Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin died on Christmas Day in 1977, but his contributions to Hollywood live on. He presently has a net worth of $50 million from royalties from movies and songs still shown today. Co-Founding United Artists in 1919 also helps with his net worth. Charlie Chaplin started his career in vaudeville and came to America in 1913 and signed on with Keystone Studios the next year. It was here that he developed his most famous character, the lovable tramp. Charlie Chaplin was the Renaissance man of his day, not only starring in his films, but directing them, writing them, composing the music for them and editing each film. He was the highest paid actor of his time and he had a career that spanned 75 years. One of Charlie Chaplin’s most famous films, and one of the few he actually spoke in, was the 1940 film The Great Dictator satirizing Hitler and speaking out against fascism. It was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 2. You can see his home in West Hollywood, which was called Moorcrest, and you can rent a cabin he built not far from Venice, CA. It is listed on Airbnb for $200 a night.