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and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 celebrities who started
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look at celebrities that were loaded
even before they made a name for
themselves my father gave me a small
loan of a million dollars number 10 Paul
Giamatti this acclaimed character actor
was pretty well off even before
achieving his a-list status Paul
Giamatti got a first-rate education
growing up attending private school and
eventually getting accepted into Yale
University this should not come as a
surprise considering Paul’s father was
Angelo Bartlett Giamatti the president
of Yale how do how do you think all of
this gets paid for his dad also served
as the 7th Commissioner of major league
baseball for five months until his
untimely death in 1989 the year
following his father’s death Paul made
his screen debut and she’ll take romance
despite being a bit part it was the
beginning of a highly successful acting
career number 9 Lady Gaga Lady Gaga is
one of the biggest names in music in the
early 21st century but relatively few
people are familiar with her origin
story and upbringing born Stephanie
Joanne Angelina Germanotta in 1986 two
parents indi Bessette and Joseph
Germanotta Gaga didn’t come from old
money according to the singer her mom
and dad both quote came from lower-class
families but they worked hard to provide
their children with a comfortable
lifestyle in Manhattan’s Upper West Side
you know we could see it in her you know
when she was 4 her father who’s been
called the godfather of hotel Wi-Fi made
his money when he founded guest Wi-Fi a
company that installs wireless
networking technology for hotels Joseph
now works closely with his superstar
daughter managing house of Gaga
publishing number 8 psy
this South Korean kpop sensation broke
the internet in 2012 with his hit single
Gangnam style the song derived
inspiration from the Gangnam district
which is one of the wealthiest parts of
Seoul South Korea
psy born Park jae-sang grew up in the
district with his parents kim young-hee
and park wonho his mother owns various
restaurants in the area while his father
is the DI corporation’s executive
chairman jae-sang initially intended to
study Business Administration in order
to take over his father’s company
however he ultimately decided to pursue
his passion for music now he has the
most watched video on YouTube and an
estimated net worth of between 25 and 45
million dollars number 7 Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus is so iconic that she’s
largely eclipsed her father same but
long before Miley was climbing the
charts Billy Ray Cyrus cemented his
place in country music history with the
massive single achy-breaky heart billy
ray’s musical and financial success
provided a launchpad for his daughter
who from 2006 to 2011 starred with him
in the hit television series Hannah
Montana good luck gotta go with her
Disney days long gone she now maintains
a hugely successful singing career while
she likely wouldn’t be the household
name she is today without her father her
net worth is estimated at 200 million
dollars roughly 10 times that of her
dear old dad
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number six Anderson Cooper I was always
glad I didn’t have that last name this
journalist comes from a long line of
highly successful individuals his mother
Gloria Vanderbilt’s made a name for
herself as an artist writer and fashion
designer as the daughter of millionaires
Reginald Claypool Vanderbilt and Gloria
Morgan Vanderbilt she’s also an
incredibly wealthy heiress this family
initially rose to prominence with
Anderson’s great-great-great grandfather
Cornelius Vanderbilt who made a killing
in the railroad and shipping industries
in the 1800s when adjusted for inflation
for Neely is’s net worth equals as high
as 215 billion dollars according to some
sources making him one of the wealthiest
public figures ever Cooper reportedly
won’t inherit any of his family’s money
but seeing as his net worth is estimated
at one hundred million dollars not like
he needs it number five Chevy Chase
believe me I’d love it but the terms of
his will clearly state that whoever
kills him gets to keep it on the comedy
series community
Chevy Chase played Pierce Hawthorne an
insensitive old man whose difficult to
work with and comes from a rich family
turns out Chevy and Pierce have more in
common than we realize since Chase is a
14th generation New Yorker it shouldn’t
come as a surprise that his ancestry has
no shortage of success stories hi from
New York
his father was Edward Tinsley chase a
wealthy magazine writer and book editor
his mother was Kathleen Parker who
worked as a concert pianist and
librettist even more significantly her
adoptive stepfather was Cornelius
Vanderbilt Crane who inherited the crane
company as for himself
Chevy went on to become one of the
biggest names in comedy throughout the
1980s number four Ariana Grande
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before becoming a pop diva ariana grande
was best known as Cat Valentine from
Nickelodeon victorious and the spin-off
series Sam and cat how much gonna be May
30
I’ll take it but even before her rise to
fame grande was already living the high
life her father Edward V Terra is the
owner and founder of ibi designs pink
this florida-based graphic design
company has created logos for numerous
high-profile clients including eddie
murphy grande reportedly gets her strong
work ethic from her mother Joan grande
eggs who is the CEO of telephone company
hos McCann communications suffice it to
say even if Ariana had never hit it big
one can assume that money would not have
been much of an issue got me on your
side
number three Rooney Mara I’ve been
thinking of putting together portfolio
of my pictures you know this
oscar-nominated actress has earned
widespread acclaim for her performances
in films like Carol and The Girl with
the Dragon Tattoo
given her success as a movie star it’s
easy to overlook the fact that Rooney
Mara stems from an illustrious family
along with her big sister Kate she’s the
great-granddaughter of Pittsburgh
Steelers founder Art Rooney senior and
New York Giants founder Kim Mara the
Giants definitely have an edge today
Rooney’s Uncle John Mara is president
and co-owner of the Giants while her
great uncle Dan Roni acts as the Steeler
CEO with a great fortune on both her
parents sides rooney believes that
football is quote the glue that holds
her family together
number two Adam Levine as a singer actor
and multi-instrumentalist Adam Levine is
one of the most versatile guys in
showbiz Latinos much of his success to
his natural talents with that said
coming from a rich family certainly
couldn’t have hurt him on the road to
superstardom Adams father Fred Levine is
the co-founder of M Frederick a popular
retail clothing chain through his family
Adam got into the prestigious Brentwood
school while attending this private
institution Levine and some of his
classmates formed a band called Kara’s
flowers this band would evolve into
maroon 5 bringing Levine fame and
fortune of his very own somebody slipped
something in my drink I think it was a
psycho sorta trippin balls before we get
to our top pick here are some honorable
mentions I came back I appreciate you
all today you’re my muscle mark you’re
just trying so hard to be number one
Julia louis-dreyfus
para pants stupid story a huge mark on
my computer between Seinfeld the new
adventures of old Christine and beep
Julia louis-dreyfus has been steadily
working in television for well over two
decades in the process she’s not only
won nine Emmys but also accumulated a
net worth of 200 million dollars however
Julia’s personal fortune is nothing
compared to her family fortune
her father was gérard louis-dreyfus the
chairman of louis-dreyfus energy
services her great-great grandfather
with Leopold louis-dreyfus the founder
of Louie Dreyfus group taking the family
fortune into account which has been
estimated at 3.4 billion dollars
should the actress behind Selina Meyer
ever decide to run for president in real
life
she wouldn’t have trouble funding her
campaign used to dealing with angry
aggressive dysfunctional men ie men do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
then there are riches to even more
riches stories welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 celebrities who started
out rich before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at celebrities that were loaded
even before they made a name for
themselves my father gave me a small
loan of a million dollars number 10 Paul
Giamatti this acclaimed character actor
was pretty well off even before
achieving his a-list status Paul
Giamatti got a first-rate education
growing up attending private school and
eventually getting accepted into Yale
University this should not come as a
surprise considering Paul’s father was
Angelo Bartlett Giamatti the president
of Yale how do how do you think all of
this gets paid for his dad also served
as the 7th Commissioner of major league
baseball for five months until his
untimely death in 1989 the year
following his father’s death Paul made
his screen debut and she’ll take romance
despite being a bit part it was the
beginning of a highly successful acting
career number 9 Lady Gaga Lady Gaga is
one of the biggest names in music in the
early 21st century but relatively few
people are familiar with her origin
story and upbringing born Stephanie
Joanne Angelina Germanotta in 1986 two
parents indi Bessette and Joseph
Germanotta Gaga didn’t come from old
money according to the singer her mom
and dad both quote came from lower-class
families but they worked hard to provide
their children with a comfortable
lifestyle in Manhattan’s Upper West Side
you know we could see it in her you know
when she was 4 her father who’s been
called the godfather of hotel Wi-Fi made
his money when he founded guest Wi-Fi a
company that installs wireless
networking technology for hotels Joseph
now works closely with his superstar
daughter managing house of Gaga
publishing number 8 psy
this South Korean kpop sensation broke
the internet in 2012 with his hit single
Gangnam style the song derived
inspiration from the Gangnam district
which is one of the wealthiest parts of
Seoul South Korea
psy born Park jae-sang grew up in the
district with his parents kim young-hee
and park wonho his mother owns various
restaurants in the area while his father
is the DI corporation’s executive
chairman jae-sang initially intended to
study Business Administration in order
to take over his father’s company
however he ultimately decided to pursue
his passion for music now he has the
most watched video on YouTube and an
estimated net worth of between 25 and 45
million dollars number 7 Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus is so iconic that she’s
largely eclipsed her father same but
long before Miley was climbing the
charts Billy Ray Cyrus cemented his
place in country music history with the
massive single achy-breaky heart billy
ray’s musical and financial success
provided a launchpad for his daughter
who from 2006 to 2011 starred with him
in the hit television series Hannah
Montana good luck gotta go with her
Disney days long gone she now maintains
a hugely successful singing career while
she likely wouldn’t be the household
name she is today without her father her
net worth is estimated at 200 million
dollars roughly 10 times that of her
dear old dad
[Music]
number six Anderson Cooper I was always
glad I didn’t have that last name this
journalist comes from a long line of
highly successful individuals his mother
Gloria Vanderbilt’s made a name for
herself as an artist writer and fashion
designer as the daughter of millionaires
Reginald Claypool Vanderbilt and Gloria
Morgan Vanderbilt she’s also an
incredibly wealthy heiress this family
initially rose to prominence with
Anderson’s great-great-great grandfather
Cornelius Vanderbilt who made a killing
in the railroad and shipping industries
in the 1800s when adjusted for inflation
for Neely is’s net worth equals as high
as 215 billion dollars according to some
sources making him one of the wealthiest
public figures ever Cooper reportedly
won’t inherit any of his family’s money
but seeing as his net worth is estimated
at one hundred million dollars not like
he needs it number five Chevy Chase
believe me I’d love it but the terms of
his will clearly state that whoever
kills him gets to keep it on the comedy
series community
Chevy Chase played Pierce Hawthorne an
insensitive old man whose difficult to
work with and comes from a rich family
turns out Chevy and Pierce have more in
common than we realize since Chase is a
14th generation New Yorker it shouldn’t
come as a surprise that his ancestry has
no shortage of success stories hi from
New York
his father was Edward Tinsley chase a
wealthy magazine writer and book editor
his mother was Kathleen Parker who
worked as a concert pianist and
librettist even more significantly her
adoptive stepfather was Cornelius
Vanderbilt Crane who inherited the crane
company as for himself
Chevy went on to become one of the
biggest names in comedy throughout the
1980s number four Ariana Grande
[Music]
before becoming a pop diva ariana grande
was best known as Cat Valentine from
Nickelodeon victorious and the spin-off
series Sam and cat how much gonna be May
30
I’ll take it but even before her rise to
fame grande was already living the high
life her father Edward V Terra is the
owner and founder of ibi designs pink
this florida-based graphic design
company has created logos for numerous
high-profile clients including eddie
murphy grande reportedly gets her strong
work ethic from her mother Joan grande
eggs who is the CEO of telephone company
hos McCann communications suffice it to
say even if Ariana had never hit it big
one can assume that money would not have
been much of an issue got me on your
side
number three Rooney Mara I’ve been
thinking of putting together portfolio
of my pictures you know this
oscar-nominated actress has earned
widespread acclaim for her performances
in films like Carol and The Girl with
the Dragon Tattoo
given her success as a movie star it’s
easy to overlook the fact that Rooney
Mara stems from an illustrious family
along with her big sister Kate she’s the
great-granddaughter of Pittsburgh
Steelers founder Art Rooney senior and
New York Giants founder Kim Mara the
Giants definitely have an edge today
Rooney’s Uncle John Mara is president
and co-owner of the Giants while her
great uncle Dan Roni acts as the Steeler
CEO with a great fortune on both her
parents sides rooney believes that
football is quote the glue that holds
her family together
number two Adam Levine as a singer actor
and multi-instrumentalist Adam Levine is
one of the most versatile guys in
showbiz Latinos much of his success to
his natural talents with that said
coming from a rich family certainly
couldn’t have hurt him on the road to
superstardom Adams father Fred Levine is
the co-founder of M Frederick a popular
retail clothing chain through his family
Adam got into the prestigious Brentwood
school while attending this private
institution Levine and some of his
classmates formed a band called Kara’s
flowers this band would evolve into
maroon 5 bringing Levine fame and
fortune of his very own somebody slipped
something in my drink I think it was a
psycho sorta trippin balls before we get
to our top pick here are some honorable
mentions I came back I appreciate you
all today you’re my muscle mark you’re
just trying so hard to be number one
Julia louis-dreyfus
para pants stupid story a huge mark on
my computer between Seinfeld the new
adventures of old Christine and beep
Julia louis-dreyfus has been steadily
working in television for well over two
decades in the process she’s not only
won nine Emmys but also accumulated a
net worth of 200 million dollars however
Julia’s personal fortune is nothing
compared to her family fortune
her father was gérard louis-dreyfus the
chairman of louis-dreyfus energy
services her great-great grandfather
with Leopold louis-dreyfus the founder
of Louie Dreyfus group taking the family
fortune into account which has been
estimated at 3.4 billion dollars
should the actress behind Selina Meyer
ever decide to run for president in real
life
she wouldn’t have trouble funding her
campaign used to dealing with angry
aggressive dysfunctional men ie men do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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