Jami Gertz: From It Girl to Billionaire

0:00It's April 21st. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered pop culture updates. I'm Cory with the story. Jamie Gertz, the actress from 16 Candles in the Lost Boys, just made a rare public appearance, reminding everyone she's not just the Hollywood, throw back a but a full-on billionaire. She and her husband Tony Restler owned the Atlanta Hawks, bought back in 2015, and her net worth sits around $10 billion, mostly from Smart Investments. She started as an it girl in the 80s and 90s, with hits like Twister and TV shows such as Square Pags. Gertz insists she out-earned Tony early on, paying for their first house invocation before they teamed up on Big Deals. Now she's prooffame can flip into serious fortune. Fans and media lit up over her sighting, highlighting how celebs like Taylor Swift hit $2 billion from her Ares tour and owning her music, catalog outright. Brianna reached $1 billion through Fenty Beauty, while Selena Gomez's rare beauty stake

1:02pushes her toward $1.3 billion. Oprah Winfrey built $3.2 billion from her talk show Empire, and properties, George Clooney, cashed $1 billion selling Casa Migos to Kila, and Kim Kardashian's Schemes valuation at $5 billion net, her $1.9 billion. Athletes like Michael Jordan at $4.3 billion from Air Jordans and the Hornets joined the mix. These waves show stars ditching spotlights for boardrooms, turning talent into empires that keep growing. No cap on what bold moves can score.