Top 5 Highest-Paid Black Dead Celebrities List had Michael Jackson on top last year. This year, the King of Pop drops to #3.
Top 5 Highest Paid Black Dead Celebrities List
The top 5 highest-paid dead black celebrities had Michael Jackson in the #1 spot last year.
According to Forbes 2021 listing of dead celebrities still getting paid, the King of Pop came in at #3 overall.
But of all dead celebrities that are black, who made the most money in 2021?
Amazingly, all 5 have made their fortunes in the music industry.
Let’s start the count down.
#5 – JUICE WRLD – $15 Million Dollars
- JARAD ANTHONY HIGGINS
- December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019
- rapper/singer/songwriter
- 21 years old at the time of death
- cause of death: seizure produced by overdose
#4 – BOB MARLEY – $16 Million Dollars
- ROBERT NESTA MARLEY
- February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981
- musician/songwriter
- 36 years old at the time of death
- cause of death: cancer
#3 – LUTHER VANDROSS – $21 Million Dollars
- LUTHER RONZONI VANDROSS, JR.
- April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005
- singer/songwriter/record producer
- 54 years old at the time of death
- cause of death: stroke
#2 – MICHAEL JACKSON – $75 Million Dollars
- MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON
- August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009
- singer/songwriter/dancer
- 50 years old at the time of death
- cause of death: cardiac arrest (overdose) homicide
#1 – PRINCE – $120 Million Dollars
- PRINCE ROGERS NELSON
- June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016
- singer/songwriter/multiple instrumentalists/record producer/actor
- 57 years old at the time of death
- cause of death: accidental overdose
So there you have it, the top 5 highest-paid dead celebrities list of 2021. Did anyone surprise you?
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