Entertainment | Celebrity Net Worth

Woolworth's retail chain heiress Barbara Hutton blew a fortune equivalent to around $898 million today, and shamed the Woolworth name in ways that would make Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton blush.

Leona Helmsley was a high school dropout who married her way into a billion dollar fortune… broke the law… served time in Federal prison… and then left a small fortune to her dogs. Just your typical American rags to riches story.

Fred Franzia is the CEO of one of the biggest wine makers in the United States, but he's probably most famous for helping popularize "Two Buck Chuck". A cheap wine that has made Fred very rich.

Just because BMW heiress Susanne Klatten is one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in the world, doesn't mean she's immune to getting caught up in an extremely embarrassing (and expensive) sex scandal.

A career in the movies can net an actor millions, but how much does Hollywood make off these extremely high earning stars?

Step 1: Sell your website for $850 million. Step 2: Buy the site back five years later for $1 million. Step 3: Collect your "Winner of Life" trophy. This is the story of Bebo.com founders Michael and Xochi Birch.

When Zhang Xin was 14 years old, she was forced to work at a sweatshop to support her family. Today she's a Chinese real estate tycoon with a personal net worth of $3.9 billion.

Rick Cohen is one of the wealthiest people in the country, yet he lives in a modest house and you've probably never heard his name. This billionaire's story is truly impressive.

Getting fired sucks. It will drain your energy, your bank account and your pride. It could also cost you $200 million. That's exactly what happened to former Facebook employee Noah Kagan.

Billy Walters is widely considered the greatest gambler on the planet. This is the story of how he built a $200 million sports betting empire that gives Vegas bookies nightmares.

As Head of Security for the company that oversaw the McDonald's Monopoly game, Jerome Jacobson had a rare opportunity. So, he took it. And in the process stole an insane fortune between 1995 and 2001.

A film's domestic box office results hardly matter anymore. The only thing studios care about today, is the foreign market…

The stars of "The Big Bang Theory" just negotiated an enormous new three-year deal. Aaahh… The perks of having the #1 show on television.

Chuck Feeney has given away his entire $7.5 billion fortune to charity in his own lifetime. An act that directly inspired fellow billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to follow suit.

Andy Warhol's artworks were considered to be both brilliant and controversial. After his death, the division of his enormously valuable estate proved to be as controversial as his body of work.