You probably know William Hurt best for 'Body Heat,' 'Altered States,' 'Syriana' and his appearances in the 'Avengers' series of films, but he also put in a terrific and powerful performance as Luis Molina in 1985's 'Kiss of The Spider Woman.' Although the name might make it seem like another superhero-themed role for Hurt, it's anything but.
The movie sees him play across from screen great Raul Julia in a movie that contains very few other characters. Hurt's character is a transgender woman, serving time for illicit sexual encounters, and an unlikely friendship develops between her and Julia's battle-hardened left-wing revolutionary. The friendship eventually evolves into a romance that can never be, with Hurt beguiling in his role, wholly committed to the character and making an emotional connection with the audience. This is a dark, disturbing and yet somehow inspiring film, which just wouldn't work without the greatness of Hurt's work.
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.