#10
- Adam Sandler
Estimated Net Worth: $29.5 million
Adam Sandler is Mr. Funny these
days. Known for such hilarious movies as
Adam Sandler is famous for two things; making funny movies
and getting paid tons of money to make said movies. Through his acting and
producing, Sandler has been able to amass a personal net worth of $300 million.
He is one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars which allows him to command $20
million per movie along with very impressive percentages of a films GROSS
profits. That’s gross profits not net profits. FYI that is a gross amount of
money when you consider some of those films earned over $150 million at the US
box office alone. For the movie Anger Management Sandler earned $25 million
plus 25% of the gross which was roughly $150 million. That’s an extra $37.5
million in the Sandman’s pocket.
Will Ferrell
#9
- Will Ferrell
Estimated Net Worth: $31 million
Will Ferrell is an American
comedian, actor, and writer with an estimated net worth of $80 million dollars.
Ferrell is best known for his many comic movies and his years as a sketch
comedy artist on Saturday Night Live. Ferrell became interested in acting
during his high school year’s, creating comic voices for the school’s daily
morning announcements. Ferrell attended the University of Southern California,
studying Sports Broadcasting and graduating with a degree in Sports
Information. Ferrell joined the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The
Groundlings and developed his improvisation skills.
Ferrell became a featured player at
Saturday Night Live in 1995, where his improv skills and impressions over seven
years culminated in him being one of the few cast members to be nominated for
an Emmy for an SNL performance. Ferrell guest hosted Saturday Night Live on May
14, 2005, and May 16, 2009, reprising a number of his popular SNL roles.
Ferrell foray into movies after SNL was highly successful, where he starred in
such films as: Old School, A Night at the Roxbury, Drowning Mona, Austin
Powers: International Man of Mystery, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,
Superstar, The Ladies Man, Dick, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,
Zoolander, Anchorman, Elf, Talladega Nights, Stranger than Fiction, Blades of
Glory, and The Other Guys. Ferrell received two Golden Globe nominations for
his performances in the movies The Producers, and Stranger than Fiction. Along
with his film work, Ferrell has provided voice work for a number of animated
television programs and movies.
In April 2007, Ferrell and his
comedy partner Adam McKay founded Funny or Die, a streaming video website
featuring user generated comedy films which are voted on by website visitors.
In January 2009, Ferrell made his Broadway debut with his one-man show
featuring his impression of President Bush called YouÕre Welcome America – A
Final Night with George W. Bush.
Nicholas Cage
#8
- Nicolas Cage
Estimated Net Worth: $38
million
Nicholas Cage is one of America’s best-known and most
successful actors, a man whose net worth of $18 million. He was born on January
7, 1964 in Long Beach, California and was given the name Nicholas Kim Coppola
by his parents. He changed his name when he embarked on an acting career
because his uncle, famed director Francis
Ford Coppola was already using the family surname. After graduating from
high school, Cage enrolled in the UCLA School of Theater and, in time, landed
his first acting job. It didn’t take too long before he was nominated for – and
won – the Best Actor Oscar for his starring role in the filmLeaving Las Vegas.
Cage has also been honored with the Toronto Film Critics’ Association Award for
Best Actor for his staring role in a more recent film – the 2002 release of
Adaptation. While still a young man, Nicholas Cage has already appeared in
sixty films. He continues to read scripts that he regularly receives from
producers and film studios interested in his services.
Ben Stiller
#7
- Ben Stiller
Estimated Net Worth: $39.5 million
Ben Stiller (born Benjamin Edward Stiller on November 30,
1965), is an American actor, comedian, writer, film director and producer with
an estimated net worth of approximately $120 million. He is the son of two
famous acting parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, and has often said that he
was “born for a career in show business.” Stiller began his career writing
“mockumentaries” (spoofs of documentaries). Although still young, his body of
work is prolific. To date, he has written, starred in, directed or produced
over 50 films. These films have grossed more than $2.1 billion … an average per
film of $76 million. There are very few, if any, failures in Stiller’s
portfolio. He has won an Emmy for Best Writer for a TV Show, The Ben Stiller
Show, several MTV Movie Awards and a Teen Choice Award, as well.
Bruce Willis
#6
- Bruce Willis
Estimated Net Worth: $41 million
Bruce Willis is an American actor, producer, and musician with a net worth
of $150 million. Born in Germany to a bank teller and an American serviceman,
Willis moved to Penns Grove, New Jersey as a child and attended the drama
program at Montclair State University until he left to pursue acting in New
York City. He has appeared in over sixty films, and although he is best known
as an action star, he got his first big break (and several major awards) on the
TV comedy Moonlighting, in which he flirted with Cybill Shepherd for five
seasons.Willis’s critical reception has been inconsistent, but he has also delivered several box-office hits: he starred in four Die Hard movies, grossing a total of $1.1 billion worldwide, as well as Armageddon—the highest-grossing film of 1998, at $553 million—and The Sixth Sense. He won two Emmys (for Moonlighting and for a guest-starring role on Friends) and a Golden Globe (for Moonlighting). Willis is also a musician, with three rock albums and favorable reviews to his name. Willis married actress Demi Moore in 1987 and had three daughters (Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah Belle) before their divorce in 2000; he subsequently married model Emma Heming in 2009.
Leonardo Di Caprio
#5
- Leonardo DiCaprio
Estimated Net Worth: $43 million
Actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio was born and raised in Los Angeles and
has a net worth estimated at $200 million. After appearing in a smattering of
commercials and television roles, including a reoccurring role on the last
season of Growing Pains, DiCaprio landed the lead in biopic This Boy’s Life and
received much critical praise for his performance. His next role in What’s
Eating Gilbert Grape? earned DiCaprio an Academy Award nomination for best
supporting actor. Dicaprio garnered acclaim for his performances in the intense
dramas, Total Eclipse and The Basketball Diaries.In 1996, DiCaprio starred in the box office hit William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet which grossed $147.5 million worldwide. Following this success came the 1997 film Titanic by James Cameron, a record-breaking, multi-award winning film that secured DiCaprio as a leading man. DiCaprio moved forward with a string of successful movies, including Steven Spielberg’s “Catch Me if You Can” (grossed $352 million worldwide), Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” and the award-winning film Revolutionary Road. He has starred in several films by acclaimed director Martin Scorsese: Gangs of New York (grossed $193.7 million worldwide), The Aviator (grossed $211.7 million worldwide), The Departed ($289 million worldwide) and Shutter Island. DiCaprio’s credits as a producer include The Aviator and Orphan. Among DiCaprio’s awards are two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, one Golden Globe Award and numerous critics’ groups’ awards.
Mike Myers
#4
- Mike Myers
Estimated Net Worth: $55
million
Canadian-born and bred actor,
comedian, writer and producer Mike Myers has a net worth estimated at $175
million. His career began in childhood with a string of commercials, one of
which he appeared in with Saturday Night Live alum Gilda Radner. Myers spent
time with Second City comedy troupe Toronto and Chicago, appeared on Citytv
show City Limits became a founding member of London-based Comedy Store Players
and joined comedian Neil Mullarkey on the British children’s program Wide Awake
Club. In 1989, Myers joined the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live and performed
legendary characters Linda Richman, Dieter and Wayne Campbell. The latter
character landed Myers and fellow SNL cast member Dana Carvey their own movie
adaptation, Wayne’s World, which was released in 1992. Wayne’s World was a
critical and commercial success, grossing $183 million worldwide. After two
more films and another three years on Saturday Night Live, Myers took a
temporary hiatus before reemerging with the film Austin Powers: International
Man of Mystery, which was followed up by the wildly successful Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me (grossed $312 million worldwide) and Austin Powers in
Goldmember (grossed $296.6 million worldwide). Myers voices the title lead of
the Shrek franchise, with Shrek grossing $484.4 million worldwide, Shrek 2
grossing $919.8 million worldwide (DreamWorks most successful film to date) and
Shrek the Third, grossing $798.9 million worldwide. Among his awards are four
MTV Movie Awards, an Emmy Award and two Canadian Comedy Awards.
Eddie Murphy
#3
- Eddie Murphy
Estimated Net Worth: $56 million
Eddie Murphy is an American actor, comedian, producer, and director; he is
the second-highest grossing actor in film history, and has a net worth of $75
million. Murphy was born and raised in Brooklyn, and began writing stand-up
routines, heavily influenced by Bill
Cosby and Richard Pryor, while still a teenager. His career began with
stand-up comedy, but in 1980, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. He
remained there until 1984, eventually became the only cast member ever to also
host the show.In 1982, while still on SNL, he made his big-screen debut in 48 Hrs., which he followed up with Trading Places, two star-making Beverly Hills Cop films, Coming to America, Harlem Nights, and Another 48 Hrs. Murphy’s box-office value dropped in the 1990s, only to be revived with a series of family-friendly movies, notably Mulan, Shrek, and the Nutty Professor movies. In 2006, Murphy was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for his role in Dreamgirls. He has also produced a number of his own films, including Vampire in Brooklyn, Life, and Harlem Nights, which he also directed. Murphy married longtime girlfriend Nicole Mitchell in 1993; the two divorced in 2006.
Jonny Depp
#2
- Johnny Depp
Estimated Net Worth: $72 million
Johnny Depp is an American actor and musician known for his portrayals of
offbeat, eccentric characters in a wide variety of dramas and fantasy films. He
has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for major roles in
recent films. Films featuring Depp have grossed over $2.6 billion at the United
States box office and over $6 billion worldwide.NetWorth: $300 million(2011)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $100 MILLION
$40 million: Alice in Wonderland (back-end for starring in Tim Burton film, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion)
$35 million: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (up-front money for starring in next installment of Jerry Bruckheimer’s waterlogged but ludicrously profitable franchise)
$20 million: The Tourist (fee for co-starring in one of the year’s bigger flops alongside Angelina Jolie)
$5 million: Older film revenue
#1
- Will Smith
Estimated Net Worth: $80 million
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