in Christopher Guest's "Best in Show" (2000), which earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.

Sasso guest-starred on "The X-Files" (2000), "'Til Death" (2006–2007), "Entourage" (2007), "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2007), "October Road" (2007), "How I Met Your Mother" (2008), "Two and a Half Men" (2009), and "Brothers" (2009), and from 2003 to 2006, he had a recurring role as Carl Monari on ABC's "Less than Perfect." He appeared in the films "Southland Tales" (2006), "Lower Learning" (2008), "College Road Trip" (2008), "Year of the Carnivore" (2009), "Life As We Know It" (2010), and "Moving Day" (2012), and he played the title role in "The Legend of Awesomest Maximus" (2011) and Curly Howard in "The Three Stooges" (2012). Will hosted the Canadian Comedy Awards in 2006, and from 2010 to 2011, he played Vince on the CBS sitcom "$#*! My Dad Says" alongside William Shatner and his former "MADtv" castmate Nicole Sullivan. He guest-starred on "Childrens Hospital" (2010; 2016), "How I Met Your Mother" (2012), "Sullivan & Son" (2012), "Up All Night" (2012), "Drunk History" (2013), "The League" (2013), "Super Fun Night" (2013), "About a Boy" (2014), "Anger Management" (2014), "Hot in Cleveland" (2014–2015), "Modern Family" (2014–2017), and "Key & Peele" (2015), and he had recurring roles as Al Sura on "Justified" (2014), Officer O'Connor on "Another Period" (2015–2018), and Yanis on "Shameless" (2016).

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Sasso appeared in the films "Movie 43" (2013), "The Right Kind of Wrong" (2013), "Hit By Lightning" (2014), "Beautiful Girl" (2014), "Army of One" (2016), "A Miracle on Christmas Lake" (2016), "Killing Hasselhoff" (2017), "Super Troopers 2" (2018), "American Woman" (2018), "Irresistible" (2020), "Film Fest" (2020), and "Boss Level" (2021), and he played Baba Battista in the 2019 sports drama "Inside Game," which won awards at the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles and San Diego Film Festival. In 2014, Will played Mr. Fetcher in the "Downton Abbey" parody miniseries "The Britishes," then he guest-starred on "Those Who Can't" (2016), "American Housewife" (2017), "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2017), "Great News" (2017), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2018), "Hawaii Five-0" (2018), "Grey's Anatomy" (2018–2019) and "The Orville" (2018–2019). Sasso had recurring roles on "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (2017–2018) and "Mom" (2019–2021), and he played Ben Burns on the Audience/Amazon Prime Video series "Loudermilk" from 2017 to 2020. Will starred as Bill Ryan on ABC's "United We Fall" in 2020, and in 2022, he landed a recurring role as Jim McCallister on the CBS sitcom "Young Sheldon."

Personal Life

Sasso started focusing on losing weight near the end of his second season of "MADtv," and he subsequently lost 200 pounds. According to the "MADtv" website, Will did it "by walking five miles a day and eating nothing but boiled chicken and steamed vegetables for two years." Sasso underwent two surgeries to remove excess skin after his weight loss.

Awards and Nominations

In 2001, Sasso earned a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Television – Pretty Funny Male Performance for "MADtv." In 2019, "Inside Game" won a Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles award and a San Diego Film Festival award for Best Ensemble Cast, and it received San Diego Film Festival award nominations for Best Feature Film and Best Premiere.

Real Estate

In 2002, Sasso purchased a home in Los Angeles. According to real estate records, he paid $675,000 for the home.

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