#46: Bob Denver

TV Show: Gilligan’s Island

Amount: $100 million per year

Let’s set sail for the sunny shores of Gilligan’s Island, where Bob Denver reigned supreme as the lovable goofball Gilligan himself. Despite the show’s short-lived original run ending in 1967, its enduring charm keeps it sailing smoothly through TV reruns even today.

Denver’s pockets have been far from deserted in the decades since bidding farewell to the island. With reruns still gracing our screens, he reportedly amassed a treasure trove of nearly $100 million in residuals. Denver may have left us in 2005, but his legacy lives on through Giliigan’s Island.