5. Miranda Cosgrove – $4.5 Million For iCarly, 2010 (Age 17)
Her first film was at the age of 10, in School of Rock. Next year her pilot Drake and Josh was picked up, where she co-starred as the title character’s little sister. Her big break came in 2007 with Nickelodeon’s iCarly. Not only did this show make her rich, it launched a somewhat successful music career. Her debut album reached #8 on the billboard charts in 2010. Many other teen TV stars were also successful musicians, but only one other got millions for her teen TV flick. At one point she was the highest paid teen star on TV, before the next person on the list took her top spot. Miranda’s net worth as of 2012 is $7 million.
4. Angus T. Jones – $7.7 Million For Two and a Half Men, 2010 (Age 17)
From the television show that seemingly lasted forever, everyone got rich, even its teen star who basically only appeared for a couple of minutes on each episode. Amazingly he does have two other acting roles prior to Two and a Half Men. These were The Rookie (2002) and Bringing Down The House (2003). Most kids in Hollywood take a different path than Angus. They usually start out clean and wholesome, then go crazy as an adult trying to shed that image. Angus is the opposite. He started out as anything but wholesome and is trying to shed that image for his future endeavors. He left the show, despite the money because he could no longer stand its values. He faced a whole lot of criticism for it, most probably because it’s not the norm in Hollywood.
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