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Hunter S. Thompson Net Worth

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5 months ago

November 25, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Hunter Stockton Thompson's Net Worth as of 2024
$5 Million

Hunter Stockton Thompson was born on 18 July 1937, in Louisville, Kentucky USA, of part-Scottish descent. Hunter was an author and journalist, best known for being the founder of the gonzo journalism movement. He travelled in several countries and published numerous books. All of his efforts helped put his net worth to where it was prior to his passing in 2005.

How rich was Hunter S. Thompson? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that was at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in journalism. Some of the works included “The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved”, and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream”. All of these achievements ensured the position of his wealth.

Hunter S. Thompson Net Worth $5 million

Thompson attended Highland Middle School and later Atherton High School; he then transferred to Louisville Male High School and became part of the Athenaeum Literary Association. As part of the association, Thompson started writing articles, however, he was soon removed from the group after he was charged as an accessory to robbery, for which he served 31 days in prison, after which he enlisted in the US Air Force.

Hunter started training studying electronics, and planned to be an aviator, but his application was rejected. He then moved to Eglin Air Force Base and took night classes at Florida State University. He became a sports editor at “The Command Courier” by lying about his job experience. As part of his job there, he travelled around the country and covered the games of the Eglin Eagles football team. He also wrote for The Playground News, and was eventually honorably discharged in 1957 as Airman First Class.

He then went to work as a sports editor in Jersey Shore before moving to New York City. He worked for Time magazine as a copy boy, but was fired for insubordination. He then worked for The Middletown Daily Record as a reporter, but was also fired due to arguing with a restaurant owner who was an advertiser on the paper. Hunter moved to Puerto Rico and applied to The San Juan Star but was turned down. He then became a stringer for the New York Herald Tribune and returned to the United States, where he would make his first magazine feature in Rogue magazine. He would also write two novels – “Prince Jellyfish” and “The Rum Diary”. Afterwards, he worked for the National Observer, learning about cultures and communities.

Eventually, Thompson started writing about the Hells Angels’ motorcycle club, which led to the creation of “Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs”. After the success of the book, he started publishing articles for several popular magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Pageant, and Esquire. In 1970, he tried his hand at running for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado – but lost. He then wrote “The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved” which led to the start of gonzo journalism. He would later use the term gonzo in other writings such as “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, which would become one of his most popular works and a mainstream success. He then worked on “Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72”.

Throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, Hunter continued to write articles as well as books. In 2003, he released the collection “Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century”. A few of his last works showcased his return to sports from 2000 to 2005.

For his personal life, it is known that Thompson married Sandra Conklin in 1962 but they divorced in 1980; they have a son. He then married Anita Bejmuk in 2003 and the marriage lasted until his death. In 2005, Hunter was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head, and it was determined that he had committed suicide. The Rolling Stone magazine would publish his suicide note to his wife, entitled “Football Season Is Over”.

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Ben Stein Net Worth

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6 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Benjamin Jeremy Stein is an American lawyer, speechwriter, actor, writer and commentator on economic and political issues, but he is also known for participating in many other activities. For example, Ben Stein has even tried himself as a game show host. This famous person in American economics and politics was born on November 25 in 1944 in Washington, D.C., United States during World War II. He attended Columbia College and later Yale Law School. After graduation Ben Stein started to write columns and articles for different US magazines such as Newsmax, Los Angeles Magazine, Penthouse, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s Magazine, The American Spectator and even for The New York Times.

Ben Stein Net Worth $20 Million

In his writings Stein usually speaks about the economic situation and political issues, and even gives financial advices to individual investors. However, in the mid-60s he also got the job of a poverty lawyer and later continued as a lawyer for the Federal Trade Comission. After few years of hard work, Ben Stein decided to try himself in acting too, but before starting to get roles he became a Hollywood consultant. Stein got his first comedy role and had to play a boring and monotonous economics teacher in the movie called Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, which was released in 1986. As an actor Ben Stein has since appeared in many other movies, such as The Mask, No Intelligence Allowed, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, The Emperor’s New School, Full House, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, The O’Reilly Factor, Maried… with Children, Duckman, The Emperor’s New Schol, Earthworm Jim, Casper Meets Wendy, Family Guy and Richie Rich.

The famous actor and commentator is also recognized thanks to the Comedy Central channel where he was the main face of the show called “Win Ben Stein’s Money” for which he has even received an Emmy award. Ben Stein was earning $5,000 per episode, but money that contestants won was subtracted from actor’s salary. However, these earnings are just nothing if we compare them with Stein’s net worth, which reached $20 million in 2012.

Ben Stein is well known thanks to his ability to harmonize all his activities and show himself as a talented person in every job he does. But maybe one of his most successful, but not so well-known activities is writing speeches for American presidents. Ben Stein was a speechwriter for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Until now Ben Stein has published 15 books, the first written together with Herbert Stein and released in 1978. In 2012 his last book appeared in stores – “How To Really Ruin Your Financial Life and Portfolio”.

Nowadays Ben Stein lives with his wife Alexandra Denman in Beverly Hills and Malibu, California. The couple married in 1968 and divorced after 6 years, but in 1977 they got back together again. With his wife Ben Stein adopted their son Tom in 1987. As well as his property in Beverly Hills, Ben Stein also owns a summer home in Sandpoint, Idaho and an apartment in the Watergate complex in Washingtton, D.C., which was inherited from his parents.

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Paul Heyman Net Worth

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6 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Paul Heyman was born on 11 September 1965, in Westchester County, New York City USA, and is an entertainment producer, performer, marketing guru, and a businessman. In particular, he is a vital member of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (a.k.a. the WWE). Heyman’s versatility has made a great impact on his net worth.

So just how rich is Paul Heyman? The latest information from authoritative sources as of mid-2016, estimates that Paul’s net worth is over $10 million, accumulated during his working life now spanning 30 years.

Paul Heyman’s Net Worth $10 Million

Paul was born into the Jewish family of personal injury attorney Richard, and Sulamita Heyman, actually a holocaust survivor. At 11 he started his first business attempt, selling celebrity and sports memorabilia. His educational background comes from Suny Purchase, New York, and Westchester Community College, where he was also employed as a radio station host and later a producer, and was famous/notorious even then for his bold, controversial and opinionated statements.While still a teenager, Heyman hustled his way as a photo journalist into a World Wide Wrestling Federation event at Madison Square Garden, and was paid by the company for several photos he had taken. This is considered as a first step into his later career, and which talent he expanded into the creation of a wrestling magazine “The Wrestling Times Magazine^“, and wrote for wrestling publications such as “Pro Wrestling Illustrated”.

Paul then successively worked for Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, and Extreme Championship Wrestling, in various guises including promoter, producer, trainer, and manager, and then with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a commentator and broadcaster from the turn of the century. Additionally, he is also the manager of such famous wrestlers as Brock Lesnar and a group of wrestlers called Paul Heyman Guys. The training career income is considered to be one of the main flows into Heyman’s account as well.

Paul Heyman pursues a separate career as a businessman as well, as he has also co-founded and co-owns a branding and advertising marketing firm The Looking4Larry Agency, based in New York City. The company is mostly known for its activities in viral video production as well as social media marketing. Heyman employed award winning NYC ad executive Mitchell K. Stuart of HQ-Creative Services and their very first client was EA Sports. After successful viral campaigns with EA, The Looking4Larry Agency became the agency of record for THQ video games, where Heyman and Stuart wrote, directed, and produced viral videos for THQ games such as All Stars, WWE ’12, and WWE ’13.

Heyman also launched a multimedia project called The Heyman Hustle, featuring a video of him interacting with celebrities from several areas of entertainment on the streets of New York City, and articles about professional wrestling.

Additionally, Heyman was cast by producer Michael Tadross as “Gino” in the film adaptation of the off-Broadway show “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding”, and Heyman also made a cameo appearance in the WWE Studios film, “Countdown”.

In his personal life, Paul Heyman married Maria, but is reputed to be raising their two children as a single father. There is little other private information available to the media.