Paul Rudd has had quite the interesting journey as an actor. Originally born in New Jersey, Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas. Since then, he's gone on to star in cult-classic comedies such as Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Knocked Up, only to become a member of the Marvel Universe and become known as Scott Lang also known as Ant-Man. And who would have thought that Ant-Man would be the Kansas City Chiefs most recognizable celebrity fan?
The Kansas City Chiefs, the Missouri-based football club had the opportunity to go to the Super Bowl this year led by the 23-year-old Patrick Mahomes II. But unfortunately wasn't able to get past the elite playoff-experienced Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Despite suffering from a crushing overtime loss, we can definitely expect to see Paul Rudd representing for his Chiefs to make another deep playoff run next season.
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.