Joel Hodgson Net Worth

During his comedy appearances in Los Angeles, he was discovered by Barry Sand, (a producer with Late Night with David Letterman), and three months later had his network television debut. He made four subsequent appearances on the Letterman show, as well as four appearances on Saturday Night Live. Between 1984 and 1988 Joel built and sold sculptures, worked at a T-shirt factory, designed toys, and began designing and building props for other comedians. He co-wrote an HBO special with Jerry Seinfeld and was also considered for the role of Woody Boyd in Cheers. Building on his gift for designing toys and props, Hodgson built three robot puppets and created Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1988. The show went on for six successful seasons before its cancellation in 1997 on Comedy Central. It was then picked up again by the Sci-Fi Channel and aired another three seasons until its final cancellation in August 1999.