\u2018Ego, control\u2019: New $725m Jolie-Pitt war erupts<\/a><\/p>\n Karl\u2019s secret $20m plan after shock Nine exit<\/a><\/p>\n Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy at the Shrek 4-D premiere Picture: L. Cohen\/WireImage<\/p>\n Mike Myers (Shrek)<\/p>\n Mike Myers amassed a net worth of $303 million ($US200 million), thanks to blockbuster paychecks from the Shrek franchise. <\/p>\n The Canadian-born comedian pocketed $4.3 million ($US3 million) for the first Shrek film, $15 million ($US10 million) for the sequel, and $21 million ($US15 million) each for the third and fourth instalments.<\/p>\n However, his real estate wheeling and dealing has come with rapid financial hits.<\/p>\n In January 2017, Myers paid $21.3 million ($US14.6 million) for a four-bedroom condo in New York City\u2019s Tribeca neighbourhood. <\/p>\n Mike Myers voices Shrek in the blockbuster franchise. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n Myers amassed a net worth of $303 million. Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The Wayne\u2019s World star offloaded the property just four months later for $20 million ($US14 million), resulting in a loss of nearly $1 million ($US700,000) following the rapid turnaround.<\/p>\n The Saturday Night Live alum bounced back in August 2018, splashing $22.2 million ($US15.35 million) on a penthouse in New York\u2019s Chelsea neighbourhood. <\/p>\n The luxury pad features a terrace overlooking High Line Park, a library, and a media room. Myers placed the pad on the market in May 2023 with a $29 million ($20 million) price tag. <\/p>\n The Austin Powers actor also holds a lakefront escape in Colchester, Vermont, which he secured for $2.3 million ($US1.65 million) in 2014.<\/p>\n The Austin Powers actor also holds a lakefront escape in Colchester, Vermont, which he secured for $2.3 million 2014. Picture: Google Maps<\/p>\n Eddie Murphy (Donkey)<\/p>\n With a $53 million property portfolio, Eddie Murphy sits on a $303 million ($US200 million) fortune that funds a life of luxury.<\/p>\n The comedy icon\u2019s primary residence is a custom-built $30 million ($US20 million) mansion in North Beverly Park, sitting on a lot he secured in 2001 for $15 million ($US10 million), New York Post<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n The 10-bedroom compound features an underground vault, a sunken masonry barbecue pit, and a detached tennis court.<\/p>\n The Golden Globe winner also controls a private island in the Bahamas known as Rooster Cay, which he purchased for $22 million ($US15 million) in 2007.<\/p>\n Murphy\u2019s real estate history is littered with massive luxury assets and celebrity handovers. <\/p>\n Eddie Murphy is the voice of Donkey.<\/p>\n Murphy sits on a $303 million fortune. Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The Saturday Night Live alum nabbed a colonial home Bubble Hill, in Englewood, New Jersey, for $5.3 million ($U3.5 million), naming it after the slang word for \u201cparty\u201d.<\/p>\n Despite singing he would live there until the end of time, he sold it to pop star Alicia Keys for $15 million in 2013 after originally listing it for $45 million ($US30 million).<\/p>\n At 27, Murphy bought an 11-bedroom Moroccan-style mansion from Cher for $8.9 million ($US5.9 million) in 1988, the year the original Coming to America film was released.<\/p>\n Featuring fish ponds and horse stables, the entertainer sold it in 1995 for $6 million ($US4 million).<\/p>\n The Nutty Professor star snapped up a New York equestrian estate for $3.7 million ($US2.5 million). <\/p>\n He listed it for $18.4 million ($US12.7 million) in 2005 but suffered a massive pricing correction, eventually selling it for $5.7 million ($US3.8 million) in 2011.<\/p>\n Murphy and his then-wife Nicole Mitchell bought a 10-bedroom California palace for an unknown sum in 1998.<\/p>\n Following their 2006 divorce, the property was sold for $9.2 million ($US6.1 million).<\/p>\n The Coming to America star lives in a $US20 million North Beverly Park home that was built in 2003. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n A 27-year-old Eddie Murphy bought this Moroccan house from Cher for $US5.9 million in 1988. Picture: Realtor<\/p>\n Murphy finally sold the equestrian estate for $3.8 million in 2011 after first asking $US12.7 million in 2005. Picture: Realtor<\/p>\n Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona)<\/p>\n With a net worth of $203 million ($US140 million), Cameron Diaz walked away from Hollywood stardom in 2014 to focus on wellness books and retail ventures. <\/p>\n The Charlie\u2019s Angels star\u2019s property plays span elite coastal pockets in the US.<\/p>\n In 2001, the actress spent $1.94 million ($US1.34 million) on a home above the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. She sold to pop star Ariana Grande in 2022 for $7.1 million ($US4.9 million). <\/p>\n Diaz still retains a nearby Beverly Hills compound purchased from actress Candice Bergen in 2010 for $13.7 million ($US9.5 million).<\/p>\n Cameron Diaz voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek movies. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n The Mask star\u2019s portfolio expanded with husband Good Charlotte singer Benji Madden. <\/p>\n In October 2020, the couple paid $21.3 million ($US14.7 million for a seven-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion which they put up for sale in July 2024 for $25.8 million ($US17.8 million).<\/p>\n The pair also secured an estate in Montecito for $18.3 million ($US12.67 million) in 2022.<\/p>\n In New York, Diaz sold a Greenwich Village loft for $5.8 million ($US4 million) in 2015 but kept a Manhattan foothold with a $13.7 million ($US9.5 million) Chelsea condo bought in 2013.<\/p>\n The Mask star\u2019s portfolio expanded with husband Good Charlotte singer Benji Madden. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for REFORM Alliance<\/p>\n Diaz and Madden secured an estate in Montecito for $18.3 million in 2022. Picture: Google Earth<\/p>\n Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots)<\/p>\n Antonio Banderas holds a $72 million ($US50 million) net worth, but his property portfolio became the central battleground in his divorce from Melanie Griffith.<\/p>\n The couple had to sell or divide up all their major properties, including a retreat in Aspen and a large estate in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n The pair paid $5 million ($US3.5 million) for a 12-acre Colorado compound in 2002. <\/p>\n Griffith received this mansion in the divorce. She later split the land to sell a 10-acre parcel for $3.24 million ($US2.24 million) in 2017 and the remaining mansion block for $5.8 million ($US4 million) in 2019.<\/p>\n The duo built a Los Angeles estate by buying two adjacent lots in the late 1990s for a combined $7.9 million ($US5.5 million).<\/p>\n The three-storey mansion boasted a two-storey banquet hall and an elevator. Following the couple\u2019s divorce, the estate was purchased by a Netflix executive in 2015 for $23 million ($US16 million).<\/p>\n Antonio Banderas is the voice behind Puss-In-Boots in the Shrek movies.<\/p>\n Antonio Banderas holds a $72 million net worth. Picture: Jose Velasco\/Europa Press via Getty Images<\/p>\n In 2014, Banderas paid Griffith $5.8 million ($US4 million) to buy out her share of their New York City home. He listed the apartment for $11 million ($US8 million), before removing the property from the market to retain sole ownership. <\/p>\n Though they divided their entertainment royalties, a Porsche, and a Picasso artwork, Griffith walked away with a total of six cars in the settlement, leaving Banderas with just two.<\/p>\n Banderas was also ordered to pay Griffith $1.1 million ($US780,000) a year in spousal support, alongside $94,000 ($US65,000) a month for a fixed period.<\/p>\n The Mask of Zorro actor retains a home in his Spanish hometown and a property in Surrey, England. <\/p>\n Banderas\u2019 property portfolio became the central battleground in his divorce from Melanie Griffith. Picture: David Livingston\/Getty Images<\/p>\n John Cleese (King Harold)<\/p>\n John Cleese has a net worth of $290 million ($US200 million), but his real estate footprint was heavily impacted by one of the most expensive celebrity divorces in British history.<\/p>\n The comedian\u2019s 2008 split from psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger left her with a staggering $24.8 million (\u00a312 million) in cash and assets. <\/p>\n Eichelberger received an apartment in New York, a London home and half of a Santa Barbara beach house, plus yearly maintenance payments of roughly $984,000 (\u00a3600,000) for seven years.<\/p>\n The payout resulted in Cleese travelling the world with The Alimony Tour to earn back some of his net worth. <\/p>\n The BAFTA winner said he was stunned by the financial loss. <\/p>\n \u201cCan you believe when I met her, I had a beautiful house in Holland Park and no mortgage and when I broke up with her, I had a flat in Sloane Square and a full mortgage?,\u201d he told Saga<\/a> in 2024. <\/p>\n \u201cHow they figured out she was worth $20m, I have no idea.\u201d <\/p>\n John Cleese has a net worth of $290 million. Picture Supplied.<\/p>\n Cleese\u2019s 2008 split from psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger left her with a staggering $24.8 million in cash and assets. Picture: Getty<\/p>\n Beyond his substantial divorce settlement, The Fawlty Towers icon has made several real estate ventures. <\/p>\n Cleese forked out $4.9 million ($US3.44 million) for a home in Montecito, California, in 1998. <\/p>\n The Monty Python star listed the property for $16 million ($US11 million) a decade later, before accepting a cut-price $7.3 million ($US5.1 million) in 2010.<\/p>\n The funnyman also bought two neighbouring Montecito plots in 1999 for an undisclosed sum to build a massive horse ranch. <\/p>\n Cleese wanted $40 million ($28 million) for the estate in July 2007, but settled for a $23 million ($US16 million) offer from tech billionaire Craig McCaw a year later.<\/p>\n In 2018, the actor announced he was fleeing England after being disappointed by Brexit. <\/p>\n He listed his home near Bath for $4.3 million ($US3 million) and a London apartment for $2.5 million ($US1.75 million), revealing plans to relocate to the Caribbean island of Nevis.<\/p>\n Characters Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews) and King Harold (John Cleese) in Shrek 2<\/p>\n Julie Andrews (Queen Lillian)<\/p>\n Julie Andrews maintains a $45 million ($US30 million) net worth built over a multi-decade career.<\/p>\n In 2012, the Mary Poppins star parted with the gated Brentwood home she originally shared with her late husband director Blake Edwards. <\/p>\n The couple bought the property in 1989 for $1.7 million ($US1.2 million) and Andrews secured a quick sale decades later after listing the four-bedroom asset for $3.7 million ($US$2.6 million).<\/p>\n Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post<\/a> and was republished with permission.<\/p>\n MORE: Wahlberg\u2019s secret $72m Packer move in Aus<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Didn\u2019t have enough\u2019: Star\u2019s sad Aussie life<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m coming\u2019: Charlize\u2019s secret move to Aus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The beloved voices behind the Shrek films have quietly built real estate empires shaped by bitter divorce settlements…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-505820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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