13 Richest Actors In The World
13. Dwayne Johnson- Known as The Rock, is an actor
and professional wrestler with a net worth of $220 million. Dwayne is from Hayward California. He first debuted in the wrestling ring for
the first time in 1996, in his seventeenth year wrestling professionally, he became the
WWE Champion after the most awaited and action-packed event in WrestleMania. Apart from wrestling Dwayne has been in multiple
films as an actor. He broke into an acting career in 2001; he
appeared in “The Mummy Returns” playing the Scorpion King. For a while, he divided his time up between
acting and wrestling but retired from wrestling at the beginning of 2016. His popularity has grown tremendously in the
last few years due to films such as “Fast Five,” and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.” He has been in recent movies such as the new
“Baywatch” movie and “Rampage.” As well as the voice of Maui in the animated
Disney movie, “Moana.” Dwayne also works for multiple charities,
one of them is the Make A Wish Foundation, and the Kids Wish Network, and he also has
his own Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation. 12. Tom Hanks- Tom Hanks is a very successful
actor, writer, producer, and director. He is one of the most famous and best-paid
actors in Hollywood. He has a net worth of $350 million. He is the number one most consistent box office
money-making star in the world. His world total box office gross is about
$8.3 billion. Tom has proven that he can do almost every
genre of a movie out there, some of his most famous are, Sleepless in Seattle, Apollo 13,
You’ve got mail, Cast Away, Toy Story, The Da Vinci Code, Forrest Gump, and many others! In 1993 and 1994, Hanks became the second
actor in history to win back to back awards for Best Actor. He won in 1992 for the movie Philadelphia,
and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. He has produced and directed several films,
including The Polar Express and Cast Away. 11. Jack Nicholson- Jack has starred in many movies
and also played a wide range of supporting roles in Hollywood movies, and he has three
Oscars to his name. He was born on April 22, 1937, in New Jersey. Before moving to Hollywood, he was working
for MGM cartoon studios as a gofer for several animated projects. One of Nicholson’s most famous films is
the 1980 thriller, “The Shining,” based on the novel written by Stephen King. So far he has won three Golden Globe awards
for Best Actor. He earned a Best Supporting Actor Academy
Award for his performance in the movie “Terms of Endearment.” in 1983. His current net worth is about $390 million. 10. Bill Cosby- Bill is an actor, author, stand
up comedian, and singer. He’s best known for his TV shows, and movies,
his most famous was The Cosby Show. Bill is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
was born on July 12th, 1937. Bill first had his big break in 1965 when
he starred in “Alexander Scott” in I Spy. He won a lot of Emmys for his performance. He then started the Cosby Show in 1969. Before he even created The Cosby Show, he
was one of the highest earning celebrities on the planet at the time. Bill not only made his money from acting,
but he also owns part of the Jell-O brand. Forbes estimated that Bill made $4 million
a month from reruns of the Cosby Show. Reruns of the show continued to air until
November 2014, on TV Land, and BET’s network. He continued to make millions from the show's
reruns until it was officially taken off television channels in July 2015. His net worth is $400 million. And that makes him one of the wealthiest actors
in the world. 9. Sylvester Stallone- He is most known for his
tough guy roles in Rocky and Rambo. He’s one of the wealthiest actors in Hollywood. Sylvester is one of the highest paid actors
in Hollywood. His success comes from action films. He has tried to branch out and try other genres
of movies, but his action roles are his money maker. He has created two of the most significant
movie franchises of all time, wrote eight scripts, and made nearly $4 billion for the
studios. He has even been compared similarly to Charlie
Chaplin. Most people know him from his alter ego, Rocky
Balboa. He has been one of Hollywood’s biggest stars
for over 30 years and has a net worth of $400 million. 8. Johnny Depp- Johnny is without a doubt one
of the most popular actors out there. He’s been countless movies. One of his most famous being Pirates of the
Caribbean, known for his role of Captain Jack Sparrow. His current net worth is $400 million and
was also listed in the 2012 Guinness World Records as the highest paid actor with his
earnings for movie roles being around $75 million. Johnny pretty much does it all; he's a director,
actor, screenwriter and producer. He is from a small town in Kentucky and was
born on June 9th, 1963. He first rose to fame and gained popularity
after appearing in the TV series 21 Jump Street. Some recent films he has done are Charlie
and the chocolate factory, Sleepy Hollow, Alice In Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean
series, and the Tourist. He won the Best Actor award from Screen Actors
Guild for his role in the Curse of the black pearl. And to top it all off, People Magazine named
him Sexiest Man Alive in 2003 and 2009. 7. Mel Gibson- Mel grew up in New York but moved
to Australia with his family when he was twelve. In his college years he attended the National
Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, he worked on stage before getting into the Australian
film scene. His first significant movie roles were the
Mad Max series. Which earned him his first $1 million paychecks
from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. He won two Academy Awards, including Best
Picture, The Patriot, Ransom, Conspiracy Theory, Signs and What Women Want. He also directed the movie Hacksaw Ridge in
2016, and the film received fourteen award nominations, including an impressive Academy
Award for Best Achievement in directing and a Golden Globe for Best Director- motion picture. His total net worth is $425 million. 6. Tyler Perry- Tyler Perry just about does it
all, from acting, playwriting, author, screenwriter, producer, and even a songwriter, Perry has
a net worth of $450 million. Tyler was born in New Orleans and began his
career as a dramatist in 1992. Oprah Winfrey was a big inspiration for Tyler
and helped him channel his creativity through writing. His first production was called I Know I’ve
Been Changed, and that hit the stage in 1977. His Television shows, Meet the Browns and
House of Payne have earned him big bucks. He has received big in the box office too,
his movies have made $260 million. His movies are mostly about African American
families, using religion and humor. A few of his top films are, Why Did I Get
Married? Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea Goes
to Jail. 5. George Clooney- George has been in a ton of
movies and television shows, but he made his big debut playing Dr. Doug Ross in the TV
drama “ER” from 1994 until 1999. Shortly after that ended, he left television
to pursue a career on the big screen. Clooney has done a mix of big-budget blockbusters
and smaller indie movies as well. One of his most famous roles have been in
“Ocean's Eleven in 2001, and it’s sequel, “Ocean’s Thirteen,” in 2007. He has been successful behind and in front
of the camera. He acted and directed in “Confessions of
a Dangerous Mind,” he also directed “Good Night and Good Luck.” But he didn’t only make his $500 million
net worth just from the movie industry. In 2013 George and two of his friends created
a tequila company. The brand is called Casamigos and has become
so popular that the liquor giant paid up to $1 billion to acquire it. With that sale, his net worth went to $500
million as of June 2017. Without a doubt George Clooney has everything
going for him, he is married and has two children, twins. And to add to all his successes, he has been
named Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine for the second time. 4. Tom Cruise- As most of you probably know,
he is most famous in Hollywood for his action movies. He had his first box-office smash as the fighter
jock Maverick in Top Gun, in 1986. He has become so well known; he was named
the highest paid actor in Hollywood in 2012. As of today, he has received three Golden
Globe Awards and three Academy Awards nominations. He is best recognized for his roles in The
Color of Money, Cocktail, Rain Man, Interview with a Vampire, Top Gun, which has a gross
earning of $356 million worldwide, and much more! He has been named as the highest paid actor
in Hollywood. His net worth is $550 million and has a yearly
salary of $50 million per year. Tom produced and starred in the blockbuster
Mission Impossible, which made $457 million and made two more successful sequels after
that. Tom has earned huge amounts because of him
signing “profit participation” deals for movies which means he gets a percentage of
a movie’s gross profits. Tom actually insists on doing that before
agreeing to act in a film. 3. Shah Rukh Khan- He’s known as “The King
of Bollywood,” he is an award-winning Indian film actor and currently has a net worth of
$600 million. He has been in over eighty Hindi films; Khan
is considered India’s wealthiest actor. He started his career in the late 80s; he
appeared in several TV series and theater shows. He is also a social activist, television presenter,
and stage performer. He has been extraordinarily successful and
owned production companies, an example of one is Red Chillies Entertainment, and Dreamz
Unlimited, as well as owns Indian Premiere League. He is definitely living the luxury lifestyle,
owning several cars, and homes in London, Mumbai, and Dubai. 2. Jerry Seinfeld- He’s a famous actor and
American comedian, he is also well known for making erratic appearances on late night TV
shows. Jerry came from Brooklyn New York. He attended college in upstate New York but
transferred to Queens College in New York City. Jerry had a massive interest in stand-up comedy
and had a great sense of humor. Right after college, he went directly to amateur
night to try out for stand up in New York. He performed at local clubs until his appearance
on The Tonight Show. After that, he started making more appearances
on various shows. His big opportunity came when he was offered
to create a sitcom for NBC in 1989. He teamed up with Larry David, a stand-up
colleague. His net worth is a whopping $820 million. 1. Merv Griffin- Merv was born in 1925 and possibly
the richest actor of all time. He was an actor, TV host, musician, and media
mogul. He first started his career on the radio,
and then went on to become a band member, then after that, he started acting in films. He shot to fame and earned a lot of his wealth
by hosting the popular show “The Merv Griffin Show.” He also appeared in film and on broadway in
the 1940s. He started his own record label, called Panda
Records. His album was the first U.S. album to be mastered
on magnetic tape. During one of his nightclub performances,
he was discovered by a women named Doris Day. She was so impressed she arranged for a screen
test at Warner Bros. Studios. He did plenty of hit movies but turned most
of his focus to television. He created the game shows, Click, wheel of
fortune, and Jeopardy, within his own television production companies. Unfortunately, Merv died in 2007 at 82 years
old, due to prostate cancer. He had a net worth of more than $1 Billion,
and no other actors have yet been able to reach this landmark.
