In addition to acting, Aames also served as a lead singer and guitarist in a band called “Willie Aames & Paradise”. Whereas the group eventually inked a contract with the CBS Custom Label, he went on to play another major role on TV, this time portraying the character of Buddy Lembeck in Charles in Charge in 1984. Once the show ended in 1990, Aames took on hosting duties on the game show, The Krypton Factor....
He’s been called an “unsung titan of the Gilded Age.” James was publicity-shy, an avid yachtsman, property owner, and huge philanthropist. Arthur James was born in 1867. He graduated from Amherst College in 1889. The following year, he married Harriet Parsons. In 1909, James inherited a $26 million (more than $71 million today) fortune from his father, D. Willis James, who transformed the mercantile business Phelps, Dodge & Co into one of the biggest copper mining companies in the world....
The Yamaguchi-gumi, which consists of 23,400 members (about 40% of Japan’s gangster population) operates in 44 of Japan’s 47 prefectures, and has a yearly net revenue of $8 billion, brought in from extortion, gambling, the sex industry, arms trafficking, and real estate and construction kickbacks. So, as Ron Burgundy would say, they’re kind of a big deal. Japan is the third-largest economy in the world, and whether they know it or not, a lot of Japanese businesses are involved in some way with the mafia....
Also known as the Villa Aurora, it is home to the one and only known ceiling painting ever done by the artist Caravaggio who lived from 1571 to 1610. In his prime, Caravaggio was the most important Italian painter in the world. Today, when his paintings hit the auction block the fetch $100+ million. And when he was just 22 years old, he painted the ceiling of a villa in Rome....
Early Life and Education Born on August 31, 1962, in Cairo, Egypt, Ahmed Zayat was raised in the suburb of Maadi in a family with a strong emphasis on education and achievement. His father, Dr. Alaa el-Zayat, was a prominent physician and personal doctor to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Ahmed developed an early interest in equestrian activities, competing in show jumping and winning national titles in Egypt during his youth. At 18, he moved to the United States, earning a bachelor’s degree from Yeshiva University and later a master’s degree in public health administration from Boston University....
Alan Bagh wrote, directed, and produced the short The Only Road in 2014. He is the host of The Alan Bagh Show Podcast and graduated from Chapman University. Alan has a twin sister and received a Presidential Award signed by Bill Clinton in 6th grade. His younger brother Rich Bagh is also an actor.
Early Life and Career Beginnings Annette Carol Bening was born on May 29, 1958, in Topeka, Kansas. She is the daughter of Shirley, a church singer, and Arnett, an insurance salesman and sales training consultant. Both of her parents were originally from Iowa and were conservative Republicans and Episcopalians. Bening is of English and German descent and has three older siblings: a sister named Jane and two brothers named Byron and Bradley....
Ava DuVernay created the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) series “Queen Sugar” (2016–present), the Netflix miniseries “When They See Us” (2019), the OWN anthology series “Cherish the Day” (2020–present), the Netflix limited series “Colin in Black & White” (2021), the NBC/Peacock reality series “Home Sweet Home” (2021), and The CW superhero drama “Naomi” (2022–present), and she has executive produced all of these projects as well as directing and/or writing for them....
Bryan “Birdman” Williams rose to prominence in the late 1990s as co-founder of Cash Money Records alongside his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams. The New Orleans-based label became a powerhouse in hip-hop after signing a $30 million distribution deal with Universal in 1998. As a rapper, Birdman first gained attention in the duo Big Tymers with producer Mannie Fresh, releasing albums like “How Ya Luv That” (1998) and “Hood Rich” (2002), which included hits such as “Still Fly....
$1 Million Salary When he first was hired by Florida State, Bobby’s annual salary was $37,500. By the early 1980s he was making $140,000 per year. That’s the same as around $400,000 today after adjusting fori inflation. Bobby was the first college coach to earn $1 million per year in salary. He achieved that feat in 1995. At the end of his time with Florida State, Bowden was earning $2 million per year....
Early Life Boz Scaggs was born William Royce Scaggs on June 8, 1944, in Canton, Ohio. He is the eldest child of a traveling salesman. During Scaggs’ youth, the family moved to McAlester, Oklahoma, and then to Plano, Texas. Just south of Plano in Dallas, Boz went to the St. Mark’s School of Texas, where he met fellow future professional musician Steve Miller. In 1959, Scaggs became the vocalist for Miller’s early band, the Marksmen....
He also played in a few jazz and blues bands. His James Bond appearances include the filmsTomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. Salmon currently puts forth charitable efforts to the African-Carribean Leukemia Trust as well as the Richard House Children’s Hospice.
Burtka made his Broadway debut in the 2003 Tulsa production of Gypsy which starred famous actress Bernadette Peters. He won the 2001 Clarence Derwent Award for most promising male performer in The Boy in the American premiere of Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby. He also played the role of Matt in the 2004 musical The Opposite of Sex reprised the role in the work’s East Coast premiere in the summer of 2006....
Early Life Don Everly was the eldest of the two brothers and was born on February 1, 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky. Their father, Ike Everly, had a show on the radio stations KMA and KFNF in Shenandoah, Iowa in the 40’s, and the boys made their singing debut on his show. In the 1950’s, while living in Knoxville, they continued their musical development and officially formed The Everly Brothers while recording their first album with Columbia Records in early 1956....
Considered a progressive, Warren is focused on improving such areas as consumer protection, social welfare, and economic opportunity. In 2012, she became the first female senator from Massachusetts, and in 2019, she began her candidacy for the US presidential election. Financial Disclosures and Book Royalties According to a Federal financial disclosure in February 2019, Elizabeth Warren’s net worth is somewhere in the range of $4 million to $8 million, depending on the value of various assets at a given time....
Davis solidified her leading-lady status with the feminist road movie “Thelma & Louise” (1991), earning an Oscar nomination for Best Actress and cementing her place in pop culture history. She followed up with action and comedy roles in films like “A League of Their Own” (1992), where she played a trailblazing female baseball player, and “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (1996), an early female-led action thriller. In the 2000s, Davis transitioned to television, winning a Golden Globe for her role as the first female U....
Early Life and Career Beginnings Eugenie Ann Francis was born on May 26, 1962, in Englewood, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Canadian actor Ivor Francis and former actress and model Rosemary Daley. Growing up in a show business family, Francis was exposed to the entertainment industry from an early age. She made her acting debut at the age of 14 with a guest appearance on the television series “Family....
He was born on January 12, 1946, in San Rafael, California. As a child Duke studied the piano at school and by the age of sixteen he had already played with a number of high school jazz groups. Heavily influenced by the sounds of Miles Davis, Les McCann and Cal Tjader, he went on to extend his musical knowledge at the San Francisco Conservatory where he earned his B.A. degree in 1967....
The foundation presently aids with disaster-relief activities and donations as well. Shinn announced he had prostate cancer in 2009, but luckily beat the deadly disease by March 2010. Thus, the George Shinn foundation now focuses on raising awareness and early detection of prostate cancer. The foundation also educates young minsters of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute in North Carolina for their participation in ministries and relief in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Furthermore, he has authored several books, the most important ones being “The American Dream Still Works”, “Leadership Development”, and “You Gotta’ Believe”....
We mourned the loss of nine lives. Bryant was just four years removed from his final NBA game and was in the early stages of what surely would have been a stellar second career as a businessman. He made $323 million from on-court salary during his 20-year NBA career—one of the highest total career earnings ever. He also took home about $350 million from his endorsement deals, partnering with Nike, Sprite, McDonald’s, BodyArmor, Lenovo, Panini, Hublot, and Turkish Airlines....
