At Los Angeles’ Summit Series, Bezos discussed some of the secrets that led him to his $90 billion net worth. Some of his secrets might surprise you. For one thing, choosing the right life partner was crucial to his success. Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos have been married for 24 years. They met back in Bezos’ Wall Street days, when he interviewed her for a job at the investment management company, D....
The $120 million gift from the chartiable enterprise started by the family of late Walmart founder Sam Walton will facilitate the creation of the University of Arkansas School of Art. “This gift creates the first and only school of art in the state of Arkansas,” said Todd Shields, dean of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, where the UA School of Art will be housed. “[It] will propel art education, research and creative activity in the state forward while also providing unparalleled access and opportunity to students....
The Veyron has been the king of supercars since debuting in 2005. It is the world’s fastest street legal production car and the Veyron Super Sport holds a Guinness World Record at 267.86 miles per hour. All Veyrons have now officially been sold, ending with the La Finale, and one of these supercars is even used by the Abu Dhabi Police Department to chase down bad guys. The new Chiron is poised to compete with the Ferrari LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder, and McLaren P1....
“I just did a deal for $78 million for underwear. What did you muthafuckas do today? Lllllllllooooolllllllllll #Boom #FRIGO” During the Seth Meyers appearance, 50 remarked how he was excited to be joining fellow FRIGO endorsers Derek Jeter and Carmelo Anthony. It’s unclear at this moment if Derek and Melo earned the same eight-figure payday. According to a press release, FRIGO’s products “were created to revolutionize the underwear industry by offering men optimal comfort, moisture-control and support, with style and practicality in mind....
Early Life and Musical Beginnings Adrian Samuel Young was born on August 26, 1969. Raised in Cypress, California, Young was immersed in music from an early age. His parents, embracing the free-spirited ethos of the 1960s, exposed him to a diverse array of artists, including Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and Jimi Hendrix. This eclectic musical environment fostered Young’s passion for rhythm and melody. On Christmas Day in 1987, Young received his first drum set, marking the beginning of his journey as a drummer....
In 2001 she starred in the TV series Kristin as Santa Clemente. Ortiz starred in the 2003 series A.U.S.A. and in the series Over There in 2005. One of her best known roles was starring as Hilda Suarez in the series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. Starting in 2013 Ana stars as Marisol in the series Devious Maids. In 2007 Ortiz won an ALMA Award and an Imagen Award for her supporting role in Ugly Betty....
In 2011, he became the Head Coach for Florida Gulf Coast University. The team went on to become the first 15 seed to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In April of 2013, he became the new Head Coach for the University of Southern California after the Los Angeles based school offered him a 10x salary raise from $150,000 per year to $.4 million. Prior to coaching at FGCU, Andy Enfield helped launch a healthcare technology firm called TractManager that has been valued at more than $100 million....
Ben Miller (born 1966) is a British actor, comedian, and director who has successfully navigated multiple entertainment spheres over a three-decade career. Initially pursuing quantum physics at Cambridge University, he switched paths after meeting Alexander Armstrong in the Footlights drama club. The duo’s sketch show became one of British television’s most celebrated comedy partnerships of the late 1990s and 2000s. Beyond comedy, Miller established himself as a versatile dramatic actor, most notably as DI Richard Poole in “Death in Paradise” and Lord Featherington in “Bridgerton....
You might recall that other billionaires are also placing a substantial bet that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine turns out to be the one that hits the bullseye necessary to rid the world of the coronavirus, but in Lemann’s native Brazil the mission is especially urgent since the country is in second place behind the US in terms of the severity of the outbreak there. According to a statement from the Lemann Foundation, a donation of 100 million reais (or US $18 million) is being made to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (also known as Fiocruz) in order to build the factory, which if all goes according to schedule will be able to manufacture as many as 30 million doses of the vaccine per month by the start of next year....
Career Earnings During his baseball career, Chuck earned $42 million in salary. Early Life and Education Chuck Knoblauch was born as Edward Charles Knoblauch on July 7, 1968 in Houston, Texas. His father Ray and uncle Eddie had formerly played and managed in the minor leagues. As a teenager at Bellaire High School, Knoblauch played for the school baseball team. He went on to play college baseball at Texas A&M University, and was a member of the 1989 Aggies team that finished with a school record of 58 wins....
Feeding America recently released stats that reveal the U.S. is facing a potential shortage of eight billion charitable meals. It also estimated that there are about 54 million people needing food in the U.S. Before the Covid-19 pandemic that figure was 37 million. Newmark launched Craigslist in 1995 as an email distribution list to friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area, before becoming a web-based service in 1996 and expanding into other classified categories....
He has written a blog for The Huffington Post about making his YouTube videos and his creative process. In 2014 he was named Lovie Internet Video Personality of the Year. Howell and Lester launched the YouTube channel DanandPhilGAMES in 2014 and had one million subscribers in March 2015. They launched DanandPhilCRAFTS in 2015 as an April Fool’s Joke. Dan and Phil won a Sony Golden Headphones Award in 2013. They wrote a book called The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire in 2015 and will tour the UK for The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire....
Early Life and Career Beginnings David Coverdale was born on September 22, 1951, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England. He is the son of Winnifred and Joseph Coverdale. At 14, he started performing professionally and honing his voice. Among the early bands he was a part of were Vintage 67, The Government, and Fabulosa Brothers. In 1973, David discovered that the band Deep Purple was auditioning singers to replace its frontman, Ian Gillan. Coverdale was familiar with the band, as he had played with it on the same bill during his time in The Government....
David Klein was born in Syracuse, New York in 1947. He studied economics at the University of California, Los Angeles and got his law degree from Southwestern Law School. He created the Jelly Belly jellybean in 1976. Klein and his partner sold their interest in the company for $5 million in 1980. They each received about $10 thousand per month for 20 years. David Klein went on to form the confectionery development business Can You Imagine That Confections Inc....
Early Life David Pack was born David Robert Pack on July 15, 1952, in Huntington Park, California. In 1968, 15-year-old David formed the band the Sentry’s with Joe Puerta. Band member Bob James later became the frontman of the hard rock group Montrose. After Pack and Puerta went to a King Crimson show at Whiskey a Go Go, they decided to change the direction of the band to prog-rock and found drummer Burleigh Drummond and keyboardist Chris North....
She has had recurring roles on the TV series Dream On, The 10th Kingdom, Any Day Now, One Tree Hill, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Days of Our Lives, Major Crimes, and more. Lewis co-wrote the theme song for A Different World and starred in the movie I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. She has done voice work and starred in Sister Act the Musical. From 2004 to 2006 she was married for NBA player Johnny Newman....
Elisabeth Shue is known for appearing in popular movies such as “The Karate Kid,” “Cocktail,” and the “Back to the Future” sequels. In 1995, she starred opposite Nicolas Cage in “Leaving Las Vegas,” earning her an Academy Award nomination. Later, on television, she played Julie Finlay in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Early Life Elisabeth Judson Shue was born on October 6, 1963, in Wilmington, Delaware. She is the daughter of English Pilgrim descendant Anne Brewster and German descendant James William Shue....
The giant pearl is not the perfect spherical shape you might be picturing but instead a huge, misshapen blob, albeit one that’s valued at about a hundred million dollars. And incredibly, the fisherman would have continued to use it as a piece of furniture had his house not accidentally burned down, after which a tourism officer saw it and began the process of determining its value. Here’s that tourism officer, in his own words: The tourism officer is right, since this as-yet-unnamed pearl easily dwarfs the current record holder for the title, the Pearl of Lao....
