George Lucas

 

George Lucas has an estimated net worth of $5.2 billion as of May 2015, according to Forbes. Lucas is the mind behind the Star Wars franchise and head of special effects firm Industrial Light and Magic. His six Star Wars films have earned more than $4.3 billion worldwide at the box office. Toys, merchandise and video games have grossed more than $20 billion.

Lucas sold Lucasfilms to Disney on December 21st 2012 for $4.05 Billion dollars, half in cash, and half in Disney Stock. Since Lucas had never sold equity of the company and never relied on Capital funding, all of the earnings went  to him.

Synopsis

Director George Lucas was born on May 14, 1944, in Modesto, California. He grew up in the suburbs, which inspired his 1973 film American Graffiti. He studied cinematography at the University of Southern California and caught Francis Ford Coppola’s eye. Coppola helped him enter the film business. He’s best known for directing the Star Wars movies and Indiana Jones series.