Edward Norton
Net Worth: $80 million Source: Edward Mower Norton, Jr. Now, Edward Norton, you would’ve seen in a fair few films, but we won’t list them all just yet! Now the reason the Boston-born actor and filmmaker is on our list is due to the incredible fortune he’s inherited additional to the earnings of his entertainment career. The three-time Oscar-nominated actor can thank his grandfather, who founded The Rouse Company, an urban planning business, as well as Enterprise Community Partners, a real estate company. Between these two businesses, the Norton family made a fortune. Moreover, his father Edward Mower Norton Jr., not only served in Vietnam, but was a well-known federal prosecutor and environmental lawyer.
As a child, the young Norton was drawn to the theatre, and it was here that he first got his taste of the acting world! He graduated from Yale University and worked in Japan for a little while before moving to New York City to look for acting jobs. His debut role was alongside Hollywood heartthrob Richard Gere in Primal Fear. It was for this performance that he was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role. But his most memorable and iconic role, opposite Brad Pitt no less, was in the cult film Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.” So we’re gonna stop talking!
Taylor Swift
Net Worth: $320 million Source: Andrea Swift Taylor Swift first came on the scene at just 15 years old and was skyrocketed to fame after signing with a music label in Nashville. Country music was her niche, but she has managed to mature and emerge as one of the most famous pop singers in the world. She’s one of the few country girls who have managed to transition effortlessly over to the pop charts! #taytay. Much of her songwriting inspiration comes from personal experience to the delight of her millions of adoring fans. From boy trouble to well, boy trouble, Swift has covered it all, more recently sharing with the world an edgier version of herself. Sure is a far cry from her cutesy smash hit “Love Story.”
The Pennsylvania-born Swift comes under so much scrutiny for her love life and general lifestyle that it’s no wonder she disappears from time to time. We’d need it for our own sanity tbh. Poor Taylor. With great fame and power comes great scrutiny it seems. Sure most of her wealth is self-made, but it’s important to note that Swift came from a wealthy background - both parents were successful in the financial industry - her mother Andrea was a marketing exec for a mutual fund, and her father a Merrill Lynch stockbroker. Money makes more money, and with a little bit of talent, A LOT of money!
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Net Worth: $15 million Source: Stephen Gyllenhaal Success runs in the family, clearly. At least that’s true for the Gyllenhaal’s! Maggie Gyllenhaal like her brother Jake, found a talent in the entertainment business. An acclaimed actress, she is the daughter of world-famous director Stephen Gyllenhaal, whilst her mother is screenwriter Naomi Foner! From as early as her teenage years, Gyllenhaal began acting, with her debut alongside her brother Jake in Donnie Darko. She then was cast to star in Secretary and soon after Sherrybaby. Both of these performances earned her Golden Globe nominations! Pretty sweet for a teen huh?
But she really caused a stir in The Dark Knight as Rachel, Batman’s love interest, who was formerly played by Katie Holmes. Her appearance in Nolan’s stunning interpretation of the classic superhero film definitely put her on the map. A year later, her performance in Crazy Heart opposite Jeff Bridges was decidedly Oscar-nomination worthy. Oh, and of course as for her inheritance, well, it’s a combination of her own acting but also her parents’ work in the industry all those years prior!
Blue Ivy Carter
Net Worth: $1.2 billion (net worth of her parents!) Source: Beyoncé and Jay-Z (Parents) When your parents are Beyoncé and Jay-Z, you just know (or maybe are too young to appreciate the gravity of it) you’re going to a) make it and b) be filthy rich. Like, this kid got a handmade rocking horse worth… wait for it… $600,000 US!!! And of course, it wasn’t made of plain old wood… it was solid gold, duh. Handcrafted by Japanese jeweler, Ginza Tanaka. Yeah, a solid gold rocking horse and a diamond-encrusted pram, oh and her NURSERY alone cost $1.3 million US. You know, to get it just right, Born in 2012, she’s probably the most spoilt 7-year-old on the planet, and whilst she’s apparently “down to earth” (pretty sure that’s what the rep wants us to think), this precocious kid has the privilege of VIP seats when her parents go on tour. Not sure about Hova’s concerts – she’d definitely need some ear muffs for the expletives!
Clearly, her momma Beyoncé is very private about her cherished personal life, only dropping hints here and there of their special connection – cue, Lemonade. But it seems that Blue Ivy is a natural in the spotlight and is taking very well to her designer wardrobe and fancy friends. Taking up ballet and dabbling in music, it seems that Blue Ivy is set for stardom. Fun fact: Beyoncé and Jay-Z tried to trademark her name. In a win for logic, the US Patent Office refused. Um but, free Beyoncé tickets for a TM? Yeah, they’re people stronger than us.
Megan Ellison
Net Worth: $200 million Source: Oracle So, Megan Ellison is the daughter of Larry Ellison, who is the Oracle Corporation chairman. Oracle is worth a cool $60 billion US. Yeah, you read that right: six zero, and a lot more zeroes after that! Larry Ellison’s salary in 2017 was a staggering $41.5 MILLION. Yeah, in a year’s work. That’s what, over $5000 per HOUR he gets paid! Insane. Okay okay back to Megan. We’ll quit crunching the numbers and making ourselves feel inadequate, before requesting a hefty pay rise! Megan is in fact, a film producer, debuting in 2007. So of her own merit, she’s achieved a small (not so small really, but in comparison to her father’s net worth of $70+ billion, well, it palls) fortune, sitting in the couple of hundred millions. She’s produced some pretty awesome films, which have received critical acclaim, including Zero Dark Thirty, American Hustle, Her, The Master and Phantom Thread. And naturally, she’s been nominated for a series of awards for her work on these films!
Ellison was named on TIME’s “Most Influential” list for her contributions to modern cinema. Interestingly, Ellison dropped out of film school after just a year, and in fact, asked her dad for some funding for a few low-budget films. Her early venture into producing included thee Coen Brothers film True Grit. All it takes is one film before you’re recognised and, on your way, to fame and fortune! But hey, she’s set to inherit some ridiculous cash from her father one day.