DR. PHIL – $460 MILLION

Dr. Phil is a familiar face on TV thanks to his talk show of the same name. In the 90s when Dr. Phil rose to stardom because of Oprah Winfrey, who invited him to her talk show. He later used this interview to release several books and, later on, host his TV show. Dr. Phil earned his degree in psychology at Midwestern. He earned his Master’s and Ph.D. in 1976 and 1979, respectively. He later opened Pathways Seminars together with his father and businesswoman, Thelma Box.

His Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI) started with lawyer Gary Dobbs, putting them on the map and Winfrey’s radar. He helped her with the suit filed against her by cattlemen, which they won. With the air time that he received on Oprah’s show, it was only time before he banked his newfound fame. Today, the psychologist and talk show host has a net worth of $460 million.

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