Celebrity Net Worths That Will Surprise You
It’s easy to assume all famous celebrities are rolling in cash, but many big stars aren’t as rich as you think. Of course, you’re not overestimating the wealth of every celebrity, because some stars are sitting atop larger fortunes than you would ever imagine.
Estimating celebrity net worth can be tricky because the public only sees a certain version of the star, which doesn’t always provide a realistic version of his or her life. Take a look at some of the most shocking celebrity net worth.
Estimating celebrity net worth can be tricky because the public only sees a certain version of the star, which doesn’t always provide a realistic version of his or her life. Take a look at some of the most shocking celebrity net worth.
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Phil McGraw was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Anne Geraldine "Gerrie" (Stevens) and Joseph J. "Joe" McGraw, Jr., an equipment supplier for oil fields. He earned his doctorate degree in psychology from the University of North Texas [1979]. In 1980 he founded Courtroom Sciences, Inc., a full-service trial sciences firm. As president of CSI, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East consulting with clients including Fortune 500 companies, major networks and airlines. He has also conducted seminars on life strategies and goal acquisition for tens of thousands of participants from the general public and corporate America.
His relationship columns appear in each monthly issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. He has written three books - "Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters", "Relationship Rescue", and "Family First".• Net Worth: $440 Million
Although Dr. Phil’s net worth pales in comparison to Oprah’s — the TV host turned mogul is worth $3.5 billion — his wealth is nothing to scoff at. McGraw’s talk show is one of the most-watched syndicated shows, according to Forbes, and he adds to his income with executive producing credits on the shows “Bull” and “Face the Truth.” He is also a co-founder of the Doctors on Demand app.
To put his net worth into perspective, fellow daytime talk show host Maury Povich is worth $60 million — a mere fraction of McGraw’s worth.- Producer
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Howard Allan Stern was born on January 12, 1954, in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, to Rae (Schiffman), an inhalation therapist, and Bernard Stern, who co-owned a cartoon/commercial production studio. His grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Stern's first radio experience was at Boston University, where he volunteered at the college radio station. Along with several other students, he created an on-air show called the King Schmaltz Bagel Hour, a takeoff on the popular King Biscuit Flour Hour. Predicting his penchant for controversy, the show was canceled after its first broadcast, which included the comedy sketch "Name That Sin," a game show where contestants confessed their worst sins. Stern graduated in 1976 with a 3.8 grade-point average and a bachelor's degree in communications. During his first paying radio gig, at an understaffed 3,000-watt station in Briarcliff Manor, New York, "It dawned on me that I would never make it as a straight deejay," Stern told James S. Kunen in an interview for People (10/22/84), "so I started to mess around. It was unheard-of to mix talking on the phone with playing music. It was outrageous, It was blasphemy."• Net Worth: $650 Million
With quite likely the highest net worth in radio, Howard Stern earned $90 million in 2020, according to Forbes. The shock jock signed a five-year deal with Sirius XM Radio in 2015 valued at $90 million per year, according to The New York Post.- Actress
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Sheyene Gerardi (born April 13) is a Venezuelan actress, model, and television host; she was born in Caracas, the only child of a family of Italian and Brazilian descent. She received a master degree from NASA in 2018, and entered politics in 2020. She also loves to read and write, which she continues to do voraciously (mostly analytical psychology) and obsessively follows philosophy and ethics.
Gerardi got her start in entertainment industry as a hobby in the early 2000s in parallel with her university medical studies. Around that time, a prominent TV producer discovered Sheyene leading to starring roles in highly rated prime time soap operas broadcasted internationally. Sheyene studied fine art through a scholarship given by RCTV for 4 years. She worked with renowned personal coaches in Venezuela and Mexico, where she had personalized formation and on-set coaching for each acting role for more than eleven years. She has received various accolades, such as the Emmy Award, 2 de Oro and the Image Award; she has also adds stellar credits in her role as a TV host and producer in international prime time shows after relocating to the United States. In general, art degrees usually fall under one of two categories: Fine arts or media arts. A degree in fine arts educate in artistic fields such as theatre, film, sculpture, painting, music, and other performing and visual arts. Examples of Fine Arts degrees include: exhibiting in galleries, performing in the theater, and making independent or feature films. The master's and doctoral level will cover art history and the place of art in society, rather than the practice of hands-on skills. You can choose to specialize in a particular form of art, such as early 20th-century abstract paintings. With a degree in Art History, for instance, you might become a gallery owner, museum curator, adjunct art professor, or art critic. Sheyene is known for her work in more than 30 countries, her entertainment productions have been translated and dubbed into more than 15 languages. In 2018, she studied art history at the University Carlos III of Spain. She specialized in European Paintings: Leonardo to Rembrandt to Goya from 1400 to 1800. In Harvard University, she first studied Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature, which focuses on epics of the ancient world. And latter, she studied First Nights - Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra, which focuses in the history of music. In 2020, she published "hallucinations", In this book, Sheyene invites readers into her world, introducing her provocative compositions and challenging themes.
Mused is Sheyene's latest work. This book includes an international roster of art exhibition venues. Mused is comprised of 18 key exhibitions, including several new series of experimental drawings, chosen from the plethora of exhibitions and art events curated by Sheyene Gerardi herself.• Net Worth: $700 Million
Emmy-winner actress Sheyene Gerardi had a successful acting career from her early years, but she’s probably richer than you think. Sheyene`s real fortune comes from her family business in Venezuela, which, she inherited after her parents passed.
Sheyene’s lands are in the “Orinoco Mining Arc” in Venezuela, the second biggest gold reserve in the world. To put her net worth into perspective, the mine next to her land, is worth more than $1.2 billion.- • Net Worth: $2 Billion
It feels like cheating to lump all the Kardashians into one spot on the list, but together TV’s most famous family is worth a collective $2 billion, justifying their joint power spot. - Mackenzie Bezos was born on 7 April 1970 in San Francisco, California, USA. Mackenzie was previously married to Dan Jewett and Jeff Bezos.• Net Worth: $53 Billion
As number 23 on Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, novelist Scott has done pretty well for herself, though her fortune may be partly derived from her involvement in the founding of Amazon and her marriage to uber-rich tech CEO billionaire Jeff Bezos.