But the real Eddie Nash was far more terrifying — and powerful — than any Hollywood portrayal. A nightclub kingpin with ties to drug trafficking, porn empires, crooked cops, and brutal enforcers, Nash built a seedy empire from the ground up, becoming a fixture in L.A.’s underworld just as disco, cocaine, and celebrity hedonism hit their peak. He wasn’t just a gangster — he was the guy gangsters were afraid of....
Fernando owns Yanbal International, a fast-growing door-to-door cosmetics company with estimated sales of $720 million. He became head of the company in 1988 when he and his brother Eduardo decided to end their partnership in the company they founded and co-owned. He has since expanded the firm to Spain and to several Latin American countries. Fernando Belmont has a net worth of $2.2 billion. Eduardo Belmont’s Belcorp cosmetics company, which also sells door-to-door, has estimated sales of $2 billion....
Greene needs the gig, despite the $380 million sale of Bebop, because she intends to give all of that money to charity via a “donor advised fund.” Greene’s husband is co-founder of Bebop and a part time employee of Google. He received 11,281 shares of Company C Capital Stock at $740.39 each for a cool $8.4 million. He will also be donating his shares to charity. As if Greene wasn’t altruistic enough, donating all those many hundreds of millions to charity, our sources tell us that Bebop was a labor of love for her and there is no way she would have sold the company to Google without it also being favorable to her employees....
Tina Arena is one of Australia’s most successful and enduring musical talents, with a career spanning over four decades. Rising to fame as a child performer on the television show “Young Talent Time” in the 1970s, Arena evolved into a powerhouse vocalist whose emotional depth and technical precision have earned her international acclaim. With multi-platinum album sales across the globe, particularly in Australia, France, and other European markets, Arena has established herself as a versatile artist comfortable performing in multiple languages and genres....
Early Life Tom Jones was born Thomas John Woodward on June 7, 1940, in Glamorgan, South Wales. He grew up with mother Freda, father Thomas (a coal miner), and sister Sheila, and began singing at weddings and family gatherings at a young age. Tom studied at Wood Road Infants School, Wood Road Junior School, and Pontypridd Central Secondary Modern School and sang in the choir. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis at age 12 and has said that he “spent two years in bed recovering....
Tony Allen, nicknamed “The Grindfather,” was one of the NBA’s premier defensive specialists during his 14-year career (2004-2018). A six-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection, Allen established himself as one of the most tenacious perimeter defenders in league history. Though never an offensive powerhouse, his lockdown defensive abilities made him an invaluable asset to both the Boston Celtics, where he won a championship in 2008, and the Memphis Grizzlies, where he became a franchise icon....
Dutch Bros. Coffee was formed in 1992 by the two brothers who went into business as their family’s dairy farm was breaking up. They started with a $12,000 pushcart and espresso machine outside their local post office in Grants Pass and found success with a drive-through model that puts culture and employees at the forefront. Dane passed away from sclerosis in 2009, but Dutch Bros. continued to grow. It now has over 264 drive-thrus....
Early Life and Child Acting Career Veronica Cartwright was born on April 20, 1949, in Bristol, England. Shortly after the birth of her younger sister, Angela, she and the family immigrated to Los Angeles, California. Cartwright began her career as a child actress in 1958 with a role in the World War II film “In Love and War.” On television, she appeared in four episodes of the sitcom “Leave it to Beaver,” playing Beaver’s classmates Violet Rutherford and Peggy MacIntosh....
Early Life Zacky Vengeance was born as Zachary Baker on December 11, 1981 in Olympia, Washington. He later moved to Huntington Beach, California, where he attended Huntington Beach High School. Baker played baseball in high school. As a teenager, he taught himself how to play the guitar. Avenged Sevenfold In 1999, Baker formed the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold with his middle school friends James Sullivan, Matt Wendt, and Matt Sanders....
A former skeptic, Bagans co-founded the Ghost Adventures Crew (GAC) and has said that he became interested in investigating the paranormal after he encountered the spirit of a suicidal woman in his Michigan apartment building in 2002. Zak has hosted and produced several shows in addition to “Ghost Hunters,” including “Paranormal Challenge” (2011), “Deadly Possessions” (2016), and “The Haunted Museum” (2021). He co-wrote the books “Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of the Ghost Adventures Crew” (2011) and “I am Haunted: Living Life Through the Dead” (2015) with Kelly Crigger, and he published “Ghost-Hunting For Dummies” in 2019....
Early Life A’ja Wilson was born A’ja Riyadh Wilson on August 8, 1996, in Columbia, South Carolina. She is the daughter of Eva Rakes Wilson and Roscoe Wilson Jr., and she has an older brother named Renaldo. Eva was a court stenographer, and she also worked for the Richland County School District. Roscoe and Renaldo both played basketball professionally overseas. A’ja is a Christian, and her grandfather was a minister. Wilson attended the private school Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, where she was one of the only Black students....
Sotheby’s says that’s the most anyone has ever paid at auction for a painting, not just by Monet, but by anyone considered to be part of the Impressionist school. The hefty price was the end result of eight minutes of what the New York Times described as “heated competition” between the buyer and five unsuccessful bidders. The buyer, physically present during the bidding rather than being represented by an intermediary, has not only broken an expansive art world price record but also paid an amazing 44 times what the painting’s previous owner paid for it back in 1986 – a relatively paltry $2....
He became the highest winning mini bike rider in AMA Amateur Motocross National Championships in 2012. During that time Adam won 11 championships. In 2014 he underwent shoulder surgery and had to miss the rest of the season after dislocating his shoulder in the Toronto Supercross. He missed a most of the first half of his rookie season with an illness.
O’Reilly graduated from Menlo (School) in the heart of Silicon Valley in 2003 and also attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for one year. She reportedly dated fellow actor James Franco between 2006 and 2011. Cast as Dewey Dell Bundren in the film version of William Faulkner’s 1930 classic novel, As I Lay Dying, O’Reilly was directed by former boyfriend James Franco. In an October 2013 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she gave high praise to Franco’s directorial debut....
He was also the second player to win three Best Player of the Conference awards. During his career Patrimonio was named 10 times to the PBA Mythical First Team and once to the PBA Mythical Second Team. He was named the PBA Press Corps Newsmaker of the Year in 1993 and was the PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1991. Patrimonio was a 13 time PBA All-Star and has been named as one of the PBA’s 25 Greatest Players and was part of the 1998 Philippine Centennial Team....
Almost certainly of greater interest for our purposes, are the details of this abode, however. It sits at the top of Sydney’s 43-story ANZ Tower, with three of those stories belonging to the penthouse. It measures in at nearly 26,000 square feet, with views of both the Sydney skyline and the nearby harbor described as “magnificent.” There’s an even more magnificent view from the roof, which will be all the better to enjoy thanks to the rooftop pool....
Azim Premji Net Worth details: Azim Premji owns 56 percent of Indian information technology, outsourcing, and consulting company Wipro. Premji owns an additional 18 percent of irrevocable charitable trusts related to the Azim Premji Foundation. He is a 3 percent owner of JM Financial, and his investment company PremjiInvest manages about $1 billion. Wealth Donation: At its peak, Azim’s net worth topped $23 billion which made him the 36th richest person on the planet....
Alvin Charles Copeland was born on February 2, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His family was dirt poor. Al and his two older brothers were raised by a single mom in a rough housing project after their father abandoned the family. Al dropped out of high school at the age of 16 and got a job at a local super market to help support the family. He soon landed a job managing a donut shop called Tastee Donut....
Early Life and Education Benny Hinn was born as Toufik Benedictus Hinn on December 3, 1952 in Jaffa, Israel to parents of Greek, Palestinian, and Armenian descent. He was brought up in the Eastern Orthodox tradition and baptized by the patriarch of Jerusalem. Following the Six-Day War in 1967, Hinn moved with his family to Toronto, Canada, where he attended Georges Vanier Secondary School. However, he did not graduate. In 1972, Hinn claimed to have become a born-again Christian....
The absurdly expensive ring is one indication of the couples lavish lifestyle together. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the two spent much of this past summer lounging in luxury aboard Packer’s super yacht in the Mediterranean Sea and taking trips throughout Europe. In September 2015, the couple was spotted boarding a private helicopter in order to catch a U2 concert in Italy. Carey, however, is no stranger to luxury and diva demands, including requesting a private trailer just for her dog while on a movie set in 2015 and wrapping an arm cast in slings made of rhinestones, fur, and feather in 2013....
