Depending on how old you are, if you were to see Tisha Campbell in an airport, the character name that pops into your head will change. A ’90s Millennial may want to shout “Damn, Gina!” from her role on Martin. An ’80s Millennial and Gen Xers could recall her as Sidney from House Party. Gen Z fans of Ken Jeong recognize her as Damona from Dr. Ken. Longtime fans know exactly who Chiffon is from deep cuts like Little Shop of Horrors, recall the busybody neighbor Yvonne from Boomerang and learned why parted hair can be sexy after seeing her role as Jane Toussant from School Daze. With approximately 78 acting roles under her belt and a resume to prove some Black women can work consistently in Hollywood, her fans may wonder what is Tisha Campbell’s net worth?
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Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold Are Real-Life Sharane and Sidney
While viewers see onscreen friends all the time and wonder if they get along in real life, Tichina Arnold and Campbell went out of their way to audition for their Martin roles separately and hide the fact that they were already close friends. No knock to fitness guru A.J. Johnson, but Arnold is Campbell’s real-life Sharane from House Party. The duo, who have been friends since they were 12 years old, have shown their chemistry as friends, as dancers and even as singers, including their 1997 soundtrack remake of “Don’t Ask My Neighbor” from the movie Sprung. They’ve gone on to collaborate for a number of other jobs, including co-stars in Little Shop of Horrors, Martin, Everybody Hates Chris, Everybody Still Hates Chris and hosting multiple Soul Train Awards.
From ‘School Daze’ to a Self-Titled Album
While Campbell is far more famous for her acting roles than her singing career, she has made a point of sending a friendly reminder to fans that she can do both equally well. In School Daze, she performed “Be Alone Tonight.” On her self-titled album Tisha came “Push,” “Love Me Down” and the collaboration with Arnold. She’s also had singles as recently as 2019, including a Rich the Kid collaboration called “I Don’t Wanna Be Alone.”
Overcoming Health and Relationship Obstacles Has Not Stopped Campbell’s Grind
Campbell’s career hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but her obstacles had nothing to do with auditions, scripts or travel. In one of two obstacles, she ended her marriage to fellow actor Duane Martin. The two married in August of 1996, and five years later, she realized something was wrong shortly after the birth of their first son Xen. Describing a then-undiagnosed health issue as feeling like there was “an elephant on my chest,” she wrote it off as pneumonia. But after seeing lesions on her neck and arms, a biopsy confirmed she had Stage 1 sarcoidosis, a condition in which granulomas are present in the lymph nodes. By this time, she’d already completed 132 episodes of Martin from 1992 to 1997 and had only been working a year (in a total of 123 episodes) as Janet on My Wife and Kids from 2000 to 2005.
While steroids were used as treatment for the lung disease, this was physically affecting her appearance in an industry that’s all about looks. (Comedian Bernie Mac also had sarcoidosis, but he was at stage 4.) For four years, she was powering her way through and still trying to keep her acting career in tact. However, after her divorce from Martin in 2018 (and the same year she played Nellie Biles in The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar), she’s confirmed that medical professionals “can’t find it at the base of my brain at all. I haven’t gotten sick not one time.” She credits her healthier diagnosis with parting ways from her now-ex husband after accusing Martin of emotional, physical and mental abuse.
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Tisha Campbell’s Net Worth Now
Even with health scares, now a divorcee and being a working mother in Hollywood, she powered through the COVID-19 pandemic with roles in Outmatched, Uncoupled, Craig of the Creek and Inside Job. And she’s still a fan of comedy, judging from her role in 2024 on George Lopez’s Lopez vs Lopez. With a rumored net worth of $700,000, this may be a surprise to fans of her work. Unfortunately, she and Martin filed for bankruptcy for approximately $14.5 million of debt. This included $300,000 in personal and real estate property; a $65,000 Los Angeles home; three cars; five motorcycles; and Sherman Oaks’ Xen Restaurant, which the couple reportedly admitted was not profitable. The couple also were rumored to owe more than $14 million in unpaid taxes, loans, car leases, credit card bills and other government debts. However, with five projects completed in 2024 and two upcoming releases (a TV series called 1266 and a post-production project entitled Operation: Aunties), it looks like Campbell is powering through bankruptcy woes to get herself back to millionaire status again.
