Forbes 10 Highest Paid Celebrities (Most Powerful Celebrities)

Ever wondered which celebrity makes the big bucks? Well, today you won’t have to guess any longer because thanks to Forbes, we have the Forbes 10 Highest Paid Celebrities (Most Powerful Celebrities). Next week we shall look at the entire list of the Forbes 100 Highest paid Celebrities/ Most powerful celebrities  who cumulatively have managed to pull together $4.931 Billion but for now, enjoy the top 10 line-up.

 

 

Values Calculated May 2012

                  Name                                      Pay ($ Million)        

1. Oprah Winfrey                               165                         

2. Michael Bay                                     160             

3. Steven Spielberg                            130

4. Jerry  Bruckheimer                      115

5. Dr. Dre                                             110

6. Tyler Perry                                     105

7. Howard Stern                                  95

8. James Patterson                              94

9. George Lucas                                    90

10. Simon Cowell                                    90

11. Glenn Beck                                        80

12. Elton John                                         80

Oprah Winfrey-Entrepreneur+ TV personality

Michael bay-Producer+ Director. He’s produced Transformers:Dark of the Moon which brought in $1.1 billion at the box office.

Steven Spielberg-Director+ Producer. He’s produced -The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse just to mention a few.

Jerry Bruckheimer-Producer+Director. He’s  responsible for Pirates of the Caribbean, Prince of Persia and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice just to mention a few

Dr.Dre-Source of Wealth: Music, Electronics.In August handset maker HTC paid $300 million for a 51% stake in Beats by Dr. Dre, the headphone company he co-founded with Interscope chief Jimmy Iovine in 2006. Each owned about a third of the company, pocketing about $100 million apiece, before taxes.

Tyler Perry-Producer+ Actor+ Director. He’s produced Good Deeds, Madea Goes to Jail and Meet the Browns just to mention a few

Howard Stern-Source of wealth is radio

James Patterson-Source of wealth is books.  He writes adult thrillers and fantasy/sci-fi novels aimed at younger readers.

George Lucas-He’s a director+ Producer. He’s responsible for Star Wars and Red Tails just to mention a few.

Simon Cowell-Source of wealth is TV. He’s been a judge in American Idol+has his own show-The X Factor.

Glenn Beck- Source of wealth is TV. GBTV, his internet-only video channel, already has more than 300,000 subscribers, making it the biggest component of his fast-growing multimedia empire, Mercury Radio Arts.

Elton John-He’s a musician (pop-rocker). His animated film Gnomeo and Juliet brought in $200 million at the box office.