Ron Howard — Est. $160 Million

During the 60s, Ron Howard became one of the most prominent children stars in Hollywood thanks to his part in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, where he played Opie Taylor, Andy Taylor’s son. After the show ended, he still continued his acting aspirations and had a couple of television credits for a few more years. However, it seems like he was well suited to working behind the scenes rather than working in front of a camera. In 1980, he began to focus on the work behind the scenes.

After a couple of years, he worked as a writer and director of a number of programs that became a huge hit both commercially and with the critics. Because of the film A Beautiful Mind, he received the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. Nowadays, he’s one of the well-respected figures when it comes to filmmaking and his estimated net worth of around $160 million can attest to that.