Friday, June 22, 2007

Top 100 Famous Hollywood Celebrity


#1 Oprah Winfrey

Power Rank 1
Pay $260 mil

Category: Talking Heads
The media queen is poised to conquer prime time this fall with two reality shows for ABC. For those keeping score, the Oprah empire already includes a blockbuster daytime talk show, satellite radio show, magazine and Broadway musical ('The Color Purple'). Oprah also owns stakes in hit talk shows by protégé Dr. Phil McGraw and Rachael Ray. In January, the nation's richest African American, worth an estimated $1.5 billion, realized a long-held dream when she opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.

2. Tiger Woods
Power Rank 2
Pay $100 mil

Category: Athletes
Woods is the first athlete in history to bank $100 million in a year, thanks in part to a raise he finagled out of long-time endorser Nike. (The sneaker giant's Tiger-oriented golf division is now a $600 million-a-year business.) He also signed a new deal with Gillette and upped his usual lucrative overseas playing gigs, where he can command, on average, $3 million a pop. Wife Elin is pregnant with the couple's first child, due this summer.

3. Madonna
Power Rank 3
Pay $72 mil

Category: Musicians
Madonna crisscrossed the globe last year for her tour, 'Confessions,' which drew over 1 million fans and grossed $194 million, making it the top-earning tour by a female artist in history. NBC cut the Material Girl a hefty check to broadcast the 'Confessions' tour live last November, though ratings proved disappointing. In March, the always-fashion-forward singer linked up with retailer H&M for her own clothing line, M. (Rhinestones a-plenty, but no cone bras.) Generated a maelstrom of negative publicity last year for her adoption of a baby in Malawi.

4. Rolling Stone
Power Rank 4
Pay $88 mil

Category: Musicians
Still gathering no moss, the Stones had the highest-grossing tour in North America last year, bringing in $139 million. They doubled that abroad. The 'Bigger Bang' tour, which kicked off back in 2005, has grossed $437 million to date, making it the top-generating tour in history. This time around, Keith Richards, not Mick Jagger, dominated headlines thanks to his star turn in the recent Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, in addition to comments made this spring that he once snorted his father's ashes. (He later recanted.)

5. Brad Pitt
Power Rank 5
Pay $35 mil

Category: Actors
The hunky actor monopolized headlines for the last year thanks his new role as proud papa with stunning partner Angelina Jolie. She gave birth to their daughter last May; 10 months later, the pair adopted a Vietnamese boy. Earlier this year, the brood relocated to New Orleans—paparazzi in tow—where Pitt was filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This summer, he stars opposite pal George Clooney in Ocean's 13, followed by this fall's The Assassination of Jesse James, alongside Ocean's co-star Casey Affleck.

6. Johnny Depp
Power Rank 6
Pay $92 mil

Category: Actors
Never before has a Keith Richards impersonation proved this lucrative. Last summer's PiratesDead Man's Chest, was the third-highest-grossing film ever, with $1.1 billion worldwide at the box office. Depp's payout: over $60 million. Next year should prove equally profitable for the low-key actor. The third Pirates sequel, At World's End, is on its way to at least match its predecessor, having banked $344 million in its opening weekend. Next up: starring role as the blood-thirsty butcher in this winter's film adaptation of Sweeney Todd.

7. Elton John
Power Rank 7
Pay $53 mil

Category: Musicians
Between performances of his appropriately flamboyant Las Vegas show, 'The Red Piano,' Elton John grossed over $60 million in tickets for worldwide shows. This year, he celebrated his 60th birthday with his 60th concert at Madison Square Garden, a sold-out affair that drew A-listers like Bill Clinton, Jon Bon Jovi and Sharon Stone. Theatergoers still snap up tickets to hear his music in Aida, Billy Elliot and The Lion King. John's latest release, Rocket Man: Number Ones, debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard charts in April, selling 50,000 copies in its first week.

8. Tom Cruise
Power Rank 8
Pay $31 mil

Category: Actors
After being dumped by Paramount last summer, Cruise, who topped last year's Celebrity 100, plotted his comeback (with longtime producing partner Paula Wagner) as head of United Artists, the moribund studio under MGM. UA's lineup: Lions for Lambs, directed by Robert Redford, for release this winter; Valkyrie, a World War II thriller, in production now. Cruise stars in both. Word is he'll join comedy kingpin Ben Stiller in Hardy Men, a send-up of the Hardy Boys series. On the personal front, Cruise enjoyed a decidedly quiet year with his wife, actress Katie Holmes, and their toddler Suri.

9. Jay-Z
Power Rank 9
Pay $83 mil

Category: Hip-Hop Impresario
While most of us pine for retirement, the native New Yorker couldn't stand the view from the sidelines following his 2003 farewell Black Album. Despite a busy schedule as chief of Def Jam, his comeback album, Kingdom Come, debuted at the top of Billboard's pop and rap charts. Owns a small stake in the New Jersey Nets, plus two locations of his 40/40 clubhouse. In March, he sold his Rocawear apparel label to Iconix for $204 million. Did we mention Beyonce?


10. Steven Spielberg
Power Rank 10
Pay $110 mil

Category: Directors/Producers
Produced Clint Eastwood's World War II epics last year, Letters From Iwo Jima and Flags of Our Fathers. The critical hits performed only modestly at the box office, grossing a combined $173 million worldwide. Spielberg's big take on movie grosses (reportedly up to 50%) insures success with nearly every project he works on. Not that he shouldn't make a mint off his next films—sequels to Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park. He's also developing three games for Electronic Arts, and co-produced On the Lot, a reality filmmaking show, with Mark Burnett ( Survivor).

11. Tom Hanks
Power Rank 11
Pay $74 mil

Category: Actors

12. Grey's Anatomy Cast
Power Rank 12
Pay $33 mil

Category: Actors

13. Howard Stern
Power Rank 13
Pay $70 mil

Category: Talking Heads

14. Angelina Jolie
Power Rank 14
Pay $20 mil

Category: Actress

15. David Beckham
Power Rank 15
Pay $33 mil

Category: Athletes

16. Phil Mickelson
Power Rank 16
Pay $42 mil

Category: Athletes

17. David Letterman
Power Rank 17
Pay $40 mil

Category: Talking Heads

18. Bon Jovi
Power Rank 18
Pay $67 mil

Category: Musicians

19. Dunald Trump
Power Rank 19
Pay $32 mil

Category: Personalities

20. Celine Dion
Power Rank 20
Pay $45 mil

Category: Musicians

21. Simon Cowell
Power Rank 21
Pay $45 mil

Category: Personalities

22. U2
Power Rank 22
Pay $30 mil

Category: Musicians

23. Kobe Bryant
Power Rank 23
Pay $33 mil

Category: Athletes

24. Michael Schumacher
Power Rank 24
Pay $36 mil

Category: Athletes

25. Shaquille O'Neal
Power Rank 25
Pay $32 mil

Category: Athletes

26. Jay Leno
Power Rank 26
Pay $32 mil

Category: Talking Heads

27. Nichole Kidman
Power Rank 27
Pay $28 mil

Category: Actors

28. Ben Stiller
Power Rank 28
Pay $38 mil

Category: Actors

29. Alex Rodriguez
Power Rank 29
Pay $29 mil

Category: Athletes

30. Dr. Phil McGraw
Power Rank 30
Pay $30 mil

Category: Talking Heads

31. Ronaldinho
Power Rank 31
Pay $31 mil

Category: Athletes

32. 50 Cent
Power Rank 32
Pay $33 mil

Category: Hip-Hop Impresario

33. Brian Grazer/Ron Howard
Power Rank 33
Pay $70 mil

Category: Directors/Producers

34. Justin Timberlake
Power Rank 34
Pay $20 mil

Category: Musicians

35. Michael Jordan
Power Rank 35
Pay $31 mil

Category: Athletes

36. Rush Limbaugh
Power Rank 36
Pay $33 mil

Category: Talking Heads

37. Tim McGraw
Power Rank 37
Pay $37 mil

Category: Musicians

38. Roger Federer
Power Rank 38
Pay $29 mil

Category: Athletes

39. Jerry Bruckheimer
Power Rank 39
Pay $120 mil

Category: Directors/Producers

40. George Clooney
Power Rank 40
Pay $25 mil

Category: Actors

41. Kimi Raikkonen
Power Rank 41
Pay $40 mil

Category: Athletes

42. Jerry Seinfeld
Power Rank 42
Pay $60 mil

Category: Comedians

43. Sean Combs (Diddy)
Power Rank 43
Pay $23 mil

Category: Hip-Hop Impresario

44. Jennifer Aniston
Power Rank 44
Pay $14 mil

Category: Actors

45. Adam Sandler
Power Rank 45
Pay $30 mil

Category: Actors

46. Oscar De La Hoya
Power Rank 46
Pay $43 mil

Category: Athletes

47. Cast of Desperate Housewives
Power Rank 47
Pay $16 mil

Category: Actors

48. LeBron James
Power Rank 48
Pay $27 mil

Category: Athletes

49. J.K. Rowling
Power Rank 48
Pay $32 mil

Category: Authors

50. Jerek Jeter
Power Rank 50
Pay $28 mil

Category: Athletes

51. Maria Sharapova
Power Rank 51
Pay $23 mil

Category: Athletes

52. Matt Damon
Power Rank 52
Pay $24 mil

Category: Actors

53. Gisele Bundchen
Power Rank 53
Pay $33 mil

Category: Models

54. Vince Vaughn
Power Rank 54
Pay $25 mil

Category: Actors

55. Bill Clinton
Power Rank 55
Pay $7 mil

Category: Speakers

56. Gore Verbinski
Power Rank 56
Pay $37 mil

Category: Directors/Producers

57. Will Smith
Power Rank 57
Pay $31 mil

Category: Actors

58. Valentino Rossi
Power Rank 58
Pay $30 mil

Category: Athletes

59. Judge Judy Sheindlin
Power Rank 59
Pay $30 mil

Category: Talking Heads

60. Jessica Simpson
Power Rank 60
Pay $7 mil

Category: Personalities

61. Tyra Banks
Power Rank 61
Pay $18 mil

Category: Personalities

62. Anthony Robbins
Power Rank 62
Pay $30 mil

Category: Self-help/pitchmen

63. Cate Blanchett
Power Rank 63
Pay $13 mil

Category: Actors

64. Regis Philbin
Power Rank 64
Pay $21 mil

Category: Talking Heads

65. Sandra Bullock
Power Rank 65
Pay $10 mil

Category: Actors

66. Rachael Ray
Power Rank 66
Pay $16 mil

Category: Chefs

67. Alan Greenspan
Power Rank 67
Pay $16 mil

Category: Speakers

68. Julia Roberts
Power Rank 68
Pay $9 mil

Category: Actors

69. Serena Williams
Power Rank 69
Pay $14 mil

Category: Athletes

70. Michelle Wie
Power Rank 70
Pay $19 mil

Category: Athletes

71. Keira Knightley
Power Rank 71
Pay $9 mil

Category: Actors

72. Hilary Duff
Power Rank 72
Pay $12 mil

Category: Personalities

73. George Lopez
Power Rank 73
Pay $26 mil

Category: Comedians

74. Kate Moss
Power Rank 74
Pay $9 mil

Category: Models

75. Barbara Walters
Power Rank 75
Pay $12 mil

Category: Talking Heads

76. Ryan Seacrest
Power Rank 76
Pay $14 mil

Category: Personalities

77. Scarlett Johansson
Power Rank 77
Pay $5 mil

Category: Actors

78. Jessica Alba
Power Rank 78
Pay $9 mil

Category: Actors

79. Daniel Radcliffe
Power Rank 79
Pay $15 mil

Category: Kid Stars

80. Reese Witherspoon
Power Rank 80
Pay $7 mil

Category: Actors

81. Larry the Cable Guy
Power Rank 81
Pay $20 mil

Category: Comedians

82. Deepak Chopra
Power Rank 82
Pay $22 mil

Category: Self-help/pitchmen

83. Annika Sorenstam
Power Rank 83
Pay $10 mil

Category: Athletes

84. Heidi Klum
Power Rank 84
Pay $8 mil

Category: Models

85. J.J. Abrams
Power Rank 85
Pay $17 mil

Category: Directors/Producers

86. Dan Brown
Power Rank 86
Pay $10 mil

Category: Authors

87. Emeril Lagasse
Power Rank 87
Pay $9 mil

Category: Chefs

88. Wolfgang Puck
Power Rank 88
Pay $13 mil

Category: Chefs

89. Dane Cook
Power Rank 89
Pay $9 mil

Category: Comedians

90. Jack Welch
Power Rank 90
Pay $11 mil

Category: Speakers

91. John Grisham
Power Rank 91
Pay $9 mil

Category: Authors

92. Jeff Foxworthy
Power Rank 92
Pay $10 mil

Category: Comedians

93. Rhonda Byrne
Power Rank 93
Pay $12 mil

Category: Authors

94. Dakota Fanning
Power Rank 94
Pay $4 mil

Category: Kid Stars

95. Danica Patrick
Power Rank 95
Pay $5 mil

Category: Athletes

96. Mitch Albom
Power Rank 96
Pay $6 mil

Category: Authors

97. Emma Watson
Power Rank 97
Pay $4 mil

Category: Kid Stars

98. Hayden Panettiere
Power Rank 98
Pay $2 mil

Category: Kid Stars

99. Paula Deen
Power Rank 99
Pay $4 mil

Category: Chefs

100. Bobby Flay
Power Rank 100
Pay $2 mil

Category: Chefs
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