George Clooney's Tequila Made Him the Highest-Paid Male Actor of 2018 According to 'Forbes', George Clooney is the highest-paid male actor of 2018, knocking Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson from the top, even though Clooney appeared in zero films. That's because Clooney earned <br />a $239 million paycheck from selling <br />his tequila brand, Casamigos, <br />to Diageo for $1 billion in June 2017. He still made some money from <br />endorsements and older movies, but the <br />bulk of his income came from the tequila. Clooney, 57, founded Casamigos with two friends in 2013. It turned into one of the fastest-growing tequila brands <br />in the world. George Clooney, to CNBC
