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You have to remember that most of these actors and actresses are giving away tons of their income to agents, lawyers, publicists, and all other show business jobs. If you want to be in a movie you need to have an agent or you will be shut out of show business. It's just a tax that the industry forces on everyone. You gotta give an (((approved))) agency their ten or twenty percent to work in the industry.Gotta remember he was in all the Shrek movies which brought in a ton of money - I’m guessing that money has dried up or was reduced greatly from alimony / ex wife / etc.
Sports are like that as well. You can sign to a team without an agent. But try getting commercial deals or endorsements without an agent from a top sports management company representing you. It's a big cartel system. Eddie Murphy might have a net worth of $250million according to the press but in reality he probably lost half or more to business agents. And people like Tom Cruise probably give half of their income to Scientology.
There are few big winners in show business.