hihi someone didn't pay his taxes... forbes.com has this article + video about Carlisle's fortune..
Tax hunters keep your hand of off him!!!
Special thanx to @EFulwiler for the tip :D
via @Forbes
FORKS, Wash. -- Those Goldman Sachs bankers taking home millions in bonuses could take a few lessons from the richest man in fiction, Dr. Carlisle Cullen. Unlike those bankers, Cullen has avoided populist ire by hiding his $34.1 billion personal fortune from charities, the I.R.S. and, until now, Forbes' intrepid imaginary billionaire hunters.
"It took you long enough to find me," Cullen, 370, said when approached at his home in Forks, Wash., before peeling off in his Mercedes S55 AMG. Sources tell us he is headed to Volterra, Italy, or possibly to Isle Esme, the private island he bought for his wife, Esme, just off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A cursory look around Cullen's $3 million home--architecturally stunning (Click here to see the Cullen's real-life home) albeit modest by Fictional 15 standards--hardly does justice to the billions Cullen has netted from centuries of compound interest, exceedingly remunerative long-term investments, many suggested by his adopted daughter, who has a knack for seeing the future--and picking stocks. Then again, Cullen would love us all to believe he's just a small-town doctor with great skin.
Video: The Billionaire Vampire
Well, the vampire's out of the coffin. For over 300 years, Cullen, an immortal stuck in the body of a 23-year-old for all eternity, has moved his family from place to place, shunning ostentatious displays of wealth to avoid detection. To hide his massive personal fortune, Cullen insists his family fly Virgin Air in lieu of private jets and prefers a vast network of off-the-grid real estate holdings to mega-mansions and Park Avenue penthouses. On occasion, the compassionate doctor can't help but splurge--witness his wife's honeymoon gift: a private island and accompanying yacht. (How else was he going to keep that sparkling vampire skin from the prying eyes of sunbathers?)
Sources who requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation say that an unruly troop of London vampires converted Cullen into a vampire in 1663 (the alleged vampires did not return repeated calls for comment). Repulsed by his new form, Cullen feasted solely on animal blood and coined himself a "vegetarian." It was during an ensuing stint in Italy that Cullen initially hooked up with the deep-pocketed Volturi coven. The closest thing to vampire royalty, Aro, Marcus and Caius Volturi showered their new friend with valuable gifts and Baroque paintings in an effort to persuade Cullen to drink from humans.
Grateful for the hospitality but unable to stomach their homicidal cuisine, Cullen left Italy for the New World, piggy bank and a Francesco Solimena masterpiece in tow. His savings went to the bank where they have since netted billions in interest. The Solimena, a portrait featuring Carlisle Cullen with the Volturi, still resides in Cullen's Forks home. At press time the painting was the subject of an intense bidding war between notoriously cold-blooded hedge fund manager Steven Cohen, known to chill his trading floor to below 70 degrees to keep employees on their toes, and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, hoping to stock up girlfriend Dasha Zhukova's art gallery.
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