HOLLYWOOD -- Mark Wahlberg tops
Forbes Magazine's list of highest-paid
actors for 2017 with $68 million (pretax),
thanks to "Transformers: The Last Knight";
"Daddy's Home 2," arriving Nov. 10, with
Will Ferrell and Mei Gibson; and the iron-
icaUy titled "All the Money In the World,"
with Michelle Williams and Kevin Spacey,
due Dec. 8. This doesn't include the fortune
he's making from Spectrum commercials
and "Wahlburgers" (the series and the
hamburger joints). He also makes big bucks
for producing.
No. 2 is "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson,
up $50 million this year with $65 million
from "Baywatch "' "Jumanji" (out Dec. 20),
"Rampage" (coming April 20),"Skyscrap-
er" (July 13 release) and"Flghting With My
Family." He also added coin for successfully
producing.
Another actor producing for really big
bucks is Vin Diesel, whose slice of the
billion-dollar grosser "The Fate of the Fu-
rious," made him No. 3 at $54 million, with
help from'`The Reama of Xander Cage" and
"Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2."
Coming in at No. 4 is Adam Sandier, who
went to Netfiix this year in a big way and
raked in $50 million for "Sandy Wexler"
with Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson, Kevin
James, Terry Crews and Rob Schneider;
"The Meyerowitz Stories" with Ben Stiller,
Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman; and
'`The Week Of' with Chris Rock and Rachel
Dratch. Add monies for writing, producing
and lending his voice to the animated "Hotel
Transylvania 3;' and it stacks up big.
No. 5 Jackie Chan still is the top grosser in
China, where he made seven films this year,
as well as "Shanghai Dawn," the sequel
to "Shanghai Knights" (2003), again with
Owen W'dson; and "The Foreigner," with
Pierce Brosnan, for a total of $49 million.
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Remember
Steve Howey of
"Reba"? He's
gone to the dogs!
His just-released
film, shotin 2015,
is "Unleashed," in
which a cosmic
storm turns him
(a dog) and the
family cat into
two perfect men
who vie for dates
with their mis-
tress. When you
watch the film,
see if you can spot
Kathy Garver,
who played old-
er sister Cissy in
the 1960s sitcom
"Family Affair."
Brad Pitt is returning to acting in the sei-fi
epic "Ad Astra," with Tommy Lee Jones,
Donald Sutherland, Jamie Kennedy and
Ruth Negga, in which he searches the
solar system for his missing father. Pitt has
35 projects optioned to produce and/or star
in. That's one way to get over a divorce!
Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank,
now onscreen with Channing Tatum in the
mediocre "Logan Lucky," has completed
"55 Steps," with Helena Bonham Canner
and Jeffrey Tambor; "What They Had,"
with Michael Shannon, Robert Forster and
Blythe Danner; and is executive produc-
ing and starting in "Intimate Strangers."
No doubt it will be a "Swank Production."
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Brad Pitt
1. TRAV-
EL: What
West and
East Coast
cities does
Interstate 10
connect in the United States?
2. ADVERTISING: Who was the mascpt
for Kellogg's Froot Loops cereal?
3. TELEVISION: Who played the patriarch
of the Clampett family in "The Beverly
Hillbillies"?
4. LITERATURE: What 1969 novel begins
with the line, "All of this happened, more
or less"?
5. MUSIC: Where did Puffthe Magic Drag-
on live in the Peter, Paul and Mary song?
6. MOVIES: What was the last movie that
singer Elvis Presley starred in?
7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which
California city has an area code of 415?
8. GEOLOGY: What are the softest and
hardest minerals on the Mobs scale?
9. GAMES: What color is Kentucky Avenue
in the Monopoly game?
10. GEOGRAPHY: What country has the
most natural lakes?
ANSWERS
1. Santa Monica, California, and Jackson-
ville, Florida
2. Toucan Sam
3. Buddy Ebsen (Jed)
4. "Slaughterhouse-Five" (Kunn Vonnegut)
5. The land of Honalee
6. "Change of Habit"
7. San Francisco
8. Talc and diamond
9. Red
10. Canada
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is
a good time for the usually outspoken
Lamb to be a bit more discreet. You still
can get your point across, but do it in
a way less likely to turn off a potential
supporter.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Good
news: All that hard work you put in is
beginning to pay off. But you need to
watch that tendency to insist on doing
things your way or no way. Be a bit more
flexible.
\-.. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You mi~zht
want to delay making a decision on the
future of a long-standing relationship
until you check out some heretofore hid-
den details that are just now beginning
to emerge.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your re-
luctance to compromise on an important
issue could backfire without more facts to
support your position. Weigh your options
carefully before making your next move.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) This is a good
time for ambitious Leos or Leonas to shift
from planning their next move to actually
doing it. Your communication skills help
persuade others to join you.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
Relationships -- personal or professional
-- present new challenges. Be careful
not to let a sudden surge of stubbornness
influence how you choose to deal with
them.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
You might need more facts before you
can decide on a possible career change.
But you should have no problem making
a decision about an important personal
matter.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) You're respected by most people for
your direct, no-nonsense approach to the
issues. But be careful you don't replace
honest skepticism with stinging sarcasm.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to De-
cember 21) A newly emerging situation
could require a good deal of attention
and some difficult decision-making.
However, close friends will help you see
it through.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to Janu-
ary 19) Family matters need attention.
Check things out carefully. There still
might be unresolved tensions that could
hinder your efforts to repair damaged
relationships.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
Of course you deserve to indulge yourself
in something special. But for now, tuck
that bit of mad money away. You'll need
it to help with a looming cash crunch.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A
temporary setback in your financial situ-
ation is eased by changing some of your
plans. You'll be able to ride it out quite
well until the tide turns back in your favor.
BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for
understanding people's needs. You have
a low tolerance for those who act without
concern for others.
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