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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at 12:25 pm , filed under Breaking News by Kevin Scott
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Tyler Perry has strikes the likes of Simon Cowell and Steven Spielberg to top a Forbes list of entertainment’s richest men.Tyler Perry, The actor who also directs, produces and writes various publications and productions is details to have made $130 million in the last season. He is most famous for appearing and directing the Madea series of movies, but also produces television shows “Meet the Browns” and “House of Payne”.Director Jerry Bruckheimer followed Perry in second position with $113m, mostly for taking the wheel of the $1 billion earnings for “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”. He also produces the television shows “The Amazing Race” and all three CSI series, among others.
Steven Spielberg ended in third spot with $107m after directing the likes of “The Adventures of Tintin” and “War Horse” and producing Super 8 films. X Factor judge Simon Cowell and Elton John round off the top five position with $90m and $100m respectively.
The top ten highest paid men in entertainment in list below:
1. Tyler Perry – Actor/Producer/Director/Author – $130m
2. Jerry Bruckheimer – Director/Producer – $113m
3. Steven Spielberg – Director/Producer – $107m
4. Elton John – Musician – $100m
5. Simon Cowell – Television producer/judge – $90m
6. James Patterson – Author – $84m
7. Dr Phil McGraw – Television presenter – $80m
8. Leonardo DiCaprio – Actor – $77m
9. Howard Stern – DJ – $76m
10. Tiger Woods – Golfer – $75m
Tags: Elton John and Simon Cowell, Entertainment Rich List, Simon Cowell, Steven Spielberg, Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry Highest Paid in Entertainment
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