5 Celebrities Who Have Way More Money Than You Think
Wealth and celebrity status often go together. For big money names like Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett or George Lucas, you would assume they are insanely rich -- and you would be accurate. However, when a low-key celeb who hasn't crossed your mind in a decade racks up that kind of dough, things get interesting.
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Some of these names aren't the biggest in the biz, but that is no indicator of the size of their bank account. The people on this list, both mega-stars and some you've likely forgotten, have become some of the richest celebrities around -- with an even more surprising amount of money in the bank than you would assume.
David Copperfield
Estimated net worth: $1 billion
David Copperfield is the most commercially successful magician in history, but how rich can a magician be? The answer is enormously, insanely, ridiculously rich.
At a shocking estimated net worth of $1 billion, Copperfield is now part of the elusive billionaires' club. Copperfield earned $46 million in 2020, in part from his gig at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas before the pandemic shutdown, as well as from his ownership of Musha Cay, a group of 11 private Bahamian islands where guests shell out six figures to vacation.
Rowan Atkinson
Estimated net worth: $150 million
Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean and Johnny English characters were a quirky oddity in America, but they were pop-culture staples across the pond. So was "Blackadder," a sitcom Atkinson appeared in from 1983 to 1989.
He's not at that peak of fame anymore, but Atkinson's work continues, and his net worth has more than doubled since then.
Gisele Bündchen
Estimated net worth: $400 million
Brazilian-born supermodel Gisele Bündchen is best known in the U.S. for being a Victoria's Secret model and marrying NFL quarterback Tom Brady (though they have since divorced). Even so, her claim to fame should also be for being filthy rich.
She has had a wildly lucrative career as a spokesmodel for various clothing and beauty lines and is also a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.
Judge Judy
Estimated net worth: $440 million
Judith Sheindlin's show, "Judge Judy," doesn't need high production values to be a hit -- the show hit record highs as it aired for 25 successful seasons, ending in 2021. Sheindlin's a former judge from New York as well as a smart, shrewd and ruthless negotiator who took home $47 million per year throughout her career on the show, according to Forbes.
Sheindlin described her annual paycheck "negotiations" with CBS bosses, according to a transcript The Hollywood Reporter obtained. She hands them an envelope containing her salary demands and other requests for her crew and production -- if CBS doesn't accept her terms, she walks and produces the show herself.
Gloria Estefan
Estimated net worth: $500 million
The rhythm is gonna get you -- and, if you're Gloria Estefan, make you a half-billion dollars in the process. Estefan's tremendous success as a pop musician in the 1980s gave way to a career in Miami business and real estate, leading to the founding of the multimedia entertainment company Estefan Enterprises.
Even today, she continues to make music like, "Inside Your Heart," a song created alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda for the movie "Vivo."
Caitlyn Moorhead, Andrew Lisa and Priscilla Aguilera contributed to the reporting for this article.
Editor's note: Net worth figures are estimates aggregated from various popular sites, such as Forbes and Celebrity Net Worth.
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