Highest Paid Hollywood Actors
Following are the top ten Hollywood highest paid actors:
1. Robert Downey Jr.: On the top spot we have this spectacular superstar. He was born on April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He made his debut when he was just five years old into his father’s film Pound. He is very famous and currently the highest paid actor in the Hollywood industry. He is very famous for its splendid roles in Iron Man series, The Avengers and Brat Pack. He also had done the movie Chaplin in 1992, where he played the role of Charlie Chaplin which made him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has done so many award winning movies and performances. He is the highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 75 million in between June 2012 and June 2013.
2. Channing Tatum: On the second spot we have the American superstar Channing Tatum. He was born on April 26, 1980 in Cullman, Alabama, USA. Channing Tatum is a very famous actor, film producer, model and a very great dancer. He has done so many splendid movies till now, few of them are Step Up (2006), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Dear John (2010), The Vow (2012), 21 Jump Street (2012), and Magic Mike (2012). During his school time, he was a good player of football and baseball and also performed martial arts. He is the second highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 60 million.
3. Hugh Jackman: On the third position we have the mounting superstar Hugh Jackman. He was born on October 12, 1968 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hugh Jackman is involved not only as an Actor but he is a great producer, musical theatre and television artist. He has done so many amazing films including the X-men series, Real Steel, Les Misérables, and Prisoners. He has won Golden Globe award for the nominations of best Actor in a Musical or Comedy in the year 2013. He is the third highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 55 million.
4. Mark Wahlberg: On the fourth position we have the American supermodel and actor Mark Wahlberg. He was born on June 5, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Mark Wahlberg is very famous for its acting, he is just not a superb actor but also a very famous model and a former rapper. He made his debut in 1991 as frontman with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Later he entered into the world of acting and is famous for his best movies like Boogie Nights (1997), Three Kings (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), Rock Star (2001), and The Italian Job (2003). He is the fourth highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 52 million.
5. Dwayne Johnson: On the fifth spot we have this WWE superstar and actor Dwayne Johnson. He was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California, United States. He is majorly known for his wrestling career and by the name “The Rock”. He has done so many great films, few of them are The Mummy Returns (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), G.I.Joe: Retaliation and later he became the part of the Fast and Furious series. He is also a part-time singer and also done so many television shows as well. He was a football player in his college time. He is the fifth highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 46 million.
6. Leonardo DiCaprio: On the sixth spot we have the great American actor and super model Leonardo DiCaprio. He was born on born November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Leonardo is just not a great actor but also a very successful film producer. His name was nominated for the five nominations of Academy Awards and ten nominations for the Golden Globe Award. He has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama for “The Aviator”. He started his career with the Television commercials and later entered in some TV serials. He is so famous for his astonishing performance in the movie “Titanic”. He is the sixth highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 39 million.
7. Adam Sandler: On the seventh spot we have the star superstar Adam Sandler. He was born on September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, united States. Adam Sandler is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter and comedian. Sandler has done so many blockbuster movies whose combined have grossed over $2 billion at the box office. He is so famous for his comedy roles in the films like Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), and The Waterboy (1998). He also running out with his own production house and his net income is to be estimated as $300 million. He is the seventh highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 37 million.
8. Tom Cruise: On the eighth position we have one of the handsome superstars of Hollywood Tom Cruise. He was born on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Tom Cruise is a very famous actor and film producer and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has also won three Golden Globe Awards. He made his debut when he was just 19 years old with the film Endless Love. He has done so many films with some best performances in the series of Mission Impossible, The Color of Money (1986), Cocktail (1988), Rain Man (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Far and Away (1992). He is the eighth highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 35 million.
9. Denzel Washington: On the ninth spot we have the American superstar Denzel Washington. He was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States. Denzel is also a film director and film producer, he has also received two Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award and two Academy Awards. He was also the part of so many commercials and he made his debut of professional acting from the film Wilma in the year 1977 and later in 1981 he had given his first appearance in the Hollywood movie Carbon Copy. He is the ninth highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 33 million.
10. Liam Nesson: On the last spot we have the Irish superstar Liam Neeson. He was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He rose to fame with his commended performance in the Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Oscar winner Schindler’s List. He had done so many blockbuster hits including the astonishing series of Star Wars, Clash of the Titans, Kingdom of Heaven and The Chronicles of Narnia series. Neeson has been chosen for a number of awards which included the Academy Award for the Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role and also won three Golden Globe Awards for the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. He is the tenth highest paid actor in Hollywood with about $ 32 million.
