RonJonSurfer Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Five Celebrities Make Forbes 400 List George Lucas tops Oprah, Steven Spielberg and Martha Stewart, with $3.5 billion. Oprah Winfrey, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are among the five celebrities who have made it onto the new Forbes magazine 400 Richest People in America list. Lifestyle queen Martha Stewart's estimated $970 million fortune makes her the fifth richest celebrity on the list, while Winfrey comes in fourth with $1.4 billion. Property tycoon-turned-reality TV star Donald Trump ties with Spielberg for second, with $2.7 billion fortunes, while Lucas tops them all with $3.5 billion. But none of them comes close to the richest person - Microsoft boss Bill Gates, whose fortune is estimated at a whopping $50 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 He doesn't worry about gas prices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 They really, really need to give me some money. 50 billion dollars............ Wow... I'd like to consider him a close personal friend since he lives a mere 20 miles from me (or so), but I can't. But from what I've learned of the man, if you did know him, you'ld never know he was so rich, people say money wouldn't change them, he is pretty normal for being so friggin' rich. He does a hell of a lot for a lot of causes. There was a day I thought he was a snobbish elitist arse-herl, but I've come to really respect him over the last 5-7 years. Back on topic, Mr. Sir. McCartney is a billionaire, I believe, he may not stand at the heighest solid gold urinals like the Trump and Co. but he's a rocker!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Bill gates gives loads of money to charity, and recently gave a great deal to research, including here at my uni for tb research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Flashback to 1998. I thought this list was very interesting. It shows the top income for the years by entertainers. It is interesting for not only who is on the list, but for who we don't even think of 7 years later. Forbes magazine's highest-paid entertainers, listed by this year's rank, last year's rank and 1998 estimated income in millions of dollars. 1, 6, Jerry Seinfeld, 225 2, NR, Larry David, 200 3, 1, Steven Spielberg, 175 4, 3, Oprah Winfrey, 125 5, NR, James Cameron, 115 6, 13, Tim Allen, 77 7, 4, Michael Crichton, 65 8, 11, Harrison Ford, 58 9, 12, Rolling Stones, 57 10, NR, Master P, 56.5 11, 28, Robin Williams, 56 12, 15, Celine Dion, 55.5 13, 18, Mel Gibson, 55 14, 21, Garth Brooks, 54 15, NR, Sean "Puffy" Combs, 53.5 16, NR, Mike Judge, 53 17, NR, Greg Daniels, 53 18, NR, Chris Carter, 52 19, 7, David Copperfield, 49.5 20, 32, Spice Girls, 49 21, NR, Paul Reiser, 48 22, NR, Eddie Murphy, 47.5 23, 17, John Travolta, 47 24, NR, Drew Carey, 45.5 25, NR, Bonnie/Terry Turner, 45 26, NR, Tom Hanks, 44 27, NR, Danny Jacobson, 42 28, 35, Kevin Costner, 41 29, 39, Kevin Bright/Marta Kauffman/David Crane, 40.5 30, NR, Brad Pitt, 40 31, 8, Stephen King, 40 32, NR, Nicolas Cage, 38.5 33, NR, Bruce Helford, 38 34, NR, Leonardo DiCaprio, 37 35, NR, John Wells, 35 36, NR, Will Smith, 34 37, 26, Jim Carrey, 32.5 38, NR, Metallica, 32 39, NR, Helen Hunt, 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 And now...Australia's richest entertainers for 2004: Australia's top 50 richest entertainers and their gross income for 2004, as estimated by BRW magazine: 1. The Wiggles $45.0 million 2 Nicole Kidman $40.0 million 3 Russell Crowe $27.0 million 4 AC/DC $18.0 million 5 Naomi Watts $17.0 million 6 Hi-5 $15.0 million 7 Cate Blanchett $13.0 million 8 Hugh Jackman $13.0 million 9 Heath Ledger $12.0 million 10 Powderfinger $10.5 million 11 John Laws $9.0 million 12 Don Burke $7.2 million 13 Toni Collette $7.2 million 14 Kylie Minogue $6.0 million 15 Manpower $5.7 million 16 Delta Goodrem $5.6 million 17 Rove McManus $5.5 million 18 Stuart Beattie $5.4 million 19 Alan Jones $5.0 million 20 Keith Urban $4.7 million 21 Robert Luketic $4.8 million 22 Bjorn Again $4.5 million 23 James Wan and Leigh Whannell $4.4 million 24 Cat Empire $4.2 million 25 Steve Irwin $4.2 million 26 Jet $3.8 million 27 Newsboys $3.8 million 28 John Farnham $3.6 million 29 Bryce Courtenay $3.5 million 30 Eddie McGuire $3.5 million 31 Anthony LaPaglia $3.4 million 32 Megan Gale $3.0 million 33 The John Butler Trio $2.9 million 34 Pete Murray $2.5 million 35 Guy Sebastian $2.1 million 36 Simon Baker $2.0 million 37 Ray Hadley 2.0 million 38 Rex Hunt $2.0 million 39 John Polson $2.0 million 40 Melissa George $1.8 million 41 Rachel Griffiths $1.8 million 42 Michael Petroni $1.7 million 43 Richard Roxburgh $1.6 million 44 Matthew Reilly $1.5 million 45 Gina Reilly and Jane Turner $1.5 million 46 Poppy Montgomery $1.4 million 47 Shannon Noll $1.4 million 48 Frances O'Connor $1.4 million 49 Miranda Otto $1.4 million 50 Portia de Rossi $1.4 million * Values are based on BRW estimates of gross income for 2004 (they do not include management fees, tax and other expenses). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Anthony LaPaglia's Australian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Anthony LaPaglia's Australian? Maybe Austritalian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Austritalian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Nobody's laughing at the Wiggles now. I just shelled out $125 for concert tickets. And a buck 95 for a coloring book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Nobody's laughing at the Wiggles now. I just shelled out $125 for concert tickets. And a buck 95 for a coloring book. Geez, now it's $45,000,126.95.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Hey, if Russell Crowe would make coloring books he might soon be number one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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