Who could forget the iconic animated 90s Batman series? The legendary Mark Hamill, also known for his role as Luke Skywalker, voiced everyone's favorite villain: The Joker. Here's a fun fact for you: the role of The Joker was initially supposed to go to Tim Curry, but producers thought his performance was a little too unhinged, which is why Mark Hamill was chosen instead.
Though he appeared on screen as an actor and also did a lot of voice work projects, too, he eventually ended up doing more voice work as his career went on. This was mostly due to being involved in a major car accident. Hamill had to undergo dramatic plastic surgery on his face after the accident and got significantly fewer film roles afterwards. His voice talent really saved him in the end.
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.