Here's How Much Wolf Blitzer Is Really Worth

In addition to his flourishing career on CNN, and before that as a Reuters reporter in Tel Aviv, Israel, Blitzer has had a number of cameos, playing himself in a James Bond movie, House of Cards, Mission: Impossible, and on the sitcom Murphy Brown (per IMDb). 

Blitzer also appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy! competing against Andy Richter — but this was not a lucrative gig. While he blitzed through the opening rounds, his score tanked as he incorrectly answered questions about everything from pasta to the city where Jesus Christ hailed from, responding Jerusalem — where Blitzer had worked –instead of Bethlehem. "Blitzer (whose job is to bring knowledge to the world) eventually sat at $-4,600 as Richter (a late-night comedy sidekick) continued to crush it, getting nearly every question and eventually earning $39,000," observed The Washington Post.

Blitzer lives off his non-game-show earnings in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, Lynn Greenfield.