Hollywood's Top 20 Young, Famous & RICH
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20. The Sprouses
Are twin brothers Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse the next Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen? (For their sakes, we hope not!) The stars of 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody' could be, if the Olsens' company, DualStar, has its way. DualStar's invested an undisclosed amount into the boys as their own brand. Or, as Cole was quoted as saying: "Our priorities right now are about appealing to people who are our age and boys. We don't want anything too girly."
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19. Aly & AJ
We also think of sisters Aly and AJ Michalka as KINDA like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen?, except maybe not rolling in quite as much dough, a lot nicer and way more well-adjusted. Individually, the girls have modeled and starred in various TV shows. But together, they are a powerhouse musical duo that's climbing the fame (and fortune) ladder.
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18. Raven-Symone
Raven-Symone's massive earning potential started when she landed her debut TV role at age 3. First known as Olivia on 'The Cosby Show,' Raven went on to star in her own show, 'That's So Raven,' during which she boosted her salary from $20,000 to $35 grand per episode over the course of a few years. She went on to appear in movies like 'The Cheetah Girls' (both 1 & 2) and 'The Princess Diaries 2,' so our guess is that the sky's the limit on her paycheck.
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17. Rihanna
At 19, the Barbados-born beauty has already released three albums -- with her most recent one, 'Good Girl Gone Gone Bad,' pretty much destroying the charts by selling more than 200,000 copies in the first two weeks. She's done promo stints for Reebok, Clinique, Secret deodorant and now she's a CoverGirl. Rihanna is officially conquering the world, one hit at a time -- but insists her only real splurge is Louboutin shows.
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16. Emma Roberts
With her Aunt Julia topping recent lists of Hollywood's highest-paid moms, 16-year-old Emma Roberts has big earning power to live up to. The good news for Emma, though, is that she's well on her way. With numerous big-name movies under her belt -- from 'Aquamarine' to 'Nancy Drew' -- plus her own Nick show, and more movies in the works -- we're not too worried about her. Of course, with all that pressure, she could implode by age 18 ... but at least she could afford some great therapy.
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15. Zac Efron
Now that he's dating Vanessa Hudgens, poor (not in the financial sense) Zac Efron is constantly being compared to her -- not for important things, like their looks or their wheels. No, Zac's being compared on his salary. The good news is that, despite this archaic and insulting point of comparison, he can hold his own. With a few 'High School Musicals' on his resume, plus 'Hairspray' and the upcoming 'Footloose,' we're sure he won't have to sweat these old-fashioned bread-winning issues that we're perpetuating by including him on this list.
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14. Mischa Barton
Mischa Barton -- that oh-so-lovely former model we ogled every episode on 'The OC' -- not only earned a nice salary from the show (at one point she was even asking for more than $100k per episode), but she also gets paid mucho cashola for various appearances: For one highly publicized event, she was paid $100 grand just to show up in Sydney and tout Aussie fashion. We would do that for FREE.
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13. Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf may be a newcomer to the spotlight with a name that makes vegetarians in France squirm, but we love him -- and so do Hollywood payroll departments. His huge grin in this photo is at the premiere for 'Disturbia,' for which he earned $400k. He quickly followed it with 'Transformers,' for which he earned $500k. With bimonthly pay increases like that, his grin's only going to get bigger.
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12. Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus is one of those girls who just knew how to be cool, confident -- and wildly rich, apparently -- from day one. Having a famous dad helps, but the girl who became synonymous with 'Hannah Montana' (and everything successful under the Disney sun), clearly has a handle on her own career -- and her cash.
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11. JoJo Levesque
So we here at RED love JoJo, but we're clearly not the only ones. The Canadian singer who taught us 'How to Touch a Girl' (emotionally! jeez!) could also teach us a little bit about bringing home the proverbial bacon.
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10. Tyler James Williams
Although Tyler James Williams may not be a household name (yet), the 15-year-old's been getting loads of praise for his role as the young Chris Rock on 'Everybody Hates Chris.' Not to mention that he has a salary to match: Forbes magazine recently estimated his earnings at $1.2 million.
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9. Abigail Breslin
If you missed last year's indie hit 'Little Miss Sunshine,' you were one of very few people. The film's youngest star, Abigail Breslin, was nominated for an Academy Award for her role (she's 11 ... did we mention that?), and, by the end of '08, will have been in at least 13 films. That's more than the number of years she's been alive! Abigail is reported to have earned $1.5 million -- all of which, we hope, is being tucked away until she actually needs it.
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8. Vanessa Hudgens
Of all the things that made our hottie Vanessa Hudgens so darn wealthy -- her roles in 'High School Musical' and now 'High School Musical 2,' her participation in the 'HSM' national tour or her CDs, for a start -- we're pretty sure it wasn't her dancing in videos like 'Come Back to Me.'
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7. Hayden Panettiere
Our darling Hayden Panettiere could be the best-paid cheerleader of all time. (WE'D even pick up some pompoms, for the $2 million she reportedly gets.) She's not only moving on up in her career, but also in her earnings. At age 17, the 'Heroes' star, Neutrogena spokesmodel (we knew she was beautiful) and soon-to-be recording artist has all her bases covered. All we ask is that she remembers us when hits #1 on this list.
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6. Dakota Fanning
Say it together: "Aww." One of the cutest kids in America is quickly becoming on of the richest, too. At age 13, Dakota Fanning has already been in 19 movies, with two more already in production for '08. Just think -- her estimated $4 mil each year started with her playing an extra on 'ER.'
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5. Lindsay Lohan
It's too bad that we're all so familiar with what Linday Lohan spends her cash on. Let's see ... nights out at Hyde, nights out in Vegas, nights out at Parc ... oh, that uber-posh rehab program. For being the five-richest young celeb in the United States, it would be nice to see a little more quality work for all that cash. (Sorry, Linds!)
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4. Scarlett Johannson
Is it fair that Scarlett Johannson is so gorgeous -- AND so rich? With an estimated income of $16 million each year, she's one of the top-paid celebs in America (she came in at #61 out of the Forbes Magazine Top 100) for '07) and one of the youngest. It may also may not be fair for compare a celeb like her with newer faces like Hayden Panettiere, but Hollywood isn't fair, either.
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3. Hilary Duff
According to some sources, the queen of, um ... everything, Hilary Duff, gets around $2 million per movie. Then, of course, there's her fashion line, TV show and music career -- totaling an estimated net worth of $25 million, with about $12 mil coming in each year. What we really love about Hilary (besides everything except her teeth) is that she gives so much of her money away. She announced that she was planning to donate $200k to the Red Cross, and $50k to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Now that is really worth something.
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2. Daniel Radcliffe
It's not hard to believe that 'Harry Potter' himself is the richest teen in the U.K. -- but it's amazing to consider that his wizardry would land him even at the #2 spot in the United States. But since we helped make him that rich (and even more so after 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix').
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1. The Olsens
Did you even think for a second that it would be anyone else but Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen? They started their careers before they could even talk, and, over 20 years built their $1 BILLION empire, DualStar. They may be running the entertainment biz -- and might be the happiest girls on earth -- but now we know money doesn't equal sanity.
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