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News Credits: 767 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:14 am

As UK based newspaper the guardian reports on their website, Hollywood has published a list ranking its top 100 successful actors. The list is based on total revenue the films involving the actors make. the list contains Frank Welker, or as you might know him "almost all Decepticons in the old G1 cartoon and Megatron from Transformers Prime".
The top three are as follows:

1 Frank Welker
2 Samuel L Jackson
3 Tom Hanks

All together the 95 films with Frank Welker have earned 6 billion dollars! Read the full article, which includes a nice bit of information about Frank Welker by clicking here.

News Credits: 226 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:23 am

Yeah ... not sure how he can be considered the "most successful" given he more often than not only did voice over work for those movies and the majority of the time he wouldn't have been the lead either.

Not having a go at Frank, just the way they worked this list out.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:00 am

If his 6 billion is more than anybody else's networth, I'd definitely call that successful.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:14 am

That is pretty freakin amazing. I just read on imdb some of the voice work, on the simpsons, futurama, family guy (as kermit the frog) haha. Too awesome. Major Props.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:49 am

synthetik wrote:If his 6 billion is more than anybody else's networth, I'd definitely call that successful.

It seems this is how much the films have made, not the actor.

This is a very silly way of measuring an actor's success.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:33 am

Burn wrote:Yeah ... not sure how he can be considered the "most successful" given he more often than not only did voice over work for those movies and the majority of the time he wouldn't have been the lead either.

Not having a go at Frank, just the way they worked this list out.

If a quarterback is involved in, say 14 Superbowl wins, even though he might not have completed a single pass in any of these, wouldn't he still be the guy with the most Rings?

Just saying.

News Credits: 226 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:40 am

neliz wrote:
Burn wrote:Yeah ... not sure how he can be considered the "most successful" given he more often than not only did voice over work for those movies and the majority of the time he wouldn't have been the lead either.

Not having a go at Frank, just the way they worked this list out.

If a quarterback is involved in, say 14 Superbowl wins, even though he might not have completed a single pass in any of these, wouldn't he still be the guy with the most Rings?

Just saying.

And is Frank Welker worth 6 billion dollars?

Just saying.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:45 am

MINDVVIPE wrote:That is pretty freakin amazing. I just read on imdb some of the voice work, on the simpsons, futurama, family guy (as kermit the frog) haha. Too awesome. Major Props.

Considering Family Guy featured Megatron in the past, it would be fun to hear Welker in that role.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:59 am

Burn wrote:And is Frank Welker worth 6 billion dollars?

Just saying.

His career sure is, deal with it!

News Credits: 226 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:02 am

neliz wrote:
Burn wrote:And is Frank Welker worth 6 billion dollars?

Just saying.

His career sure is, deal with it!

I don't have a problem with his career.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:03 am

Burn wrote:
neliz wrote:
Burn wrote:And is Frank Welker worth 6 billion dollars?

Just saying.

His career sure is, deal with it!

I don't have a problem with his career.

Go back and read my post again, then you deal with it.

I read "bla bla bla" he mostly did some voice work "bla bla bla" stupid list..

god I missed you burn :p

Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:29 am

All hail Megatron Frank Welker! Yeah, he's a very talented individual and much deserved award.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:01 am

Powaglide wrote:All hail Megatron Frank Welker! Yeah, he's a very talented individual and much deserved award.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:50 am

About time he gets the recognition he deserves :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 462 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:08 am

Um.... uh... huh? What? Wait.

I thought people already knew this long before now.

He's been making more money than Samuel L. Jackson for years.

Isn't it a bit redundant to state that he's now the highest-paying actor in the business when he's already been for a while now? :???:

News Credits: 9 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:42 am

Sabrblade wrote:Um.... uh... huh? What? Wait.

I thought people already knew this long before now.

He's been making more money than Samuel L. Jackson for years.

Isn't it a bit redundant to state that he's now the highest-paying actor in the business when he's already been for a while now?

This article doesn't say he is the highest earning. Does he really get several million per film like some hollywood artists get?

News Credits: 462 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:49 am

Mykltron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Um.... uh... huh? What? Wait.

I thought people already knew this long before now.

He's been making more money than Samuel L. Jackson for years.

Isn't it a bit redundant to state that he's now the highest-paying actor in the business when he's already been for a while now?

This article doesn't say he is the highest earning. Does he really get several million per film like some hollywood artists get?

I dunno about that, but he surpassed Samuel L. Jackson as the highest grossing actor of all time as of August 2, 2006. Here are the Numbers.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:29 pm

Now we know who we can raise taxes on too!

News Credits: 8 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:36 pm

its not really that surprising if you think about, he does voice over both main cast & background, sound effects, and he works in all forms of media movies, cartoons, games. Still it is cool to have it stated that hes more successful than Jackson & Hanks, he has done a hell of alot more than those 2 combined. One question though, does that include roles he wasnt credited for or just the ones he was?

Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:35 pm

RhA wrote:
MINDVVIPE wrote:That is pretty freakin amazing. I just read on imdb some of the voice work, on the simpsons, futurama, family guy (as kermit the frog) haha. Too awesome. Major Props.

Considering Family Guy featured Megatron in the past, it would be fun to hear Welker in that role.

He was Megatron in Family guy, yes. hehe. I just especially like the fact that Megatron was Kermit the Frog...how twisted is that :lol:

News Credits: 226 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:29 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Mykltron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Um.... uh... huh? What? Wait.

I thought people already knew this long before now.

He's been making more money than Samuel L. Jackson for years.

Isn't it a bit redundant to state that he's now the highest-paying actor in the business when he's already been for a while now?

This article doesn't say he is the highest earning. Does he really get several million per film like some hollywood artists get?
I dunno about that, but he surpassed Samuel L. Jackson as the highest grossing actor of all time as of August 2, 2006. Here are the Numbers.

At the box office.

All this article and that link are saying is that the movies he is ASSOCIATED with have taken in that amount of money.

Neither are an indication of what he's paid.

I'm sure we could throw a list together for some Boom Mike operator and get similar results.

Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:36 pm

Burn wrote:
I'm sure we could throw a list together for some Boom Mike operator and get similar results.

What do you have against boom mic operators huh?! HUH? THEY PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE okay i can't do this. hehe

News Credits: 226 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:07 pm

I like boom mic operators! Why must you people constantly take what I say in a negative manner!111!1oneeleven!1111!!

Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:18 pm

Burn wrote:I like boom mic operators! Why must you people constantly take what I say in a negative manner!111!1oneeleven!1111!!

What filthy use of the number keys, you should be ashamed. Stop being such a negative nancy, Burn :lol:

*fails at attempt to stop hijacking thread*

News Credits: 9 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:01 pm

Burn wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Mykltron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Um.... uh... huh? What? Wait.

I thought people already knew this long before now.

He's been making more money than Samuel L. Jackson for years.

Isn't it a bit redundant to state that he's now the highest-paying actor in the business when he's already been for a while now?

This article doesn't say he is the highest earning. Does he really get several million per film like some hollywood artists get?
I dunno about that, but he surpassed Samuel L. Jackson as the highest grossing actor of all time as of August 2, 2006. Here are the Numbers.

At the box office.

All this article and that link are saying is that the movies he is ASSOCIATED with have taken in that amount of money.

Neither are an indication of what he's paid.

I'm sure we could throw a list together for some Boom Mike operator and get similar results.

Exactly. He's not necessarily a higher earning actor that SJJackson. Wasn't Arnold getting 20million per film at one point? I doubt Welker gets close to that for any role.