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Top Ten Richest Entertainers in the World 2010

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Oprah Winfrey  $ 260 million

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi) is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the United States. She is currently involved in many business ventures, but is most identified with her massively popular and eponymous talk show. She is currently ranked as the most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, as well as the ninth most powerful woman in the world. Oprah Winfrey is believed to be worth over $1.3 billion according to the 2005 Forbes Magazine Issue. She currently lives on "The Promised Land", her 42 acre ocean view estate in Montecito, California, outside of Santa Barbara.

Steven Spielberg $ 110 million 

Director of the famous movies such as Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Raiders of the Lost Ark and many more, Steven Spielberg reached the top of the Richest Entertainers list well before itself! No doubt he is most financially successful motion picture director of all time. Astonishingly, his few of films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park etc gave him huge influence in Hollywood. Steven Spielberg today being the owner of $332 million is the richest entertainer to day.

Tiger Woods $ 100 million

Tiger Woods is an American golfer whose achievements rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Tiger woods is now a pride owner of $90 million who is one of the richest entertainers in the world in sports category. Tiger woods is continuing to be the highest paid Sportsman at the age of 30, he won his 11th and 12th professional major golf championships and has more wins on the PGA Tour than any other active golfer. He is the only active golfer currently in the top 10 in career major wins. Tiger Woods, who is multiracial, is credited with prompting a major course of interest in the game of golf among minorities and young people in the United States.

Johnny Depp $ 92 million

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp” (born June 9, 1963) is an American Actor. Known for a stark apperances in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean film series and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.He has collaborated with director and close friend Tim Burton in many films.Films featuring him have grossed over $2.2 billion at US box office and $4.7 billion world wide.He has been nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Rolling Stones   $ 88 million

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music group that rose to prominence in the early 1960s with the so-called British Invasion. They started by covering a number of American electric blues and rock ‘n’ roll songs and were leaders of the English R & B boom of the 1960s. The Stones presented a rebellious, bohemian image that many other bands continue to emulate. Beginning with their 1969 American tour, the Stones have been introduced and referred to as "The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World." Rolling Stones the rock music group is now one of the richest entertainers who has earned $90 million. The Rolling Stones continue to record and perform and are one of the longest running and most successful acts in show business. They are often the highest grossing concert act the years they tour, and every album of primarily new studio material has placed in the top 5 in the United States.

Jay-Z     $ 83 million

Jay-z (born December 4, 1969) is an American rapper and exponent of hip-hop music.His original name is Shawn Corey Carter. His is the former CEO of DEf Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records.He is also involved actively in philanthropic activity.He promotes concerns about global water shortage.

Madonna   $ 72 million 

 

Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone on August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan) is an Italian-American multi-Grammy Award winning Pop and Rock singer and composer, Golden Globe winning actress and bestselling author. Making her debut in the early 1980s, she has become the most successful female solo artist of all time (according to Guinness World Records), selling over 200 million albums worldwide. Madonna currently resides in Wiltshire, England with her husband, film director Guy Ritchie and her two children.

Elton John    $ 53 million 

 

Sir Elton Hercules John (born 25 March 1947 ) is an English pop and rock singer, pianist and composer. He has sold more than 250 million albums over hundred million singles.Winner of five Grammy awards and one Academy Award,he has put lot of impact on popular music. Rolling Stone ranked him #49 on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.

Brad Pitt      $ 35 million

Brad Pitt (born William Bradley Pitt on December 18, 1963), is an American film actor. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to strictly Southern Baptist parents of mainly British and Irish descent and was raised in Springfield, Missouri. In high school, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government, and school musicals. He studied Journalism and then did odd jobs before he became successful at acting. In the late 1980s, Pitt started landing acting gigs on prime-time series such as Dallas, thirty something, 21 Jump Street, Growing Pains, and Head of the Class. In 1991, Pitt finally got his big break in one of that year’s biggest hits: Thelma & Louise. In 1995, he was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 25 sexiest stars in film history. Pitt was involved with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, but later married Jennifer Aniston on July 29, 2000 but separated in 2005. He was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys.

Tom Cruise $ 31 million

Tom Cruise is the stage name of Thomas Cruise Map other IV, an American actor, producer, and Scientologist who has starred in a number of top-grossing movies and remains one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Cruise was born to Thomas Cruise Mapother III and Mary Lee Pfeiffer on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York. His first leading role in a blockbuster movie was in 1983′s Risky Business. One sequence in the film, featuring Cruise lip-syncing Bob Seger’s "Old Time Rock and Roll" in his underwear, has become an iconic moment in film history.