The Richest Child Stars Of All Time

Hollywood pays the big bucks to its stars, and young actors are no exception! In this gallery, we're counting down 12 of the richest current and former child stars, from your favourite sitcoms, movies, and TV series. Up first is former actor Angus T. Jones, who had great success playing "Jake" for 10 years on Two and a Half Men. The one-time highest-paid child actor is worth around $20 million today.

These days, Shia Labeouf is making headlines for the wrong reasons with his complicated personal life. But he was once a budding young actor best known for starring on Disney's Even Stevens. He's continued on to a successful acting career in the years since, and Labeouf is now worth $25 million.

Shirley Temple was the original child star. The trailblazing youngster earned a ton of dough in the 1930s, when she was the first major child actor. Her era-adjusted net worth registers at around $30 million. Temple died at age 85 in 2014.

Back to the 21st century and another ex-Disney star: Demi Lovato. These days, the former Camp Rock actress and successful singer is estimated to be worth a hefty $40 million.

We haven't seen too much of Frankie Muniz since his days on Malcolm in the Middle and in films like Agent Cody Banks and Big Fat Liar. But the former child star did well for himself in his acting days: he's estimated to be worth $40 million.

Selena Gomez continues to do well for herself as a singer, actress, and TV chef. The former Wizards of Waverly Place star has worked her way up to a net worth of $50 million.

Eight very successful Harry Potter movies made stars out of young actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who all rank in the Top 10 of the richest child stars list. Radcliffe has out-earned his ex-costars with subsequent projects, placing him at $110 million, while Watson is at $80 million, and Grint $50 million.

Miley Cyrus made it big on Hannah Montana, and she's only gone bigger places in her music career since then. Since reinventing herself as a provocative pop star, Miley has raked in the dollars to an estimated $160 million.

Yes, that is a young Leonardo DiCaprio. Today, it's easy to forget that he was a child star for about a decade on series like Parenthood and Growing Pains. But DiCaprio has eclipsed those successes with an award-winning film career, and he's now worth about $260 million.

Out of all the child stars, Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen have amassed the most impressive net worth. The former Full House stars built their fortune from acting, merchandise and, nowadays, their own high-end fashion brand called The Row. The Olsen twins are estimated to be worth a combined $400 million.READ MORE: Child Stars Then and Now