Athletes Lou Holtz Net Worth 2011

Lou Holtz

Net Worth $4 million dollars

Lou Holtz’s net worth is $4 million dollars. Born in Follansbee, West Virginia, Lou Holtz graduated from Kent State University in 1959 and began assistant coaching football a year later. After earning his Master’s Degree from the University of Iowa, he went on to assistant coach at a number of universities, including William and Mary, South Carolina, and Ohio State. He moved to head coaching in the late 60’s, beginning with William and Mary, and then moving to North Carolina State. After attempting one season with the New York Jets, he returned to coaching college football at the University of Arkansas in 1977, and then became Head Coach at Notre Dame in the mid-80s. Under his directorship, Notre Dame went to the finals for nine consecutive years. After retiring in 1996, he returned to coach South Carolina for four years. Those his time with SC was also quite successful, it was also marred with a number of penalties and accusations of NCAA rule breaking.

Actor Sho Kosugi Net Worth 2011

Sho Kosugi

Net Worth $6 Million

Actor and martial art artist, Sho Kosugi has an estimated net worth of $6 Million. The 63 year old started generating his net worth when he rapidly gained popularity as a film actor during the 1980’s. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kosugi started his martial art training at the age of five and by the time he was 18, Kosugi achieved the All Japan Karate Champion. Looking to start a career in international finance, Kosugi left Japan to live in Los Angeles, a year after his gained his championship. Although his gained a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics in his new home, Kosugi never gave up on perfecting his martial arts.

Rapper Chris Webby Net Worth 2011

Chris Webby

Net Worth $2 Million

Christian Webber better known as the up and coming rapper Chris Webby has an estimated net worth of $2. With a lifelong passion for rap and hip hop music, the 22 year old gained his net worth after releasing a series of mix tapes online back in 2009. Webby’s fame all started with an obsession with rap idols Eminem and Dr. Dre. Soon afterwards he began writing and recording original materials under the name Vindictive. In the space of a year and a half, he released six full length mixtapes, which were available (free of charge) on datpiff.com.

The White Noise LP was Webby’s first release in 2009 which this was immediately followed by the second mixtape, Teenage Mutant Ninja Rapper (released in less than six months after The White Noise). By spring 2010, Webby was all set for his third release, Optimus Rhyme and by July he pumped out another mixtape, The Underclassmen. In December, most people unwind for the festive season – not Webby. Just four days before Christmas, he released his fifth LP, Best in the Burbs. More recently the sixth LP, Webster’s Laboratory was released in June 2011.

Producer Sam Adams Net Worth 2011

Sam Adams

Net Worth $5 Million

Rapper and producer Sam Adams also known as the Wiz has an estimated net worth of $5. Adams generated his net worth as one of America’s brightest hip-hop, electronic and Dubstep star. Coming from a middle-class family, Adams emerged as a soccer star in high school before attending Hobart and William Smith Colleges where he was invloved in the Statesman soccer team. Adams then moved on to Trinity College where he was the captain of the college’s soccer team. But his musical talent emerged one day in a college dormitory. The 24 year old from Cambridge, Massachusetts started to record his songs only using a MacBook and over the next couple of years, he recorded untold amount of material which would be used in later releases.

Machine Gun Kelly Net Worth 2011

Machine Gun Kelly

Net Worth $1.2 Million

Richard Colson Baker, better known as Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), has an estimated net worth of $1.2 Million. The up and coming rapper from Cleveland started generating his net worth after striking a deal with Bad Boys Records, making him one of America’s promising hip-hop/gangsta rap artists. In his early life, the 21 year old live spent his first four years in Egypt, where he learnt to speak Arabic before learning English. The young MGK and his parents then moved to Germany, Chicago, LA, Denver and Ohio.

From the age of four, MGK – who gained his stage name because of his ‘rapid-fire lyrical flow’- took a liking to rap music. At the age of nineteen, MGK went to Harlem’s Apollo Theatre where he had back-to back victories, making him the first rapper to ever win at the Apollo Theatre. The young hip-hop rapper had his first taste of fame on MTV2’s Sucker Freestyle, where he performed versus from his material called, Chip Off The Block.

Comedian Chris Tucker Net Worth 2011

Chris Tucker

Net Worth $6.5 million

Chris Tucker was born in Georgia and has an estimated net worth of $6.5 million dollars. A comedian and actor, Chris Tucker first became known as a performer on “Def Comedy Jam”. His acting career began to take off in the mid-to-late 90’s with roles in “House Party 3”, “Friday”, and “The Fifth Element”. He went on to co-star in the hit “Rush Hour” trilogy with Jackie Chan.

Actor Brian Bosworth Net Worth 2011

Brian Bosworth

Net Worth $3.5 Million

Brian Bosworth, a former professional football player and actor has a net worth of $3.5 Million. Although his main career is slated as a “Professional Football Player”, he only played 2 seasons and many describe as one of the biggest draft busts in history. In 1987, after a fantastic college career in Oklahoma, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks with a very hefty 10 year, $11 million contract. Only problem is, he only played 2 seasons, where he pretty much failed to impress anyone. But he did manage to do some smart moves off the field. An interesting story is when Bosworth openly talked trash the Denver quarterback John Elway. 10,000 Denver fans wore $15 t-shirts that read, “BAN THE BOZ.” Only thing was that those T-shirts were manufactured by Bosworth’s company So he certainly got the last laugh. But the Seahawks weren’t laughing and they essentially forced him into retirement after only a couple seasons. Since then he has been doing what any out of work athlete does.. Playing woefully ironic characters in movies.

Rapper Wale Net Worth 2011

Rapper Wale

Net Worth $6 million dollarsWale’s net worth is $6 million dollars. Born in Washington, D.C., Wale, also known as Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, originally pursued a career in football, and attended college on a football scholarship. He subsequently chose to drop out and focus on music, and began to make a name for himself in the mid-2000s. His first single to receive radio play was 2006’s, “Rhyme of the Century”. He released his first mixtape the same year and began to attract the attention of publications like The Source and The Washington Post. By the release of his third mixtape in 2007, he had been named “D.C. Metro Breakthrough Artist of the Year”, caught the attention of Fader Magazine, and toured as part of Mark Ronson’s UK Tour. He signed to both Interscope and Allido Records in 2008. His debut studio album, “Attention Deficit”, dropped in 2009 and reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 200. His second album is set for release in late 2011 or early 2012.

Producer Scott Stuber Net Worth 2011

Scott Stuber

Net Worth $25 Million

Scott Stuber, a very successful movie producer, has a net worth of $25 Million. Born in Granada Hills in 1968, he is a testament to the fact that money gets you hot woman. He is recently engaged to model/actress Molly Sims. Having always worked at Universal on the production side, in 2008, he signed a 5 year deal to create his own production company under Universal named Stuber Productions. Films under his credit include Role Models, The Kingdom, The Break and You, Me and Dupree. So, needless to say, not the most intellectually enlightening productions, but they made good money none the less.

Dan Snyder Net Worth 2011

 

Dan Snyder

Net Worth $1 billion

Dan Snyder was born in Maryland and has an estimated net worth of $1 billion dollars. A businessman who began his career in marketing, Dan Snyder is the current owner of the Washington Redskins, and Dick Clark Productions, among other media outlets. His ten-year tenure as owner of the Redskins has been largely unsuccessful which has led to considerable backlash.

Musician Paul McCartney Net Worth 2011

Paul McCartney

Net Worth $780 million

Sir Paul McCartney is the most successful musician and composer in the history of pop music, with sixty gold discs, over 100 million single sales, and a net worth of $800 million. McCartney was born and raised in Liverpool, England, and began writing songs in his early teens. He met John Lennon and the Quarrymen at the age of fifteen; he later joined the band, which was re-named The Beatles.

Between 1960 and the band’s breakup in 1970, McCartney performed on twelve studio albums and wrote or co-wrote some of the most popular songs in pop music history, including “Yesterday,” which is the most-covered song in the world and has been played over seven million times on American television and radio. After 1970, McCartney pursued a solo career, as well as with the band Wings from 1971 to 1981; he has released twenty-two studio pop albums and five classical albums since the breakup of the Beatles. McCartney is also known for his political and social activism, including work for animal rights and against genetically modified foods and land mines.

Keith Murray Net Worth 2011

Keith Murray

Net Worth $12 Million

Keith Murray, born in 1974 in Brooklyn New York, is a rapper and member of the group Def Squad and has a net worth of $12 Million. Originally rapping under the name, “MC Do Damage”, he frequently raps with Redman, Jamal and Erick Sermon. He has been able to receive a fair amount of success for some of his earlier albums in the mid 90′s, but has yet to strike a successful album once again. Although in 2007, his single, “Nobody Do It Better” did pretty well, landing a spot at 52 on the Billboard 200. Yet, most of his money has now come from touring and doing performances with Redman and Erick frequently.

Lawrence O’Donnell Net Worth 2011

Lawrence O’Donnell

Net Worth $8 million

Lawrence O’Donnell was born in Boston, Massachusetts and has an estimated net worth of $8 million dollars. Lawrence O’Donnell began writing while in college at Harvard, and subsequently worked as a writer. He published a novel, “Deadly Force” in 1983, and the book was turned into a television movie, entitled “A Case of Deadly Force”, three years later. He began to work in politics in the late 80s, serving as an aide and then senior advisor to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He subsequently became staff director of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the United States Senate Committee on Finance. He is most widely recognized as one of the writers and producers of the hit series, “The West Wing”. He wrote 16 episodes and served as the story editor for 12 others. He also produced multiple seasons of the series. In addition to his producing work, he also has a recurring role on the television series, “Big Love”.

Television Actor Jason Bateman Net Worth 2011

Jason Bateman

Net Worth $12 million

Jason Bateman is an American actor with a net worth of $12 million. Jason Bateman acquired that net worth mainly as a television actor, appearing in a variety of sitcoms. More recently in his career he has appeared in blockbuster movies like Juno. Bateman was born in Rye, New York.

Actor Will Arnett Net Worth 2011

Will Arnett

Net Worth $12 million

Will Arnett was born in Canada and has an estimated net worth of $12 million dollars. An actor, comedian, and voice over artist, Will Arnett is most widely recognized for his work on the television show, “Arrested Development”. He has also appeared in various films including, “Blades of Glory”, “When in Rome”, and “Let’s Go to Prison”.

Canadian Actor Michael Cera Net Worth 2011

Michael Cera

Net Worth $20 million

Michael Cera is a Canadian actor born in Ontario, Canada on June 7, 1988 with a net worth of $20 million. Cera attended public school until ninth grade, when he dropped out to pursue acting. He completed high school by correspondence. His first role was an unpaid appearance in a Tim Hortons commercial, which eventually led to a Pillsbury commercial with his first speaking role, where he poked the Pillsbury Doughboy. His career started when he was cast in a Canadian television series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien in 1999. In 2002, he was cast in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and also lent his voice to The Berenstain Bears and cartoon Braceface.

He then played George Michael Bluth in the award-winning television series Arrested Development before it was cancelled three seasons later. In 2005 he won his first award for the short film “Darling Darling.” He won the award for Best Actor at the San Gio Festival in Verona, Italy. In 2006, Cera created and starred in a parody of Impossible is Nothing, a resume created by Aleksey Vayner. That same year he guest starred in an episode of Veronica Mars, and the Adult Swim series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Writer Mitchell Hurwitz Net Worth 2011

 

Mitchell Hurwitz

Net Worth $35 million

Mitchell Hurwitz was born in Texas and has an estimated net worth of $35 million dollars. A writer and television producer, Mitchell Hurwitz began his career working on such shows as “The Golden Girls”, “The John Laroquette Show”, and “The Ellen Show”. He is most widely recognized as the creator of “Arrested Development”, which ended in 2006. Hurwitz and the cast of Arrested Development have announced a new season to air in late 2012, with a movie to follow in 2013.

Filmmaker Michael Moore Net Worth 2011

Michael Moore

Net Worth $50 million

Michael Moore is a controversial documentary filmmaker with a net worth of $50 million. Moore’s biggest three movies; Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 911 and Capitalism A Love Story have earned over $300 million at the box office. Fahrenheit 911 raked in $230 million in theaters and another $3 million in DVD sales. After the theaters take their traditional 50% cut, that leaves roughly $130 million. Take away marketing, production and distribution expenses and Moore is conservatively left with $80 million. Moore was able to secure a deal from Miramax which guaranteed him 27% of his films net revenues, or roughly $21.6 million. Michael also was entitled to 50% of the profits of Sicko which are estimated to be $17 million.

Moore is also the author of several best selling books and received a $1 million advance for “Dude Where’s My Country” plus a generous percentage of the book sales. Moore financed his first documentary Roger and Me by holding neighborhood bingo nights around his hometown of Flint Michigan. He eventually sold the documentary to Warner Brothers for $3 million.

American Entrepreneur Russell Simmons Net Worth 2011

Russell Simmons

Net Worth $325 million

Russell Wendell Simmons was born on October 10, 1957 and is a very successful American entrepreneur, the co-founder with Rick Rubin of the pioneering hip-hop record label, Def Jam. His personal net worth is reputed to be $500 million. Simmons is one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the world of hip-hop and is a man with varied interests. In addition to his music empire, Russell Simmons also is owner and operator of three clothing lines that he founded. They are Phat Farm …Argyleculture … and American Classics. Simmons is also well-known for his strict adherence to a vegan lifestyle. As a strict and orthodox vegetarian, he will not eat meat and is opposed to the slaughter of animals for food. In the last couple of years, Russell Simmons has shifted his focus from records to political commentary and other literary pursuits.. He is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and is also editor-in-chief of , a website that reviews the world of hip-hop.

Actor Alec Baldwin Net Worth 2011

Alec Baldwin

Net Worth $65 million

Actor Alec Baldwin, oldest of the Baldwin brothers, has a net worth of $65 million. Born and raised in New York, Baldwin studied acting at the Less Strasberg Theater Institute. His stage credits include Loot, Serious Money, Macbeth, Twentieth Century, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, South Pacific, and A Streetcar named Desire, which garnered Baldwin a Tony Award nomination. Baldwin made his television debut on The Doctors, followed by a lead role on the primetime drama Knots Landing. Baldwin has appeared on many television shows, including guest spots on Will & Grace, Friends, Las Vegas, Nip/Tuck and voice work for Clerks, The Simpsons and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Baldwin has hosted Saturday Night Live fourteen times and currently stars on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, for which Baldwin has earned ten awards for, among them two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Baldwin made his film debut in 1987 with Forever, Lulu followed by She’s Having a Baby, Beetlejuice, Working Girl and Married to the Mob.