You can float in and out of rehab in a drug-fueled haze for a lot less than a billion dollars. The industry is horrifically abusive, particularly to young people. And for every Mary Kate and Ashley, there's a legion of kids who endure all that abuse for nothing.
Child actors have been making more than you since the 50s (probably before hand as well).
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were billionaires - on paper - before they turned 18. But they had unpleasant young lives.
So did a lot of people, but they didn't get a billion dollars for their troubles.
You can float in and out of rehab in a drug-fueled haze for a lot less than a billion dollars. The industry is horrifically abusive, particularly to young people. And for every Mary Kate and Ashley, there's a legion of kids who endure all that abuse for nothing.
A lot of them got screwed out of their money, especially in the old days where there were no laws to protect them.