Entertainment | Celebrity Net Worth

Pat Riley will be rooting extra hard for the Kansas City Chiefs to win a third consecutive Super Bowl…

When the Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht was arrested in 2013 he had 144,000 Bitcoin. At that time those 144k Bitcoin were worth $25 million at $180 per coin. Today they're worth a bit more…

When he moved from Pakistan to the United States, Shahid Khan had no money. He spent his first night in a $2 YMCA room. His first job was washing dishes for $1.20 an hour. Today, he is worth $10 billion. He also owns the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. In other words, he is the ultimate example of the American Dream.

No studio would touch Mel Gibson's literal "Passion" project with a 10 foot pole. So he put up $45m of his own money… and went on to earn the largest single windfall in Hollywood history.

Today Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil producer. In 1949, it was a barren desert that had never produced a drop. But that didn't stop Jean Paul Getty from acquiring the majority of the area's oil rights and subsequently becoming the richest person in the world!

R&B musician Richard Berry wrote "Louie Louie," AKA the most recorded rock song of all time. He sold his rights for $750 and ended up homeless until something amazing happened…

Late in his life, Joe DiMaggio was surprisingly not rich. That all changed thanks to an extremely smart lawyer and a few shrewd business deals…

There are a lot of crazy stories about the legendary baseball player Rickey Henderson. Some are fact, some are fiction. This one is both 100% true and totally hilarious.

Imagine earning a huge personal fortune off blockbusters like "Ace Ventura" and "Bruce Almighty," then suddenly deciding to give it all away and move into a trailer park. That's exactly what Tom Shadyac did.

When Satoshi Nakamoto launched bitcoin in January 2009, he set aside 1 million coins for himself…

CelebrityNetWorth recently launched a newsletter called "Deep Pockets." I wanted to take a moment to announce it… and humbly request you subscribe 🙂

The Rock already held the record for largest salary for an actor in his debut starring role. He now also owns the record for the largest upfront salary of all time for a single movie.

Why would Henry Paulson give up his $40 million per year salary as CEO of Goldman Sachs to earn $183 thousand as US Treasury Secretary? There were actually $200 million reasons.

Dan Goldman was recently re-elected to serve New York's 10th congressional district. Dan is one of the 20 richest members of congress. He owes his fortune to a classic American product that was invented by his

Mike Tyson is legendary for many reasons – the face tattoo, the biting off of Evander Holyfield's ear, oh, and all of the knockouts. "Iron" Mike Tyson is one of the top 15-heavyweight boxers to ever step foot into the ring. He is also legendary for his prolific spending.