25. Chevy Chase

Net Worth: $50 million*
Wealth Inherited From: The Crane Company

Comedian, writer, and actor Cornelius Crane Chase was born in Manhattan to book editor and magazine writer Edward Tinsley Chase and concert pianist, and heiress to The Crane Company, adoptive mother.

Chevy’s nickname Chevy was given to him by his grandmother. He was nicknamed after “The Ballad of Chevy Chase” a medieval English ballad. He is famous for his appearances on NBC hit sitcoms as well as his many comedic films like National Lampoon’s Vacation and Caddyshack.