One of the things that makes a lot of us want to become celebrities is the fact that it usually comes with whole lotta money. Yep, celebs don’t seem to have the worries normal people do, like how to pay for electricity.

However, being a successful celebrity also means you need to work your way up against unbelievable odds. So, no wonder they can have an unbelievable fortune with careers such as this. Just check out this list to find out what it is they do, and what earned them their success.

Mark Wahlberg – $300M

Marky Mark, or Mark Wahlberg as he is better known today, was previously a rising talent, in the ’90s, and even modeled for Calvin Klein at one point. He later became an enormously successful actor and now has a net worth of $300 million.

However, it took Mark a couple of decades of hard and dedicated work in acting. He was in movies such as Boogie Nights, Planet of the Apes, The Departed, two of the Transformers movies, and many more.  Mark is also known on the web for his killer training regime and he even posted his daily routine online.

Kim Kardashian – $175M

The former celebrity stylist who is now a highly famous reality TV star has accumulated a net worth of $175 million to date. Kim has millions of followers on Twitter and she makes a lot of money endorsing products on her Twitter feed. She also has an iPhone and tablet game called Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. From the royalties of the game, her net worth will continue to grow, and we can see that in the many shopping sprees that she will surely be doing.

Bill Cosby – $400M

He’s achieved an everlasting career, so it’s no wonder how Bill Cosby now has a $400-million fortune. Even though he probably had to spend a lot of it paying legal fees these past years, his fortune was barely affected. Bill’s now incarcerated, but his work will always be out there.

His shows like The Bill Cosby Show and Cosby Mysteries are all-time classics. At that time, doing the shows was earning him reportedly up to $4 million per episode! Meanwhile, he owns an 8,940-square-foot house in Elkin’s Park, Pennsylvania, and another one in Los Angeles.