John Travolta's career was made by playing Danny in 'Grease' - an entire generation fell in love with his song and dance act, and he was instantly one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. If you've seen 'Grease' - which we imagine is all of you - then you'll know it's about love, dancing, and teen culture in the 1950s. If there was anybody who should have known all about that it was Henry Winkler, who'd essentially been playing Danny 'Grease' had even been written with his role as Fonzie on 'Happy Days.'
The problem with casting Winkler as Danny was that it was too obvious, and Winkler knew it. He felt that if he went straight from 'Happy Days' to 'Grease,' then he'd have been typecast for the rest of his life, and would never be offered any parts outside of '50s rogue'. As his career trajectory turned out, he needn't have worried - he was never offered very many major roles after 'Happy Days' anyway. Had he known in advance that his career had already peaked, he'd probably have taken 'Grease' in a heartbeat.
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.