Michael Fishman got his start, and only major role in his acting career, on the television series Roseanne in 1988. He played D.J. Conner on the show until 1997, from the age of six to fifteen years old. He originally scored the role by impressing lead actress and title character, Roseanne Barr, when she asked him to tell a joke in his audition. The Joke? "Why did the turtle cross the road? it was the chicken's day off." We guess it would have been pretty cute coming from a six-year-old.
Fishman appeared in very small roles in a variety of TV shows and movies, including Seinfeld, Hey Arnold, and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. It seemed like things were finally going his way again when Roseanne was picked up for a revival series in 2018. However, the show has since been cancelled due to racist remarks made by Barr.
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.