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 Will Smith is Hollywood's biggest money earner pulling in a
record $80 million for himself.
Johnny Depp, came in a close second making just over $72 million.
Third, fourth and fifth place goes to
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Eddie Murphy and
Mike Meyers, they
each pocketed about $55 million. Men generally make twice as
much as women
in Hollywood. Yet
Cameron Diaz made $50 million. We don't
think she's complaining.
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Will's most
memorable television role was in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
He's acclaimed for his fillm acting such as Agent J in
Men in Black and Men in Black II, Muhammad Ali in Ali.
One of his most memorable roles was in the blockbuster
movie Independence Day. More recently Smith starred in
Hancock, I
Am Legend and in The Pursuit of Happyness with his son Jaden Smith. Willard Christopher
"Will" Smith, Jr. is a Golden Globe winner,
twice nominated for an Academy Award and a multiple
Grammy Award winning hip hop artist. Rent His Movies on NetFlix.
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 Heath Ledger
in the role as the Joker in The Dark Knight
won the 2008 Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Ledger died of an accidental
overdose in January at age 28.
The movie has grossed the most money
by a film released internationally by making the most money ever in
the least amount of time. Box Office Records are about to be broken
as The Dark Knight stands to break the 600 million record by Titanic
and the 315 million record by Iron Man.
Did You Know -
Leonardo DiCaprio
was offered the role of the
porn star Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997) at around the same
time as he was offered his role in Titanic (1997). The Dirk Diggler
role eventually went to
Mark Walhberg....while super star status
came to DiCaprio playing Jack Dawson in Titanic. Titanic so far is
the highest grossing film ever, tied with Ben-Hur (1959) for most
Academy Awards, though Leonardo himself
was not nominated.
 Model-turned-actress
Cameron Diaz
seemed to come out of nowhere when she made her 1994
screen debut opposite
Jim Carrey
in The Mask. Cameron Diaz runs the
gamut from action movie flicks like Charlie's Angel's to more
serious roles like in Gangs of New York and even voice animation in
Shrek. Cameron has become one of Hollywood's most powerful and
highest paid actresses. Cameron Diaz made $50 million in one year the
Shrek and What Happens in Vegas earns her the title of top-earning
female in the movie business. Her personal life also makes the movie
news headlines. Cameron has dated
Matt Dillon
and
Jared Leto.
She also dated pop star Justin Timberlake for nearly four years.
Mickey Rourke
wins a
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion
Picture-Drama at the Golden Globes for his portrayal of Randy “The
Ram” Robinson in "The Wrestler" Mickey was also
nominated for the 2008
Best Actor Oscar which was won by Sean Penn.
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2007 Academy Awards
Best Picture -
No Country for Old Men
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood
Best Actress - Marion Cotillard
La Vie En Rose
Best Director - Joel Coen
No Country for Old Men
Best Original Screenplay
Diablo Cody, Juno |
2008 Academy Awards Winners
Best Picture -
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor -
Sean Penn in "Milk"
Best Actress -
Kate Winslet in "The Reader"
Best Director -
Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Original Screenplay -
Dustin Lance Black for "Milk" |
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