India, April 7 -- In the 1990s, even as Macaulay Culkin and the Olsen Twins were ruling the roost as the true 'A-list' child stars, Brock Pierce was not too far behind. The young actor was the star of The Mighty Ducks franchise and also appeared in several other films and shows in his early teens. Yet, by the time he was an adult, Pierce quit acting for entrepreneurship. So perhaps it would be a misnomer to call him to call him the first billionaire actor in the world (he attained the status in 2015). But he did get there, on the back of an unusual career path. (Also read: Pakistan's richest actor has net worth of $50 million; just 6% of Shah Rukh Khan's but more than Ranbir Kapoor, Prabhas)

Brock entered showbiz as a toddler, appearing ...