Nov 27, 2009 -
When it comes to quantifying posthumous success, the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It pretty much knocked box office numbers out of the park. He's certainly managed to continue making an impact even though he's no longer alive.
Headlines featuring the The King of Pop are still regular occurrences months after his shocking death, and most recently we found out about the results of a rock auction where a special sparkling glove was sold for top dollar.
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Nov 06, 2009 -
Hollywood has changed with the economy, but there's no denying it's a city of glamour and wealth funded by impressive salaries. How well do you know your celebrity money makers? Take a few quizzes and find out!
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Sep 22, 2009 -
Oprah is untouchable in terms of income — taking in an estimated $275 million, she's the highest earning celebrity by far. Do you know where the other best-paid celebrities stand? Take the quiz!
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Sep 13, 2009 -
No matter what time they're on TV, the top-earning talk show hosts are paid nicely for their gift of gab. Guess which hosts make the most!
Question 1 of 5Which talk show host earns more?
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Sep 08, 2009 -
Value is the name of the game these days, even in Hollywood where money seems to grow on trees. Forbes took a look at the actors who bring film studios the biggest return on investments, and the 10 best actors for their buck were narrowed from a list of the 100 of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Forbes added up each star's compensation on his last three films and the operating income on those films, and divided total-operating income by the star's total compensation to come up with each return on investment number.
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Sep 05, 2009 -
It would be easy cocktail party conversation to say you once had a famous teacher. Several ex-teachers are now household names for reasons that have nothing to do with a chalkboard. Can you guess who once had students and a classroom to call his own?
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Aug 30, 2009 -
There aren't any classic TV shows following a group of loaded teens in Fisher Island, FL, but there are 475 well-off residents who call it home. The small community is famous for its Vanderbilt mansion and is full of sprawling homes that command a median sale price of $3.85 million. According to Forbes, Fisher Island (33109) is the priciest zip code in the US.
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Aug 28, 2009 -
A lot of my friends from college went into fields like banking for financial reasons — obviously people have school loans and things to pay off. And now, all of a sudden, they’re doing jobs that they hate and they’re not making as much money as they thought they would or they’ve lost their jobs entirely.
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Aug 23, 2009 -
There's a type of aggressiveness that's necessary for you to be successful on the street that translates (to a corporate environment). But in actual deals, it's almost the opposite because I already have that aura around me. So a lot of times, I disarm people by being extremely friendly.
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Aug 21, 2009 -
Talented actors, athletes, and musicians are paid well for their work. Do you know which famous guy earned more during the last year? Take the quiz!
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