Before he won a Primetime Emmy for his portrayal of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election, Alec Baldwin was making a name on screens both big and small. From 2006 to 2013, Baldwin was honored as the male performer with the most Screen Actors Guild awards for his role as Jack Donaghy on the hit NBC show "30 Rock". But the memorable performances go as far back as the early 1980s. His roles in "Beetlejuice" (1988) and "The Hunt for Red October" (1990, alongside Sean Connery) would make him a household name for the coming decades.
While he's aged a bit since this early headshot was taken, Baldwin still retains the charm and iconic smile that make his characters an integral part of any project he's on. Want to know a couple of little-known facts about Alec Baldwin? First, he's a columnist for The Huffington Post. Second, during his three-year tenure as spokesperson for Capital One, he donated nearly all of his $15-million in earnings (minus taxes and fees) to charity!
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.