Early Life Ian James Thorpe was born on October 13, 1982, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He came from a family of athletes; his dad, Ken, was a promising cricketer at the junior level, and his mom, Margaret, was an A-grade netball player. When his sister Christina was prescribed swimming to strengthen a broken wrist, it really clicked for five-year-old Ian, but he found out he was allergic to chlorine....

During his career he is a two time Gold Glove Award winner and two time Fielding Bible Award winner. Heyward was an All-Star in 2010 and was named the Wilson MLB Defensive Player of the Year in 2014. He was a three-time minor league All-Star and won Minor League Player of the Year in 2009. In his debut season with the Braves he finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year Award....

Early Life Jason Paul London was born on November 7th 1972, in San Diego, California. Raised by working-class parents in Oklahoma alongside his identical twin Jeremy, London first started acting in 1991. Career Jason began his career with films like “The Man in the Moon.” For this role, his identical twin acted as his stunt double. London then followed up with TV movies such as “Blood Ties,” “I’ll Fly Away: Then and Now,” and “A Matter of Justice” before booking his breakthrough role in 1993’s “Dazed and Confused....

As we detail later in this article, Jimmy and his wife bought the Cleveland Browns in 2012 for $1.05 billion. Today the team is worth at least $3 billion and potentially as much as $4 billion. Early Life James Arthur Haslam III was born on March 9th, 1954, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the son of Jim and Cynthia Haslam. His father established the Pilot Oil Corporation in 1958, which would later merge with bankrupt Flying J in 2020 to become Pilot Flying J....

John Diehl was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in May 1950. From 1984 to 1987 he starred as Detective Larry Zito on the television series Miami Vice. Diehl has had recurring roles as Chris on the TV series The John Larroquette Show from 1994 to 1996, Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy on the series The Shield from 2002 to 2003, and David Burke on the series Point Pleasant from 2005 to 2006....

Salary Kevin Burkhardt’s annual salary from Fox is $1.5 million. Early Life and Career Kevin Burkhardt was born on March 2, 1974, in Bloomfield, New Jersey. As a kid, he was a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and his favorite player was Ron Jaworski. His love for the Eagles was sparked by a stuffed Eagles mascot from the Sears Catalog NFL Huddle collection that he couldn’t get enough of. Kevin used to provide play-by-play commentary for Nintendo games while in middle school, trying to emulate his idol Gary Cohen, whom he would eventually join in the Mets’ broadcast booth....

In middle school, Mooney was voted most likely to become a TV star, and in high school, he was named class clown and won Best Actor for his performance in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” He studied film at the University of Southern California and performed with the group Commedus Interruptus. He appeared on “Sports Show with Norm Macdonald” in 2011 and on Nick Swardson’s sketch comedy series “Pretend Time” from 2010 to 2011....

Early Life Stirling was born on September 21, 1986, in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. She later grew up in Gilbert, Arizona, with her two sisters. She grew up in a religious family that belonged to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After finishing high school, she studied therapeutic relaxation at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She later did voluntary missionary service in New York City. Stirling began playing the violin at age six when she began lessons....

Raised amidst a family of professional basketball players, Ginóbili spent the first portion of his career competing for teams in Argentina and Italy. He was then drafted in 1999 by the Spurs and quickly became an integral part of their lineup. Along with his four championship wins, Manu also won All-Star honors, All-NBA honors, and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. Ginóbili eventually retired in 2018. Early Life Emanuel David “Manu” Ginóbili was born on July 28th 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina....

Early Life Marcus Schenkenberg was born as Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop on August 4, 1968 in Stockholm, Sweden to Dutch parents. Modeling Career While roller-skating in Venice, California in 1989, Schenkenberg was discovered by photographer Barry King. This meeting led to a modeling career that would prove to be highly successful. Schenkenberg went on to become renowned for his appearances in Calvin Klein advertisements; he also gained recognition as a model for such designer brands as Giorgio Armani, Donna Karan, Versace, and Gianfranco Ferre....

Thus he had a chance to show off his talent in various commercials and Television Pilots, including “Kids Line” and “E-Venture Kids,” the first being a news reporting program for the minds of today’s youth and the latter an educational program helping children learn about the cultures of societies abroad. Matthew’s first film appearance was providing “additional voices” in the English version of the 1999 Japanese animation movie “My Neighbors the Yamadas....

Whatever the case, this story is yet more proof that this virus does not care how wealthy and privileged someone is, but that wealth and privilege can buy access to testing and medical care that can make the difference between life and death. The members of the Al-Saud family have an elite hospital dedicated to them. Reportedly, that hospital is preparing 500 beds for an expected rise in the cases of the virus in Al-Saud family members and their inner circle....

She continued with successful albums like “Feels Like Home,” “Not Too Late,” and “The Fall,” all of which earned platinum certification with over a million sales each. She has since released a number of additional albums, bringing her total number of releases to seven. Outside of her music career, Norah is an actress who is known for her appearance in the film “Blueberry Nights.” Early Life Geethali Norah Jones Shankar was born on March 30th, 1979, in Manhattan, New York....

In 2003 his big chance came when he attended a concert staged by 102.5 Clyde 1 for David Sneddon’s return to his home town of Paisley. Throughout 2006 he played a number of sell-out concerts in the United Kingdom, and performed at a wide variety of venues worldwide, including King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, a TV appearance on Later with Jools Holland, the Carnegie Hall in New York, The Montreux Jazz Festival, The Wireless Festival, Oxegen and T in the Park....

Glass became a prolific and widely respected composer. Some of his notable compositions include Einstein on the Beach, The Photographer and Koyaanisqatsi. After returning to New York in 1967, Glass struggled financially and worked as a cab driver and plumber while he developed his music. He established the Philip Glass Ensemble in the early ’70s. This group consisted of seven players which included keyboards, woodwinds and amplified vocals and eventually became immensely popular both with fans of rock and the downtown classical scene....

Isabel dos Santos is a suspect in a criminal investigation into the misappropriation of funds from the state oil company, Sonangol. Isabel was appointed to head Sonangol, Angola’s state oil company in 2016, while her father was still president. (He retired in 2017 after 38 years.) While Isabel was at the helm of Sonangol, she allegedly transferred $57 million in November 2017 from Sonangol’s accounts to a bank account in Dubai for the company Matter Business Solutions....

“My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.” Now, we can take the Queen’s statement worth a grain of the proverbial salt, since Harry and Meghan extricating themselves from royal life is going to be anything but easy....

He has set numerous records as a Colt, and is a six-time Pro-Bowl selection, a 3-time All-Pro Selection, and a Super Bowl champion. He is currently 10th in career receptions among all-time leading receivers, and second in career playoff catches. He is the ninth player ever to receive 1000 receptions during his professional career. In 2013, he played 189 games in a row, the third longest streak of consecutive play for a wide receiver in NFL history....

Rowan Atkinson has become surprisingly RICH thanks to Mr. Bean. At his peak, Rowan was consistently one of the highest-paid actors in the world. As the owner and creator of the Mr. Bean character, he was able to negotiate extremely generous back-end deals for each of his movies. The 1997 movie “Bean” earned $200 million. The 2003 movie “Johnny English” earned $160 million. 2007’s “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” earned $230 million....

Sanya Richards-Ross is one of the most decorated track and field athletes in American history, known for her dominance in the 400-meter dash and multiple Olympic gold medals. In September 2021, Aaron and Sanya paid $885,000 for a 5,000-square-foot home in Kennesaw, Georgia. They bought the home around the time Sanya had joined the cast of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Today, this home is worth around $1 million. Born on February 26, 1985, in Kingston, Jamaica, she moved to the United States with her family at age 12, settling in Fort Lauderdale, Florida....