Top Earning Young Stars
December 5th 2007 02:57
Forbes has released it's list of the 20 top earning stars under 25 for the last 12 months. The list includes young stars aged from 13 to 25 in fields ranging from golf to acting.
So who are the Top Earners:
1. -James Le Bron - the young NBA star from the Cleveland Cavaliers. I don't pretend to know much about basketball, but he earned $27 Million this year.....so safe to say he ain't bad at basketball.
2. Reggie Bush - 22 yr old NFL player with the New Orleans Saints. Earned $25M last year.
3. Maria Sharapova - 20yrs old tennis player who earned $23M. Most of that came from endorsements. Has this chick won anything since Wimbledon a couple years ago? Eh, who cares, Anna Kornikova proved that if you're cute and blonde you barely have to be able to hit a tennis ball to make squillions of dollars!!
4. Michelle Wie - 18 yr old golfer, earned $19M. Wie finished in the top 5 in 3 out of the 4 Grand Slam events this year. Not a bad feat when you consider that Tiger Woods is the only other golfer to match that effort. Seems like Michelle plays golf a little better than Maria plays tennis eh?
5. Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen - the undead twins earned $17M each this year. And considering they don't have to spend their hard earned cash on things lilke.....well....food, they're probably just going to get richer. Of course, not being able to go out in the sunlight must suck.
6. Daniel Radcliffe - coming in the highest ranked actor (no Mary-Kate and Ashley do not get to be considered actors!!), 18 yr old Daniel earned $15M. Being Harry Potter sure does pay well!!
7. Hilary Duff - the 22yr old earned $12M. Her earnings coming from her clothing line and her albums. How? I wanna know who the f**k is buying her shitty albums? I want names. Then I'm going to publicly name and shame you all.
8. Avril Lavigne - the 23 yr old snotty singer made $12million off her latest album The Best Damn Thing. If you're over the age of 12 and you bought this album, you need to take a long hard look at yourself my friend. Cos your musical tastes aren't saying anything good about you!
9. Carmelo Anthony - 23yr old NBA star who plays for the Denver Nuggets earned $10M. Want to know more about him? I'd suggest you check out Stanley at NBALoud.....cos I don't really know shit about him! Sorry.
10. Keira Knightley - the 22 yr old actress earned $9M. Most of that coming from the $5M she managed to con out of the producers for Pirates of the Caribbean 3. I can't imagine why they paid her? I mean, the only reason she and Orlando Bloom were in the damn films were to play the straight guys to Captain Jack Sparrow.
11. Carrie Underwood - the 24yr old former American Idol winner has gone from strength to strength since winning the show. She earned $7M off the back of her Some Hearts album which was the best selling album of 2006.
12. Scarlett Johansson - the 23rd yr old actress earned $5M. Most noteworthy thing she did this year was appear in Justin Timberlakes video for What Goes Around.
Apparently Woody Allen loves her. But then, didn't he also shack up with his adopted daughter? Enough said.
13. Mischa Barton - the 21 yr old OC star earned $4.5M. How? What the f**k have you seen her in this year???
14. Dakota Fanning - She's only 13, but she made $4M this year and can apparently command up to $3M a movie. Enjoy it while you can Dakota. Two words. Macaulay Culkin.
15. Emma Watson - the 19yr old actress earned $4M for her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter franchise.
16. Rupert Grint - The 19 yr old earned $4M for his role as Harry Potters best friend, Ron in the Harry Potter movies. He's 19? Wow, now I don't feel so bad about the crush I have on him!
17. Miley Cyrus - yes she's Billy Ray Cyrus daughter! And apparently the alter ego of Disney's Hannah Montana. I have no f**king idea who that is (I'm not 12......but I bet you dumb asses who have spent money on Hilary Duff and Avril Lavigne's album's know who she is!). She earned a very respectable $3.5M
18. Lindsay Lohan - the 24yr old actress (I use the term very loosely) earned $3.5M. Given how badly her last couple films (Georgia Rule and I Know Who Killed Me) did, and the problems studios are going to have insuring her for movies. I think it's safe to say that this will probably be her last year on the list.
19. Mandy Moore - the 23yr old launched a fashion line this year as well as an album, Wild Hope earning her $3.5M. That album is probably sitting next to the 6 Hilary Duff albums in your cd collection.
20. Frankie Muniz - and lastly, the 22yr old Malcolm in the Middle star is now a race car driver, who sometimes acts. Must pay pretty well, cos he earned $3M.
LinksForbes.com
Photo credit - Getty Images
So who are the Top Earners:
1. -James Le Bron - the young NBA star from the Cleveland Cavaliers. I don't pretend to know much about basketball, but he earned $27 Million this year.....so safe to say he ain't bad at basketball.
2. Reggie Bush - 22 yr old NFL player with the New Orleans Saints. Earned $25M last year.
3. Maria Sharapova - 20yrs old tennis player who earned $23M. Most of that came from endorsements. Has this chick won anything since Wimbledon a couple years ago? Eh, who cares, Anna Kornikova proved that if you're cute and blonde you barely have to be able to hit a tennis ball to make squillions of dollars!!
4. Michelle Wie - 18 yr old golfer, earned $19M. Wie finished in the top 5 in 3 out of the 4 Grand Slam events this year. Not a bad feat when you consider that Tiger Woods is the only other golfer to match that effort. Seems like Michelle plays golf a little better than Maria plays tennis eh?
5. Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen - the undead twins earned $17M each this year. And considering they don't have to spend their hard earned cash on things lilke.....well....food, they're probably just going to get richer. Of course, not being able to go out in the sunlight must suck.
The Harry Potter milliionaires. Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Is it wrong to have a crush on Rupert??
7. Hilary Duff - the 22yr old earned $12M. Her earnings coming from her clothing line and her albums. How? I wanna know who the f**k is buying her shitty albums? I want names. Then I'm going to publicly name and shame you all.
8. Avril Lavigne - the 23 yr old snotty singer made $12million off her latest album The Best Damn Thing. If you're over the age of 12 and you bought this album, you need to take a long hard look at yourself my friend. Cos your musical tastes aren't saying anything good about you!
9. Carmelo Anthony - 23yr old NBA star who plays for the Denver Nuggets earned $10M. Want to know more about him? I'd suggest you check out Stanley at NBALoud.....cos I don't really know shit about him! Sorry.
10. Keira Knightley - the 22 yr old actress earned $9M. Most of that coming from the $5M she managed to con out of the producers for Pirates of the Caribbean 3. I can't imagine why they paid her? I mean, the only reason she and Orlando Bloom were in the damn films were to play the straight guys to Captain Jack Sparrow.
11. Carrie Underwood - the 24yr old former American Idol winner has gone from strength to strength since winning the show. She earned $7M off the back of her Some Hearts album which was the best selling album of 2006.
12. Scarlett Johansson - the 23rd yr old actress earned $5M. Most noteworthy thing she did this year was appear in Justin Timberlakes video for What Goes Around.
Apparently Woody Allen loves her. But then, didn't he also shack up with his adopted daughter? Enough said.
13. Mischa Barton - the 21 yr old OC star earned $4.5M. How? What the f**k have you seen her in this year???
14. Dakota Fanning - She's only 13, but she made $4M this year and can apparently command up to $3M a movie. Enjoy it while you can Dakota. Two words. Macaulay Culkin.
15. Emma Watson - the 19yr old actress earned $4M for her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter franchise.
16. Rupert Grint - The 19 yr old earned $4M for his role as Harry Potters best friend, Ron in the Harry Potter movies. He's 19? Wow, now I don't feel so bad about the crush I have on him!
17. Miley Cyrus - yes she's Billy Ray Cyrus daughter! And apparently the alter ego of Disney's Hannah Montana. I have no f**king idea who that is (I'm not 12......but I bet you dumb asses who have spent money on Hilary Duff and Avril Lavigne's album's know who she is!). She earned a very respectable $3.5M
18. Lindsay Lohan - the 24yr old actress (I use the term very loosely) earned $3.5M. Given how badly her last couple films (Georgia Rule and I Know Who Killed Me) did, and the problems studios are going to have insuring her for movies. I think it's safe to say that this will probably be her last year on the list.
19. Mandy Moore - the 23yr old launched a fashion line this year as well as an album, Wild Hope earning her $3.5M. That album is probably sitting next to the 6 Hilary Duff albums in your cd collection.
20. Frankie Muniz - and lastly, the 22yr old Malcolm in the Middle star is now a race car driver, who sometimes acts. Must pay pretty well, cos he earned $3M.
LinksForbes.com
Photo credit - Getty Images
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Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
And yes, it's still wrong to have a crush on 'Ron'.
Damn these people younger than me who earn more!
Michaelie
Comment by Krystal
feelings
Kylie, sorry it has taken me so long, these amounts are staggering even by US terms, think I'll try acting school next, even bit parts should pay. Not that I've ever demonstrated any talent that way, and actually never wanted to but reading this I think I could be persuaded.
Comment by Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
And yes when you find out who is buying Hilary Duff anythings SHAME THEM!
SHAME THEM ALLLLLLL!
I hope you are well
Ash
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
How many annoying people can lurk on one list...we're in the wrong business it seems,
Yes, shame those Duff fans...
Tracy
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
How sad is it that 13yr olds can earn more per movie than all of us combined will in a few years!!!
It's not fair
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
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