Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA Net worth: -$671,000 Representative Scalise is the House majority whip with a swanky office in the Capitol, but his personal finances aren’t looking quite so good. He reported $4,000 in assets and $675,000 in liabilities from two mortgages. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-PA Net worth: -$700,000 Representative Fattah reported $100,000 in assets from his wife’s investment in General Electric and more than $800,000 in liabilities from several mortgages....

#10 Ma Huateng Net worth: $17.6 billion Country: China Industry: Technology Source of wealth: Tencent Holdings Ma Huateng is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. Nicknamed “Pony”, Ma is the founder, president, chief executive officer, and executive board member of Tencent Holdings, Ltd., one of the biggest telecommunications companies in China. Pony earned his B.S. in software engineering in 1993, and, in 1998, Tencent with four friends. . One year later, the company launched Tencent QQ, an instant messaging service, which became very popular in China and put Pony on the road to his great wealth....

Early Life and Education Thomas Jane was born as Thomas Elliott III on February 22, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland to Cynthia, an antiques dealer, and Thomas Jr., a genetic engineer. As a teenager, he attended Thomas S. Wootton High School, but dropped out and moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. Homeless at first, he lived out of his car and did street performances to make money. Film Career In 1992, Jane made his film debut in the vampire comedy “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” playing Zeph....

As we detail later in this article, Tom and Chris only owned small fractions of MySpace when the company was acquired by NewsCorp in 2005. Prior to the 2005 acquisition, the company had restructured several times after various venture capital investment rounds. In total, between cashouts, acquisitions, and salary, Anderson and DeWolfe both grossed roughly $40 million from the Myspace venture. Early Life Tom Anderson was born on November 8, 1970, in Escondido, California....

Immediately after the announcement was made, the internet exploded with a wide range of opinions and emotions. On the one hand, Ben Affleck has been on quite a hot streak over the last few years. He received critical praise for both starring in and directing 2010’s “The Town” and 2012’s “Argo”. On the other hand, many moviegoers still have not gotten over some of Affleck’s most embarrassing flops like “Daredevil”, “Gigli”, “Surviving Christmas and “Reindeer Games”....

That’s a bit more than the $22.85 million she listed the property for in 2021, actually entering contract on a sale, which unfortunately fell through. Now, she’s telling WSJ that even though she’s forged a lot of sentimental attachment to the home and has mixed feelings about leaving, “they’re going to hand me a check and I’ll change my mind.” Schlessinger bought the spread in 2005 with her late husband Lewis Bishop who passed away in 2015, paying a little over $6....

Early Life Žydrūnas Ilgauskas was born on June 5, 1975, in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union. He made his professional debut with the local club Atletas in 1993. He scored an average of 20.3 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game during the 1994-1995 season. This was enough to garner attention from scouts in the NBA. NBA Career With the 20th overall pick in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft, Žydrūnas Ilguaskas was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers....

#20: Sara Blakely – Founder, Spanx Net Worth: $1 billion “It’s important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst that can happen is you become memorable.” Sara Blakely just lost her youngest self-made female billionaire crown to Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos. However, Blakely is the sole owner (and inventor) of Spanx. #19: J.K. Rowling – Author, Harry Potter series Net Worth: $1 billion “I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea....

Blend Showroom originally operated solely as a sales showroom that helped emerging designers launch their lines, but it has now evolved into a sales, styling, PR, fashion show production, and a consulting business. In addition to her work in fashion, Arzo is also a cast member of the hit Bravo reality series, Blood, Sweat and Heels. Arco is a longtime friend of fellow castmate Melyssa Ford, and made a splash on her first season of the show during a feud erupted between Melyssa Ford and and Geneva Thomas....

During his professional career, Billy earned $92 million in salary. In January 2025, Billy Wagner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was his final year of eligibility. Early Life Born in Marion, Virginia, in 1971, Wagner overcame significant adversity in his youth. Naturally right-handed, he learned to throw left-handed after breaking his right arm twice as a child. This forced adaptation would prove pivotal to his future success....

He was also nominated for a Hong King Film Award for Best New Performer in 1986. Brandon Lee passed away on March 31, 1993 at the age of 28. He was accidentally shot on the set of The Crow. In this particular scene a .44 Magnum revolver was fired at Lee by actor Michael Massee. The gun was supposed to contain dummy cartridges. The movie’s pop crew made a mistake which produced a deadly combination....

Bruce Ratner is best known for his involvement with the New Jersey Nets and its transition into the Brooklyn Nets. Ratner bought the New Jersey Nets in 2004 from a company called YankeeNets for $300 million. Producer/rapper/entrepreneur Jay-Z. Jay-Z owned a 1/15th stake. In 2005, Ratner and Jay-Z announced a plan to move the Nets to Brooklyn. In 2009, Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov agreed to buy 80% of the Nets for $200 million and would provide a $700 million loan to build the new Barclays Center, which would be the new home the the re-named Brooklyn Nets....

Bryant Reeves was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1973, and played college basketball at Oklahoma State University from 1991 until 1995. Reeves was a three-time member of the All-Big Eight first-team from 1993 until 1995 and a two-time Big Eight Player of the Year in 1993 and 1995. The Vancouver Grizzlies drafted Reeves with the sixth overall pick of the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft. Reeves played every game of his pro career with the Grizzlies until he hung it up in 2001 after suffering severe back pain during the preseason and being stretchered off the court....

Pavano has an array of signature pitches, including the sinker, four-seam fastball, slider, and changeup. Many know him as a sinkerballer. Pavano has received several honors preceding the MLB including Eastern League All-star and Pitcher of the Year, Baseball America first team Minor League All-star, Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year, Double-A All-star, and Triple-A All-star. Pavano is now a free agent but became starting Opening Day pitcher for the Minnesota Twins in 2012 after several players suffered injuries prohibiting them from playing....

Early Life and Education Corbin Bernsen was born on September 7, 1954 in Los Angeles, California as the eldest son of Hollywood producer Harry Jr. and actress Jeanne Cooper, famous for starring on the soap opera “The Young and the Restless.” As a teenager, he went to Beverly Hills High School, from which he graduated in 1972. Bernsen went on to attend UCLA, graduating with his BA in 1977. He remained a Bruin for graduate school as he earned his MFA in playwriting from UCLA in 1979....

He also appeared in “The Blue and the Gray”, “Mother’s Day on Walton’s Mountain”, and “A Wedding on Walton’s Mountain”. Harper also had parts in “Fletch” in 1985 and “3:15” in 1986. Harper appeared in several more spin-offs of “The Waltons” during the mid-to-late'90s, including 1993’s “A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion”, 1995’s “A Walton Wedding”, and 1997’s “A Walton Eater”. In 2010, he appeared as himself in “A Walton’s Family Reunion”....

from 2008 to 2010. DeBlois also wrote the movies How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon 3. He worked as an assistant animator for the TV series The Raccoons in 1989. DeBlois also directed the How to Train Your Dragon film series and served as executive producer for the 2nd and 3rd parts. In 2014 he won a Hollywood Film Award for Animation of the Year for How to Train Your Dragon 2....

He’s also sixth on the NBA all-time earnings list in terms of salary, making $251,646,362 for his career, an average of about $12 million per year. However, by playing in Texas (which has no state income tax) his entire career, he actually cracks the top five after accounting for taxes. Some fans may forget Nowitzki was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks but was traded to Dallas on draft night. Had he stayed in Wisconsin his entire career, he would have paid an average of $913,200 per year in state income tax, or nearly $19....

In the end, festival goers who paid thousands – $4,000 to $250,000 for a group VIP experience – were left stranded with FEMA tents as accommodations, cheese sandwiches in Styrofoam containers, no water, and a festival site rife with thieves, feral dogs, and violence. The luxury jet set experience they expected turned out to be Lord of the Flies meets The Hunger Games. Oh, and all the bands scheduled to appear bailed out before the festival started....

Hsieh was only 46 years old when he died last month, but it’s still surprising that someone with that level of wealth and business acumen would have gone that long without establishing some sort of will in case the worst happened. In recent legal filings Tony’s family says that they’re “unaware of the existence of a fully executed estate plan,” and that it’s their “good faith belief” that he never made one....