Only the stake in ESPN is worth more than $11 billion and it is owned by a trust whose beneficiaries are the heirs of William Randolph Hearst. But that’s not all as it also makes annual cash distributions. Aside from Hearst Corporation, the family has in its possession the 90,000-square-foot Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. In 2005, they have received $95 million from the state to preserve the property....
Karlsson started his own theme park called Skara Sommarland in 1984. He created the Swedish reality television series Fame Factory and served as a judge for the first five seasons of the reality series Talang which was the Swedish version of America’s Got Talent. He received 6.7 percent of the vote after starting the New Democracy party and ended being elected to the Riksdag. Artists on his record label include Herreys and Charlotte Perrelli who both won the Eurovision Song Contest....
He has four ASP World Tour Wins: The Quiksilver Pro France in 2000, The Billabong Pro Tahiti in 2004, the Quiksilver Pro Japan in 2004, and the Billabong Pro Mundaka in 2008. Hobgood has been sponsored by Globe, DaKine, To Write Love On Her Arms, Smith eyewear, Vestal Watches, FCS fins, and Quiet Flight Surfboards. In 1999 he was named the ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year. He is a part of the Christian surfers movement....
He was the Australian Supercross Champion in 2008 and 2009. In 2009 he won the Monster Energy Triple Crown MX Championship and was the AMA Athlete of the Year. Reed formed TwoTwo Motorsports in 2010 and recruited amateur rider Nick Howard. Reed has been sponsored by Bel-Ray oils and Shift clothing. He has also been associated with Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Fox Racing, Alpinestars, Pro Circuit, and Discount Tire. In 2001 Chad was named a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to motorsports....
Early Life Chris D’Elia was born Christopher William D’Elia on March 29, 1980, in Montclair, New Jersey. He grew up with mother, Ellie (an interior decorator), father Bill (a director and TV producer), and younger brother Matt, who became an actor, director, writer, and producer. Bill worked on dozens of television shows over the years and served as an executive producer on “Chicago Hope,” “Boston Legal,” “Ally McBeal,” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” to name a few....
Darryl was born in Chicago, Illinois in May 1963. He is best known for his role as Ronald “Ron” Johnson Jr. on the groundbreaking NBC sitcom “A Different World” (1987-1993), a spin-off of “The Cosby Show.” His character, Ron, was a business student at the fictional Hillman College and became one of the show’s most memorable characters, known for his entrepreneurial schemes and comedic timing. Bell appeared in all six seasons of the series, which tackled important social issues while depicting life at a historically Black college....
They released the album Illuminate in 2003. Their albums A Collision in 2005, Remedy in 2007, Church Music in 2009, and Give Us Rest in 2012 all reached #1 on the US Christian chart with their last album reached #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. David Crowder released his solo debut album Neon Steeple in 2014 and it reached #1 on the US Christian chart and #9 on the Billboard 200 chart....
Early Life and Education David Mamet was born on November 30, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois to Lenore, a teacher, and Bernard, a labor attorney. He is Jewish. As a youth, Mamet attended Francis W. Parker School. For his higher education, he went to Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. Theater Career Mamet first got involved in theater when he worked for director Robert Sickinger at Hull House Theatre in Chicago. His breakthrough came in the 1970s with his off-Broadway plays “The Duck Variations,” “Sexual Perversity in Chicago,” and “American Buffalo....
He was waived by the Ravens and signed by the Cleveland Browns. Anderson became the Browns’ starting quarterback in 2007. He played for the Arizona Cardinals in 2010 and signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2011. He currently serves as the backup quarterback to Cam Newton and has only attempted four passes in three seasons with the Panthers. In 2007 Anderson was selected to the Pro Bowl and named the Pro Football Writers Association’s Most Improved Player of the Year....
Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, representing Wyoming for six terms. During this time, he became House Minority Whip and established himself as a conservative leader. Under President George H.W. Bush, Cheney served as Secretary of Defense from 1989 to 1993, overseeing military operations in Panama and the Gulf War. After leaving office, he became CEO of Halliburton, a major energy services company. In 2000, George W....
Schultz had a recurring role as Barclay in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1990 to 1994 and in the series Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 2001. He has provided voice work for several TV series including CatDog, Family Guy, Invader Zim, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Ben 10, Chowder, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Avengers Assemble, Ben 10: Omniverse, and All Hail King Julien....
Previously he worked at Midway Games for more than 15 years. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and then worked in the pinball department at Williams Entertainment. In addition to the Mortal Kombat series, Boon has worked on several other video games such as Total Carnage, The Grid, Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Injustice 2. Boon has worked as a designer, programmer, voice artist, executive producer, and creative director....
Elon started the week with a net worth of $260 billion. He ends the week with a net worth of $315 billion. That’s a staggering $55 billion increase in a few short days. That net increase of $55 billion on its own would rank as the 25th-largest fortune in the world at the close of business Friday. And just to say it once more. That’s how much Elon’s fortune increased THIS WEEK....
Highest Paid Actor & Profit Participation In 1937, Gary overtook Mae West to become the highest paid actor in the world with earnings that year of $370,000, which is the same as around $6 million today. In 1939, the US Treasury reported that Gary Cooper was the highest wage-earning person in the entire country, having earned $482,000 the previous year. That’s the same as $8.6 million in today’s dollars. Following the advice of his friend James Stewart, Cooper often took lower salary on films in exchange for a percent of profits....
Gavin Hood was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 1963. As an actor he starred in the television series The Game in 1993. Hood had a recurring role as Frank Johnson on the TV series Rhodes in 1996. In 1998 he directed, wrote, and produced the short The Storekeeper. His feature film directorial debut came in 1999 when he wrote, directed, and produced A Reasonable Man. Gavin Hood wrote and directed the 2005 film Tsotsi which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award....
Los Angeles having been chosen as the home of the museum is evidently the fruit of an unusual tactic employed by Lucas in order to find a place to house his collection of materials related to 20th century visual storytelling. This tactic involved lobbying both LA and San Francisco simultaneously for the privilege, which effectively set up a brief duel between the two cities, and now it’s Los Angeles who will receive the complex....
Gina’s father, Lang Hancock set up the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust. It was designed to revert to his grandchildren – John, Bianca, Ginia and Hope, but Gina didn’t want to let it go. In 2013, Hope Welker settled for $45 million. Rinehart’s two eldest children, John and Bianca, continued the fight. They eventually won the lawsuit and were given control over the $3 billion trust. Bianca was made the new trustee of the family trust....
She began starring as Lydia Martin in the TV series Teen Wolf in 2011 She ended up appearing in 100 episodes between 2011 and 2017. Roden had a recurring role in the series 12 Miles of Bad Road as Bronwyn in 2008. She starred in the 2013 movie House of Dust as Gabby. She has also appeared in episodes of the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lost, Cold Case, Pushed, Weeds, Community, Criminal Minds, The Event, Memphis Beat, and Grey’s Anatomy....
JabbaWockeeZ auditioned as a seven-member group for the first season of America’s Best Dance Crew (ABDC) because of crew member limits imposed by the show. They took home a $100,000 prize for winning first place in the show. Since winning, they have appeared in Pepsi and Gatorade commercials and performed on Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Live with Regis and Kelly....
Jas Prince is the son of Rap-A-Lot Records founder J Prince, and the person who introduced Drake to Cash Money Records. Back in 2008, Jas Prince discovered Drake and introduced him to Cortez Bryant, Lil Wayne’s manager. Soon after, a record label, Aspire Music Group was formed; with Drake as the sole artist on the label. Aspire then entered a joint-venture with Cash Money records which granted Aspire 33 percent of the profits, 33 percent of Drake’s future master recordings, and a $400,000 advance for his first album....
