Gene Roddenberry was best known as the creator of the “Star Trek” franchise, which began in 1966 on NBC. Before that, he wrote scripts for several shows, including “Highway Patrol” and “Have Gun – Will Travel,” and created the show “The Lieutenant.” Roddenberry remained involved with the “Star Trek” media franchise until his passing in 1991. On September 4, 1986, Roddenberry became the first writer/producer to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Compared to other tycoons of his era, George Hearst’s wealth was significant but not quite as vast as some of his contemporaries. For example, John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, was worth an estimated $340 billion in today’s dollars at the time of his death, making him one of the richest people of all time. Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate, was also worth hundreds of billions of dollars in today’s currency, and his philanthropic efforts helped to shape the modern educational and cultural landscape of the United States.
He was nicknamed “The Boss” due to his hands-on management style, and his tenure as the Yankee’s owner is the longest in club history. Steinbrenner’s first attempt at owning a sports franchise occurred when he bought the Cleveland Pipers, a basketball team that was part of the old, and now-defunct, American Basketball League. He then wanted to buy his childhood favorite baseball team, the Cleveland Indians but his attempt was unsuccessful.
Early Life Hailey Baldwin Bieber was born Hailey Rhode Baldwin on November 22, 1996, in Tucson, Arizona. Her father is the youngest of the four Baldwin brothers (after Alec, Daniel, and then William). Her mother is graphic designer Kennya Baldwin. Kennya’s father is Grammy Award-winning Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato. As a young girl, Hailey dreamed of being a classical ballet dancer but had to quit training after suffering a foot injury.
Hank is probably best-remembered for breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record. On April 8, 1974, he hit his 715th career home run, topping Babe’s 714. Hank ultimately retired with a total of 755 home runs. That record was topped decades later by Barry Bonds. Barry is the current leader in terms of career home runs. Bonds retired with 762, although his name is accompanied by an asterisk due to the fact that he is widely believed to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
Beginning in 1958, he served as president of Family Radio, a California-based radio station group that broadcasts to more than 150 markets in the United States. In October 2011, he retired from active broadcasting following a stroke, but still maintained a role at Family Radio until his death. His failed predictions of the end of the world temporarily gained him a global following and millions of dollars of donations. Camping died on December 15, 2013, as a result of complications from a fall at his home two weeks earlier.
On Thursday, Microsoft knocked Apple off as the world’s most valuable company. At Friday’s closing prices, Microsoft’s $2.887 trillion market cap slightly edged Apple’s $2.874 trillion market cap. At this market cap level, in a slightly alternate reality (where he ignored Warren Buffett’s advice), Bill Gates just became the world’s first trillionaire.
Going Back In Time Microsoft went public on March 13, 1986. On the day of the IPO, Bill Gates owned 45% of the company’s equity.
Murray starred as Glen in the series 20 Things to Do Before You’re 30 in 2003. He starred in the TV series Cutting It as Liam Carney from 2004 to 2005 and in Primeval as Stephen Hart from 2007 to 2008. In 2011 Murray starred as Billy Collins in the television series Chaos. In 2014 he starred in the TV series Defiance as Mayor Niles Pottinger. He has also starred in the movies Phoenix Blue, Nailing Vienna, and It’s Alive.
Career Earnings and Biggest Purses During his boxing career James Toney earned at least $10 million from purses and Pay Per View bonuses. His most notable known purses (without PPV bonuses) are:
Early Life James Toney was born on August 24, 1968 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He had a difficult life growing up, as his father, a boxer, was absent. Toney turned to street fighting and selling crack cocaine as a teenager.
The elder Kelce isn’t fully staying out of the spotlight, however. He’s continuing to co-host the “New Heights” podcast with Travis — and they’re about to score a major deal. Jason made $81.7 million across 13 years in the NFL. Travis Kelce has earned $76.9 million in 10 NFL seasons, and he’ll make a base salary of $12 million in 2024. The duo has made additional money in sponsorships and podcast advertising, but a deal for “New Heights” would be their largest chunk of change to date.
Morrisson, the group’s lead singer and songwriter, was known for his drinking and outrageous behavior on stage. While Jim was alive, The Doors released of six studio albums: 1967’s “The Doors”, 1967’s “Strange Days”, 1968’s “Waiting For The Sun”, 1969’s “The Soft Parade”, 1970’s “Morrison Hotel” and 1971’s “L.A. Woman” which was released three months before Jim’s death. Morrison left his band in 1970 and moved to Paris where he started writing poetry.
In addition to making money, he also donates money to health care, the arts and Jewish education. Gandel got his education at Melbourne High School, and he is married with two children. He lives in Melbourne, Victoria with his wife, Pauline, with whom he collects Japanese art.
Tragically, John Walton died on June 27, 2005, in a plane crash. At the time of his death John directly owned roughly 12 million shares of Walmart. Through family trusts, he also shared ownership in roughly 1.7 billion additional shares. A large portion of John’s estate was left to charity and the remaining was left to his widow, Christy Walton. Lukas was 19 years old at the time. In 2015, unsealed court documents showed that, by this point, Lukas had inherited his father’s full estate.
With the death of Jackie Gleason in 1987, Audrey Meadows in 1996 and Art Carney in 2003, Joyce Randolph became the last surviving member of “The Honeymooners” until her death on January 13, 2024 at the age of 99.
Early Life and Early Career Joyce Randolph was born on October 21, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan. After high school she took a job working at Saks Fifth Avenue in Detroit. Her show business career began with an audition for the touring company of a production of a play called “Stage Door.
Early Life Julie Benz was born on May 1, 1972 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to figure skater Joanne and surgeon George. Raised in Murrysville, she went to Franklin Regional High School. Due to the influence of her mother, Benz got into ice skating at an early age, and competed in the 1988 US Championships in junior ice dancing. With her skating partner David Schilling, she came in 13th place. At the age of 14, Benz had to end her figure skating career after suffering a stress fracture in her leg.
In April 2019 Wendy filed for divorce from Kevin after 22 years of marriage. The divorce comes on the heel of months of controversy that saw Kevin welcome a baby born by another woman and Wendy checking into a sober living house. The court filing cited irreconcilable differences and sought to establish an appropriate level of child support and split of assets. On April 24, 2019 it was reported that Wendy had moved to excise Kevin from her life both personally and professionally.
Financial Problems In December 2015 Kreayshawn revealed over Twitter that the IRS had seized her bank accounts due to an unpaid tax bill. She blamed her accountant for the financial fumble.
Early Life Kreayshawn was born Natassia Gail Zolot on September 24, 1989, in San Francisco, California. Her mother, guitarist Elka Zolot, was in the punk band The Trashwomen, which formed in San Francisco in the early ’90s. After Kreayshawn moved from San Francisco to East Oakland, she got her first video camera at the age of 10 and began filming her raps and documenting her life.
Even though IOI is often refereed as palm oil and real estate development giant, Lee saw his fortune decrease as his shares of the group fell, due to weaker palm oil prices. But this didn’t stop him from making more investments. Just last year he invested in China real estate buying land in Xiamen for $190 million, while he bought out his Taiwanese partner in an ongoing 7.7 acre residential and commercial project in the same area.
In 2004, Lil’ Flip launched the record label Clover G Records (also known as Clover G La Familia) and the shoe line Clover Footwear. He released the book “Don’t Let the Music Industry Fool You” in 2014. Lil’ Flip directed his 2009 music video for “Kim Kardashian,” and his music has appeared in the films “2 Fast 2 Furious” (2003), “Blade: Trinity” (2004), “The Marine” (2006), “Dead Tone” (2007), “April Fools” (2007), and “District 13: Ultimatum” (2009) and the television series “Las Vegas” (2006), “The Wire” (2006), and “The Sopranos” (2007).
Early Life and Modeling Mackenzie Foy was born on November 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, California to a homemaker mother and a truck driver father. When she was only three years old, she began modeling, appearing in ads for Polo Ralph Lauren and Guess. Foy went on to model for such brands as Disney, the Gap, and Mattel. She also practiced taekwondo growing up.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Foy gained widespread recognition in 2011 when she made her film debut in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1,” the first half of the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s book “Breaking Dawn,” the final novel in the “Twilight Saga” series.