‘ Teen Mom 2 ‘: Nathan Griffith’s Continues to Play Nice Are Being Shot Down by David and JenelleLauren HamerTwitter More Articles What could celebrities ever think about the American dream? They have been walking for years on red carpets cashing checks and snacking on avocado toast never realizing the importance of a fight. It’s completely true for some actors. Their wealthy family trees made money and fame seemed a mere advance. But the limelight isn t a feasible choice for others with modest upbringings as they grew up in poverty. Some Hollywood A-listers never thought when they slept in cars and dropped out of school, that their pockets would be filled with cash. Here are 15 celebrities who went from being low in dirt to being stinking rich.
1. Jim Carrey
Read more5/5.1164 Leonardo DiCaprio had a difficult childhood. Frederic J Brown / AFP / Getty Images Preparing for his dramatic roles in Metro to grow up very poor, constantly surrounded by drugs and prostitution is what helps to keep him grounded as Hollywood begins to feel like an alternate reality. These days DiCaprio will wrangle an island that he plans to turn into an eco-resort in a whopping $25 millionowns. Next: Ralph Lauren had expected his high school success. 3. Ralph Lauren
5/5.1165 5/5.1165 Ralph Lauren launched an iconic line in fashion. Ralph Lauren / Vogue.com Ralph Lauren’s ambition was to become a millionaire according to his high school yearbook. At the time he was the youngest child of impoverished Jewish immigrants living in the Bronx. He entered the Army and worked at Brooks Brothers as a clerk, before becoming a company icon. Next: moderate spending habits for Dolly Parton. 4.
Dolly Parton
5/5.1166 Country icon Dolly Parton grew up bad soil. She was brought up in the woods in a one-room cabin, with dirt floors and little income. Her parents were working hard to spread out a dollar that she told Cash. Irrespective of her $500 million, and increasing net worth of old habits, she dies hard. Parton told Money about her lifestyle now and as a poor child: if I’m thinking about spending a lot of money on clothes or furniture I think ‘ I can’t spend so much money on one thing; my poor old daddy might have raised his family five years on that! ” Next: Oprah Winfrey’s turbulent childhood
5. Oprah 5/5.1167 5/5.1167 Media personality Oprah Winfrey is one of the world’s richest women of their own making. Rob Kim / Getty Images TV personality and actress Oprah Winfrey is, according to Business Insider, one of the richest self-made women to be shaken a lot. She moved to her father’s house in Nashville Tennessee from a boarding-home in Milwaukee surrounded by extreme poverty and sexual assault. She dropped out of college early on to continue her media career. Decades later Winfrey was a legend of businessmen. Her Harpo Productions company is also responsible for some massively successful daytime programs, including a net worth of $2.9 billion. Next: Jay-Z becomes a corporate billionaire. Next: J.K. was released from Harry Potter Rowling out of deprivation. 7.
J.K. Jr.
5/5.1169 J.K. Rowling deserves more than we can count. Yet I remember 20 years ago not feeding so my daughter can feed, until she wrote The Daily Mail. I recall those nights when practically there was no money there. I’d have done anything for the role and I’ve done as much research as I could. Today, due to the Harry Potter books, which were adapted into box office stunners and retail jackpots, she has gone from zero to company billionaire. Next: The milliardaire Starbucks
8. Howard Schultz 5/5.1170 5/5.1170 Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Stephen Brashear / Getty Images The chairman and CEO of Starbucks went from New York housing projects to own a multinational coffee empire, growing his personal net worth to $3.2 billionBusiness Insider’s motivation to be effective and inspired came from seeing his parents struggle to meet their ends as he went to school. Schultz was his family’s first college graduate. Next: Mark Wahlberg’s empire
5/5.1171 5/5.1171 went from hood rat to celebrity. Kevin Winter / Getty Images Marky-Mark started out as a common street rat racking up charges of petty crime for stealing cars and drugs regularly. Mark Wahlberg and his family learnt how to live frugally as the youngest of nine children. Now the whole family of Wahlberg is thriving. Donnie Wahlberg has made his claim to fame as a member of the New Kids On The Block boy band. And his eldest brother, Paul Wahlberg, operates the much-acclaimed Wahlburgers burger chain. Mark Wahlberg went from rags to riches as a director and the mastermind behind hits like Ted Entourage and Transformers in general. 10.
Jewel
5/5.1172 5/5.1172 The Jewel Singer | ABC5/5.1164 Leonardo DiCaprio had a difficult childhood. Frederic J Brown / AFP / Getty Images Preparing for his dramatic roles in Metro to grow up very poor, constantly surrounded by drugs and prostitution is what helps to keep him grounded as Hollywood begins to feel like an alternate reality. These days DiCaprio will wrangle an island that he plans to turn into an eco-resort in a whopping $25 millionowns. Next: Ralph Lauren had expected his high school success. 3. Ralph Lauren
5/5.1165 5/5.1165 Ralph Lauren launched an iconic line in fashion. Ralph Lauren / Vogue.com Ralph Lauren’s ambition was to become a millionaire according to his high school yearbook. At the time he was the youngest child of impoverished Jewish immigrants living in the Bronx. He entered the Army and worked at Brooks Brothers as a clerk, before becoming a company icon. Next: moderate spending habits for Dolly Parton. 4.
Dolly Parton
5/5.1166 Country icon Dolly Parton grew up bad soil. She was brought up in the woods in a one-room cabin, with dirt floors and little income. Her parents were working hard to spread out a dollar that she told Cash. Irrespective of her $500 million, and increasing net worth of old habits, she dies hard. Parton told Money about her lifestyle now and as a poor child: if I’m thinking about spending a lot of money on clothes or furniture I think ‘ I can’t spend so much money on one thing; my poor old daddy might have raised his family five years on that! ” Next: Oprah Winfrey’s turbulent childhood
5. Oprah 5/5.1167 5/5.1167 Media personality Oprah Winfrey is one of the world’s richest women of their own making. Rob Kim / Getty Images TV personality and actress Oprah Winfrey is, according to Business Insider, one of the richest self-made women to be shaken a lot. She moved to her father’s house in Nashville Tennessee from a boarding-home in Milwaukee surrounded by extreme poverty and sexual assault. She dropped out of college early on to continue her media career. Decades later Winfrey was a legend of businessmen. Her Harpo Productions company is also responsible for some massively successful daytime programs, including a net worth of $2.9 billion. Next: Jay-Z becomes a corporate billionaire. Next: J.K. was released from Harry Potter Rowling out of deprivation. 7.
J.K. Jr.
5/5.1169 J.K. Rowling deserves more than we can count. Yet I remember 20 years ago not feeding so my daughter can feed, until she wrote The Daily Mail. I recall those nights when practically there was no money there. I’d have done anything for the role and I’ve done as much research as I could. Today, due to the Harry Potter books, which were adapted into box office stunners and retail jackpots, she has gone from zero to company billionaire. Next: The milliardaire Starbucks
8. Howard Schultz 5/5.1170 5/5.1170 Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Stephen Brashear / Getty Images The chairman and CEO of Starbucks went from New York housing projects to own a multinational coffee empire, growing his personal net worth to $3.2 billionBusiness Insider’s motivation to be effective and inspired came from seeing his parents struggle to meet their ends as he went to school. Schultz was his family’s first college graduate. Next: Mark Wahlberg’s empire
5/5.1171 5/5.1171 went from hood rat to cele
brity. Kevin Winter / Getty Images Marky-Mark started out as a common street rat racking up charges of petty crime for stealing cars and drugs regularly. Mark Wahlberg and his family learnt how to live frugally as the youngest of nine children. Now the whole family of Wahlberg is thriving. Donnie Wahlberg has made his claim to fame as a member of the New Kids On The Block boy band. And his eldest brother, Paul Wahlberg, operates the much-acclaimed Wahlburgers burger chain. Mark Wahlberg went from rags to riches as a director and the mastermind behind hits like Ted Entourage and Transformers in general. 10.
Jewel
5/5.1172 5/5.1172 The Jewel Singer | ABCAnyone who has ever worked in an office should thank Larry Ellison for his creation of the business. Since Oracle’s ceo he is among the world’s richest billionaires. In terms of software systems, Oracle dominates pretty much holding popular firms like PeopleSoft Taleo Pillar Data Systems, and more. Perhaps the billionaire business mogul never thought of being on a Forbes list alongside the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg when he grew up in Chicago’s South Side in a low-class family. But even college dropouts can succeed in his evidence. Next: Jenny
12 from line. Jennifer Lopez 5/5.1174 5/5.1174 Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez via Facebook The lifestyle of Jennifer Lopez who grew up in the Bronx was once poor and miserable. Before Lopez left home in her dance studio to pursue dance she slept in a cot. “My mother and I decided to butt heads. I didn’t want to go to college … I wanted to try full time dancing. She told W magazine I was homeless. Now Jenny never worries about getting her rocks out of the ring. The actress and singer estimated at $360 million. Next: Stephen King, the horror novelist 13. Stephen King
5/5.1175 5/5.1175 Author Stephen King Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Getty Images Stephen King had a very humble upbringing after his parents were divorced, and his mother had to use what little money they had to care for his grandmother. King used the small profits he made to sell short stories to fund his early adult life before he finally struck it big as we now know the horror novelist. Next: One of all time bestselling female artists
14. Shania Twain
5/5.1176 Shania Twain lived in an impoverished rural home outside of Ontario Canada before becoming one of the bestselling female artists of all time. Her stepfather was violent towards the family and she was forced to raise her younger siblings alone after her parents died in a car accident. She is currently credited to reshaping modern country music by selling more than 75 million albums worldwide. She has a net worth more than $350 million. Next: From rags to
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5/5.1178 This HD-projector is as elegant and lightweight as it is practical for Android and Windows users (you can connect wirelessly through Miracast or DLNA). It also boasts an integrated speaker and laser projection technology with a long battery life to provide first-rate brightness and image quality. Should we note that it is always in-focus (you won’t need that outdated focus wheel) and ships complete with a Samsung adapter and carrying pouch for holding mount MHL cable? Check out this video to see what it’s like having a cinematic experience at your fingertips. The picture size in ideal lighting is over 200 inches and there is practically no internal sound coming from the machine (like you might encounter with some models); trust us that you won’t be disappointed. 2.
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5/5.1181 This Pico projector gem is not inexpensive but worth the investment. This ultra-slim computer is clocked in at less than four pounds and features automatic vertical keystone correction to create a perfect rectangular picture (see a video here). Besides HDMI and wireless connectivity, it also provides USB plug ‘ n ‘ play that allows you to instantly stream movies from your laptop (both PC and Mac work). Bonus: This ultra-thin projector is also fitted with a long-life lamp that can last up to 4000 hours (yes you read that right) “so expect top-notch wireless efficiency along with high-quality output. With high-def 1280-by-800 widescreen resolution, you’ll be able to soak in every last pixel of glorious cinematic glory and widescreen functionality that allows you to watch a film exactly how it was supposed to be viewed. With your order you will get a power cable VGA cable remote control with USB cable batteries and soft carrying case along with a limited two-year warranty. So if you’re going to tell us what is film night screening? @66PerriStreet
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