Twenty Million Dollar A Movie Man Will Smith

Many know him as the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Others know him as the infamous rapper that sang the catchy tune “Parents Just Don´t Understand.” However, we all know him as one of the best actors and most sought after individuals in the entire world. Will Smith is one of the top celebrities in the entire universe and is one of the best paid as well. The year 2007 was extremely good to Will as he pulled in an estimated $31 million dollars.

Will Smith was born on September 25, 1968 and has since risen to incredible heights. Will is actually one of only three actors in history to have films eclipse the one hundred million dollar platform. Since every movie that Will Smith stars in turns into a blockbuster, he has become one of the highest paid actors of the industry. His going rate is over $20 million per flick which is among the biggest names in Hollywood.

Many people forget that Will Smith started his career of as a Philadelphia based rapper. Along with his tag team buddy Jazzy Jeff, they were able to create original rap music which eventually caught the attention of production mogul Quincy Jones. This spawned the birth of the hit sitcom “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” in 1990, which ran for an impressive six seasons. During this time, Will made his movie debut in “Six Degrees of Separation” which got rave reviews from a number of movie critics. He made his big splash however, in the movie “Bad Boys” alongside actor/comedian Martin Lawrence in 1995. Ever since that movie was released, Will has starred in countless big blockbuster films that have established him as an A list celebrity.

Will Smith is now married to fellow actress Jada Pinket Smith and he has two children with her as well as another from a previous marriage. Will and his family have a beautiful home tucked away in a private location outside of Los Angeles. With all the success Will has seen, it seems the rich only get richer with his incredible relationship with smoking hot wife Jada Pinket Smith and loving family. Will recently premiered yet new movie called “I Am Legend” which turned out to be another blockbuster. The movie became the highest grossing movie ever released during the holiday season. Will is set to star in a couple more movies in 2008 and hopes he sees even more success this year.

Judge Judy Sheindlin Makes Money Bossing People Around

When someone commits a crime and they get caught, these individuals are giving a chance to plead their case in front of a judge. When someone is suing another citizen of Planet Earth, both parties usually have to step in front of a judge and work everything out. Among all the judges in the entire world, quite possibly the most famous one is Judge Judy Sheindlin. If you happen to turn on your television set at a random time and you are flipping through the channels, you are guaranteed to come across Juge Judy´s show at least a few times. Her show is so popular and is on so much that it earned her a whopping thirty million dollars last year.

Judge Judy Sheindlin was born Judy Blum until she married her husband Jerry Sheindlin, her second husband. Originally, Judge Judy worked as a prosecutor for the juvenile court system and over an argument about her career, she divorced her first husband Ronald Levy. I bet Ronald is bummed out now since his ex-wife is making $30 million a year. Judge Judy actually divorced current husband Jerry in 1990 but they remarried the next year. The Judge Judy show is what allows Judge Judy to make so much money annually and she is not petty with how she spends it.

Judge Judy has a couple houses in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Naples, Florida. Even though her show is broad casted in Los Angeles, she flies out to her show four times a week on a private jet. Both of her homes are multi million dollar estates that anyone would love to live in. In addition to her homes, Judge Judy also has a yacht named “Her Honor” which is a multi million dollar boat.

Judge Judy show debuted in 1996 and in 2005 she signed a $100 million dollar contract for the following five years until 2010. This made her the second highest paid female on television besides Oprah. Judge Judy is worth an estimated $95 million right now. After her contract expires in 2010 Judge Judy will have an even bigger bank account in which she can spend on her eleven grandchildren and five kids. With all that money in her back pocket, she has the ability to buy any yacht or house she wants for the rest of her life and kids life.

Katherine Heigl Stands by Her Worth

When it comes to the amount of money that people make, most Americans know that Katherine Heigl takes the worth of her work very seriously. Katherine Heigl is perhaps best known today in the hit television series Grey’s Anatomy but has had more than 30 different roles since 1992. Though she hasn’t been around for all that long compared to some of the Hollywood notables she has been able to demand a pretty penny for each appearance and in the last couple years she has been able to put together a sizable nest egg. Many estimate that her net worth is around $10 million dollars.

Where Does Katherine’s Money Come From?

She has had parts both big and small but her most lucrative job to date may very well be her role in Grey’s Anatomy. Heigl has been a regular part of the cast since 2005 and has been making a killing with each episode. It has recently been reported that she is making right around $100,000 an episode just with this television show. This would give her a sizable yearly income on its own, yet she has continued to make movies such as 27 Dresses and Knocked Up in addition to others that each pay her a few more million apiece. It’s easy to see where this young beauty has been able to put together such a sizable fortune in relatively little time and it doesn’t appear that she will be slowing down any time soon. Heigl is able to play many different kinds of roles and the more popular she becomes the more she will be able to demand for each role she takes on.

How Does She Spend It?

Katherine Heigl is not one of the top spenders in Hollywood, but it is known that she had a very nice wedding when she married her first and only husband. The two also took a very luxurious trip for their honeymoon and then they purchased a $2.5 million home in California. The couple still likes to travel when Katherine is not filming Grey’s Anatomy or any of her upcoming movies. She is always very well dressed and is often featured as “look of the week” in many celebrity magazines and has become somewhat of a fashion icon as many women like her very natural look, as do men! While Katherine Heigl definitely has a nice amount of money in savings, she doesn’t flaunt it loudly, which may just make her the likeable Hollywood character that she has come to be.

Reese Witherspoon Is Hollywood´s Sweetheart

There are numerous warm hearted and cute actresses on television today. Several of these females that look like they are nice and attractive are actually really mean and snobby behind the scenes. However, one of the most genuine girls in movies today is the very beautiful Reese Witherspoon. It just so happens that in 2007, she was voted most liked actress from all her fans and admirers. With all this great publicity, Reese has seen and her own unique ability to act well, she has been able to rake up a nice bank account and life for herself.

Reese Witherspoon is an Oscar winning actress that has appeared in several very popular movies such as Legally Blonde, Legally Blonde 2, Sweet Home Alabama, and Cruel Intentions. It was on the set of Cruel Intentions she worked with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. They have two children together but after seven years of marriage, they suffered a very public divorce last year. Over the course of this time together, Reese has been able to become one of the highest paid female actresses in Hollywood.

As mentioned earlier, Reese won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild award for best actress for her lead role in the movie Walk the Line. She is one of the few women in Hollywood that demands fifteen to twenty million per movie. Riding her unbelievable acting talent, Reese has been able to land on the Forbes top one hundred list of celebrities at number eighty. She made a reported seven million dollars last year.

With all the money Reese has and all the money she is most definitely going to be making, she has the ability to buy many wonderful things for herself and her two children. Reese started her owns her own film production company called Type A Films. She also is a big supporter of the charity group Save the Children, an organization that helps children all around the world with education, health care, and emergency aid. In addition to that, she serves on the board of the Children´s Defense Fund, which is a child advocacy and research group. She opened one of the first freedom schools in New Orleans after Katrina hit. With all the money Reese has she has a big enough heart to help others with it. Reese Witherspoon is one of the most talented actresses in Hollywood today and is one of the nicest as well.

The Life and Money of George Clooney
George Clooney has perhaps one of the most recognizable faces in the world today.  He is a heartthrob, a friend to many males, and has proven to be intelligent to boot!  Much of what makes him interesting is his acting career, from which he makes a lot of money.  It can be difficult to pin down any exact estimates of this net worth, but we know that it is quite high and would easily compete with any other of the Hollywood Elite.Â

What Does George Earn?Â
Clooney is known to have made at least $25 million in 2007 and while he lives a comfortable life he is not known for simply throwing away his money on impulsive purchases.  Most of the money that Clooney has earned that is a part of his overall network has been made through the vast selection of films and television that he has appeared in since 1985.  Clooney went unnoticed by many until he appeared in an impressive 106 episodes of ER which is a television drama that has a cult following.Â

George Clooney has also made some of his money through advertising campaigns, one of the most notable being his partnership with Budweiser that began in 2005 and has continued at least through 2007.  This has most likely been a very lucrative career move for Clooney and will keep him in the money, so to speak.Â

How He Spends his Money
Clooney is known to be quite the lady’s man and he does spend money wining and dining but is also appears that he makes some smart investments when he isn’t sweeping women off of their feet!  He has purchased beautiful homes in Italy, one of which he is remodeling and upgrading, but this will be something that he can hold onto and make money off of at any time.  Of course, this is just one of two homes that he has in Italy as well as a home in Los Angeles and one in New York City.  Â

George Clooney uses his fame as well as his monies to support many different environmental and political agendas that he is passionate about to improve the lives of Americans as well as those abroad.  It is often his passion for the human life that draws people to George Clooney and then they realize that while this man has more money than the average person could ever dream of, he uses it in some very positive ways!