Goldberg’s breakout role came in 1985 with the film “The Color Purple,” for which she earned an Academy Award nomination. She went on to star in numerous successful films, including “Ghost” (1990), which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, “Sister Act” (1992), and “The Lion King” (1994) as the voice of Shenzi. On television, Goldberg has hosted her own talk show and appeared in various series, including “Star Trek: The Next Generation....
Despite a number of disappointing results at the NBA Finals, Wilt eventually finished his career with two championships, four MVP awards, the Rookie of the Year award, 13 All-Star selections, and ten All-NBA selections. He was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. After leaving basketball, Wilt played volleyball for a time and also became a successful businessman. In addition, Chamberlain booked several movie roles and wrote a number of books....
Malaysia produces two-thirds of the world’s supply of rubber gloves. The demand for rubber gloves in 2020 has created at least four billionaires – two of whom are brand-new billionaires this year alone. Thai Kim Sim, proprietor of Supermax Club is the most recent to join the 10-figure club. He hit a $1 billion net worth on a stock surge in early June. Other companies to benefit from the coronavirus related outbreak are Top Glove Corp....
Joe and Abbey made headlines in 2013 when their iPad, which allegedly featured a number of sex videos of the couple, was stolen. Their lawyer issued a public statement regarding its return and promised to prosecute anyone who tried to sell the videos “to the fullest extent of the law.” The couple welcomed twin daughters, Alexandria Claire and Athena Olivia, in October 2014. The birth was significant as they were reportedly conceived through IVF, with Wilson and Francis specifically choosing to have girls using genetic testing....
Zerbe’s lengthy career has given birth to other unforgettable characters such as the leper colony chief Toussaint in the 1973 historical drama prison film “Papillon,” villain Milton Krest in the James Bond film “License to Kill” and Councillor Hamann in “The Matrix.” Early Life and Career Anthony Jared Zerbe was born on May 20, 1936, in Long Beach, California. He is the son of Catherine and Arthur LeVan Zerbe. He attended Newport Harbor High School, followed by Pomona College in Claremont, where he graduated in 1958....
Nahmad is letting go of Nature Morte, a 1921 Picasso oil-on-canvas painting that Nahmad says he doesn’t specifically remember his rationale in buying: “We bought so many Picassos now, I don’t remember the specific reason…It’s the smallest painting that I have.” “So many” is around 300, and Nahmad is getting rid of Nature Morte not because he’s tired of Picasso but because he was approached by the organizers of a charity raffle, TV producer Péri Cochin and art historian Arabelle Reille, who are looking to sell about 200,000 tickets at about $113 each....
Brian McFadden rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boy band Westlife. With the group, he released five consecutive number-one albums in Ireland: “Westlife” (1999), “Coast to Coast” (2000), “World of Our Own” (2001), “Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1” (2002), and “Turnaround” (2003). After leaving the group in 2004, McFadden embarked on a solo career, and released such albums as “Irish Son” (2004), “Set in Stone” (2008), and “Wall of Soundz” (2010)....
Although Wentz continued to lead the team to considerable heights after winning the Super Bowl, injury issues hampered his performance, leaving him without a starting position by 2020. This led to him being traded to the Colts in the following season. Early Years Carson James Wentz was born on December 30th, 1992, in Raleigh, North Carolina. At the age of three, he moved with his family to North Dakota. During his early years, Carson played basketball and baseball, although he truly shone on the football field as a quarterback and defensive back for his high school team in Bismarck....
Early Life Cecily Strong was born Cecily Legler Strong on February 8, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois. She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, with mother Penelope and father Bill (a former Associated Press bureau chief). Cecily’s parents are divorced, and Penelope works as a nurse practitioner, while Bill owns a public relations firm. As a child, Strong reenacted “SNL” sketches with a friend and repeatedly watched a tape of the show’s best commercials....
Li Shufu was born in 1963 in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China. He founded Geely Automobile in 1986 and serves as the company’s chairman. Geely is the second-largest automobile manufacturer in China. In March 2010, Geely closed a deal to buy Volvo from Ford Motor Company for $1.8 billion. It was the largest foreign purchase by a Chinese car manufacturer. The deal included $900 million of working capital plus a promise from Geely to build a Volvo factory in China....
Lovato paid $8.3 million for the house back in 2016, investing another $800,000 in “improvements” that are costing her even more money now. She first listed the house a couple months back at $9,495,000, but since then has had to reduce it to $8,995,000, thanks in part to a few minor issues with the property. First, one of those improvements I mentioned earlier consisted of converting the home’s garage into a combination “glam room,” wardrobe room, and space for onsite security, and now the property has no covered parking at all....
Early Life Dennis Dunaway was born on December 9, 1946, in Cottage Grove, Oregon. When Dennis was four years old, his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. While attending Cortez High School, Dunaway was a member of the track team. He met Vince Furnier (later known as Alice Cooper) in art class in 1962, and they performed as a Beatles spoof act at the school talent show, along with a fellow runner and a guitarist....
Musk made his pledge to get rid of all his real estate in the first part of May, which is also when this property was originally listed for $30 million, meaning Ding got a slight $1 million discount, possibly a courtesy from one billionaire to another. Interestingly, the listing stated the property as being “for sale by owner,” which is somewhat unusual in luxury properties at this level, especially when the owner is as famous (and, presumably, busy) as Elon Musk....
StockX, a website which refers to itself as “the world’s first online consumer ‘stock market of things,’” announced last week that Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, will be investing in the company’s online trading platform. While the site refers to itself as the “stock market of things,” the site currently focuses on sneakers. The website is a live ‘bid/ask’ marketplace that lets buyers place bids, sellers to put a price on their sneakers, and allows a trade to go through when the seller’s asking price matches a buyer’s asking price....
Ernest Rady was born in Winnipeg, Canada in August 1937. He is the founder, CEO, and President of American Assets Trust. Rady is also the Chairman of Insurance Company of the West also known as WestCorp. That company was purchased by Wachovia in 2006 for $3.9 billion. Ernest Rady founded American Assets in 1966. He was formerly the part owner of the Major League Baseball team the San Diego Padres....
Fabiana Flosi was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1976. She married Bernie Ecclestone in 2012. She worked as a marketing director for Formula 1 racing and has served as Vice President of Marketing for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The couple is known for their 47 year age difference. Ecclestone is the former chief executive of the Formula One Group and the part owner of Delta Topco. He managed drivers after failing to quality as a driver himself....
Mayweather (49-0, 26 KO) has consistently said the only way he’d return for his 50th fight was with a nine-figure payday. At a bare minimum, he’ll get that. If everything goes his way, he could make nearly half a billion dollars. Mayweather will make $100 million as a baseline for the fight, while McGregor will earn at least $75 million. That’s five times more than he’s ever made in any UFC event....
Early Years Eugene Curran Kelly was born on August 23, 1912, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was one of five children born to phonograph salesman James Kelly and his wife, Harriet (Curran). When Kelly was eight, his mother enrolled Gene and his siblings in dance classes. When neighborhood boys discovered this, bullying and physical fights ensued. Kelly refrained from dancing again until he was 15 years old and instead engaged in baseball....
Michael’s solo career launched with the groundbreaking album “Faith” (1987), which produced six hit singles, including the controversial “I Want Your Sex,” the soulful “Father Figure,” and the iconic title track. The album sold over 25 million copies worldwide and established him as a global superstar. His second solo album, “Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1” (1990), showed his artistic evolution with more introspective songwriting and the hit “Freedom! ‘90.” Throughout the 1990s, he released successful albums, including “Older” (1996) and “Songs from the Last Century” (1999), while dealing with personal challenges and legal issues....
Glenn Hutchins was born in 1955. He graduated from Harvard University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School. Hutchins is a private equity investor who is focused on the technology sector. He co-founded the $39 billion private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. He started his career at Thomas H. Lee Partners. In 1992 he left to join Bill Clinton’s presidential transition team as an economic policy Senior Advisor. After two years he returned to the private sector and worked for The Blackstone Group....
