The list of the nine biggest acting paychecks features the biggest names of the past 20 years and a lot of Tom Cruise. The films these actors earned these massive paydays from run the gamut from comic book based to drama to sci-fi. Let’s take a look at the biggest acting paychecks, what they got paid originally, and what that number is today adjusted for inflation. #8. (tie) Keanu Reeves Film: Matrix 2, 2003 Salary $76 million Inflation Adjusted: $106 million Reeves’ role as Neo in the sci-fi trilogy is his highest-paying role of his four-decade-long career by quite a lot.
Salary & Contracts Xander Bogaerts signed a $4.5 million salary with the Red Sox in 2017. In 2018 he agreed with the team to a $7.05 million salary and in 2019 his salary was increased to $12 million. Later that year the team announced that Xander Bogaerts signed a six year contract extension for $132 million. In December 2022 Xander signed an 11-year, $280 million contract with the San Diego Padres.
Today, Chouinard is the founder of the outdoor gear company Patagonia. He’s also probably the most “reluctant” billionaire in the world. He’s so reluctantly rich that on September 14, 2022 Yvon announced he had donated all of Patagonia to charity. Not just a billion or two billion of his own private wealth. He donated the whole company. The transfer of Patagonia into a nonprofit will ensure that the company’s roughly $100 million in annual profits go towards fighting climate change around the world from now on.
“Set for trial in July no enhancement necessary, these fools put them selves out of business. SMH,” the rapper posted on Instagram. In an interview with Brian J. Roberts on YouTube the rapper legally known as Curtis Jackson revealed this is far from his first time taking someone to court – in fact, he estimates he’s spent some $23 million in legal fees since his rise to stardom almost 20 years ago.
Early Life Alexis Dziena was born Alexis Gabrielle Dziena on July 8, 1984, in New York City. Alexis is the daughter of Alexander and Madeline Dziena, and she has an older brother, Alex, who is a musician. Dziena attended Saint Ann’s School, and her “Bringing Rain” co-star Paz de la Huerta was one of her classmates. During her youth, Alexis spent many summers in Sea Isle City in South Jersey. As a high school student, she took classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed in stage productions there.
Early Life Alizée Jacotey was born on August 21, 1984 in Ajaccio on the island of Corsica in France. Early on in her life, she began dancing, and was already proficient by the age of four. Alizée studied at the Ecole de Danse Monique Mufraggi, a renowned theater and dance school in Ajaccio.
“Graines de Star” and Music Breakthroughs Alizée achieved national recognition in 1999, when she competed on the television talent show “Graines de Star.
Heart has released 15 studio albums, including the 3x Platinum “Little Queen” (1977) and “Bad Animals” (1987) and the 5× Platinum “Heart” (1985), and the band is known for hit singles such as “Magic Man,” “Crazy on You,” “Barracuda,” “Alone,” and “These Dreams.” Wilson has released the solo albums “Hope & Glory” (2007) and “Immortal” (2018), and Ann and Nancy published the book “Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll” in 2012.
Unfortunately Anna Shay died on June 5, 2023 after suffering from a stroke at the age of 62.
Family Wealth Anna Shay inherited her fortune from her late father, billionaire Edward Shay. Edward earned billions as the founder of Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE). Founded in 1955, today the private defense contractor is a major supplier of services to governments like United States and the United Kingdom and organizations like the Central Intelligence Agency.
Arian has more than 30 acting credits to his name, including the films “Arranged” (2007), “Rock the Kasbah” (2015), and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) and the television series “Believe” (2014), “Madam Secretary” (2017–2019), and “Love Life” (2021). Moayed co-founded Waterwell, a “group of artists, educators and producers dedicated to telling engrossing stories in unexpected ways that deliberately wrestle with complex civic questions.” Through Waterwell, he created the short form series “The Accidental Wolf,” which he has written, directed, and produced since 2018.
Early Life Ava Max was born Amanda Koçi on February 16, 1994, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her parents, Andrea and Paul, fled Albania in 1991 after the fall of communism, and they spent a year living at a Paris church that was supported by the Red Cross. During their time in Paris, Andrea and Paul met a woman from Wisconsin who gave them passports to the U.S. They moved to Wisconsin, and during Max’s childhood, they each worked multiple jobs without speaking English.
But perhaps the biggest drama comes courtesy of Philadelphia. That’s where Ben Simmons, physically healthy for most of the year, has been sitting out all season for the 76ers. He’s told the team he’s not mentally ready to get back on the court again. So, for the past seven months, Simmons has waited. He requested a trade, and though the Sixers have entertained offers, they haven’t made a move. As a result, Simmons has sat out every game this season.
Snap’s stock price is down 83% over the last year. On Thursday of last week the stock dropped a further 30% in a single day. As a result, Evan Spiegel, Snap’s chief executive officer, has seen his net worth drop from $14 billion a year ago to just $1.6 billion as of this writing. In the same time period, Bobby Murphy, the chief technology of Snap, has seen his net worth drop from $13 billion to a relatively paltry $1.
After his basketball career, Laettner became co-owner of the community development company Blue Devil Ventures (BDV), which developed mixed use communities in the Durham area. Christian and former Duke teammate Brian Davis purchased the Major League Soccer Team D.C. United in 2007, and Laettner began operating youth basketball training camps in 2011. He has also worked as an assistant coach for the NBA Development League. Christian was the only college player chosen to play on the “Dream Team” in the 1992 Summer Olympics; the team earned a gold medal and a spot in the U.
Salary During her time as the head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde’s annual salary was $467,940. She was also entitled to an annual living expense allowance of $83,760. Interestingly, her salary and benefits were NOT subject to taxation.
Early Life and Education Christine Lagarde was born as Christine Lallouette on New Year’s Day, 1956 in Paris, France to teachers Robert and Nicole. She and her three younger brothers grew up in Le Havre, where she attended the Lycée François 1er and the Lycée Claude Monet.
Early Life and Education Ciarán Hinds was born on February 9, 1953 in Belfast, Northern Ireland as one of five children of amateur actress Moya and doctor Gerry. Raised Catholic, he attended Holy Family Primary School and St. Malachy’s College. Hinds subsequently went to the College of Business Studies, and then enrolled as a law student at Queen’s University Belfast. However, after being persuaded to pursue a career in acting, he left Queen’s to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 1975.
He wrote and directed the 2015 short film “Trust,” and he has also directed the TV movie “The Barnes Brothers” (2007), the films “Kingshighway” (2010) and “Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend” (2010) and the “Lethal Weapon” episode “Jesse’s Girl” (2018). Crawford produced “The Barnes Brothers” and “The Killing of Two Lovers” as well as the short films “Baby” (2010) and “The Lachrymist” (2014) and the feature film “Tinker’” (2017).
Ivanishvili stated in court that he had placed $1.1 billion in the hands of the Credit Suisse Trust back in 2005. His attorneys successfully argued in court that the bank then jeopardized his money by failing to protect it from financial adviser Patrice Lescaudron, who was convicted of various investment schemes in 2018 (he eventually committed suicide in 2020, the year after his release from prison). In a statement, presiding Judge Patricia Bergin said the bank knowingly enabled Lescaudron’s crimes in a way that endangered its clients’ money, including Ivanishvili’s: “It preferred the importance of Mr Lescaudron in retaining the big client, the plaintiff, with the Credit Suisse organisation to the compliance with its core obligation of keeping the Trust assets safe.
Early Life David Cameron was born David William Donald Cameron on October 9, 1966, in Marylebone, London. His father, Ian, was a stockbroker, and his mother, Mary, is a retired Justice of the Peace. David’s maternal grandfather is Sir William Mount, who was the High Sheriff of Berkshire and an officer in the British Army. Cameron grew up in Peasemore in Berkshire with two sisters and a brother, and he attended Heatherdown School and Eton College.
Wilson appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Juggles the Clown strapped with a bomb and holding Judge Banks hostage; he appeared on the sitcom Martin as a theatre producer; he made a couple of appearances as a pastor on the sitcom Living Single. He also had an appearance in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne as Cassi Davis’ college love-interest. Dorien was also cast as Chandler’s boss on the hit TV sitcom Friends.