15 Big-Time Celebrities With Legitimately Successful Side Hustles
![15 Big-Time Celebrities With Legitimately Successful Side Hustles](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/7/3/888273_320x180.jpg)
Ah, the modern celebrity. They have it all: fame, fortune, and a seemingly endless list of opportunities. From sports stars to singers, actors to entrepreneurs, these famous faces have become icons in their own right, and their successes have only grown with time. But what about the side hustles? The projects that have taken these celebrities from the big screen to the business world? Well, that’s what we’re here to explore.
From LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment to Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop, Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. to Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions, these celebrities have taken their talents to the next level. We’ll also look at Jeremy Renner’s house-flipping business, Selena Gomez’s true crime docuseries, Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey’s venture, Drake’s Virginia Black whiskey, Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin, Mark Wahlberg’s car dealership, George Clooney’s Casamigos Tequila, Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, Venus Williams’ V Starr Interiors, and Will Smith’s Dreamers VC.
So, let’s take a look at these celebrity side hustles and see how the rich and famous are branching out to, uh, become ever more rich and famous.
Renner flips houses for a living, too.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Jeremy Renner House flipper Renner's been flipping houses with Kristoffer Winters for a while, and says he's made more money than from acting. Не even worked on a house during the awards season, when he was nominated for Best Actor for The Hurt Locker. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/2/888282.jpg)
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![Celebrity Side Hustles Dwayne Johnson Producer Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded by Johnson and Dany Garcia, makes tent-pole movies and original shows, like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level, Disney's Jungle Cruise, Hobbs & Shaw, and Red Notice. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/6/888286.jpg)
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Columbia Pictures
Reynolds’ gin-fuelled fortune.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Ryan Reynolds Gin AVIATION Reynolds sold his Aviation Gin brand for $335 million, plus $275 million AVIATION A based on how the brand performs. AVIAT AMERICA He's only a minority stake holder so AVIATION BATCH DI FROM - ADVERTS he's not getting the full amount, but AMERICAN GIN. 1.50 LITER BATCH DISTILLED = USA - - that still, that's not half bad for a side gig. 0224 in CRACKED AVIATION](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/5/888285.jpg)
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Aviation American Gin
Will Smith: Dreaming big with $100 million.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Will Smith Venture capitalist Smith co-founded the venture capital fund Dreamers vc, investing $100 million in U.S. startups like Boba Guys, Tonal, Pietra, and Elon Musk's two companies. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/7/888287.jpg)
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Venus Williams: Designing interiors, one room at a time.
![Celebrity Side Hustles U Venus Williams Interior designer Williams is also an interior designer who's been running her own firm, V Starr Interiors, for over 10 years. She's traveled the world for inspiration, and her clients include celebs and athletes. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/9/888289.jpg)
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Small Town Dicks: Solving Crimes with a Side of Humor.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Yeardley Smith Podcaster Famous for voicing Lisa Simpson, Smith and her husband Detective Dan host the popular true crime podcast Small Town Dicks. It's had 11 series, including trips to Australia and the UK to look into small-town crimes, with Smith adding humor. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/8/888288.jpg)
Goop: Making life better (according to Gwyneth Paltrow, anyway).
![Celebrity Side Hustles Gwyneth Paltrow Wellness guru Goop, Paltrow's company, is worth $250 million and offers everything from THIS SMELLS LIKE clothes to health tips to sex advice. Its MY VAGINA goal is to make life better, says Paltrow. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/1/888281.jpg)
Mark Wahlberg’s Ohio empire expands.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Mark Wahlberg Car dealerships Wahlberg bought a Chevy dealership in Avon, Ohio, in 2021-his fifth in the state. Не and his business partner owned two in Columbus and Worthington at that point. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/4/888284.jpg)
LeBron James: from the court to the screen.
![Celebrity Side Hustles WHAT'S MY bibigo NAME LeBron Tames MUHAMMAD ALI FOR NONEM LEBRON JAMES MAVERICK CANTER - - ANTOINE rueus Producer In 2008, James started SpringHill Entertainment. It produced More Than a Game and now makes movies like Space Jam 2 and What's My Name: Muhammad Ali. SIWO CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/3/888283.jpg)
From pup to profits.
![Celebrity Side Hustles THIRD ANNUAL CD Ashton Kutcher Venture capitalist 20 years ago, one dude asked Kutcher for help with his pup, and now they run Sound Ventures, a venture capital firm that's invested in 200+ tech startups and had 35 exits, like Spotify, Airbnb, and Uber. Spotify CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/7/8/888278.jpg)
Jack and Jay-Z: cashing out in style.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Jay-Z Digital streaming Square, Jack Dorsey's mobile payments firm, bought a big chunk of Jay-Z's Tidal streaming service for $297 million. Jay-Z also sold half of his Armand de Brignac champagne company, earlier worth $630 million, to LVMH for an unknown amount. TIDAL CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/7/7/888277.jpg)
Selena Gomez takes true crime to the next level.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Selena Gomez Producer Gomez signed a deal with Univision to produce a true crime docuseries called Mi Vecino, El Cartel for their streaming service. She also produced 13 Reasons Why for Netflix. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/7/9/888279.jpg)
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Netflix
Drake’s bringing the Bourbon Down Under.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Drake Whiskey Drake brought his Virginia Black whiskey to the Australian market in 2021-a blend of 2, 3, and 4- year-old Bourbon with a high-rye mash bill. Earlier, he'd expanded into the Dubai market. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/0/888280.jpg)
$1.4 billion ain’t bad.
![Celebrity Side Hustles Jessica Alba Eco-friendly - - HONEST consumer goods Her Honest Company started with challenges, but kept going and went public at a $1.4 billion value. She says they learned from the challenges and moved forward, spending 2% of revenue on R&D and quality testing. Either way, she made out like a bandit. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/7/5/888275.jpg)
A hobby that kinda paid off.
![Celebrity Side Hustles George Clooney Tequila Clooney and a friend started GAMPY up 9001 witnhow Casamigos Tequila as a hobby, and sold it to British spirits company Diageo for a billion bucks. It was pretty CASAMIGOS 01 kcal) much a huge success right away. APPITE CLASS Blanco HECHE Squila 100% Jalisco, Mexico AGENT Aaul SUMMA 23024 CRACKED CASAMIGOS](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/7/6/888276.jpg)