Darren Criss

Darren Criss is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is a founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Chicago. Criss is the very first Asian American actor to win an Emmy for acting. He was the musical performer for US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden at the inaugural balls of the 57th Presidential Inauguration in 2013. He has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid actors for 2020 with an estimated $46 million in combined earnings. People With Money reports on April 16, 2020, reported that Criss is the highest-paid actor in the world, pulling in an astonishing $46 million between March 2019 and March 2020, a nearly $20 million lead over his closest competition. He also became the 400,000th member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) on December 10, 2010.