Actors who own production companies: 59 Photos
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Where the big bucks are made. The top actors in Hollywood make a lot of money, but anyone will tell you that the real money is in production. That means that many of the biggest stars in the world have formed their own companies to produce both their own films and other projects that interest them.
Production companies are often either owned or under contract with a media conglomerate, film studio, record label, video game publisher, or entertainment company, due to the concentration of media ownership, who act as the production company's partner or parent company.
Therefore, many big-name actors decide to start their own production studios. These include award-winning actors like Brad Pitt and Will Smith, comedic talent like Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler, and even Bollywood actors such as Shah Rukh Khan.
Appian Way Productions is a Los Angeles–based film and television production company founded in 2001 by actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio.
Infinitum Nihil is an American film production company, founded by Johnny Depp. The company is run by Depp's sister Christi Dembrowski. Depp founded the company in 2004 to develop projects where he will serve as actor and/or producer. The name means Nothing infinite in Latin.