Forbes magazine has released this year’s list of the top-earning personalities in entertainment and British media mogul, reality TV celebrity, music and television producer as well as talent scout, Simon Cowell tops the list for the second consecutive year. With an estimated income of $95million between June 2013 and June 2014, Simon is listed as the best paid entertainment celebrity. According to Forbes research, Simon’s earnings came from the X Factor talent scout show, his label Syco, One Direction boy band group, among others.
Sharing the top position with Simon is radio personality and America’s Got Talent judge, Howard Stern. With an income of $95 million between June 2013 and June 2014, Stern is number one on the list as well.
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Following Simon and Stern on the list is Glenn Blaze. With an earning of about $90million, the talk show host comes in third. Below is the complete list.
- Simon Cowell, $95 million
- Howard Stern, $95 million
- Glenn Beck, $90 million
- Oprah Winfrey, $82 million
- Phil McGraw, $77 million
- Ellen DeGeneres, $70 million
- Rush Limbaugh, $66 million
- Ryan Seacrest, $65 million
- Gordon Ramsay, $47 million
- Judge Judy Shendlin, $47 million