The Jolies – $160M
The Jolie family story is rather complex. Although we can figure out why Angelina Jolie is wealthy, she actually comes from a family that has an impressive fortune to begin with. She is, after all, the daughter of Academy Award winner Jon Voight. She is basically the equivalent of Hollywood royalty, but we daresay that she is a talented actress in her own right. Anyone who has doubts about her acting abilities probably needs another viewing of Girl, Interrupted. Anyway, she has since gone into producing and directing films as well. There is no doubt that this career shift has made it possible for her to accumulate more money over the years. Her sponsorship deals surely help as well.
The Jolies – $160M
The Hearsts – $24.5B
The Hearst family can trace its fortune back to patriarch and publishing emperor William Randolph Hearst. He was the son of a rich miner based in San Francisco and used the family wealth to buy The San Francisco Examiner at the age of 24. He then expanded it into a radio, television, and news empire. He allegedly served as the inspiration for the title character in the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane. His son William II continued to media legacy by becoming a Pulitzer Award-winning journalist. His son now heads the family business, now known as the Hearst Corporation. It is not unreasonable to claim that their influence in the PR and publishing fields remain unrivaled.
The Hearsts – $24.5B
