Being an actor or actress sometimes can be a monotonous job. Celebritystatus can rake in brands, advertising and marketing opportunities.Although the lifestyle, if you're famous, turns out a big pay off, theincome generated can be invested in various opportunities which inturn can make more money. And stars like Ashton Kutcher and WillFerrell are no strangers to business.
Let's start off with Jackie Chan. This martial arts master has nevercompleted his education - that meant he had difficulty reading andwriting but that didn't stop him from kicking and jumping in the air.When he found success in Rush Hour, Chan was able to launch severalbusinesses and at the same time had created his own film company PLUSowning an additional three production companies. His entrepreneurialthread doesn't stop there. He also launched his own signature line ofclothing, restaurants and gyms. Out of all his successful ventures,Chan donates a portion of his profits to charity.
Golf Pro Phil Mickelson founded a local joint called Five Guys. Thefranchise is now expanding in Southern California. Its directcompetitor right now is In-N-Out.
Miss Congeniality Sandra Bullock is also a film production businesswoman. She has a production company called Fortis Films which alsoproduced Miss Congeniality. And the woman loves food so that shouldn'tbe a suprise that she owns Bess Bistro, a local restau plus an eventsmanagement company with its own bakery and florist shop in Austin,Texas.
The loveable Ashton Kutcher has his hands in social media and internetstart up pies. He founded Katalyst Media, the production behind MTV'sPunk'd which also supported many TV shows. Kutcher also created anonline venture called Blah Girls and eventually invested in variousstart up businesses. There's definitely brains behind that prettyface.
Singer Justin Timberlake is not just an N'Sync icon. Like Kutcher, heis also interested in start ups such as Miso Media and Stipple. Themusician at heart also launched his own record label titled TenmanRecords. In New York, he co-launced Southern Hospitality BBQ. Let'snot forget that him being a stylish dresser also means he has his ownclothing line in Bloomingdales.
Tennis Pro Venus Williams also has her own clothing line called EleVenand if you haven't guessed it yet, it's a stylish athletic clothingwear for women. She also runs an interior design firm in Florida. Andsomething else that may not be obvious? She and Serena own a portionof the Miami Dolphins.
Ludacris isn't just going to rap the music off the wall. What you maynot know is that he has a business degree. He placed his studies towork by building his own record label and produced Conjure cognac.
Comedian Will Ferrell put his humor to good use and founded Funny orDie, a humor video-based platform where users can vote online whetherthe videos are funny or not. The company then expanded to Shred or Diethen Pwn or Die.
Obviously, Kanye West already has launched his own clothing line buthe also has a restaurant called Fat Burger in Chicago.
Lastly, Lady Gaga has her own perfume, her own brand of headphones,her own comic book series and a co-owner of Vince and Eddie'srestaurant in Manhattan, New York.
Aside from online posts, all of us can learn something from these celebrities - that one can'trely on income alone and people need to invest to get more gain.
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