Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Armi the Hummer and other celebrities who are heirs of huge fortunes
This week Taylor Swift has been called the highest paid star: according to the Forbes magazine, for last year the fortune of the American singer was increased for 170 million dollars. But even if the actress would never appear on stage and did not act in advertizing, it would not be left without money as was born in very secure family. WomanHit has found out which else of stars can brag of rich relatives.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift was born in a family of financiers in four generations. The grandfather, the great-grandfather and the great-great-grandfather of the singer were presidents of banks. The father of a pop star — the financial adviser working in "Bank of America". Since the childhood parents Taylor did not refuse to it anything. She went to the best kindergartens and schools, lived in the magnificent house and had a rest on own country house overlooking the ocean. Therefore when at the age of nine years Swift was fond of music, her family began to do everything possible to perform dream the daughter. In 14 years Taylor has signed the first contract. And in 16 I have drawn attention of the businessman and producer Scott Borchett who was going to open own record company. Taylor became the first actress who has signed the contract with a new label. And her father that most to control development of career of the daughter, has decided to become a co-owner, having purchased a small share of the company.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga likes to repeat that she her parents is representatives of middle class therefore she perfectly knows that she means hard to work. However the singer cannot complain of the poor childhood. Mother and the father of the actress — the successful Internet entrepreneurs who have scared together a huge fortune in particular on providing hotels and restaurants with the Wi-fi systems. Gaga has grown up in the elite Region of Manhattan the Upper Vest Pollacks and went to prestigious school where in due time also sisters Peris and Nikki Hilton and the daughter of John Kennedy Caroline studied. Besides parents in every possible way indulged Gaga's desire to become the singer, paid by her rates for a vocal and bought musical instruments.
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal were born in a family of the director Stephen Gyllenhaal and the script writer Naomi Foner. The parents working in Hollywood provided to the son and the daughter comfortable existence. However, to impart to children feeling of gratitude for so secure life, forced them to work free of charge in the center for the homeless. Jake also had to work as the rescuer on water and the assistant to the waiter at restaurant of the friend of the family. To all other, the brother and the sister can be proud also of distant ancestors as they are lineal descendants of the Swedish aristocrat Leonard Yyullenkhol.
Michelle Williams
The star of movies "Humpbacked Mountain" and "7 days and nights with Marilyn" of Michelle Williams could become the successful trader. In 17 years future actress has won the trading World Cup, having managed to turn 10 thousand dollars into 100 thousand dollars on sale of futures. Michele has inherited a business grasp from the father Larry Richard Williams — the trader, most famous in the USA, and the millionaire. And also policy. Larry proposed himself as a candidate in the Senate of the USA from Republican Party twice. However, I yielded both times in a final round having chosen.
Rooney and Kate Mara
Sisters actresses Rooney and Kate Mara famous on roles in movies "The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" and "Martian" respectively, it is from a family of sports magnates. And on both parent lines. Both great-grandfathers Rooney and Kate were founders of teams on the American soccer: the grandfather of the father of the famous sisters was at the head of "New York Giants", mother's grandfather — "Pittsburgh Steelers". Together these teams are estimated approximately at 2,32 billion dollars. All numerous relatives of sisters Mara are anyway connected with family business. And only Kate and Rooney have decided to become actresses. They were actively supported by their mother and spared no expense for training of daughters at various schools of acting skills. At the same time actresses remain fans of both family teams. In their contracts there is even a condition that if "New York Giants" or "Pittsburgh Steelers" play in the Supercup, then they this day miss shootings.
Edward Norton
Before completely devoting itself to cinema, Edward Norton worked as the consultant in the company of the grandfather James Rouz — the famous builder and the town-planner. Has become famous for Rose not only a city building Colombia in the State of Maryland, but also an essential contribution to modern look of Baltimore and Boston. Later the grandfather of the movie star has founded the Enterprise Community Partners company which is engaged in providing affordable housing for people with an average and low income level. Thanks to the income of the family which is completely involved in family business, Edward has got a brilliant education, but could not become interested in construction. However Norton is a member of the board of trustees of the Enterprise Community Partners company to this day and supports all its charitable projects.
Armi Hummer
The famous American millionaire, the businessman, the chairman of the Occidental Petroleum oil company and philanthropist Armande the Hummer was a great-grandfather of a star of movies "Social Network" and "Agents of A.N.K.L." Armi of the Hummer. To Armande it was known also that being a son of the Jewish emigrants from the Russian Empire, he adored the Soviet Union, was considered as "the official friend of the USSR" and throughout the long life has managed to work with Lenin, Stalin, Brezhnev and Gorbachev. Armi was four years old when his great-grandfather has died. But, in spite of the fact that the actor very much is proud of the ancestor, he unique from clan who did not begin to be engaged in family business and has disowned from work in the oil company where now his father and the brother work.