Jessica Ann Johnson was born on 1 July 1980, in Abilene, Texas USA, and is a singer, songwriter, businesswoman, fashion designer, as well as an actress. Jessica Simpson became known for her single “I Wanna Love You Forever” from her debut studio album “Sweet Kisses”. The success of the album not only contributed to Simpson’s successful singing career, but helped her broaden her horizons and gave a rise to “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica”, a reality television series starring her former husband Nick Lachey. Ever since then, Jessica Simpson has become a well-recognized name in the entertainment industry.
So how rich is Jessica Simpson then? Sources state that Jessica Simpson’s net worth is estimated to amount to $150 million. The majority of Jessica Simpson’s net worth and wealth comes from her singing, also from her acting career. In 2012, Jessica Simpson’s earnings amounted to $14 million, including income she collected from the sales of her albums “Happy Christmas” and “Do You Know” that earned her $705,000 and $913,000 respectively. Simpson also managed to earn $3 million from endorsing “Weight Watchers”.
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Jessica Simpson Net Worth $150 Million
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Jessica Simpson but spent most of her childhood in Dallas. Simpson’s singing career began inauspiciously, with an unsuccessful audition for the variety television show “The Mickey Mouse Club”, where she met Justin Timberlake. She then went on to a church camp where she met with a recording producer, who helped her release her “Jessica” album. Even though the studio went bankrupt, a producer from Columbia Records listened to Simpson’s album and offered her a job with their label. Jessica Simpson then debuted with her major studio work “Sweet Kisses”, an album that brought her national media attention. The album sold a total of four million copies and with Platinum certification from the RIAA, peaked at #25 on the Billboard charts. “Sweet Kisses” produced three singles, one of which, namely “I Wanna Love You Forever” became an instant hit.
Simpson went on to record her second album “Irresistible”, which spawned a highly successful hit single of the same name. In 2003, Simpson released her third studio album “In This Skin”, and premiered her first reality show “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica”, which is considered to be the start of her acting career. After that, Jessica Simpson made several appearances in television shows and films, including “The Dukes of Hazzard” with Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous”.
In addition to the revenue collected from movie and album sales, Jessica Simpson has been making a significant profit from commercials, as well as her retail store. Jessica Simpson has been appearing in various commercials for Pizza Hut, as well as the brand of candy called Ice Breakers. A famous singer and actress, Jessica Simpson is currently a co-owner of “Home Shopping Network” and an owner of a fashion line called “The Jessica Simpson Collection”, both of which are remarkable additions to her $150 million net worth.
In her less-than-private personal life, Jessica Simpson was married to Nick Lachey(2002-06), and is now married to Eric Johnson (2014), a former NFL player. The couple have a daughter and a son.
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