“Star Search” pretty much holds the record for the most performers who went on to major careers including Aaliyah, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Destiny’s Child, Adam Sandler, Jessica Simpson, Dennis Miller, Drew Carey, Justin Timberlake, Q’Orianka Kilcher, Ray Romano, Tiffany, Sutton Foster, LeAnn Rimes, Christina Aguilera, Rosie O’Donnel, Sharon Stone, Usher, Ray Romano, Tracey Ross, David Archuleta, Tracey Ross, and the list goes on. However, except for a brief moment in the early 2000s, the program hasn’t aired since 1995....

Early Life Édgar Enrique Rentería Herazo was born on August 7, 1975, in Barranquilla, Colombia. He attended Instituto Los Alpes High School, where he played baseball and caught the eye of Florida Marlins scout Levy Ochoa. At the age of 16, Rentería was signed by the Florida Marlins. He started his professional career in the minor leagues with the Gulf Coast League Marlins. Édgar had success at the plate but struggled a bit in the field before being promoted to the Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League....

Early Life and Dance Background Born Adam Manucharian Sevani on June 29, 1992, in Los Angeles, California, he grew up immersed in dance culture. His father, Gagik Sevani-Manucharian, owned a well-known dance studio in the area, while his older brother Vahe was also involved in the dance industry. From an early age, Adam trained in various dance styles, developing particular expertise in hip-hop and contemporary dance. His natural talent and family background provided him with opportunities to perform professionally while still very young....

Drake bought the Beverly Hills mansion for $75 million in March 2022 from Robbie Williams for $75 million. His $88 million asking price apparently hasn’t gotten any takers as of yet, so now the Canadian rapper is offering the estate for rent for $250,000 per month. Whether the home’s next resident is a renter or a buyer, they’ll be moving into a fine piece of property as befitting one owned by both Williams and Drake....

She no longer models, and is instead a stay-at-home Mom, with her family. She has been featured in multiple publications and broadcasts lately, as her husband’s coaching career has become increasingly high profile. Amanda caused somewhat of a stir when Andy’s team was playing in the NCAA March Madness tournament. Amanda turned heads every time the cameras showed her cheering for her husband form the stands with their children.

In 2005, she made her acting debut in Barrera de amor, a telenovela. She then went on to continue her acting career, appearing in both on-screen productions, as well as theater shows, such as Grease. Some of her better known appearances include Duelo de Pasiones, Juro Que Te Amo, Mujeres Asesinas 2, Sortilegio, Teresa, La Que No Podia Amar, and Corazon Indomable. She is also slated to appear in the Mexican full-length feature film, Volando Bajo, which is slated to be released later in 2014....

Early Life Cortez Bryant was born on August 28, 1979, and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bryant’s leadership skills were apparent in high school, where he was part of virtually every extracurricular activity and sport offered at his high school, including the marching band and basketball team. Cortez attended Jackson State University on a music scholarship, and there, he majored in mass communications and was a member of the national honorary music fraternity known as the Kappa Kappa Psi....

Cy Waits is famous for briefly dating socialite Paris Hilton. They both arrested on night while driving in Las Vegas. A police motorcycle smelled marijuana and upon searching Paris, found a small amount of cocaine. Cy was also found to be driving under the influence.

Miller and wife Carolyn Espley-Miller acquired the property back in 2006, and in the years since then, it’s become a fixture on Espley-Miller’s Instagram account, where she gave followers occasional looks at the impressive property. It’s made up of over four acres of land that was once spread out across three adjacent parcels before it was combined into one, with several different structures located on the estate. The highlight is the main house constructed in the South African Cape Dutch style, which is joined by a lily pond and a barn....

Today Facebook announced it was spending $19 billion in cash and stock to buy messaging service WhatsApp. Have you heard of this app? If you are an American, the answer until today was most likely no. People outside of the US on the other hand are VERY familiar with WhatsApp. In fact, WhatsApp is probably the most frequently used app for all smartphone users outside of the United States. WhatsApp is a messaging service that lets you send texts to any smartphone completely free of charge....

Daniel Little and Gabe Santos met at a mutual friend’s birthday party while working in Hong Kong for JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, respectively. “We figured out we were both entrepreneurs trapped within these large institutions,” Santos says, who grew up in Los Angeles. They also quickly realized they both had a deep-seated appreciation for agriculture. After using vacation days to fly from Hong Kong to the U.S. to assess farmland and to put together a team, the duo co-founded Homestead Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm with $574....

Becoming a citizen of Cyprus could also give Schmidt one heck of a tax break. In a program known as “Citizenship by Investment,” the country provides tax breaks to foreigners after they’ve invested a pre-determined sum of money (usually a few million dollars) into the country. Cyprus’s “Citizenship by Investment” program is one of the most popular ones. The cost of buying citizenship in Cyprus is about $2.5 million. In all likelihood, Schmidt applied for citizenship in Cyprus within the last year....

The auto insurance industry has its origins in the period immediately following World War II, and at that time – believe it or not – everybody who purchased an auto insurance policy was charged the exact same rate. For years, Joseph worked in the industry under those conditions, gradually realizing (thanks in part to his skills as a mathematics whiz) that this was a nonsensical way to conduct business. According to his official biography on the website for the company he went on to found, he eventually had an epiphany that like most epiphanies only seems obvious in retrospect: That company is Mercury Insurance, founded by Joseph in 1962 for $2 million – roughly $16 million in today’s dollars – he managed to scrape together....

Gerry Dee has emerged as one of Canada’s most successful comedians and television personalities, building a career that spans stand-up comedy, acting, and hosting. Best known as the creator and star of the CBC sitcom “Mr. D” (2012-2018), which was inspired by his former career as a high school teacher, Dee has become a prominent figure in Canadian entertainment. His ability to translate his real-life experiences into relatable comedy has earned him a devoted following, while his hosting work on game shows like “Family Feud Canada” has further cemented his status as a household name....

Griffin Dunne was born in New York City, New York in June 1955. He studied at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Dunne has about 100 acting credits to his name starting in 1975. He starred as Jack Goodman in the movie An American Werewolf in London in 1981 and as Paul Hackett in the film After Hours in 1985. In 2009 he starred as Tony Mink on the television series Trust Me....

In the late hours of July 4, 1776, the original signed Declaration was brought to a nearby printing press shop owned by a 29 year old Irish immigrant named John Dunlap. Dunlap proceeded to print dozens of copies of the Declaration. These copies were then distributed up and down the east coast in the following days. George Washington ordered that a copy be of the Declaration be read aloud to every one of his troops....

Early Life Hanley Ramirez was born on December 23, 1983, in Samana, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Toribio and Isabela Ramirez. His father was an auto mechanic. Hanley became a baseball fan at a young age and played both baseball and basketball at Adventista High School. There, he attracted the attention of MLB scouts, and Boston Red Sox scout Levy Ochoa signed Ramirez in 2000. MLB Career Hanley Ramirez played in the Red Sox’s farm system before making his major league debut with the club on September 20, 2005....

The week Chesky got to town in October 2007, San Francisco was hosting the huge Industrial Designers Society of America conference and all the hotel rooms in the city were sold out. Chesky and Gebbia had an idea. They decided to turn their house into a bed and breakfast for conference attendees. They didn’t have extra beds or even bedrooms, but they did have three air mattresses. They inflated them and called themselves Airbed and Breakfast....

John Lewis was born in Troy, Alabama in February 1940. He was a Democrat who graduated from American Baptist College and Fisk University. Lewis served as the 3rd Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966. As chairman of the SNCC he was one of six leaders to organize the March on Washington in 1963. During this period he marched arm-in-arm with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

In late 2024, Justin and his “It Ends with Us” co-star, Blake Lively, became embroiled in a very bitter and very public legal battle. In December 2024, Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni, claiming he exhibited “disturbing” and “unprofessional” behavior on set that led to a “hostile work environment.” She also alleged he carried out a retaliatory public smear campaign to “destroy” her reputation. Baldoni later filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, alleging defamation and extortion....