7. Macaulay Culkin
- Formerly From: Home Alone
- Currently: Publisher of the website Bunny Ears
- Net Worth: $15 million*
As a young actor, Macaulay Culkin starred in the Home Alone movies, which helped him gain notoriety. In 1991, he appeared in the coming-of-age movie My Girl as well. He appeared in The Good Son in 1993 and Getting Even with Dad a year later. During the height of his fame, he was one of the most renowned young performers ever.
Culkin currently owns and runs the parody website Bunny Ears, creating material and doing cross-promotions (including more than a few memorable collaborations with RedLetterMedia). He is also well-liked by his Twitter followers for his humorous tweets.
8. Josh Saviano
- Formerly From: The Wonder Years
- Currently: Lawyer
- Net Worth: $500,000*
Josh Saviano is another ex-actor who is now a lawyer. The Wonder Years was a sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1993, and the New York native played Paul in it. Once the show ended, he stopped acting, but he later made a comeback on television by appearing in a few episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a lawyer.
After leaving NBC, Saviano went to Yale, where he studied political science. He presided over the Sigma Nu fraternity there. He was employed as a paralegal following graduation before attending Cardozo School of Law to earn a J.D. In 2000, he joined a law firm, and fifteen years later, he established his own.
9. Taran Noah Smith
- Formerly From: Home Improvement
- Currently: Vegan food company owner, tech manager for Community Submersibles
- Net Worth: $300,000*
Mark was played by Taran Noah Smith in the television series Home Improvement. One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1990s was Home Improvement, with star Tim Allen earning more than $1 million per episode. Smith stopped acting after that was done. In an interview, he said that he simply “didn’t want” to act.
Smith established Playfood, a non-dairy cheese producer, as his own business. Playfood has not gained much traction and is not sold at establishments like Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. Smith, a vegan, also started the same-named vegan eatery. He works with Community Submersibles, a submarine piloting and instructional project, as the tech manager.
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