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15. Dr. Phil McGraw

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Earnings: $70M

Personality, Television

In addition to hosting his eponymous show, Dr. Phil McGraw published his 13th book in 2015. “The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality” sold over 51,000 copies in its first week and made the New York Times bestsellers list. Oprah Winfrey’s earliest protege is also going digital: Dr. Phil helped launch an app called Doctor on Demand, which connects users with a network of psychologists in the U.S. for 25- or 50-minutes sessions ranging in price. Dr. Phil, with son Jay McGraw and cofounder Adam Jackson, raised $24 million from the likes of venture firm Andreessen Horowitz and investor Richard Branson for the app.

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