Early Life José Antonio Bautista Santos was born on October 19, 1980, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He comes from a middle-class family that placed an importance on education. His mother was an accountant and financial planner, and his father ran poultry farms after earning a master’s degree in agricultural engineering. José started studying at the age of eight and attended a private high school, De La Salle High School, where he played baseball....
On television, she had a supporting role on the HBO crime drama series “Boardwalk Empire,” and won an Emmy Award for her performance in the British television film “The Girl in the Café.” Macdonald also starred in the television miniseries “The Victim” and had main roles on the BBC series “State of Play,” “Giri/Haji,” and “Line of Duty.” Macdonald’s career began while she was working as a barmaid in Glasgow....
Levon Helm was a pioneering American musician, drummer, and singer best known as the drummer and vocalist for The Band. From 1957 until his death in 2012, Helm’s distinctive voice and rhythmic drumming style helped define Americana music. Rising to prominence as Bob Dylan’s backing band, The Band went on to become one of rock music’s most influential groups. As a solo artist, Helm released six studio albums. He was named one of Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and won three Grammy Awards for his solo work....
Early Life and Education Max Kellerman was born on August 6, 1973 in the Bronx borough of New York City and was raised in Greenwich Village as the eldest of four brothers. As a youth, he was educated at PS 41 and Hunter College High School. For his higher education, Kellerman attended Columbia University, from which he graduated in 1998 with a BA in history. Sportscasting Career Kellerman got his start in sportscasting as a teenager when he hosted a public-access television program called “Max on Boxing....
Michael appeared on the cover of “TV Guide” 22 times, more than anyone other than Lucille Ball. In 1979, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama for “Little House on the Prairie.” Landon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984. Michael passed away on July 1, 1991, at 54 years of age, from pancreatic cancer. If Landon were alive today, he could be worth well over $100 million....
Career Earnings During his NHL career, Mike Fisher earned $45 million in salary, roughly half of which was earned from a five-year, $21 million signed ahead of the 2007-2008 season with the Senators. Another notable contract was a two-year, $8.8 million deal signed with the Predators in July 2015. Early Life and Junior Career Born on June 5, 1980, in Peterborough, Ontario, Fisher grew up in a close-knit Christian family that instilled in him strong values and work ethic....
Mike’s brothers, Jeff and Steve Porcaro, have also been part of Toto as a drummer and keyboardist, respectively. Their father was jazz drummer and percussionist Joe Porcaro. Mike was a session bass player before joining Toto. In 2007, he stopped performing due to numbness in his fingers which made it difficult to play bass. He announced that he was suffering from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2010, and in 2012, it was reported that he was in a wheelchair due to the disease....
But just in case you needed a little more excitement: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts just signed the second-largest contract in MLB history. And it happened one day before the start of the season. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports the 12-year extension is worth $365 million, with a $65 million signing bonus. The extension includes a $65 million signing bonus, keeping Betts with the Dodgers through the 2032 season. The deal will be worth a total of $392 million over 13 years, as Betts is still owed $27 million this season....
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, reigning from 1894 until his abdication in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. Born into the Romanov dynasty, he inherited one of the largest and wealthiest empires in the world, yet struggled to modernize the nation or maintain political stability. Deeply committed to autocracy and the divine right of kings, Nicholas resisted political reform even as Russia faced mounting internal and external crises....
Salary According to public filings, Phillip Schofield’s salary at the time he stepped down from “This Morning” was £700,000. That’s the same as around $865,000 per year. Early Life Phillip Bryan Schofield was born on April 1, 1962, in Oldham, Lancashire. Schofield moved with his family to Newquay, Cornwall at a young age. He made his first foray into media as a hospital radio DJ at the age of 15. His professional career took off in 1982 when he moved to New Zealand to present the music programme ‘Shazam!...
Early Life and Education Pierre Bouvier was born on May 9, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Louise and Réal. He has two older brothers named Jay and Jonathan. Bouvier was educated at Collège Beaubois. Reset Bouvier’s first band was the punk rock band Reset, which he formed with his childhood friend Chuck Comeau in 1993. They were joined by Philippe Jolicoeur and Jean-Sébastien Boileau. Reset’s first album, “No Worries,” came out in 1997....
Ed Stack’s father Dick, founded Dick’s Sporting Goods in 1948 with a $300 loan from his grandmother (Ed’s great grandmother). Dick was 18-years old at the time. He started out in a rented storefront as a small bait and tackle fishing supply store in Binghampton, New York. In the mid-1950s, Dick expanded beyond fishing gear into general sports merchandise. In the early 1960s, he moved to a larger location and renamed the store “Dick’s Sporting Goods”....
JK Rowling was born in 1965 near Bristol, England and grew up in Gloucestershire and South Wales. She loved to read, and especially loved the fantasy books her parents read to her, so she began creating stories to tell her younger sister Di. She wrote her first story when she was six-years old about a rabbit named Rabbit. The rest, as they saw is history. We’ve all read the books, seen the movies, and visited the theme parks....
Richard Chandler is a Singapore-based investor and entrepreneur who has built his fortune through bold investments in distressed assets and emerging markets. Born in New Zealand, he initially worked alongside his brother Christopher through their Sovereign Global Investment firm, where they became known for high-stakes investments in South Korea, Russia, and Brazil during periods of market crisis. After splitting from his brother in 2007, Richard founded Clermont Group and shifted focus toward long-term investments in healthcare, financial services, and energy sectors across emerging markets....
Ricky Reed was born Eric Burton Frederic in July 1982. In 2004 he founded the electronic music act Wallpaper. Wallpaper released their debut studio album “Doodoo Face” in 2009. They released an album titled “Ricky Reed Is Real” in 2013. That album reached #10 on the US Heatseekers chart. In 2004 he formed the band Facing New York. They released a self-titled band in 2005. In 2008 they released an album titled “Get Hot” and in 2018 they released an album titled “Dogtown”....
Early Life Terrence Michael Pegula—known as “Terry” to family and friends—was born on March 27, 1951, in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a working-class family, with his father working as both a truck driver and coal miner. His humble upbringing instilled in him a strong work ethic and appreciation for opportunity, qualities that would later define his business success. Pegula attended Scranton Preparatory School before enrolling at Penn State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering....
Without any further fanfare, here are the 14 countries throughout the world that are home to the most billionaires: 14. Singapore – 21 Billionaires 13. Spain – 25 Billionaires 12. Turkey – 29 Billionaires 11. Japan – 33 Billionaires 10. Switzerland – 35 Billionaires 9. France – 39 Billionaires 8. Italy – 42 Billionaires 7. United Kingdom – 55 Billionaires 6. Hong Kong – 69 Billionaires 5. Russia – 96 Billionaires 4....
You don’t actually have to be a billionaire to afford a Billionaire’s Margarita, but since it costs $1,200 a glass, it’s probably not a great idea if you’re on a fixed income. The drink is the brainchild of the London Hotel’s Director of Food and Beverage, Jayson Goldstein, who whipped up the drink after acquiring an extremely rare bottle of Patron en Lalique Serie 1 tequila – here he is in an interview with FOX Business on the cocktail: Those high-end spirits include the other chief ingredient of the Billionaire’s Margarita, Louis XIII Cognac, which on its own rates an asking price of around $375 per shot....
In order to understand why champagne can command such exorbitant prices, you must first look at how it became associated with important celebrations. Champagne is a sparkling wine that is made from grapes from the Champagne region of France. Though some people use champagne as an umbrella term for all sparkling wines, it is most often associated with sparkling wines that are produced in Champagne. Particular grapes are used to create the sweet beverage, and champagnes produced outside of Champagne often use substitute varieties....
Boseman studied at Howard University in the late 90s. While he attended the historically black college, he and some of his fellow students decided to apply to a theater program at The University of Oxford in England. Boseman and his fellow classmates got in, but couldn’t afford to attend to go. That’s when his acting teacher and mentor, The Cosby Show’s Phylicia Rashad, decided to step in. Rashad pulled out all the stops....
