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Previously a vocal critic of Donald Trump, Vance became a Trump loyalist in 2020. In 2024, J.D. Vance was rumored to be a possible choice for Trump’s Vice Presidential running mate. Other potential Trump VP picks included businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and former North Dakota Governor/businessman Doug Burgum. On July 15, 2024, J.D. was officially revealed as Trump’s Vice Presidential running mate. As we detail in the paragraphs below, Vance has made dozens of investments as a venture capitalist....

Randi was best known for his challenges to paranormal claims and pseudoscience. He founded the James Randi Educational Foundation. He started his career as a magician and went by the name The Amazing Randi until he retired at 60 to focus on investigating the paranormal and supernatural claims. Randi was referred as a debunker although he dislikes the term and calls himself an investigator. He was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and was featured on the TV series Penn & Teller: Bullshit!...

Jarkko Nieminen also set a record for winning the shortest Masters Tour tennis match in the Open Era when he defeated Bernard Tomic in 28 minutes and 20 seconds in 2014. He turned professional in 2000 and retired in 2015, earning $7.7 million during his career. He finished with a singles record of 405-348 with two titles. He finished with a doubles record of 150-192 with five titles and also represented Finland at the 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games....

The company ultimately went under in 1990. From there, he went on to work as the Chief Scientist of Advanced Network and Services of Internet2, as well as serving as the Lead Scientist of the National Tele-immersion Initiative. He was also a visiting artist and scholar at multiple academic institutions. He also collects and plays rare instruments. He has released an album, and composed the soundtrack for the film, “The Third Wave”....

Schmidt went on to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1996, followed by the San Francisco Giants in 2001, and ending with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2007 and 2009. He is a three-time All-star for the years 2003, 2004, and 2006. He made his last MLB appearance on August 5, 2009 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and was then placed on the disabled list after a recurring shoulder injury, prohibiting him from continuing a career in Major League Baseball....

Jennifer Connelly’s career spans over four decades, beginning as a child model before transitioning to acting. She made her acting debut in Sergio Leone’s 1984 crime film “Once Upon a Time in America.” After early roles in horror film “Phenomena” (1985) and the fantasy “Labyrinth” (1986) with David Bowie, Connelly studied at Yale University before transferring to Stanford to study drama. She ultimately left college to focus on her acting career....

Cueto made his major league debut for the Reds in April 2008 and has played for the Reds his entire career. He became one of the National League’s top pitchers by 2011 and won 19 games in 2012 to help the Reds win the NL Central title. Cueto was a MLB All-Star in 2014 and was named NL Player of the Week in August 2014. He has also represented the Dominican Republic for the 2009 World Baseball Classic....

Early Life and Career Beginnings Jonathan Scott Frakes was born on August 19, 1952, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Bethlehem and graduated from Liberty High School, where he ran track and played in the school band. Inspired by his father’s love of jazz, he began playing trombone at a young age. Frakes went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Penn State University and a Master of Fine Arts from Harvard’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training....

In 2022, “Judy Justice” won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program, making her the only television arbitrator to win the award for more than one court show (three for “Judge Judy” and one for “Judy Justice”). Judge Judy Sheindlin’s Salary Judy is one of the highest-paid entertainers on the planet. At the height of her syndicated show, she earned $47 million per year. Her salary in 2005 was $15 million per year....

Rebel Entertainment Partners filed a lawsuit in 2016 seeking their 5% share of the show’s profits. They claimed that because CBS claims Judge Judy’s salary as an expense, the show was operating at a deficit. The talent agency accused CBS of deliberately doing this to avoid paying them their share of the show’s profits. Well, you can imagine how sharp tongued Judy Sheindlin reacted to this. A judge last week sided with CBS and Judge Judy in the case, but before this happened the-diminutive 75-year-old revealed the inner workings of her salary negotiations in a deposition....

Julianne Phillips Divorce Settlement: Even though their marriage lasted just four years, this happened to be one of the most lucrative periods in his career. After being married from 1985 to 1989, Bruce Springsteen paid Julianne a $20 million divorce settlement. It is considered on the the most expensive celebrity divorce settlements of all time.

Lauren and Simon’s relationship was the subject of worldwide tabloid interest. At the time they began dating, Lauren was still married to and living with her husband of a decade, businessman and real estate developer Andrew Silverman. Lauren and Andrew had a 7-year-old son at the time. She also may have still been living with Andrew when she became impregnated by Cowell. As if all that wasn’t bad enough, Simon and Andrew were close friends....

Aycock Middle School and Junius H. Rose High School. He graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2004. Norris is a Libra and is currently married to his girlfriend Andrea.

Under his last contract with Barcelona, Lionel Messi was the highest-paid soccer player and highest-paid athlete, overall, in the world. Will he maintain those two titles with his new Paris Saint-Germain contract? We now know the answer! Mind-Blowing Former Barcelona Contract In January 2021, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo released a bombshell report about the contract Lionel had been playing under since 2017. Prior to El Mundo’s reports, most outlets (including us here at Celebrity Net Worth) believed that Lionel Messi’s base salary jumped from $44 million to $80 million when he re-signed with Barcelona in 2017....

Mark is known for his over-the-top advertising practices and often-inflammatory commentary. Mancow is a silent partner in the company, but has begun to take a more active role. This has lead to conflict between the two brothers, especially with regards to the staff Mark hires to work at Max Motors. Mark has a habit of hiring people who are down and out in order to give them a second chance....

In 2010 he directed episodes of the TV series The Office and Lone Star. Webb was the executive producer for the 2012 TV series Battleground. In 2012 he directed The Amazing Spider-Man, and in 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is scheduled to be released in 2018. He is signed with DNA in Hollywood and Academy Productions Ltd. In the U.K. He won awards from the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics, Online for 500 Days of Summer....

Since retiring, Barnes has successfully transitioned into sports media. He co-hosts the popular podcast “All The Smoke” with fellow former NBA player Stephen Jackson. Launched in 2019, the podcast features candid interviews with athletes, entertainers, and cultural figures, often touching on personal struggles, social justice, and behind-the-scenes moments from professional sports. Its raw, unfiltered style and high-profile guest list have made it one of the most popular sports podcasts in the country....

Tucker briefly joined the band Sun City Girls before moving to Georgia and taking a job at Wal-Mart. She returned to the music industry with the band Half Japanese at the end of the ’80s. During the early ’90s, she was part of several Velvet Underground reunion efforts. She also played with Charles Douglas, Lou Reed, John Cale, and the Kropotkins. Tucker released eight solo albums, including 1981’s “Playin’ Possum”, 1989’s “Life in Exile After Abdication”, 1994’s “Dogs Under Stress”, and 2012’s “I Feel So Far Away: Anthology 1974-1998”....

At 22yrs old in 2005 he signed for Chelsea FC for the second most expensive transfer deal for the club of £26m for five years. In August 2012 he signed an on-loan deal with Real Madrid and went t on to score two goals. Earlier this year on January 2014 he transferred to AC Milan an Italian Serie A Club.The fearsome tackler shows great versatility in the pitch playing both in the defense and midfield....

Early Life Michelle Phan was born on April 11, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts. She was born to Vietnamese refugees, and the family was forced to move several times because of her father’s gambling. After the family relocated to Tampa, Florida, 6-year-old Michelle’s father left. Her mother, Jennifer, remarried but later left Phan’s stepfather after suffering his abuse for years. Jennifer, a nail technician, eventually opened her own nail salon, and Michelle spent much of her youth there....