Five (5) most paid actors in the world
29th of April 2022
5. Will smith
With a net worth of over $35 million, surely most of you know Will smith's road to fame began in the 90s. Acting in the still known show fresh prince of bel-air was enough breakthrough for him. He wanted more and he got more. In 1996, he made the true break from television to movies.
The fresh prince of bel air show made him as a big-name actor and led him to landing roles in Men in black, Enemy of the state, and Bad boys. I have to admit that these movies are one of my favourites of will smith. Throughout all of this, he earned a lot of money.
Since the 1990s, his career has continued to grow. Most recently, he played the genie in Aladdin which earned him about 12 million dollars
4. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan is one of the oldest and perhaps one of the most well-known actors. His career began way back in the 1960s when he got small roles as a child. He struggled to get acting roles as an Asian actor against more well-known stars.
In 1998, he acted the very popular Rush hour movies. Years passed and he became one of the world's biggest celebrities. He owns many luxurious properties in Beverly hills, Beijing, Miami and Hong Kong. His Beverly hills home is worth 6.7 million dollars, it's about 30,000 square feet with a massive wine cellar a recreation hall and a few spa areas.
3. Akshay Kumar
With a net worth of $65 million, Akshay Kumar proves that Hollywood is not the only place where you can make money from acting. Akshay Kumar is in Bollywood actor who earned 65 million dollars in 2019. He started many tv shows and played in many Bollywood movies since the 1990s. Since then he has taken part in over 150 films.
In 2019, he started in the film kassari which earned him 28 million dollars. He owns an incredible seaside duplex in Mumbai. the home has a massive front garden floor-to-ceiling windows and indoor pool and a huge suite.
2. Robert Downey jr.
With 66 million dollars, Robert Downey jr popularly known as tony stark is a billionaire who earned 66 million dollars with his acting career. and I think everyone knows from where he earned this money from.
$55 million came from avengers endgame. He is the second highest paid actor with his films. He owns a 3.8 million home in malibu that has three bedrooms three baths and a swimming pool.
1. Dwayne Johnson
Also known as the rock has an incredible net worth of 86.4 million dollars. The highest paid actor of 2019 is none other than Dwayne the Rock Johnson who has earned over 86.4 million dollars.
Most people know the rock got his start as a professional wrestler in the 1990s and this was after he played football professionally in 2001. He started as the scorpion king in the mummy returns, he quickly became one of the most recognizable actors playing in one of my favorite movies the fast and the furious and many other blockbuster comedy films.
He owns a $5 million mansion in florida and up to $9 million farm in Georgia. The 8 bedroom mansion has a pool, a cabana, a wood paneled library a 12 stalled horse barn and several pastures in riding areas.
They deserve their pay. For I deed they have worked so hard to be where they are today. And they have contributed immensely to how we sti6