4. Arnon Milchan – Net worth: $4.5 billion
Born on December 6, 1944, Arnon Milchan is an Israeli film producer with a net worth of $4.5 billion.
He has produced over 130 full-length motion pictures.
After co-producing ‘Pretty Woman’, Milchan formed Regency Enterprises.
His film credits include Oscar winners and nominees, as well as popular financial hits, such as ’12 Years a Slave’, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’, ‘JFK’, ‘Fight Club’ and ‘L.A. Confidential’.
Arnon Milchan admitted on Israeli TV that he worked in secret with Israel’s goverment to get its nuclear program off the ground in the 1980s.
Once a business student and professional soccer player, he transformed his family’s bankrupt fertilizer company into a $125 million business with interests in agriculture, aerospace, animal health products, plastic, fiber optics and pharmaceuticals.
The 70-year-old billionaire is also an art collector and has lately been making his own paintings.
