Bill Cosby

  Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor on television and producer. At the time of writing, the Bill Cosby's net worth is $400 million. The most famous of his achievements is creating and starring on "The Cosby Show. The show was among the most lucrative TV actor during the height of the show. He made $1 million an episode as his basic salary, but he made $4 million when he added in the creating, producing, syndicating, and other income streams. This is roughly $8 million an episode today. Cosby was the owner of 20 percent of the equity which generated hundreds of million in syndication royalty income over the last few decades. However the royalties have mostly dried up in the wake his scandals. Cosby also utilized royalty payments from other programs and speaking engagement fees and the royalties of other shows to invest in an extremely important real estate portfolio and art collection. Depending on their respective market prices at any time, the Cosby art collection and real estate portfolio could be worth more than $250 million combined.