Recently, fans were surprised when they found out who some of the richest actors in the world actually are.
It wasn’t George Clooney, Harrison Ford, or even someone like Margot Robbie, who has not only taken on great acting roles but has also become a recognized producer in her own right.
No, the top spot belongs to Jami Gertz, known for appearing in movies like Twister. She and her husband Antony Ressler, who has an impressive net worth of nearly $9 billion, are billionaires together.
However, there is another individual who ranks among the wealthiest actors in the world, and he started out as a child star in an iconic cult classic movie.
The person in question didn’t just have an acting career; he also made an unexpected bid for the presidency in 2020, with Akon as his running mate, believe it or not.
No, this isn’t a joke—it actually happened.
Brock Pierce, now a billionaire, began his journey in the spotlight as a young actor in the beloved movie The Mighty Ducks.
Pierce stepped away from acting by the time he was 16, but during his career, he managed to earn 11 acting credits.
The only film role he’s taken on since then was as a technical consultant for HBO’s Silicon Valley, which, funnily enough, mirrored his real-life path in tech and business.
While the show was about a group of tech-savvy programmers trying to create a billion-dollar company, Pierce actually lived it.
At just 16, he co-founded a company called the Digital Entertainment Network (DEN).
Although DEN didn’t ultimately succeed, Pierce has often mentioned how much he learned about business and anticipating market trends from that experience.
The company aimed to enter the video streaming scene a full seven years before YouTube even existed and nine years before Netflix transitioned from DVDs to online streaming.
Rolling Stone once dubbed him ‘The Hippie King of Cryptocurrency’, and he made a significant portion of his fortune by investing in Bitcoin early on.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Pierce is the third richest ‘actor’ in the world, only behind Jami Gertz and Oprah Winfrey.
He holds a net worth of $1 billion, putting him slightly ahead of the Olsen twins, who come in fourth (though some might consider their joint ranking a bit of a stretch).
The exact figure of Pierce’s wealth isn’t set in stone, mainly because most of it is tied up in Bitcoin. Given that the digital currency is currently near an all-time high, it seems like he is sitting comfortably.
It makes sense that he didn’t feel any urge to join the Mighty Ducks reboot on Disney+.
While Pierce has found tremendous success in business, the same cannot be said for his political ambitions.
During his 2020 presidential run, he came up 20,000 votes short of the presidency and 81 million votes short of winning.
Maybe next time, Brock.
