As you're about to discover, it turns out Keanu Reeves is not your typical movie star. His generosity has become so legendary that it reads like an urban legend.
Let's say you were somehow lucky enough to have invested $1000 with Warren Buffett back when he started out in 1965… How much money would you have today?
Making $1 million (or more) per episode of a television/cable/streaming show used to be a fairly rare occurrence. Not anymore. With A-list film actors making the jump to the small screen, salaries have skyrocketed. Since 2017, 11 actors and actresses have joined the $1 million per episode or more club.
In the 1970s, even an NFL superstar like Roger Staubach needed an offseason side job to make ends meet. Amazingly, Roger's side job would eventually turn him into one of the richest athletes on the planet.
Jeffrey Lurie is an interesting case among NFL owners. He actually went out and borrowed $190 million from a bank to buy the Eagles. Now, neither you or I could just walk into our local Wells Fargo, and walk out with $190 million and neither did Lurie.
Vinnie Johnson was the longtime sixth man for the NBA's Detroit Pistons. He was a perennial fan favorite. He played 10 seasons in Detroit and was a part of the 1989 and 1990 NBA Championship teams. For most people, that career would be the pinnacle of success, but for Johnson, it was just the beginning.
Unlike many NBA players who end up broke within five years of retirement, Junior Bridgeman used his free time to launch one of the most successful franchise companies in the world…
How much does Mariah Carey make every year off "All I Want for Christmas"? And how much has the song generated in royalties over the last three decades? A lot. And a whole lot.
Once upon a time, Elizabeth Holmes was the biotech industry's darling. She was glowingly written about. She amassed a multi billion fortune. She was heralded as an innovator and genius. Those days are over. She's now going to jail for a very very long time.
Necessity is truly the mother of invention. For Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz, his necessity came in the form of jet lag on a business trip to Thailand. The resulting invention was a little company called Red Bull.
