We absolutely loved The NeverEnding Story, and this guy played the lead, Bastian Balthazar Bux, when he was just eleven years old. Barret Oliver wasn't a one hit wonder, but he also didn't really hit the bigtime either. After The NeverEnding Story, he appeared in Tim Burton's short film, Frankenweenie, as well as the 1985 film, D.A.R.Y.L. (for which he won a Saturn Award).
The last time Oliver appeared in a film was in 1989's Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills. After that, he decided to abandon acting in favor of his other passion: photography. He has actually done pretty well for himself since then, with his work being regularly exhibited in galleries all over the world. He also released a book about Woodburytype, a printing process he specializes in. Sounds like he's doing great!
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.