Top-20 Riche$t Celebs on TV
Forbes has come up with the list of 20 richest celebrities on US television. Take a look at tube's biggest money-makers and their respective earnings between July 2006 and June 2007, after the jump.
1. OPRAH WINFREY ($260 million)
2. JERRY SEINFELD ($60 million)
3. SIMON COWELL ($45 million)
4. DAVID LETTERMAN ($40 million)
5. DONALD TRUMP ($32 million)
5. JAY LENO ($32 million)
7. JUDGE JUDY ($30 million)
7. Dr. PHIL McGRAW ($30 million)
9. GEORGE LOPEZ ($26 million)
10. KIEFER SUTHERLAND ($22 million)
11. REGIS PHILBIN ($21 million)
12. TYRA BANKS ($18 million)
13. CELEBRITY CHEF RAY ($16 million)
14. KATIE COURIC ($15 million)
14. ELLEN DEGENERES ($15 million)
16. RYAN SEACREST ($14 million)
17. MATT LAUER ($13 million)
18. BARBARA WALTERS ($12 million)
18. DIANE SAWYER ($12 million)
20. MEREDITH VIERA ($10 million)
53-year old talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is also the richest woman in the entertainment industry and the most powerful celebrity in Hollywood.
Her media empire also includes stakes in syndicated daytime talk shows by Dr. Phil McGraw and Rachael Ray.
Winfrey is worth over $2.5 billion, as of September, 2007 and has overtaken Ebay CEO Meg Whitman as the richest self-made woman in America.
Labels: Oprah Winfrey, TV Business
