Keshia Knight Pulliam Net Worth

Keshia Knight Pulliam Net Worth and Salary:$6 Million

Keshia Knight Pulliam is an American actress who has a net worth of $15 million. Knight Pulliam is the finest identified for taking part in Rudy Huxtable, the spunky, pint-sized youngest daughter of Dr. Cliff Huxtable, on the sitcom “The Cosby Show” from 1984 to 1992. She additionally starred in “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” from 2007 to 2012. Keshia was nominated for a Primetime Emmy at the age of 6, making her the youngest actor to obtain the glory.

Early Life:

Keshia Knight Pulliam was born on April 9, 1979, in Newark, New Jersey. She grew up with her mom Denise, her father James Sr. (a supervisor), and brothers James, Mshon, and Juwan. When Keshia was simply 5 months previous, her mother and father took her to an area expertise company, and at 9 months previous, she landed a nationwide print advert for Johnson & Johnson. She studied at Rutgers Preparatory School, and when her household relocated to Virginia after “The Cosby Show” ended, she attended the Potomac School and Foxcroft School. Knight Pulliam graduated from Foxcroft in 1997 and earned a B.A. in sociology from Spelman College in 2001. As a Spelman pupil, Keshia was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Career:

After Knight Pulliam’s Johnson & Johnson advert, she started reserving commercials and appeared on “Sesame Street” when she was Three years previous. In 1984, she landed the life-changing function of Rudy Huxtable on the NBC sitcom “The Cosby Show”. Keshia appeared on 177 episodes and earned a number of award nominations for her efficiency. She additionally performed Rudy in “Back to Next Saturday” (1985), “A Different World” (1987-1988), and “The Earth Day Special” (1990). In 1985, Knight Pulliam made her large display debut in “The Last Dragon,” and in 1987. She appeared in the TV film “The Little Match Girl”. Keshia additionally co-starred together with her TV mother Phylicia Rashad in “Polly” (1989) and “Polly Comin’ Home” (1990). She appeared in the 1987 made-for-TV film “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.”

Keshia gained celebrity variations of “The Weakest Link” in 2001 and “Fear Factor” in 2002 and competed on “Celebrity Mole: Yucatán” in 2004. She then appeared in 2005’s “Beauty Shop” and “The Gospel” earlier than touchdown her award-winning function on the TBS sequence “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” showing 95 episodes. Knight Pulliam has additionally appeared in the movies “Cuttin Da Mustard” (2008), “Death Toll” (2008), and “Madea Goes to Jail” (2009) and guest-starred in “Psych” (2010) and “Guys with Kids” (2013).

Personal Life:

Keshia grew to become engaged to retired NFL participant Edgerton Hartwell on New Year’s Eve in 2015. They usually wed the next day at Knight Pulliam’s dwelling in Atlanta. She introduced her being pregnant eight days earlier than Hartwell filed for divorce in July 2016. Ed was ordered to pay $3,000 monthly in little one assist. In April 2020, Knight Pulliam alleged that Hartwell owed her practically $32,000 in again little one assist. Keshia started a relationship with “With Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta” co-star Brad James in 2019.

Awards:

In 1986, Knight Pulliam earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for “The Cosby Show”. “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” earned her NAACP Image Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009, 2010, and 2012 in addition to a nomination in 2011.  She additionally gained in 1988 for “The Cosby Show”. She was nominated in 2003 for “What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway”. In 1991, Keshia gained a Kids’ Choice Award in for Favorite TV Actress for “The Cosby Show”. She earned a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Young TV Performer in 1988. She was additionally nominated for 4 Young Artist Awards. Keshia shared the award for Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble in a Television Comedy, Drama Series, or Special together with her “The Cosby Show” castmates in 1989.