There was never any doubt that Anna Kendrick was going to be a star: She won a Tony Award for theater performance when she was only twelve years old! Kendrick was born in Portland to an accountant and a history teacher, and stuck around in the city for long enough to complete her education - choosing not to drop out of high school even though her career prospects would probably have allowed for it.
By the time she was ready to leave school, Kendrick already had an agent and a lot of work offers. She'd won her Tony Award performing on Broadway, and so her name was on the lips of several prominent casting directors. Musical theater looked like the most likely route to the top for her, and so it was no surprise when her first movie credit came in the film 'Camp' which won her a nomination for 'Best Debut Performance' as the Independent Spirit Awards. Being cast in the 'Twilight' movie series turned her into a mainstream star, but her love for musicals was obvious in her performances in the 'Pitch Perfect' films.
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.