PROFESSION: Musician

Bono is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. Bono being his stage name he was born on 10 May 1960 as Paul David Hewson. He is famous for being the lead vocalist of the popular rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He studied in Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future band members and his future wife, Alison Stewart. Almost all of U2’s lyrics are written by Bono frequently using social, religious and political themes. Bono is credited with contributing to U2’s rebellious and spiritual tone in its early years. As the band matured, most of his lyrics were inspired by personal experiences he shared with the other band members.

He has also collaborated with other artists and singers outside the band, and is also the managing partner and director of Elevation Partners. The Clarence hotel in Dublin is jointly owned by Bono and The Edge. Bono is widely known for the social work he has done in Africa, for which he co-founded the ONE campaign, Product Red, EDUN and DATA. He has played in and organized in a lot of benefit concerts and has met with influential politicians. Bono has become a well-known social activist, performing in the Band Aid, Live 8 concerts, and Live Aid, and campaigning for greater international involvement in the African AIDS crisis and third-world debt relief. In 2002, he co-founded the organization DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), which he followed up with Project Red, a well-known initiative against disease in Africa. Bono has been both criticized and praised for his activism and involvement with U2. In 2005 he was knighted by the queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II. And in the same year he was named TIME Person of the year along with Melinda and Bill Gates, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).

BONO’S RICHES

Bono certainly isn’t a poor man. His band U2 until last year was the highest earning rock band in the world. He is already a multi-millionaire and now could be the richest musician in the world after he made a $ 90 million dollar investment in the social networking site Facebook. Elevation partners, Bono’s investment group owns 2.3% of Facebook. This 2.3% is somewhere around worth an estimated $1.5 billion based on the company’s IPO. He also owns a lot of cars, yachts and several estates. His cars range from sports to zero emission ones. He is also known for his luxury glasses which he wears in public. Recently he was chosen by Louis Vuitton to do a commercial for them.

Bono owns three houses/estates in total

1.Killiney Mansion

It is a large manor style house owned by him in Dublin. His ambitious plan to extend this mansion has been approved by the council. His plan includes building a below ground plant room to the west of the house. The house gets a beautiful view out over Killiney Bay and from Bray to Dalkey, with its medieval church and 19th century Martello Tower.

2. New York Apartment

This beautiful Apartment is owned by Bono in the prestigious ‘The Sam Remo’ apartment building in Manhattan New York. Steve Jobs purchased in 1982 and later Bono bought it from him for $15 million. A lot of Celebrities like Steven Spielberg, Demi Moore, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, and Steve Martin. Rita Hayworth’s daughter also owns apartments in this prestigious The Sam Remo apartment building.

3.Exe bord du Mer Mansion

Bono’s luxurious beachfront villa is four floor high and it got grounds back on to the railway station Exe bord du Mer. The accommodation of this mansion is so private that its living area is five meters up from the beach. Bono’s band member The Edge and Julia Lennon are amongst the famous celebrities living in his neighborhood.

Bono also owns a yacht which is called The Cyan yacht.

The Cyan is a medium sized 140 ft long yacht. The yacht which was formerly known as Renalo, was built in 1997. Bono had originally rented in 2007 for spending vacation time with his family. But later he purchased the yacht and changed its color to blue from white. It’s been reported that Bono had spent estimated $25-30 million to decorate his prized possession as per his choice. The Cyan’s maximum cruising speed is 19 knots.

Apart from a yacht he owns a private jet. It’s called the U2 360/BlueLine MD-83 F-GMLK.

PERSONAL AWARDS

Along the “Al Gore” he is one of the pioneers of recent go green movement. He is a forefront environmentalist who is spreading the message of go green. He is considered as the closest counterpart to “John Lennon”; he also works for reducing global poverty often using his musical talent to champion the cause.

Since he is the lead vocalist of the rock band U2, Bono has won record number of awards which includes the 2003 Golden Globe award for best original song and 22 Grammy awards from 34 nominations (a record). He is a prolific songwriter whose music is known for its socially sensitive theme and politically charged lyrics. He was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005, and 2006.

He also featured in a Simpsons episode ‘Trash of the Titans’. U2 recently recorded a new single ‘Ordinary Love’ for the new Nelson Mandela Movie.

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PROFESSION: Actress, Model, Singer and Designer

Eva Mendes is a certain kind of beautiful. She is breath taking and absolutely amazing. Mendes is an actress, model, singer and also, a designer. She made her entry in the glamorous world of the movie industry with B grade movies. Later on, she shifted to doing A grade movies. The movie Training Day proved to be a career changer for Mendes. Some movies in her bag include All About The Benjamins, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time, Stuck on You, Hitch, Ghost Rider, We Own the Night, The Spirit, Holy Motors, Girl in Progress and The Place Beyond the Pines. Apart from starring in quite a few movies, Mendes has been a part of a lot of endorsements and has been a spokesperson for leading brands like Revlon, Calvin Klein, Pantene, Cartier, Reebok and Theirry Morgan (perfume). Mendes is a model and a fashion designer as well. She designed an entire collection for New York & Company in the year 2013.

EARLY LIFE

Eva Mendes had an almost normal childhood. She was born in Miami to parents of Cuban origin. Unfortunately, her parents divorced while Eva Mendes was still a child. Mendes was raised in Glendale after the tragic incident. She attended Hoover High School and went to California State University in Northridge, for earning a degree in marketing. However, due to the prevailing circumstances, Mendes dropped out of college and started learning the basics of acting under the guidance of Ivana Chubbuck. Mendes’ parents were simple people. Her father used to run a meat distribution business and her mother was working for an aerospace company.

EARNING SOURCES

FILMS

Mendes’ acting career just happened! She had not planned it. In fact, she was discovered by a talent manager after he saw her picture in the portfolio of Mendes’ friend. She made her debut with the movie Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror. Mendes did not like her acting in the movie and so, she decided to hire an acting coach. After that, she appeared in movies like A Night at the Roxbury, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, My Brother the Pig, The Disciples, Urban Legends: Final Cut and Exit Wounds. Mendes’ role in Training really changed her career around. This role paved her way to bigger roles. Some of the bigger movies include 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time, Hitch, The Wendall Baker Story, Guilty Hearts, Trust the Man, Ghost Rider, We Own the Night, Live! and Cleaner. Mendes has also appeared in the documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

MODELING AND OTHER VENTURES

Eva Mendes loves the screen! She has appeared in music videos like Miami, Se a Vida e, Hole in my Soul and The End Has No End. Mendes has modeled as well. Apart from that, she has been a spokesperson for some of the major leading brands like Revlon, Calvin Klein, Morgan, Magnum, Cocio, Thierry Mugler perfume, Reebok shoes and Pantene shampoo. Eva Mendes loves to experiment and dip into a lot of pools. She has also a line of bed linens and dinnerware to her name and they are sold at Macy’s. In the year 2010, she experimented with music. She sang “Pimps Don’t Cry” and also performed a duet with Cee Lo Green on the very same song. In 2011, Mendes had recorded a version of the song “The Windmills of Your Mind”.

MEDIA IMAGE

Eva Mendes has a pretty clean image among the media people. She is gorgeous and does flaunt what she has got. Her name is often seen among lists like Most Desirable Women, Hot 100 and Most Beautiful at Every Age. Maxim, the magazine, has ranked Mendes number 7 and number 11 in the years 2007 and 2010 respectively.

ASSETS

- Hollywood Hills Home that was worth $3 million in the year 2008, at the time when she purchased it.

- Lexus Rx400H which is priced at arounf $50,000 in the market of the United States of America.

PERSONAL LIFE

Eva Mendes has dated her fair share of men. She was in a relationship with George Augusto for a period of 8 years from 2002 to 2010. After they broke up, Mendes began dating the famous, hot and amazing actor Ryan Gosling in the year 2011. She believes in Transcendental Meditation. Due to certain unspecified reasons, Mendes decided to spend a few weeks at the Cirque Lodge’s addicted facility in the year 2008. She said she decided to do this because of some “personal issues”. Mendes also is very generous. She plays an active role in organizations like PETA, Special Olympics, The Art of Elysium and Chrysalis.

FUN FACTS

- She was hired as the new face of Calvin Klein Underwear in the year 2008.

- She posed naked for a new anti fur ad for PETA in the year 2007.

- “The Shining” is one of her favorite horror movies.

- She is of Cuban- American descent.

- She wrote a book titled “Crazy Leggs Beshee” which is inspired by the nieces and nephews and introduces vocabulary, history, art and values through a light medium that is easily understood by kids.

- She named the Fun Fearless Female of the Year by Cosmopolitan Magazine in the year 2006.

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Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.

B.O.B. is a famous rapper from America. He rose to fame after the release of his single, ‘Nothing on You’. He was discovered in 2006 by Rebel Rock Entertainment imprint. He later signed a deal with Atlantic along with fellow southern hip hop artist TI. Nothing on you was the number single on the billboard charts in America and United Kingdom. He has released three albums and has attained massive mainstream success.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER

B.O.B.

BoB’s real name is Bobby ray Simmons Jr. He was born on 15 November 1988, in North Carolina, United states. He played trumpet in his school band since childhood. He decided to pursue a music career since the sixth grade. His parents were disapproving but he was adamant. He has used music as a medium to relieve stress. He began making his own beats and write his own lyrics. He once a entered into a club owned by fellow Atlanta artist, T.I. Although he was underage, he entered with the help of a companion. There he performed a self-produced song named ‘Cloud 9′ and the crowd loved it. Many esteemed producers were present in the club and one of them signed him. His first single ‘Haterz everywhere’ reached the top 5 of the Bubbling Billboard R&B tracks. The song gained him a massive underground recognition and he became quite famous. Another album ‘I’ll be in the sky’ was released later. The song became quite successful. It was the #13 spot in the list 100 Top Rap songs of 2008. A song produced by him named ‘Generation lost’ was the no. 32 spot in the same list. He was also featured on T.I.’s album, Paper Trial in the song, ‘On top of the world’. He was then featured on the front page of Vibe with the magazine describing him as a bright young talent. He then released 4 mixtapes, all of them selling quite well. In 2009, he created a song named ‘Autotune’ for Grand theft auto.

B.o.B then announced the release of his first studio album in 2011. It was named The Adventures of Bobby Ray. He released a mix tape to promote the album. The mix-tape was named ’May 25′. It received massive critical acclaim. The single ‘Nothing on you’ became massively popular. This led B.o.B to release his album in 2010. The album featured Lupe Fiasco, Hayley Williams and Bruno Mars. The album received positive reviews from the critics. The singles, ‘Don’t let me fall’ and ‘Airplanes’ became quite successful as well. The album sold 84,000 copies In its first week. It peaked at the #1 spot on the billboard charts. The album earned BoB various awards and nomination including BET, Grammy’s, American Video awards and EMA. B.o.B then went on a tour named ‘Shooting for stars’. B.o.B opened for Eminem and Jay Z in their tours. He was named the best new artist by iTunes in 2010. His next studio album was named, Strange Clouds. It was released on 1 May 2012. The album sold about 76,000 copies in its first week. It has sold about 2,97,000 copies overall. It received positive reviews from the critics.

RICHNESS

BoB has a net worth of $ 5 Million. He charges about $35,000 to $ 65,000 for a performance or appearance. He has an affinity for sneakers including Jeremy Scott by adidas. He sports many accessories by Nialaya. Coming from a modest background, It is commendable for an artist to garner such treasure. He is 25 years old. He has a proclivity for Urban clothing as well. His albums have sold numerous copies across the world and he is a recognized mainstream artist. He has been working hard since his childhood and deserves all the fame and money he has received.

FAMOUS QUOTES BY B.O.B.

“I’ve got a  transcendental way of  thinking about things.  I’ve got a galactic self.  John F. Kennedy said,  “A man may die, but  an idea lives forever.”  Or something like that.”

“I have the opportunity to voice my opinion freely without the consequences you may face in another country, like getting burned at the stake. We definitely privileged over here. You have sexual freedom, you have freedom of speech—depending on what the situation is.”

“ I check out artists like J. Cole, I check out Lupe, Donnis, and Wiz Khalifa. Because I’m in the hip-hop community, I’m kind of aware of what’s going on a certain level. But in the grand scheme of things, it’s so much. I’m always trying to find new stuff.”

“I play guitar. Bass. Piano. Cello. I also read music. [I played] Everything stated except the cello. I did a lot. I got a guitar solo on Strange Clouds. I also put [out] a lot of material that I have been working on acoustically.”

“I think my personality led me to things that led me to music and different artists like Outkast, Bjork, Gnarles Barkley, Goodie Mob, and rock musicians, like the Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Coldplay. Even the earlier stuff by James Brown and Michael Jackson and Tina Turner. I’ve always been led to the right musicians who inspired me the right way at the right amount of time.”

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PROFESSION: ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER, SINGER

I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can. Such is the case with veteran actor Allen Kelsey Grammer. He is best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcoms “Cheers” and “Frasier”. He was born on February 21, 1955 at Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Kelsey Grammer is $120 million. Grammer is said to have snapped up a $6.5 million home in Beverly Hills for his Los Angeles base.

The 57 year old actor and his fourth wife Kayte Walsh are primarily based in New York.

Grammer also owns a “modern, traditional” Holmbly Hills estate which was built in 1980 in Los Angeles.

When Kelsey and His ex-wife Cammille Grammer finalized their divorce, she received a $50 million cash settlement.

Early Life

Grammer is the son of Sally, who was a renowned singer, and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr. who was a musician and owner of a coffee shop and a bar and grill called Greer’s Place. Grammer was two years old when his parents got divorced. Grammer attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and later spent two years at the Juilliard School. He has done three year internship with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in the late 1970s before a stint in 1980 at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Grammer was raised by his mother and Grandfather, after his parents’ divorce. Unfortunately, his Grandfather died when he was 11.

When Grammer was 20 years old, his younger sister, Karen Grammer, who was then 18 year old, was raped by four men and murdered by Freddie Lee Glenn.

Career

Stage

Grammer made his Broadway debut in 1981 as “Lennox”, Macbeth. Grammer played Michael Cassio in a Broadway revival of “Othello”. In 1983, he performed on the demo of the production “Sunday in the Park with George”. In 2000, Grammer again played Macbeth on Broadway.

Music

Grammer made his Broadway musical debut in Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical “La Cage aux Folles”, for which he was nominated for a “Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical”.

Television

Grammer’s television career began in the early 1980s when he portrayed Stephen Smith in the NBC miniseries “Kennedy”.

The “Cheers and Frasier” Fame

The fictional character “Dr. Frasier Crane” brought Grammer Broadway attention. He got what was supposed to be a six episode job, but ended up as a regular cast member. The character became the center of the spin-off “Frasier”, one of the most successful spin-off in the television history. Dr. Frasier Crane has become one of the television’s most endearing and enduring characters.

He joined the cast of “Cheers” (1982) in 1984.

Producer

In 1996, he hosted an hour-long salute to Jack Benny for which he served as executive producer.

Besides being a producer, he has also made guest appearances in “Medium” and in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode “Cause and Effect”.

Direction

While working as a cast member in “Frasier”, he also directed more than 30 episodes of the serial, especially during the second half of the series. He also sang the closing theme “Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs”. The character “Frasier” won and was nominated for many awards during its 11 year run.

Post “Frasier” Career

After Frasier, Grammer produced and appeared in an American adaption of the British show “The Sketch Show”, in the year 2005.

In 2007, Grammer starred in the American sitcom “Back to You”.

In 2011 and 2012, Grammer starred in the Starz drama series “Boss”. The show ran for 18 episodes over two seasons.

Voice Venture

Grammer’s charismatic and enchanting voice and his Mid-Atlantic accent has made him best suitable for voiceover work. He has provided the voice of

Sideshow Bob on “The Simpsons”

Stinky Pete the Prospector in the Disney/Pixar film “Toy Story 2”

Vladimir in the fox animated movie “Anastasia”

Rothbart in “Barbie of Swan Lake”

Dr. Frankenollie in the “Mickey Mouse short Runaway Brain“

He was also the narrator of “Mickey Mouse- Once Upon a Christmas”.

Grammer’s voice has also been featured in many commercials.

Production Work

His production company “Grammnet Productions”, produces the CW sitcoms “Girlfriends” and “The Game”, and many other projects.

His Prosperity

Grammer is the first actor to receive multiple Emmy nominations for performing the same role on three series. He is a five time Emmy Award winner. In addition to his Emmys, Grammer has won two “Golden Globe Awards”, two “American Comedy Awards” and a “People’s Choice Award for his portrait”.

His autobiography, “So Far”, was published in 1995.

Personal Life & his Bizarre Relationships

Grammer has been married four times and has five children and one grandchild. His current and fourth wife is a British flight attendant Kayte Walsh. She is 25 years his junior. The couple got married on February 25, 2011, two weeks after the finalization of his third divorce. The wedding took place at the ballroom of the “Plaza Hotel” at a cost of more than $100,000.

Health Problems

On May31, 2008 Grammer experienced a heart attack. On June 28, 2008, he was again reported to be hospitalized for irregular heartbeat.

Active Politics

Grammer is also a member of the Republican Party and has expressed an interest in someday running for United States Congress. He was also a guest at President George W. Bush’s first inauguration. He has also actively campaigned for John McCain in the general election.

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Introduction

Taylor Daniel Lautner was born on February 11, 1992. He is very young and is only 22 years of age but has achieved big in life. He was born in America. He is a resident of Valencia, California. He is an American actor, voice actor, model and martial artist. Taylor is best known for playing Jacob Black in Twilight which is very much famous among the teenagers all over the world and have received a lot of appreciation. He is also in the novel of Twilight series by the name Stephanie Meyer. When Taylor was a child he was interested in Marshall Arts in Holland, Michigan for which he has received a number one title by the American Sports Karate Association. Later on he appeared in the acting and played roles in v various films like The Bernie Mac Show in the year 2003 and My Wife and Kids in the year 2004. Talking about the voice roles he appeared in the What’s New, Scooby Doo and Danny Phantom in the year 2005. In 2011 he was stared in the action film Abduction. Working in Twilight he ranked second on Glaomiur’s  ‘The 50 Sexiest Men Of 2010’ and number fourth on People’s ‘Most Amazing Bodies’ list in the same year 2010, he was named as the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.

Personal Life

Though Lautner has intricate workout plan but still he regularly go for Marshall Practices and maintain his body for the Twilight Saga: New Moon. He is drug and alcohol free. He help out the garbage and the lawn. He was very busy during Twilight so was not able to attend the school and transferred to California High School Proficiency Exam to graduate from the school. Now he is taking online lectures at his local community college.

Career

His mother Deborah works for a software development company and father Daniel is a Midwest Airlines pilot. He has a younger sister Makena. At his very early age he was bullied in the school for the acting but he didn’t stop and continue to follow his dreams. At the age of six he joined karate class. In 2001 Taylor first appeared in small television roles, Shadow Fury. He then appeared in The Bernie Show, My Wife My Kids and Summerland. In 2007, he appeared in Twilight in the role of Jacob Black. Twilight won many prizes, awards, appreciation and money of course as listed below. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse earned $69 million in the opening week and $392 million worldwide later on. For this movie he was trained and made 30 pounds of muscle. The Twilight Saga: New Moon earned total of $274.9 million. It got 4.6/10 average from rotten Tomatoes and 44 on Metacritic. In 2010 he was declared as the highest paid teenager in the Hollywood. Once a Hollywood reporter named him as one of the young male actors who are ‘pushing’ into taking over Hollywood. He is really good at working, performing and the physical appearance is really attractive to the media and to the girls.

Style and Image

Taylor referred as the sex symbol by various magazines like GQ, Rolling Stone and People. It is said that this young man attract both men and women as ‘woo the girls and impress the boys for with his rugged agility’. He is also known as ‘tabloid teen idol’ with his co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. His abs are a media attention.

Awards and Nominations

From the year 2005 he is regularly nominated for various awards and categories for his work. But first of all he won first prize of his life in the year 2009 for Best Breakthrough Performance for the MTV Movie Awards for the film Twilight. In the same year he received Teen Choice Award for the category Teen Fresh face- Male, People’s Choice Awards for the category of Favorite breakout actor, Nickelodeon Kids’ choice Awards for the category of Favorite movie actor and the cutest couple shared with Kristen Stewart. In the year 2010, he received Teen Choice Awards and Nickelodeons Kids’ Awards. Again in 2011 he won People Choice award for the category of Favorite on screen team. In 2012 he got again Nickelodeon Kids’ Awards for favorite Supporting actor. Last but not the least, recently in 2013 he received Teen Choice Awards for the category of Actor Sci- Fi fantasy. This was all about awards at a very young age which is not possible for everybody.

Richness

Taylor is a very young teen personality. He owned five cars. He owned BMW 540i, a gem sports car from the German car Brand he also has some bodyguards to protect him. It is worth $52,295 and weighs 1700 kg. The second one is 2012 Mercedes SLS AMG worth $200,000, tis very comfortable especially for the long trips. Third one is Audi R8 worth $196,800 which is a white German car. He seems to drive the Audi with his girlfriend Taylor Swift. Fourth one is Porsche 911 Turbo worth $130,000. It is an iconic sports car linger and wider. And the last one BMW Z4, yellow in color with foldable roof. Taylor seems to wear medium blue Diesel Poiak 8SV Jeans worth $270 and Ray-Ban 3025 Aviator Sunglasses which shows he loves to wear brands and follow the fashion.

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CAREER/PROFESSION: ACTOR

This is the person who roamed around the streets dressed as a “not-so-beautiful” woman, this is the person who scared away innocent children with his hook, and this is person who had been in mental institution all his life due to autism…but in movies. In reality, he is the person who is known for his never ending thirst for perfection. And also as a man who is rich.Very rich. However, for the successful Hollywood actors like him, it’s not really a big deal.

But the question is -Dustin Hoffman, one of the most talented and versatile actors alive on earth, is rich, but how much?

DUSTIN WHO?

For those who don’t know much about him…

Hoffman a.k.a perfectionist started off his career after accidentally discovering his passion for acting in college wherein he had taken the subject in order to get “three free credits” that could have saved him from flunking. After some years of struggling, and working and working hard, he finally earned fame (and also an academy award nomination) through his role in The Graduate (1967).  For this film, he was paid 17,000 dollars. And yes, he has come a long long way since then.

Later, for the movie- John and Mary, which was released in 1969, he was offered 42,500 dollars. Quite an increase, huh? Courtesy goes to “Oscar -if -not –award-then-at least-a-nomination effect”

But this was just the beginning. One step led to another. And each one of them just took him higher and higher. And now he is the actor who was paid 7.5 million dollars for just a five day shoot for the film “The little Frockers” (released in 2010). And so what the film didn’t have any script. So what it wasn’t able to woo the critics. It still was a huge commercial success.

Hoffman effect?

Hoffman voodoo?

I don’t know what it is. But it was certainly not the script.

So, yes, 7.5 million dollars on Dustin Hoffman? Yeah, nice investment.

Of course, his career hasn’t always been high all this time. Straw Dogs, his movie which was released in 1971, is still remembered for some of its controversial scenes. But Hoffman was praised for his performance. His real tragedy came with movie Ishtar (1987), for which he had been paid $6,000,000, was a critical failure and it was tagged one of the worst movies of all times. We all have bad days, don’t we?

But he made his comeback anyway. After all, it’s Dustin Hoffman we are talking about! There was a temporary setback, yes. But okay, shit happens.

With the passing years, Hoffman was getting more and more entangled in the threads of senescence. And the movies with him as the lead character grew fewer and fewer in number.

He was offered roles for supporting actor, and yeah, it hurt at first, but everybody knows how to adapt and move on. And anyhow, even in his old (but not so old) age, his popularity among the people is way too immortal to be vanished. Ever. There are many of his movies that have come in the past and there are many which are going to come in the future. And so is the money.

WHERE IS HIS MONEY SPENT?

$7.5 million dollars for just five days was just a trailer and there is more to come.

Speaking of wealth, the “master Shifu” of Kung fu panda happens to own at least two houses;

One in Malibu.

And the other in Brentwood, California.

Brentwood is good.

But the one in Malibu seems to be causing quite a trouble.

Estimated to be of at least 7.8 million dollars, the house seems to be surrounded in a little controversy. Of course, it’s not just his house… it’s the houses of all the people (read celebrities) who leave nearby. Apparently, the beach that once used to rest so peacefully in front of the houses has slowly been eroded away. So, it’s not really very cool to jog there unless its low tides. Therefore, the house owners are hiring some engineers and other people to add some sand to the beach but here’s the twist in the story; environmentalists don’t really like this plan.

Anyways, just in case you are curious.

Here are the pictures of his two mansions;

Brentwood house.

Malibu house

Boy oh! boy! Now, you can imagine how costly these houses are. If not then let me tell you, the average cost of a house in Brentwood is 4 million dollars. And that’s average; the house we are looking at is going to be much more than that.

And for those who are not quite satisfied with the houses above, we bring to you his cars;

The ultimate beauty- Porsche 911 (997) Carrera Cabriolet.

The green beauty; Tesla Roadster

The every-celebrity-has-it beauty; Black Toyota Prius

The perfectionist didn’t leave himself untouched from the joys of television shows as well. In year 2011, he starred in TV series Luck. Undoubtedly, it was liked. It was praised. And the fans went crazy. But series never got to make it to its second season due to the controversies associated with the three horses that died on sets.

AHA and PETA were dead furious.

Anyways, getting out of the controversy and stepping into the zone of the noble work, Dustin Hoffman supports five charities which include;

• 826 National; for the writer inside children aging from 6 to 18. It started in San Francisco at 826 Valencia, but now has programs in NYC, Los Angeles, Michigan, Seattle, Chicago and Boston.
• Achievable foundation; for the turning the dreams of people with developmental disabilities into reality.
• Cinema for peace; for peace and international understanding through the medium of films.
• Declare Yourself; for the empowerment of young voters.
• Musicares; For assisting the music people in times of need.

OKAY, NOW, BUT HOW MUCH MONEY DOES HE HAVE?

Well, Dustin Hoffman certainly knows how to spend money. Fancy cars, fancy homes and a lot of charity. The Kramer v/s Kramer star who recently defeated cancer, the actor whose need to be incredibly perfect is so strong that it can annoy his co-actors and the directors to the point of lunacy, is said to be worth a whooping 50 million dollars. (Read as quite a few zeroes that you wouldn’t even bother counting/much much more money than sense/ much much more money than you know how to spend) And in addition to this, he also has two Academy awards, six golden globes, four BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, a Genie Award, an Emmy Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award  and the Kennedy Center Honors. But for the guy  who “decided to become an actor because he was failing in school and needed the credits”, the guy who dreamt, went ahead with his heart and did whatever he could to turn his dreams into reality, it’s justified. Isn’t it?

Author: Saloni Prasad

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