Hannibal Amir Buress is a great actor, producer, writer, and comedian based in America. He began his career in 2002 at the time of completing his graduation. After that, he earned prominence through some of his shows, which gained success. He got the opportunity to appear in The Eric Andre Show by Adult Swim for nearly eight years. Hannibal was also featured on Broad City, a Comedy Central show, for nearly five years.

Early Life

Hannibal Buress took birth in 1983 on 4^th February in Chicago, U.S. and is the son of John Buress and Margaret Buress. His named Hannibal was named Hannibal Barca, a Carthaginian general. He was born in Chicago but was raised in the neighborhood of Chicago in Austin. He completed his studies from Steinmetz College prep and then joined Southern Illinois University Carbondale but dropped out of his studies. While being in college, he met Open Mike Eagle, a hip-hop artist, and became friends with him.

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Career Beginnings

In 2002, Buress started his career in comedy by doing a stand-up comedy at an open mic. For his outstanding comedy skills, he got the opportunity to be featured in one of the shows of Comedy Central named The Awkward Comedy along with other artists named Eric Andre, Victor Varnado, Baron Vaughan, and Marina Franklin. He has worked with passion, and in 2010 he made a magazine named “Ten Comics to watch in 2010”.

In July 2010, he released his stand-up comedy album titled “My Name is Hannibal.” He does comedy shows, but he was also a writer from the year 2009 to 2010 on Saturday Night Live. Another album of his named “Animal Furnace” was released in 2012, which gained prominence on Comedy Central because people love it and gained positive reviews. He performed on plenty of night talk shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Russell Howard’s Good News, and Lopez Tonight.

Personal Life

For his career, Buress moved to New York City, but later, he again shifted to his hometown Chicago and lived in Wicker Park. For disorderly intoxication in 2017, Buress got arrested, and bystanders recorded the whole footage. The arrest footage displayed that Buress was scorning police officers and asked to tell the reason for arresting him. Later, people came to know through Miami New Times that the police officer arresting Buress has a history of torturing people and violence and was also disciplined for an alcohol-fueled physical attack.

Buress has also once appeared in Olympia Theatre in 2019 in Miami, and he stated this in one of his stand-up routines on television. He later gave a statement that he will give up drinking because of many reasons that have made his life a mess, and he couldn’t handle the things.

Net Worth

This famous stand-up comedian, television writer, and actor’s estimated net worth are approximately $4 million. He earns his salary by doing comedy shows and by appearing in television programs and films.