AKB48 is the brainchild of Japanese music producer, Yasushi Akimoto. His goal was to create a group that, rather than touring constantly, occupied its own performance space. Audience members could come see the group perform live regularly, and could actually interact with the singers. He dubbed it the “idols you can meet” concept. He held auditions during the summer of 2005. 7,924 female singers, ranging in age from their mid-teens to early 20s, auditioned for the group....

Alison Doody was born in Dublin, Ireland in November 1966. She started out in commercial modeling before getting into acting. Her acting debut came with a small part as Jenny Flex in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill. In 1988 Doody starred as Alessandra Castorina in the TV mini-series Campaign. She starred as Gina Heidemann in the TV mini-series Selling Hitler in 1991. From 2011 to 2012 she starred as Pam in the television series Beaver Falls....

As an actor he has starred in the movies House of Pain, Bottle Rocket, Better Than Ever, Rushmore, Never Been Kissed, Bad Seed, Hijack Stories, Charlie’s Angels, Merlin: The Return, Zoolander, The Royal Tenenbaums, Showtime, Serving Sara, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, The Big Bounce, The perfect Catch, Church Ball, Idiocracy, Whip It, Calvin Marshall, High School, How Do You Know, Hall pass, The Big Year, and Druid Peak. Wilson served as associate producer for the film Bottle Rocket and directed the film The Wendell Baker Story....

The Los Angeles Rams agreed to a five-year, $105 million contract extension with Jalen Ramsey. The team acquired Ramsey from the Jacksonville Jaguars in the middle of last season. Now, in the final year of his deal, they’re making sure he sticks around for the long-term. Adam Schefter reports Ramsey’s deal is the largest contract a cornerback has ever signed. Ramsey’s $71.2 million is the largest guarantee for a defensive back....

Badou Jack was born in Stockholm, Sweden in October 1983. He has competed as a super-middleweight and a light-heavyweight. Jack represented The Gambia at the 2008 Olympics as an amateur. Badou Jack made his professional boxing debut in a win over Maxim Nikonorov in June 2009. In September 2013 he fought Marco Antonio Periban to a draw for the WBC-NABF super-middleweight title. Jack defeated Anthony Dirrell in April 2015 to win the WBC super-middleweight title....

Early Life Birgit Rausing was born on October 26, 1924 in Sweden. She is the daughter of landscape painter Henry Mayne. Tetra Pak and Tetra Laval In Lund, Sweden in 1951, Rausing’s father-in-law Ruben founded Tetra Pak, a food packaging and processing company. Premised on Erik Wallenberg’s innovation of a tetrahedron-shaped plastic-coated paper carton, the company revolutionized the packaging of liquids such as milk and juice, using aseptic packaging technology to allow for supply without the need for a cold chain....

Brad Parscale was born in Topeka, Kansas in January 1976. He joined the Trump Organization in 2011. Parscale has been responsible for developing and designing websites as well as managing digital media strategies for Trump’s campaigns. Brad Parscale was one of the first people Donald Trump called in 2015 when he declared himself a Republican candidate for President. In 2015 Trump engaged Brad’s firm, Giles-Parscale, to create a website for his Presidential exploratory committee....

Perry has also starred in the movies The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Opposite Day, Who Shot Mamba?, Old Dogs, and Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!. Perry will reprise the role of Kaz for the television series Lab Rats: Elite Force. In 2011 and 2012 he was nominated for Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor for Good Luck Charlie. In 2020, Bradley appeared in the Adam Sandler Netflix movie “Hubie Halloween”....

Charli Baltimore emerged in the mid-1990s as a distinctive voice in East Coast hip-hop, known for her sharp lyrics and fiery red hair. Born Tiffany Lane in Philadelphia, she initially gained attention through her association with The Notorious B.I.G., who helped launch her rap career. Despite never achieving mainstream commercial success, Baltimore released several notable singles and one studio album, “Cold As Ice” (1999), establishing herself as a respected lyricist in a male-dominated industry....

Chinese billionaire Jon Jiang plunged $208 million of his own fortune into creating, a special effects fantasy film titled “Empires of the Deep.” Empires of the Deep was conceived as a mix between Avatar, Gladiator and Pirates of the Caribbean, set in an underwater dream world. An “unlikely love story between a young human and a mermaid… set in a mythical world”, filmed in 3D. At $208 million, “Empires” is the most expensive Chinese movie ever produced and represents an investment of more than 20% of Jon Jiang’s personal net worth....

Chris was born on March 23, 1964 in New York City; in 1982 he graduated from Friendswood High school and then attended the University of New Mexico. Early in his career he wrote for such popular television shows as Spin City and I’m With Her. He wrote the 2012 movie The Campaign which starred Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis and was directed by Jay Roach. Henchy has had some small acting roles such as portraying the first homebuyer in the movie Step Brothers and as the policeman in the video short Good Cop Baby Cop in 2007 and in he starred in another video short It’s the Ass ’n Balls Show!...

Starting as a fashion model in Paris, Djimon transitioned to acting, making his film debut in the 1990 movie “Without You I’m Nothing.” However, it was his heart-wrenching performance in Steven Spielberg’s historical drama “Amistad” that truly catapulted him into the limelight and established him as a formidable actor. He earned widespread acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of the character Cinqué. His momentum in Hollywood continued as he delivered memorable roles in movies such as “Gladiator,” “In America,” and “Blood Diamond,” the latter earning him both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations....

That’s why it may come as a surprise that Wade actually had his best year financially with the Chicago Bulls. Wade’s homecoming in Chicago was short-lived, lasting just one frustrating season. He called out his teammates for their effort and lost the support of younger players in the locker room. This summer, the Bulls bought Wade out of his contract, and he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers on a one-year, $2....

Early Life Floyd Landis was born on October 14, 1975, in Farmersville, Pennsylvania. He is the second child of Paul and Arlene Landis. He was raised in a devout Mennonite family and community and attended Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster. Floyd started to ride a bike to go fishing with a friend and enjoyed it more each time he rode. Landis became determined to enter a local race and had to wear sweatpants because his religion forbade wearing shorts....

Early Life Fred Aaron Savage was born on July 9, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Joanne and Lewis Savage, raised Fred and his siblings in Glencoe, Illinois, before the family moved to California. His younger brother, Ben Savage, is an actor best known for the sitcom “Boy Meets World,” and his younger sister, Kala, is an actress and musician. Their father worked as an industrial real estate broker and consultant....

However, Cavill’s acting prowess extends beyond his Superman persona. He played Charles Brandon in Showtime’s historical drama “The Tudors” from 2007 to 2010, earning critical acclaim for his performance. He has also displayed his range in action films, with notable roles in “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” In recent years, Cavill took on the character of Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s adaptation of “The Witcher,” based on the popular book series and video game....

Billy Walters grew up dirt poor in a town called Munfordville, Kentucky (population at the time of 1,600). He was raised by his grandmother in a house that did not have indoor plumbing. His father was a poker player and his uncle was a professional gambler. Billy was making wagers by the age of five and betting on sports by the time he was nine. While most kids his age were on the playground, Billy was hanging out in pool halls....

Carlos Slim Helu is the fifth of six children of Julien Slim Haddad, a Lebanese immigrant to Mexico, and Dona Linda Helu, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants. He was born, raised, and still resides in Mexico City, where he presides over his business interests at the age of 73-years old. Slim Helu’s father and uncle opened a dry-goods store in the early 20th century and remained committed to their adopted country when investors fled Mexico after the revolution of 1910....

Bill Hewlett and David Packard first met when they were both undergrads at Stanford University in the 1930s. After graduating in 1934, Hewlett attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to get his master’s degree in electrical engineering. Packard went to work for General Electric. Before long, both returned to Stanford, Hewlett to get his engineering degree and Packard to embark on a fellowship. The two young men were asked to contribute to the foundation of a technology community in Palo Alto, which is today known as Silicon Valley....

Back in February, after revealing her miscarriage and ensuing health problems, Bethenny told Bravo’s Andy Cohen: “I’m feeling good. I wouldn’t be drinking a Skinnygirl Margarita if I [wasn’t] feeling good!” Her comments caused massive surge in web searches for both “Bethenny Frankel” and “Skinnygirl Cocktails”. Specifically, thousands of people were searching for Bethenny Frankel’s net worth and trying to find the details of how much she sold Skinnygirl Cocktails for....