Every year or so, somebody starts a rumor that Rick Moranis is going to end his retirement from acting, and start making films again. That means every year, we all get excited, and then end up disappointed when it once again turns out to be a baseless story. Much as we'd all love to see Moranis' talents on our screens again, it's probably time to accept that he's happy away from the limelight, and he isn't going to come back.
The biggest movie that Moranis was ever involved in was probably the original 'Ghostbusters,' in which he almost stole the show from Bill Murray. 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids' and its sequels were a bigger vehicle for his talents although had he really shrunk some children, they probably still wouldn't have ended up much shorter than he is. Moranis is 5 foot 4 inches tall, which made him perfect for playing slightly wimpish characters to great effect in almost all of his films.
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.