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The Rock already held the record for largest salary for an actor in his debut starring role. He now also owns the record for the largest upfront salary of all time for a single movie.

Why would Henry Paulson give up his $40 million per year salary as CEO of Goldman Sachs to earn $183 thousand as US Treasury Secretary? There were actually $200 million reasons.

Dan Goldman was recently re-elected to serve New York's 10th congressional district. Dan is one of the 20 richest members of congress. He owes his fortune to a classic American product that was invented by his

Mike Tyson is legendary for many reasons – the face tattoo, the biting off of Evander Holyfield's ear, oh, and all of the knockouts. "Iron" Mike Tyson is one of the top 15-heavyweight boxers to ever step foot into the ring. He is also legendary for his prolific spending.

On October 21, 2014, a man you've probably never heard of died in Texas at the age of 88. The man died at a modest assisted living center outside of Dallas. That's notable because at one point in the early 1980s, Nelson Bunker Hunt was the richest person on the planet…

Mark Cuban would not be a billionaire today without making one very simple and extremely risky prediction. This prediction is easily one of the most savvy business decisions ever.

Kris Kristofferson went from Rhodes Scholar, to Army pilot, to award-winning songwriter, to Golden Globe-winning actor and Academy Award nominee. Here's how one man conquered Nashville AND Hollywood, and managed to remain relevant for over 60 years. A life extremely well lived!

TI and Tiny just came up with a HUGE win in what was their THIRD attempt at a copyright lawsuit filed against a major toymaker.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen just sold a minority stake in their fashion line "The Row" at a valuation of $1 billion to a group of investors that include the heirs to the Chanel and L'Oreal empires.

In 1977, because Star Wars had spiraled way over budget, George Lucas offered James Earl Jones points instead of salary for his role as the voice of Darth Vader. Unfortunately, Jones did not take that offer.

Thanks to her Rare Beauty business, Selena Gomez just officially became a billionaire.

The 2,492-carat diamond was discovered at the Karowe Diamond Mine by way of Lucara's Mega Diamond Recovery X-Tay Transmission technology, which certainly seems to have succeeded in recovering a mega-diamond for the ages.

Lonnie Johnson is a nuclear engineer who worked on NASA's missions to Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. But none of those missions matter because Lonnie also happens to be the inventor of a little toy called The Super Soaker.

In 1978, Donald Sutherland was offered a huge back-end incentive to appear in the low-budget comedy "Animal House." He held out for cash upfront and winded up losing a fortune.

Mark Hughes founded Herbalife from the trunk of his car in 1980 at the age of 24. He went on to earn a massive fortune then died suddenly, leaving behind an extremely messy backstory involving four beauty queen ex-wives.