Posted on 07/26/2018 6:18:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Now 64 and enjoying a second career as host of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” Jerry Seinfeld breathes such rarefied air that guests on his show — who have included Dave Chappelle, Tina Fey and then-President Barack Obama — invariably state some version of this sentiment: “Jerry, why are you here, talking to the likes of me, when you could just be home sitting on your pile of money?”
And Seinfeld shrugs and laughs as if to say, “Yes, that is true.”
So it’s sobering to read the deep and detailed civil complaint filed by producer-director-writer Christian Charles, who has worked with Seinfeld since 1994, over the creation and production of “Comedians.” One scene in particular stands out.
“At a meeting on July 30, 2011, at the Princess Diner in Southampton, New York, Seinfeld expressed to Charles that Seinfeld’s representatives George Shapiro and Howard West (“Shapiro West”) were pressuring Seinfeld to come up with a new television show and/or stream of revenue after the negative reception and cancellation of Seinfeld’s television show ‘The Marriage Ref.’ ”
Could Jerry Seinfeld really need money? Jerry Seinfeld, who made a reported $220 million when his eponymous ’90s sitcom went into syndication? Who, according to Forbes list of 2018 Celebrity 100 Earnings, has a net worth of $57.5 million?
If the allegations are true — and Jerry Seinfeld really did need another “stream of revenue” — how fast could he be burning through cash?
The phenomenon of celebrities going broke is nothing new. From Burt Reynolds to Debbie Reynolds, Elvis to Michael Jackson, Nicolas Cage to Wesley Snipes, Mike Tyson to 50 Cent — all blew through astronomical sums of money.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Same with Mickey Rooney, Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp and others. Can’t handle the money or the success and have no inner resources, I guess.
RE: I don’t see Sheep dip Johnny Depp’s name anywhere in the article except the title.
I see you did not click the NY Post link to read the entire article (I only posted an excerpt).
They are idiots.
They think “a lot of” money = “unlimited” money.
There is a great series on Reelz about this very topic.
Just because you can sing, dance, act or play a sport does not mean you can handle money. It is no different than the person who makes $50K a year but has $35K in credit card debt.
They have never learned to handle money, so they blow it.
“Seinfeld’s representatives George Shapiro and Howard West (“Shapiro West”) were pressuring Seinfeld to come up with a new television show and/or stream of revenue after the negative reception and cancellation of Seinfeld’s television show ‘The Marriage Ref.’ ”
It could be that seinfelds representatives are pushing him not because seinfeld needs the revenue, but because his representatives do. If seinfeld does nothing but sit on his pile of money, his representatives dont make a cent. But when seinfeld pours his money into a new profitable venture, they make money too.
Same with Mickey Rooney, Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp and others. Can’t handle the money or the success and have no inner resources, I guess.
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Well, didn’t Mickey have something like a dozen ex-wives? I can imagine that alimony would have eaten up a lot of his money.
Depp is poor mouthing to keep his ex-wife from asking for more money.
I had a coworker who got in with a tech-startup and ended up cashing out for millions. Then he got addicted to day trading. He admittedly was just breaking even on it but you can do that when your income is $500k a year. Last I heard, he sold apps and made another fortune. He’s single. His philosophy on women: Why should I own one when I can rent them? I can’t imagine anyone could stand living with him anyway.
Wait a minute! Isn’t that guy on the left in the “Oswald gets shot” photo?! :-O!
Because they are rich because they are pretty, not smart.
That was 50 years ago, son.
You are right about Wayne Rogers being keen investor. In the 70s Peter Falk was talking to Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. He said he considered Rogers a financial genius. At the time nobody was talking about Roger’s skill in investing and finance and it seemed a little strange, but Falk was pretty enthusiastic.
He said that himself and John Cassavetes had formed a partnership with Rogers and bought large tracts of land in California’s wine country on Rogers advice. I always think about that when I see anything about Rogers. I bet the price they paid for the land seemed like a bargain in just a few years, and they probably made a mint.
They go broke because they don’t know how to manage money or assets. And, that really doesn’t take many brain cells. And, you can tell they don’t have enough brain cells just by observing their political leanings.
Saw an interview of Florence Henderson where she said the smartest thing she ever did was hire a business manager early in her career and listen to him.
If you buy stuff you’ll soon be broke no matter how much you make. If you buy stuff that generates income and holds value, you’ll never be broke again.
Entertainers seldom think to do the latter. They think the money will always be there, and then comes the day it isn’t, and the popular tastes have changed and moved on, and they no longer have anything the public wants to buy.
The richest people in Hollywood are often not the first tier performers, but lesser lights who have one wife, one family, and spend their money buying property.
Guess that FSU education didn’t serve Burt well.
They spend their money like liberals spend our money. Same mentality, same result.
Yeah! The one who yelled “Jack, you son of a bitch!!” just as Ruby plugged Oswald.
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