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| Movie Actor Li Bing Bing. Actors are rewarded with money, power and glamour. |
Gun toting stars are important to the USA's economy. Moviegoers pay to watch films where conflict is resolved using guns and violence within storylines that seem to justify it.
Repeatedly modelling this type of problem-solving squanders the opportunity to role play other methods for conflict resolution in front of massive audiences. Nonetheless the movie industry rewards the stars of these films with glamour, power and money.
To what extent? Power enough to be elected Governor? Or even President? And just how much can one earn in the action genres?
Using net worth* as a guide, some comparisons can be made. The following are a few gun slinging actors. Starting with those whose estimated net worth hovers below $100 million then working through the triple figure stars with longstanding careers in the genre.
40th American President Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-89 Net Worth $13 million. Reagan was a movie and television actor for over two decades.
Colin Farrell is a Golden Globe-winning Irish actor whose net worth is estimated to be $30 million.
Milla Jovovich is an actress, model, musical performer, and fashion designer with the net worth of $36 million.
The daughter of actor John Voight and actress Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina Jolie’s net worth is estimated at $120 million.
Julia Roberts is a highly-acclaimed American actress who was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is one of the world’s highest-paid female performers, often earning as much as $25 million per film. Her current estimated net worth stands at $140 million.
Samuel L Jackson is a well-known and highly-respected film and TV actor and producer with an estimated net worth of $150 million. Born in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 1948 Jackson’s early years were spent in the Civil Rights Movement.
Brad Pitt is an award-winning film actor and producer with a net worth of $180 million. Raised in Springfield Missouri, Pitt left the University of Missouri for Los Angeles two weeks prior to his graduation in order to pursue his dreams of a career in acting.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's perceived influence is so broad Time magazine twice listed him amongst their top 100 most influential people in the world (2004 and 2007) The Austrian-American bodybuilder, model, actor and businessman served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. He has a net worth of $300 million.
Clint Eastwood is an American actor, director, and producer with an estimated net worth of $375 million. Eastwood was born in San Francisco. He was elected Mayor of his hometown Carmel, California, on 8 April 1986 with a whopping 72.5% of the vote. He drew twice the usual voter turnout for the election.
Amongst the complex issues surrounding gun culture, where many people feel powerless, surely the Film and Television industry can change something. They can choose which content they fund. Cinemagoers and consumers of movies everywhere should also consider themselves part of this network and not without influence. Next time you buy, rent or subscribe, consider what kind of problem solving you want to fund?
* The net worth of an individual is the value of a person's assets, including cash, minus all liabilities. The amount by which the individual's assets exceed their liabilities is considered the net worth of that person.
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