Howard Stern with his girlfriend Beth Ostrosky at Da Silvanos in New York City.
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London, Aug 14: As if knowing how much they are worth is not enough, Forbes magazine has broken down how much some of the world’s most famous people earn – by the minute.
Topping the list is the man who gave the world movies like ‘ET’, ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Minority Report’ - Steven Spielberg who pulled in a whopping $647 per minute amounting to a staggering $340 million in 2005.
The second highest earner is not any famous actor or actress but FCC bête noire and ribald radio jock Howard Stern who gets paid $588 a minute, with a total income of $308 million.
Number three on the list is ‘Star Wars’ director George Lucas who earned $458 a minute in 2005 with a total sum of $240 million, reports The Sun.
The top five was rounded off by chat show host Oprah Winfrey, who earned $454 a minute totaling up to $230 million, and comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld whose $102 million pounds income amounts to him earning $194 per minute in fourth and fifth place respectively.
The list for the top ten celeb pay packets as per Forbes magazine is:
- Steven Spielberg — $340 million. Pay per minute: $647.
- DJ Howard Stern — $308 million. Pay per minute: $588.
- George Lucas — $240 million. Pay per minute: $458.
- Oprah Winfrey — $230 million. Pay per minute: $454.
- Comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld — $102 million. Per min: $194.
- Golfer Tiger Woods — $93 million. Pay per minute: $174
- Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown — $91 million. Pay per minute: $170.
- Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer — $85 million. Pay per minute: $165.
- JK Rowling — $78 million. Pay per minute: $145.
- Law and Order creator Dick Wolf — $72 million. Pay per minute: £136. (ANI)