Born on October 8, 1993, Angus Turner Jones, better known as Angus T. Jones, is famous for one role in particular. For ten years he played Jake Harper in the comedy television series, Two and a Half Men, starring alongside Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen. Jake Harper was one of the main characters and the "half" man the title references (as he was a child on the show).
Though he isn't really known for other acting projects, his run on Two and a Half Men is nothing to scoff at. In 2010, Jones became the highest paid child actor on TV, earning about $300,000 per episode of the show. Somewhere along the line, Jones became religious and decided the show conflicted with his newfound views. He even publicly called the show 'filth' and described himself as a hypocrite for working on it.
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.