Fame. Fortune. The full story.
The lives behind
the numbers.
Explore celebrity wealth, career-defining deals and the people behind the headlines.
Selected profiles
Musician
Bruce Springsteen
The catalogue, the tours, the billionaire debate.
From Born to Run to life with Patti Scialfa — and the catalog deal behind the wealth headlines.
Photo credits: Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen · Photo: Adam Chitayat / WikiPortraits
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Actor
Harrison Ford
The business behind a Hollywood career.
Reported earnings, film contracts and the difference between acting income and ownership.
Photo credits: Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford · Photo: Georges Biard
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Actor, Director
Clint Eastwood
Beyond the screen, into business.
The reported wealth estimate, filmmaking career and California business interests.
Photo credits: Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood · Photo: Georges Biard
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Follow the money
Music & ownership
Selling a lifetime of songs ↗
Explore reported music catalogue sales, the rights involved and the sources behind the deals.
Film, sport & business
What counts as a payday? ↗
Single fees, annual earnings and other payouts — with the reporting period kept attached.
Relationships & money
When famous couples split ↗
Reported divorce settlements, financial context and what the public record leaves undisclosed.
More lives to explore
Actress
Sofia Vergara
A TV salary is only part of the story.
Reported annual earnings, Modern Family and the business around her name.
Actor, director and producer
Kevin Costner
What it means to back your own film.
Horizon, personal financing and the distinction between money invested and money lost.
A number needs
a story. And a source.
A reported net worth estimate is not an audited balance sheet. Follow the sources, the reporting dates and the distinction between income and wealth.
How we read the numbers ↗