This is one talented guy, right here. A successful actor and singer, it seems like there's nothing Marques Houston can't achieve within the entertainment industry. Houston began his acting career in the 1992 animated film, Bebe's Kids and has only moved up since then. He also appeared in the film, House Party 3, as well as the television series, Sister Sister for five of its six seasons.
When it comes to passions, Houston loves singing, and it's now the main thing he focuses on, career wise. He was a member of the R&B group, Immature (also known as IMx) between 1990 and 2001, before deciding to go solo in 2003. He has since released six studio albums: MH, Naked, Veteran, Mr. Houston, Mattress Music, and Famous. He still continues to reunite with his old band members and collaborates with them regularly.
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.