Aoki also garnered infamy in 1998 when he was charged with insider trading related to Spectrum Information Technologies, Inc. His son Steve Aoki is one of the most famous and richest DJs in the world. His daughter Devon Aoki is a highly successful model and actress. Early Life and Wrestling Rocky Aoki was born Hiroaki Aoki on October 9, 1938, in Tokyo, Japan. He was the son of Yunosuke and Katsu Aoki....
Sean Connery – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Before: Connery was best known for starring as James Bond from 1962 to 1983. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables in 1988 and he also starred in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Rock, Murder on the Orient Express, and The Hunt for Red October. He was offered a generous percentage of backend dollars to play the role of Gandalf in The Lord of The Rings....
She was included on CNBC’s The Dirty Dozen: Porn’s Most Popular Stars list in 2014 and was Penthouse Pet of the Year Runner-up in 2015. She starred in the Showtime television series Submission after retiring from doing X-rated scenes. Skin Diamond won an Urban X Award in 2012 for Female Performer of the Year and an XBIZ Award in 2013 for Best Supporting Actress. In 2014 she won a pair of AVN Awards including Best Oral Sex Scene....
After The Braxtons disbanded, Tamar pursued a solo career, releasing her self-titled debut album in 2000 through DreamWorks Records. Her breakthrough came with her second studio album “Love and War” (2013), which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and earned her three Grammy nominations. Beyond music, Tamar gained widespread recognition through reality television, starring in “Braxton Family Values” and her spin-off “Tamar & Vince.” She’s also worked as a television host and actress, appearing in productions like “Being Mary Jane” and “Christmas Angel....
Early Life and Career Beginnings Tori Amos was born on August 22, 1963, in Newton, North Carolina. She is the third child of Edison and Mary. When she was two, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where her father brought his Methodist ministry from Washington, D.C. While her brother and sister both took piano lessons, Amos didn’t need them, as she taught herself how to play from the moment she could reach the keys....
Early Life Travis Tritt was born James Travis Tritt on February 9, 1963, in Marietta, Georgia. He grew up with mother Gwen, father James, and sister Sheila and taught himself how to play guitar at an early age. As a teenager, Travis joined his church’s band and started writing music as a Sprayberry High School student. He formed a bluegrass group with some friends, and they came in second place when they performed “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” in a local contest....
He signed a four year deal worth an undisclosed amount, but thought to be near $6 million. During the 2011-12 season he became captain of Manchester City. He also led the team to win the Premier League division in the same season, breaking a 44 year drought. Vincent Kompany also is a chairman of Belgium D3B club BX Brussels. He has also broken into the business world, owning two sports bars in Belgium named Good Kompany....
But among all these moves, there was one player who didn’t fare as well as he hoped. Back in March, The New York Times’ Marc Stein shared that Dennis Schroder turned down a contract extension from the Los Angeles Lakers. The deal was worth about $80 million over four years; ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said it could be worth even $84 million. At the time, Schroder’s largest contract had been a four-year, $70 million deal he signed with the Atlanta Hawks....
McIngvale owns the Houston-based Gallery Furniture and is no stranger to making big bets to help promote his store. He’s outdone himself this time, though, placing a $4.5 million bet on the Cincinnati Bengals to win the Super Bowl. It’s the largest mobile wager ever made through the sportsbook. https://twitter.com/CaesarsSports/status/1489434006785380357 Online wagering is illegal in Texas, but not Louisiana, so McIngvale had to drive across state lines to place the bet....
But he is a billionaire thanks to his stake in the bank with Head Office in Riyadh and six other Regional Offices, as well as 24 branches across Malaysia. In addition to his stake in Al Rajhi Bank, he also holds interests in Al Baraka Banking Group, an Islamic bank founded by his fellow billionaire Saleh Kamel. But that’s not all, as he also owns shares in few more cement and agriculture companies....
Louis Cardinals in 2003. He made his MLB debut in 2005 and made the Cardinals’ 2006 opening day roster as a relief pitcher. Adam has a two time World Series Champion with the Cardinals in 2006 and 2011. He has been named an All-Star in 2010, 2013, and 2014. He won Gold Glove Awards in 2009 and 2013 and was also the National League wins leader for those years. Wainwright has also been a NL Pitcher of the Month and Player of the Week....
Cuomo’s attorney says that they plan to fight the order in court, “[s]hould they seek to enforce this action,” which stems from a proviso in the publishing contract approved by the ethics commission stating that “no state property, personnel or other resources may be utilized for activities associated with the book.” That approval was revoked in November, and after that it was alleged by a state Assembly commission report that Cuomo violated that condition by having aides help prepare the memoir during working hours, as well as recording the audiobook version in New York’s Executive Mansion....
Bert Newton was one of Australia’s biggest household names for almost 60 years, presenting In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Before he left school, Newton worked as a clown with Doug McKenzie on 3XY radio. The duo would later become the infamous act Zig and Zag, appearing on Saturday morning children’s television shows. By the age of 15, Newton was hired as a junior announcer on 3XY – two years later he was the presenter of In Melbourne Speaks and later presented a morning program on 3UD in the mid-seventies....
Her other TV and film credits include “Jaws 3-D”, “The Four Seasons”, “High Road to China”, “Frasier”, “Boston Legal”, “One Tree Hill”, and “House of Lies”. She is a violinist in her spare time and was given the nickname “Precious Poodle” on the set of “My So-Called Life”. Armstrong wed then divorced Chris Carreras after a year of marriage, and has been married to her current husband, producer John Fiedler, since 1985....
Early Life and Education Piyush “Bobby” Jindal was born on June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shortly after his parents emigrated from India. He adopted the nickname “Bobby” at a young age, inspired by a character from The Brady Bunch. A gifted student, Jindal graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School and went on to attend Brown University, where he majored in biology and public policy. He later studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, earning a master’s degree in political science....
Early Life and Rise in Racing Calvin Borel was born on November 7, 1966, in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, into a Cajun family deeply connected to the horse racing world. Like many jockeys from the region, he began riding bush track races as a young boy. By age eight, Borel was already competing in informal quarter horse races and quickly built a reputation as a natural. He turned professional in 1983 and steadily worked his way up through smaller tracks in the South before making a name for himself at Churchill Downs in Kentucky....
Early Life Cheyenne Jackson was born Cheyenne David Jackson on July 12, 1975, in Spokane, Washington. He is the son of Sherri Jackson and Vietnam veteran David Jackson, and he was named after the 1955 ABC Western series “Cheyenne.” Jackson grew up with three siblings in the “teeny mill town” of Oldtown, Idaho. Sherri taught her children to sing, and she regularly played music by artists such as Joni Mitchell, Elvis Presley, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan....
Early Career and Breakthrough Henggeler’s journey in Hollywood began in the early 2000s with small roles in television shows and independent films. Like many actors, she started with minor parts, including a memorable one-line appearance on “House M.D.” where her only line was “Sorry.” These early years were characterized by what she later described as “the hustle, the grind, sprinkled occasionally with the odd acting job.” Her perseverance led to gradually increasing visibility with guest spots on popular shows like “Criminal Minds,” “Franklin & Bash,” and “Happy Endings....
He played with Portland until 2005 and later the Memphis Grizzlies from 2005 until 2008 and the San Antonio Spurs in 2008. After retiring from playing, Stoudamire went to work with Rice University as the director of player development. He was an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies before taking work at Memphis and later his alma mater. Stoudamire retired with 11,763 career points, 5,371 assists, and 953 steals. He played for the U....
Early Life Dan and Sam Houser were born and raised in London. Their father, Walter, is a lawyer, and their mother, Geraldine Moffat, is an actress. As children, both Sam and Dan were fascinated by American crime, gangster, and western movies. This fascination would be the primary inspiration for Rockstar Games’ massively popular Grand Theft Auto series. In 1995, Dan got a job at BMG Interactive testing CD-ROMs. His brother Sam soon joined him at BMG....
