If you've ever looked at your dwindling savings account and said to yourself, "If only I had
been a child actor!" ...well, you could be right.
Many celebs have been able to turn an auspicious Hollywood beginning into a legitimate and
long-lasting cash flow — which is not an easy task.
Here are some famous faces who've really, really, really made it work.
Emma Watson
The Harry Potter franchise has already provided Emma Watson with her fair share of cash — $60
million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
But the British beauty has shown no signs of slowing down.
According to Forbes, from June 2016 to June 2017, Watson made a staggering $14 million
thanks to paychecks from The Circle and the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast.
Kaley Cuoco
Back in the 90s, you may remember when a young Kaley Cuoco made an appearance on the teen
drama My So-Called Life.
Years later, if you're wondering why she's has been with The Big Bang Theory since 2007,
well, here's our best guess.
According to Forbes, Cuoco was the fourth-highest paid actress in Hollywood from June 2016 to
June 2017, earning a staggering $26 million.
"Yeah baby!'
Mayim Bialik
According to Variety, The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch both negotiated
a two-season deal in May 2017 to earn an impressive $500,000 per episode over 48 episodes.
Apparently, Bialik and Rauch were able to get a raise after Cuoco and their male co-stars
agreed to drop their salaries from $1 million per episode to $900,000 per episode.
Which, come on — anyone who grew up on Blossom would do the same.
Justin Bieber
Even though he's been a bit of a pain in the you-know-what for much of the last decade,
the world apparently can't get enough of singer Justin Bieber.
By age 22, reports circulated that his net worth was upwards of $200 million.
Not too shabby, right?
Well, from June 2016 to June 2017 alone, Forbes estimated that Bieber raked in a staggering
$83.5 million, making him the 13th highest-paid celebrity in the world.
Perhaps that will make it easier for Selena Gomez's family to accept him again?
Drake
Canadian child actor-turned-rapper Drake has come quite a long way from his days playing
Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
"You know, the thing about turning 14, it's like I'm a man now."
With hits ranging from "Hotline Bling" to "One Dance," it's no surprise he's racked
up millions of fans — and millions of dollars.
In June 2017, Forbes ranked him fourth on its list of the world's highest-paid celebrities,
noting that he earned a stunning $94 million in a single year.
Miley Cyrus
Thanks to Disney's uber-successful Hannah Montana franchise, Miley Cyrus was making
more money as a teenager than most of us will see in our lifetimes.
Even today, thanks to subsequent acclaimed music and television ventures, Cyrus is still
living on Easy Street.
In 2014, Forbes reported that Cyrus has made $36 million in a single year, while Variety
reported in 2016 that her salary for The Voice was between $13 and $15 million.
Mind you, she's done all of this by the age of 24.
"That's just normal."
Kristen Stewart
Even though she's been hustling for almost two decades, it was the Twilight Saga that
made Kristen Stewart one of the richest young actresses in Hollywood.
At 22 years old, with earnings of $34.5 million in a single year, Forbes named her the highest-paid
actress in 2012.
With that kind of cash, it's no wonder she's opted to ditch Hollywood franchises to work
with critically-acclaimed directors on smaller projects.
The Modern Family kids
Since 2009, we've watched the kids from Modern Family — Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Sarah
Hyland, and Rico Rodriguez — grow up before our eyes.
We've also watched them grow richer by the season.
Take July 2017, for example, when Deadline reported that the talented foursome had negotiated
a pretty sweet payday for themselves over the next two seasons — over $100,000 an
episode.
Considering the fact that Winter, Gould, and Rodriguez were still teens at the time, that's
one helluva deal.
Leonardo DiCaprio
About 25 years ago, Leonardo DiCaprio was just a kid actor making his way through sitcoms
— you may remember him on Growing Pains.
Nowadays, he's one of the highest-paid actors in the world.
In 2016, the year he finally won the Academy Award for Best Actor, Forbes reported that
he took home $27 million.
Of course, to get to that point, DiCaprio pulled off the impossible — transforming
his career from teenage heartthrob to Martin Scorsese's modern-day muse.
"It's quite exciting, actually."
The Olsen twins
Of all the child actors out there, few have found more success than Mary-Kate and Ashley
Olsen, the former stars of Full House who founded a billion-dollar company when they
were 6 years old.
Though they started out as actors, the Olsen twins have made waves in recent years with
multiple fashion lines, including the acclaimed line The Row and the contemporary Elizabeth
and James.
With that kind of success, it's no wonder Mary-Kate and Ashley had no time for Netflix's
Full House revival.
"How rude."
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