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Rickey Smiley

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Date of Birth: 1968 , August-10
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet
Name Rickey Smiley
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Birmingham, Alabama
Ethnicity Black
Profession Comedian, Actor
Net Worth $2.5 million
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black
Married N/A
Education Alabama State University, Tuskegee University
Movies Baggage Claim, First Sunday, latham entertainment presents
TV Show ComicView

Quick Timeline of Rickey Smiley

1968 Born in United States
2002 Began career as host BET’s Comic Vie
2004 Start featuring prank calls
2013 Got Award NAMIC Vision Award
2018 Total net worth
2023 Networth $5 million

Detail Timeline of Rickey Smiley

August 10 , 1968

Born in United States

 Rickey Smiley was born in Alabama, United States. He is currently 48 years old. He is American by his nationality and belongs to African-American ethnicity. He has attended Alabama State University and Tuskegee University to complete his studies.

2002

Began career as host BET’s Comic Vie

Rickey Smiley began his career as the host of the 2000 season of BET’s Comic View program. Later, he appeared on Showtime at the Apollo as well as HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and Snaps, The Nashville Network, Uptown Comedy Club, and Comic Escape.

2004

Start featuring prank calls

Rickey Smiley started his trademark prank calls and has even released albums featuring collections of those calls. some of them are Rickey Smiley: Prank Calls II, Rickey Smiley: Vol V and Rickey Smiley: Vol 6. His songs include Role Title and We Miss Robert.

2013

Got Award NAMIC Vision Award

In 2013 Rickey Smiley was awarded a Vision Award during the year’s NAMIC Vision Award. The Following year he was the nominee of the same. 

2018

Total net worth

As of 2018, Rickey Smiley net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.His significant source of on earning is his professional career as a comedian and a radio as well as a TV host.  

2023

Networth $5 million

Currently, he has a networth of $5 million. 

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Rickey Smiley began his career as the host of the 2000 season of BET’s Comic View program. Later, he appeared on Showtime at the Apollo, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam as well as Snaps. Apart from this the other shows where he has been involved include The Nashville Network, Uptown Comedy Club, and Comic Escape.

After that, he became the morning show personality for the radio station KBFB in Dallas, Texas. The show involves the now-trademark prank calls as well as news, information, and the latest hip-hop music.

Smiley has released songs like Role Title and We Miss Robert and has even acted in the Ice Cube series Friday After Next. The actor and TV personality have even released six albums of his prank calls, including Rickey Smiley: Prank Calls II; Rickey Smiley: Vol V, and Rickey Smiley: Vol 6.

Moving on to his relationship, it seems that at present Rickey is either single or not dating anyone. However, he does have four children, biological sons and two adopted daughters, named D’essence Smiley, Aaron Smiley, Brandon, and Malik Smiley.

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Rickey has likewise worked in Friday After Next, as Santa Claus; Baggage Claim, as Calvin; and First Sunday, as Bernice Jenkins, along with people like Katt Williams and Tracy Morgan.

In 2013, Rickey was awarded a Vision Award during the year’s NAMIC Vision Award ceremony. The following year, he was made the nominee of the same award ceremony. 

Rickey Smiley's current net worth is estimated to be around $5 million. His net worth includes his career in radio and TV as well as his income from series, television shows, acting in movies, and album sales.

Talking about his prank-call albums, Rickey Smiley- Prank Calls Number 6 is widely regarded as the iTunes #1 Best Selling Comedy Album. Ricky owns a house in Birmingham, Alabama. 

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