Tom Cruise didn’t crack the top 10 domestically, but he does when you factor in grosses from around the world. Just as with the domestic numbers, the key to making this list, is clearly to be in a successful film franchise. Actors in both the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises dominate the list of highest grossing actors worldwide. Bruce Willis hangs onto a spot in the top 10 on the strength of the worldwide performance of the 1999 film “The Sixth Sense,” and Will Smith remains in the top 20 with 1996’s “Independence Day.
What constitutes a fortune will differ for everyone. When former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin signed his first contract for four-years at a whopping $1.875 million (first round, No. 11 pick) he thought he was on top of the world. Nowadays, guys with just a smidgen of the talent and production he had make that much, and think they are underpaid. Football is great and so is baseball, but when it comes to making money as a professional they are the wrong sports to choose by far.
Why does this happen? We’ve talked about players entrusting money to the wrong people in the past. That’s definitely a cause for concern, though former NBA-er Josh Childress has additional thoughts. He thinks a big problem is that players believe they’re actually making the same amount of money that’s written on their contract. He cited himself as an example. As the 6th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, he signed a four-year, $11 million deal.
Mellor starred as Gaz in the television series Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2001 to 2011. From 2011 to 2012 he starred as Ollie in the TV series White Van Man and as Liam in the series In with the Flynns. Mellor has starred as Rick in the TV mini-series In the Club since 2014. He has had recurring roles in the TV series Broadchurch, No Offence, and Line of Duty.
Some of his more memorable full-length films include The Shrine, Conception, Fear Island, The Stone Angel, and My Brother’s Keeper. He made his on-screen debut in 1991 when he appeared as an extra in Married to It, but did not return to the career professionally until 2001, when he began taking on regular roles. In June of 2014, he married Zoe Kate. His sister in law is Dana Renee Wasdin, a film executive.
Alex McCord was born in Washington D.C. in 1973 and spent her childhood in Kansas, Texas and the Virgin Islands. She went to Northwestern University, but didn’t graduate. She is married to the General Manager of New York City’s, Hotel Chandler, Simon Van Kempen. They have two boys, Francois, born in 2003 and Johan, born in 2005. The family lives in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. The boys are taking lessons in art, music, as well as learning French from their French speaking Au Pair.
From 2006 to 2007 she starred in the TV series The Class as Nicole Allen. Anders starred as Linda Zworldling on the TV series Better Off Red from 2009 to 2010. In 2011 she starred as Alice in the series Mr. Sunshine. Anders has also had recurring roles on the TV series Oz, Necessary Roughness, About a Boy, and Modern Family. She has starred in the movies The Stepford Wives, Never Been Thawed, Sex Drive, and Return to Zero.
Following a 2011 season where Davis led MLS in assists, he was named a finalist for the league MVP Award. Despite helping the Dynamo advance to their third-ever MLS Cup, however, Davis missed the final after suffering a torn quadriceps in an Eastern Conference Final win over Sporting Kansas City. During the 2012 season, he scored a personal best of 8 goals to lead the Houston Dynamo to the MLS Cup final.
Tiger was busted by his wife for being a dirty little boy, divorced him, took $100 million, and his game along with it. Now, Tiger is struggling to finish a tournament and she’s dating a billionaire. Luckily, none of the bad juju rubbed off on Bubba. His 2013 season wasn’t great; maybe that was because the place was undergoing some renovations and it took some time for all the bad luck to go away.
She reportedly turned down an offer to appear on Survivor All-Stars in 2004. Her acting debut came starring as Rianna opposite Rob Schneider in the 2001 movie The Animal. She appeared in an episode of That 70’s Show the same year as the love interest of Hyde. She appeared in an episode of Maybe It’s Me in 2002. In 2003 Haskell worked as an assistant producer for The Michael Essany Show.
Meyer opened the Union Square Café in 1985 at 27 years old. He has also founded the restaurants Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Blue Smoke and Jazz Standard, Terrace 5, Café 2, The Modern at the MoMA, Maialino, Untitled at The Whitney, and Shake Shack. He has also authored four books. Meyer and the USHG have won 25 James Beard Foundation Awards. He won the Bon Appetit Best Restaurateur in America Award in 1999 and the Readers Digest Best Restaurateur Award in 2005.
Backups will often have incentives geared towards playing time (i.e. Matt Schaub’s $1 million bonus for playing in 10 percent of team’s offensive snaps). Running backs, quarterbacks, wide receivers will often have them tied to yards and/or touchdowns, defensive backs to interceptions, and defensive linemen and linebackers to sacks. Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden had a few production incentives worked into his contract, should he hit 1,000, 1,200, 1,350, or 1,600 yards in either season of his two-year deal with the team (and another if he hit 1400 or 1600 in both).
NBC initially passed on the series House, however it was picked up by FOX and became one of the biggest hit series of the year. He received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series in 2005. He also won the Writers Guild of America Award with his co-writers for the season premiere titled “Broken” in 2010. He currently lives in the Pacific Palisades in California and is married to his wife Judy.
As part of the campaign process, every candidate is required to release a detailed breakdown of their personal finances. They must submit their disclosures within 30 days of announcing their candidacy. Candidates can request two 45 day extensions if they show “good cause”. Earlier today, exactly 29 days after announcing his candidacy, Trump submitted his official financial disclosure to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). I emailed the FEC requesting a copy of the disclosure, but I was informed that it will take at least 30 days to make the information public.
Still owning 30% of the chain, he went on to unite with Tony Tan Caktiong to establish DoubleDragon Properties, which focuses on commercial and mass housing markets. As for the most recent business ventures, they include a franchise for China’s budget hotel chain JinJiang Inns, which is set to open its first hotel in Manila this year. Furthermore, he has a minority stake in the Philippines Bank of Communications, where he is an advisor to the board.
She graduated from UCLA with a degree in theater, and upon graduation went on to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. She made her television debut in 2003 on the UPM sitcom, The Mullets, and made her film debut the following year in Employee of the Month. She also continues to do stage work in addition to her work in television and motion pictures. She is currently married to Alex Weed, who is also an actor, and the couple lives in California.
Meicheng’s earnings have more than doubled in the last year as his shares in the Shenzhen-listed company surged on the rising popularity of homegrown content in the industry. He owns around 58% of Huace, which is based in Hangzhou.
Goh is the seventh of 10 children and the only one of them who graduated from college. Ooi started off studying nuclear physics but switched over to electrical engineering. Goh Peng Ooi lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and is married with two children.
From 2011 to 2012 Simmons starred as Grant in the series Man Up. From 2013 to 2014 Simmons starred as Simon Beaumont in the television series Ravenswood. Since 2014 he has starred as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie on the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Simmons has starred in the movies Above the Rim, Taxi, Are We There Yet?, Something New, Madea’s Family Reunion, The Insurgents, South of Pico, World’s Greatest Dad, From the Rough, and No Good Deed.
Price will be hitting the free agent market, and as one of the best pitchers in baseball will likely command a pretty hefty salary from serious contenders. With 18 wins in 32 starts, 225 strike outs over 220.1 innings, and an ERA of 2.45 (fourth best in the league) who would not want him on the roster? However, there may be one problem teams will have when it comes to paying him the kind of salary he will command.