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In 2014 he released his autobiography The Todd Glass Situation: A Bunch of Lies about My Personal Life and a Bunch of True Stories about My 30-Year Career in Stand-Up Comedy. He collapsed backstage in 2010 after suffering a heart attack. In 2012 Glass came out publically as gay. In the 1990s he appeared in episodes of the TV series Married with Children, Home Improvement, Cybill, and Friends. Glass has also appeared on the TV series Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Dennis Miller Show, Tosh....

Vera-Ellen was born in Norwood, Ohio in February 1921 and passed away in August 1981. She was married twice including to Victor Rothschild. Vera-Ellen was known for her solo performances and her work with her partners Fred Astaire, Danny Kaye, Gene Kelly, and Donald O’Connor. She made her Broadway debut in 1939 and became one of the youngest Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. Vera-Ellen appeared in the films Wonder Man, The Kid from Brooklyn, Three Little Girls in Blue, Carnival in Costa Rica, Words and Music, Love Happy, On the Town, Three Little Words, Happy Go Lovely, The Belle of New York, Call Me Madam, Big Leaguer, White Christmas, and Let’s Be Happy....

The two have been friends for years but only recently began dating, allegedly. In July 2013, the two were spotted vacationing together in Saint-Tropez but they still insist they are just friends. Outside of Wall Street, Lichtenstein manages a philanthropic foundation that gives money away to many deserving causes, especially those that focus on Jewish heritage.

At the peak of his career in the 2000s, Will earned $20 – $30 million per movie. In recent years he has earned massive single-film salaries from Netflix. He reportedly earned $20 million for the 2017 Netflix movie “Bright” and $35 million for its sequel. With bonuses, he earned $60 million (and an awkward Academy Award) for “King Richard.” He is also somewhat of a social media star. As of this writing, Will has more than 63 million followers on Instagram, 9....

Introduced nationally in 1982 after a licensing deal with toy giant Coleco, Cabbage Patch Kids became an international sensation, selling millions within weeks and inciting shopping riots during the 1983 holiday season. Each doll carried Roberts’ signature on its plush body and came with an “adoption” certificate, giving children the sense that they were caring for a unique, living creation. At the height of their popularity, the dolls generated billions of dollars in sales, made Roberts a multimillionaire before the age of 30, and reshaped consumer culture by fueling the phenomenon that later became known as Black Friday....

The events of March 13, 1986 would eventually mint thousands of millionaires, a handful of billionaires and three of the largest personal fortunes in human history. Within a decade of its IPO, company co-founder Bill Gates would be the richest person in the world, a title he held for the better part of 20 years. How much wealth did Microsoft generate for its founders and where is that wealth today?...

Munger says that in order to succeed in investing (and in life), we must all grow our basic sense of worldly wisdom. Uh oh! It is time to break out the books and read more. Munger believes that understanding the core principles in math, accounting, history, economics, and psychology is a big piece of why he and Buffett have been such successful investors. By learning the most tried and true, useful concepts from a number of disciplines, Munger can see patterns and solve problems better than the people around him....

When Jeff Bezos announced he and MacKenzie Scott were separating, that was easier to grasp. Jeff is a little younger than Bill, and in the years before separating he had physically transformed from a geeky CEO to a muscle-bound world titan. So, it wasn’t a total shock to learn that Jeff Bezos would throw it all out the window for a busty former weather girl. Are we soon to learn that Bill Gates has a young hot girlfriend?...

Bing Crosby emerged as one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century, dominating multiple entertainment mediums during a career that spanned over five decades. Born Harry Lillis Crosby in 1903, he first gained attention as a vocalist with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra and the Rhythm Boys in the late 1920s before launching his solo career in the early 1930s. Crosby revolutionized popular singing with his relaxed, conversational baritone that utilized the microphone as an instrument rather than merely an amplification tool....

(UK) Ltd. Next, Dauphin moved to Marc Rich & Co. (now Glencore), which he left to cofound Trafigura in 1993. Some two decades later, the Amsterdam-based company has evolved into a successful privately-held company that today numbers more than 700 senior managers. Claude Dauphin also started the Trafigura Foundation , which supports development programs in over 30 countries worldwide.

He co-hosted the TV series Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. Bowers has also appeared on the TV series Celebrity Come Dine With Me and Loose Women. He was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother in 2010 and finished as runner-up. He regularly plays DJ sets at nightclubs in the UK as well. Another Level made a comeback on New Year’s Eve 2014/2015.

Dasha Zhukova has established herself as a formidable presence in the international art world and as a cultural entrepreneur with global influence. The Russian-American businesswoman, art collector, magazine editor, and philanthropist is best known for founding the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow and the arts magazine Garage. Zhukova has navigated multiple industries with remarkable success, from fashion with her clothing line Kova & T to digital media as the founder of art and culture platform Artsy....

When understanding Elon’s net worth, you have to keep in mind that there are two driving forces behind his fortune; Tesla and SpaceX. Roughly 80% of his net worth comes from his stake in Tesla and the remaining comes from SpaceX. He owns roughly 22% of Tesla’s outstanding shares and 54% of the privately-held SpaceX. Below is a chart of Tesla’s stock price over the last year. Note the dotted line at the far left side of the chart showing that on July 11, 2019 Tesla closed at $238....

She relocated to the United States, but ended up returning to Hong Kong, where she signed with a new agent, restructured her image, and released a new album. It fared better. She has since released 15 more albums, many of which set sales records in Asia. She also launched a successful acting career, and has appeared in such projects as “Chungking Express” and “Chinese Odyssey 2002”. After taking a brief hiatus, she began touring again in 2010....

In 2009, her new show, “Dear Genevieve”, debuted on HGTV, with its sixth season premiering in mid-2014. The show focuses on Gorder helping a family redesign a certain part of their home. She also judges the network’s “HGTV Design Star” program that helps budding interior designers achieve their dream of designing on television programs. For the last five years, Gorder has hosted “White House Christmas” on HGTV. She lives in Manhattan and is famous for not wearing shoes while she’s working....

Real Estate Heather and her husband, Harry “Skip” Brittenham own a home in Santa Monica that was last purchased in 1987 for $2.9 million and today is worth $10-15 million. In July 2000, they paid $4.5 million for 20-acre property in Jackson, Wyoming. In 2008 they completed construction on a 7,000-square-foot mansion. They listed the property for sale in July 2018 for around $27 million. It was the most expensive listing in Wyoming at the time....

Those disagreements may lead to some awkward moments, but chances are they’ve never snowballed into a massive family feud. For two families back in the 1920s, though? A major disagreement led not only to a massive family feud, but to the creation of two separate multi-billion-dollar companies. A Shoe Empire Is Born In A Laundry Room In 1924, brothers Adolf (“Adi”) and Rudolf (“Rudi”) Dassler started a shoe company in their mother’s laundry room....

The hackers were targeting the Bangladesh Central Bank and the New York Federal Reserve Bank. They breached the Bangladesh Central Bank’s systems and stole its credentials, which they then used to bombard the NY Federal Reserve and move money to the Phillippines and Sri Lanka. A total of $81 million was moved to the Philippines before it was held up by a request to a Sri Lankan non-profit organization called the Shalika Foundation....

The road to discovering and creating Lyrica began in the late 1980s. Chemistry professor Richard Silverman designed the molecule pregabalin. A visiting fellow, Ryszard Andruszkiewicz, synthesized it. For Northwestern, it was a case of being in the right place at the right time. A bit less than a decade before Silverman and Andruszkiewicz began their work on Lyrica, a federal law was passed, which allowed universities to keep the proceeds from inventions, many of which are funded by the government....

Andresen details her world travels on her Instagram account. The Norwegian has posted about her travels to Greece, Switzerland, and Africa. She has posted about glamorous parties, fabulous vacations, and of course, a plethora of horses. From private jets to jet skis to zip lines, this heiress knows how to travel in style. Andresen inherited a 42% stake in the family business, a company called Ferd, in 2007. The family made their billions in the tobacco industry....