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Early Life and Education Samantha Bond was born on November 27, 1961 in London, England to television producer Pat and actor Philip. Her sister is actress Abigail, and her brother is journalist Matthew. As a youth, Bond was educated at the Godolphin and Latymer School. She later studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Television Career In 1983, Bond made her television debut playing Maria Bertram in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park....

The mansion was designed by architect Allan Greenberg specifically for Lendl, according to official marketing materials, which go on to describe the property like this: “Ride through the gates passing horse paddocks, a barn, and up a long and meandering driveway to the impeccable stone house. Enter the first floor passing a grand staircase to a light-bathed main floor with virtually every room boasting French doors to beautiful gardens and patios....

Experienced Starkians know that the Mark 43 Iron Man suit was seen in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and will doubtlessly appreciate the meticulous craftsmanship that replicates the look of the suit down to the smallest detail. But anybody can appreciate the model’s 567 parts, which spring into action thanks to 46 motors controlled by an included remote control device – in 28 seconds, the suit can go from its open display mode to its fully engaged “online” mode or vice versa....

One very viable idea to pay down part of the bill? Liquidate the family’s incredible art collection. But there’s a catch! Thanks to a South Korean law, the family might only sell works by foreign artists to satisfy the debt. Works by South Korean artists may be un-sellable as designated national treasures. The Richest Family In South Korea Lee Kun-hee was the richest person in South Korea when he died last October....

Todd Vasos graduated from Western Carolina University. He became the Chief Executive Officer at Dollar General Corp in June 2015 and also became a Board Member at the same time. Before that he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Dollar General Corp from November 2013 to June 2015 and the Executive Vice President, President, and Chief Merchandising Officer at Dollar General Corp from December 2008 to November 2013. Todd Vasos is also a Board Director at Keycorp....

Several of songs written by Tommy would later be made extremely successful by other artists. For example, Billy Idol’s version of “Mony Mony” and Tiffany’s version of “I Think We’re Alone Now”. Tiffany’s version of the song hit #1 on several global charts.

McMahon just sold 3.34 million shares of WWE for about $100 million. His main reason for selling all those shares, according to a filing with the SEC, was “to fund a separate entity from the Company, Alpha Entertainment LLC, which Mr. McMahon established to explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football.” That’s right – the founder of the XFL may not be done with the pigskin just yet....

Jackson released a total of 45 studio albums. She recorded Top 10 hits with “You Can’t Have My Love”, “Right or Wrong”, “In the Middle of a Heartache”, and “Santo Domingo”. Some of her other hits included “Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine”, “A Woman Lives for Love”, and “Fancy Satin Pillows”. In 2009 Wanda Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence....

The biggest billionaire loser of 2020, at least speaking in terms of drops to their personal net worth, was Spanish fashion billionaire Amancio Ortega. Ortega saw his net worth go down $8.95 billion over the course of 2020. Chinese real estate billionaire Hui Ka Yan had the second biggest drop, at almost $6.8 billion. Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of the late Steve Jobs and generally considered the richest woman in the tech field, saw her net worth $5....

Han inherited his Juneyao stock back in 2004 when his father died, but it wasn’t until an initial public offering at the end of last month that it really started to pay off. Since the IPO on May 27th, the company has gone up in value by ten cents a share a day, which happens to be the limit in China’s state-regulated stock market exchange. The regulations don’t seem to be keeping anyone from making off like bandits, though, as the Shanghai Composite Index has experienced a reported 58 percent surge in value over the past year alone, and the surge has created more than 75 billionaires in China in that span of time....

In a China that is becoming more and more materialistic every day, this act of altruism sent serious shockwaves through the culture. Questions over Mr. Yu’s relative sanity surfaced. And yes, it would be very easy to chalk this huge donation to charity up to eccentricity, especially given Yu’s personal habits. At 88-years old, he still dyes his hair jet black and wears it in a bouffant. He favors white Mao suits, which he wears with matching white shoes....

Alan Shepard was born in Derry, New Hampshire in November 1923 and passed away in July 1998. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy and the Naval War College. He saw action with the Navy during World War II. Shepard was one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959 and made the first crewed Project Mercury flight Mercury-Redstone 3 in 1961. He named the spacecraft Freedom 7....

Rodriguez is teaming up with CGI Merchant Group in the firm’s new hotel investment fund. The venture, which will also include New York real estate investment company Maverick Commercial Properties, aims to raise $650 million to acquire and develop properties with Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Rodriguez founded his own real estate investment company, Monument Capital Management, in 2003. The company has already invested more than $800 million into properties across a dozen states....

In 1990, he became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights. However, his provocative act also led to backlash, with some critics labeling his humor misogynistic and offensive. Andrew was banned from MTV in 1989 after performing adult versions of nursery rhymes at the MTV Video Music Awards, but the network lifted the ban in 2011. Clay’s career peaked with roles in films like “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane” (1990), but his popularity waned in the mid-1990s....

While jetting around on his private plane, Cook will be theoretically sharing the skies with fellow CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Bob Iger of Disney, both of whom rely exclusively on private planes for air travel according to similar SEC filings by their own companies. Over the course of the 2017 fiscal year, this cost Apple $93,109, which for tax purposes is included in Cook’s income for that year (in case you were desperately searching for some manner of downside never having to wait in a TSA security line ever again)....

When Dawn Lafreeda was 16 years old, she faced a very common teenage problem. She needed money to buy a car. Inspired by her mom, Dawn went out and got a job as a hostess at the local Denny’s in Orange County, California. Pretty soon, she worked her way up to being waitress and within no time she had saved enough money to buy a car. During the first (and only) year of college she attended, Dawn continued to work almost nonstop at Denny’s but somehow made time to take on a second job selling accounting software for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)....

She also toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 2011. Tobin was nominated for a Teen Choice Award (as ‘Choice TV Villain’) for Glee and also won a Taste Award in the category of Great Taste Prize: Hollywood Tastemaker in 2013. She also appeared in the May 2013 issue of Maxim magazine and was chosen, along with costars Jacob Artist, Melissa Benoist and Dean Geyer, to be an ambassador for an emerging Coca Cola product called Coke Mismo....

To the moviegoing public, Stoke Park is known as the golf course where James Bond played against a cheating Auric Goldfinger in the 1964 film, “Goldfinger.” The course also appeared in “Tomorrow Never Dies,” another Bond adventure, and more recent projects like “The Crown” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary”. However, Ambani probably didn’t purchase Stoke Park for its movie memorabilia status; the property is also home to a 49-room luxury hotel, 13 tennis courts, and 14 acres of gardens....

Beyond the Oscars, Vilanch has written for countless award shows, television specials, and celebrity performers, including Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robin Williams. He earned multiple Emmy Awards for his television writing. As a performer, Vilanch is recognizable for his six-year stint as a regular on “Hollywood Squares” and his autobiographical off-Broadway show “Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.” He also starred in the documentary “Get Bruce!” which chronicled his behind-the-scenes influence on Hollywood comedy....

Sherman, who was 75 years old, expanded Apotex by creating lower cost generic drugs that bit into the big name drug market. Apotex is the 7th largest drug maker in the world. The Shermans recently put their Toronto mansion on the market for $5.4 million. The couple’s bodies were discovered in the basement of their home by their real estate agent, who was prepping for an open house. The bodies of Barry and Honey were hanging near their indoor pool....