Paul Giamatti is probably one of the most aesthetically average looking people to have an extremely successful career in the film industry. Giamatti first big break came in the form of a character by the name of 'Pig Vomit' in the 1997 film, Private Parts, which led him to roles in movies like Saving Private Ryan, the 2001 Planet of the Apes reboot, The Illusionist, the critically acclaimed film The Truman Show, The Hangover II, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Straight Outta Compton, and Cinderella Man which earned him an Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actor.
Not only is Giamatti one hell of an actor, he also favors the most well-known playwright of all-time, William Shakespeare. And if you've suffered the experience of reading some mediocre literature through grade school, it was a relief when the subject of Shakespeare became a part of the curriculum. From Romeo & Juliet to Othello to Hamlet, the guy was an amazing writer and with his horseshoe balding pattern looks a lot like Paul Giamatti.
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.