# Creed Bratton from The Office is 15th Richest Musician **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481 "2014-02-16T17:13:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/1 "2014-02-16T17:13:35Z")
He is [worth](http://www.therichest.com/top-lists/top-100-richest-musicians/) $245 Million. Here are some Musicians he has more money than: Ringo Starr Bruce Springsteen Don Henley Eric Clapton That is unbelievable. Almost as surprising is he is 71. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/2 "2014-02-16T17:38:18Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > He is [worth](http://www.therichest.com/top-lists/top-100-richest-musicians/) $245 Million. Here are some Musicians he has more money than: > > Ringo Starr > Bruce Springsteen > Don Henley > Eric Clapton > > That is unbelievable. Almost as surprising is he is 71. John Williams is on that list three times, while Kate Bush is not. A pretty unreliable source. Btw, even if accurate, this doesn’t mean that Creed’s wealth came from his musical career. Inheritance, wise investments, or other work may have contributed. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/3 "2014-02-16T18:02:37Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > John Williams is on that list three times, while Kate Bush is not. A pretty unreliable source. > > Btw, even if accurate, this doesn’t mean that Creed’s wealth came from his musical career. Inheritance, wise investments, or other work may have contributed. To be honest I assumed he married it. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/4 "2014-02-16T19:53:43Z")
That’s not the only unbelievable thing on that list. _Eric Johnson_ is the 47th richest musician in the world, with a net worth of $100 million? I find it hard to believe that he’s made that much money from his music. Maybe, like Dhani Harrison and Sean Lennon, he inherited wealth. Or is an incredibly astute businessman. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/5 "2014-02-16T20:15:06Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Btw, even if accurate, this doesn’t mean that Creed’s wealth came from his musical career. Inheritance, wise investments, or other work may have contributed. It says right there on the webpage that his source of wealth is TV/film, so it’s questionable to even put him on the list. I mean, what’s the point? You could put Bill Gates on there, because he plays kazoo in his church choir, if you go by that standard. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/6 "2014-02-16T20:18:10Z")
Yeah, that leapt out at me, too. Johnson is one HELL of a guitarist, but he’s done nothing that would lead to the big bucks. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/7 "2014-02-16T20:21:59Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I33ktFVLLhs/hqdefault.jpg "The Office- Creed lives by the quarry.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I33ktFVLLhs) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/8 "2014-02-16T20:36:50Z")
It’s a bullshit site with numbers pulled out of the air. Look at who brackets him on the Richest Actors list: “American actor, dancer and singer Leon Thomas III has an estimated net worth of $245 million in 2013. He is best recognized for his appearance on Victorious, a Nickelodeon series where he played the role of Andre Harris.” “American voice actor and actor Jake T. Austin has an estimated net worth of $245 million in 2013. At age seven, Jake T. Austin started his acting career as a child actor. He is a five-time nominee for a Young Artist Award for playing the role of Max Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place. He is also known as the voice of Diego for the Nickelodeon series Go, Diego, Go!” Don’t know if Thomas inherited a quarter-billion dollars, but as his hometown of Brooklyn is not known to be a hangout for the very wealthy and his parents are likely young enough to still be alive, an enormous inheritance is unlikely. No inherited wealth for Austin; his parents are part-owners of a restaurant in West Nyack, NY. So I vote for bullshit as a minor phishing costume to lure eyes and clicks. For Bratton, $4 million is a lot more believable. [How Much Is The Net Worth Of Creed Bratton 2022? - Their Net Worth](http://www.theirnetworth.com/Actors/Creed_Bratton/) ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/9 "2014-02-16T20:55:55Z")
Yeah, the list is bullshit. Where is Victoria Beckham, who is, technically speaking, a musician? Where is Beyonce, for Og’s sake? [This link](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1243170/Beckhams-ranked-fifth-richest-Hollywood-couple-Forbes-28m-annual-fortune--Beyonc-Jay-Z-list.html) (admittedly from the Daily Mail) says she earned 54 millions pounds last year! The Guardian [put Kate Bush’s wealth at 25 million pounds](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/sep/30/popandrock1), making her the second richest British woman musician after Annie Lennox back in 2005. This article was before Aerial, 50 Words For Snow and Director’s Cut. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/10 "2014-02-16T21:10:52Z")
Yeah, but those are pounds. I think the exchange rate is something like 1 pound equals 1 disme American. It must be true because I saw it on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/11 "2014-02-16T22:01:03Z")
Even with the Office being in syndication, how does the math fit that he’s worth a quarter-billion? ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/12 "2014-02-16T22:10:15Z")
Three unlikely people have the same net worth of 245 million? In the same BS list? Yeah, no. That said, Eric Johnson sold the rights to one of his songs (Ah Via Musicom, I think) to a sports group or a network some 20 years ago; that could be a pretty penny. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/13 "2014-02-16T22:26:48Z")
They might be getting their data from this site: [Media Mass](http://en.mediamass.net/people/creed-bratton/highest-paid.html). > [@](#): > > The American actor-musician has an estimated net worth of $245 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Bratton Burger” chain) in Washington, a Football Team (the “Los Angeles Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderbratton - US), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Creed) and a fashion line called “Creed Bratton Seduction”. That sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/14 "2014-02-16T22:33:38Z")
Yoko Ono is not on that list. She has had some of her own solo albums that IIRC charted. Due to her wealth from The Beatles she should be on that list. Her inherited family wealth would easily make her number one on that list. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/15 "2014-02-16T23:07:44Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > They might be getting their data from this site: [Media Mass](http://en.mediamass.net/people/creed-bratton/highest-paid.html). > > That sounds about right. Or not. > [@](#): > > UPDATE 17/02/2014 : This story seems to be false. ([read more](http://en.mediamass.net/blog/mediamass-project)) ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/16 "2014-02-16T23:13:35Z")
Yeah. I thought it was clear that it was a joke from the laundry list of fake stuff they said he owned. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/17 "2014-02-17T01:37:43Z")
I saw it linked on Twitter. It wouldn’t be the first time the Internet lied to me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/18 "2014-02-17T01:44:30Z")
If he was that rich, he could throw quarries down quarries. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/19 "2014-02-17T01:48:57Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > He is [worth](http://www.therichest.com/top-lists/top-100-richest-musicians/) $245 Million. Here are some Musicians he has more money than: > > Ringo Starr > Bruce Springsteen > Don Henley > Eric Clapton > > That is unbelievable. Almost as surprising is he is 71. It IS unbelievable as the following “musicians” are noticeably absent from the list: Jay-Z Curtis Jackson (aka Fifty Cent) Master P Mariah Carey Michael Jackson (who even in death is worth more than $1 billion according to the IRS) Beyonce ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creed-bratton-from-the-office-is-15th-richest-musician/681481/20 "2014-02-17T03:39:32Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > Yeah. I thought it was clear that it was a joke from the laundry list of fake stuff they said he owned. You thought it was clear that it was a joke? Eight days ago teh interwebz was full of [this story](http://dailycurrant.com/2014/02/08/man-responsible-for-olympic-ring-mishap-found-dead-in-sochi/). Nothing on teh interwebz is ever clearly a joke!