Wednesday, 29. October 2003

Top-Earning Dead Celebrities


One might not think of death as an optimal career move, but for some celebrities, crossing over to the far side doesn't hurt their income in the least.

Take Tupac Shakur. The infamous rapper was gunned down in Las Vegas six years ago at age 25, but last year he sold 2.7 million albums and earned an estimated $7 million. In fact, Shakur--who had recorded some 200 unreleased tracks at the time of his murder--has put out more albums dead than alive.

¬> forbes

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