After the break-up of the Roc-A-Fella Record Company, Burke helped launch another new record label Dame Dash Music along with Damon Dash. Roc-A-Fella Records currently operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and is distributed by Island Def Jam Motown Music Group. Burke remained with Dame Dash after Roc-A-Fella was sold and started Roc4Life while Jay-Z presided over Def Jam. Among his other ventures, Burke co-directed and executive-produced the television documentary film “It’s a Hard Truth, Ain’t It,” about 13 incarcerated men studying filmmaking as part of their prison therapy.
Early Life Katherine Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 0n December 29, 1977. She is the daughter of Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin maker William Moennig III. For over 100 years William Moennig & Son operated as one of the world’s most respected makers, restorers and appraisers of violins. Katherine’s father William III’s half sister is actress Blythe Danner. Blythe Danner’s daughter is Gwyneth Paltrow. So Gwyneth and her brother Jake Paltrow are Katherine’s cousins.
Throughout her career, Keke has recorded several duets with fellow R&B singer Avant, including “My First Love” and “You & I,” which both reached #1 on the “Billboard” Adult R&B Songs chart. Wyatt starred on the TV One reality series “R&B Divas: Atlanta” from 2012 to 2014, and she appeared in the 2014 TV movie “In God’s Hands” and had a recurring role as Lady Azia Greene on the primetime soap opera “Saints & Sinners” from 2017 to 2018.
Although the stock price of the refinery is down 10% over the past year, due to the decline of iron ore prices, Zhevago still has a net worth that places him among the richest and most influential people in his country. Apart from PGOK, he holds the control of “Finances and Credit” group, which is one of the Ukraine’s biggest conglomerates, as well as he owns FC Vorska football where he serves as honorary president.
Early Life Whitley was born on July 21, 1961, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to parents Kaysonia and William Whitley. She also spent part of her childhood in Khartoum, Sudan, and grew up with her two older brothers, Kyle and Scott. Her father was an architect and one of the founding partners of the black architectural firm Whitley and Whitley. The firm was involved with working on buildings like the Tower City Center, the Cleveland Public Library, and the home to the Cleveland Indians – Progressive Field.
Early Life and Amateur Career Lennox Lewis was born Lennox Claudius Lewis on September 2, 1965, in West Ham, London, England. His parents were originally from Jamaica. When Lennox was born, he weighed over 10 lbs. When he was 12, he moved to Ontario, Canada with his mother. Lewis attended Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, a public school located in Kitchener, Ontario. At school, he was heavily involved in sports, playing Canadian football, soccer, and basketball.
Lisa was named U.S. Pearl Princess in 1990, and she served as the spokesperson for the Cultured Pearl Association of America and Japan. Robertson began hosting shopping programs in 1991, and after moving to QVC a few years later, she became one of the channel’s most popular hosts as well as the face of the network. Lisa left QVC in 2014, two years after she launched the G.I.L.I. Line (Got it Love it) for the network, which included “fashion, handbags, shoes, jewelry, gifts and Christmas Decor.
Early Life and Education Maggie Siff was born on June 21, 1974 in the Bronx borough of New York City. As a teen, she went to the Bronx High School of Science. Siff went on to attend Bryn Mawr College, from which she graduated in 1996 with a BA in English. Following this, she obtained her MFA in acting from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Career Beginnings Following her graduation from college, Siff worked at a hedge fund in a temporary position.
Price has acted in many television sitcoms as a child actor in “Archie Bunker’s Place” and “One Day at a Time,” but is best known for his role as Irwin “Skippy” Handelman, Alex Keaton’s best friend on NBC’s “Family Ties”. Price has also had acting roles in films with Ozzie Osbourne in “Trick or Treat” and “The Rescue” with Kevin Dillon. Price is well- known for his stand-up comedy and has performed his routines on “Comic Relief” and has been the opening act for Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld.
Marie Besnier Beauvalot is a French businesswoman who has a net worth of $9 billion. In 2000, Marie Besnier Beauvalot, along with her two siblings, Emmanuel and Jean-Michel, inherited French diary giant Lactalis, which is considered to be the world’s largest dairy products group. Today best known for brands like the popular Président brie and Milkmaid yogurts among hundreds of others. Marie owns 20.7% of the company. Lactalis was established as a small cheese-making company in Laval, Mayenne, France by their grandfather in 1933.
Winans released the album Hurt No More in 2004 which reached #1 on the US R&B chart and #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. His single “I Don’t Wanna Know” (featuring Enya and P. Diddy" reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and US R&B charts and #1 in the UK. He was featured on the single “Best Friends” by Puff Daddy which reached #2 in the UK and #3 on the US R&B chart.
The couple were married in 2001 and have a daughter named Gianna. In July 2013, Martin and Julie appeared in an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap. At the time they lived in a home in Marina Del Rey, California. They listed this home for sale for a bit over $3 million soon after the show aired. It sold several months later for $2.85 million.
Early Life and Education Mel Tillis was born as Lonnie Melvin Tillis on August 8, 1932 in Tampa, Florida to Burma and Lonnie Sr. The family later moved to Pahokee in the Miami metro area. Following a bout of malaria as a child, Tillis developed a stutter. He got into music early on, taking up the drums and guitar. At the age of 16, Tillis won a local talent competition. For his higher education, he enrolled at the University of Florida, but ultimately dropped out to enlist in the US Air Force.
Early Life and Education Melanie Blatt was born on March 25, 1975 in the London Borough of Camden to a French mother and a British father, who named her after the American folk singer Melanie Safka. She has a younger sister named Jasmine. As a youth, Blatt attended Fitzjohn’s Primary School in London, where her music teacher immediately recognized her talent and encouraged her parents to send her to a theatre school.
But to all you aspiring Stings out there, if you want to get rich making music, you may want to spend less time writing pop hits for the radio and more time writing theme songs for game shows. Don’t believe me? Ask the heirs of television producer/songwriter Merv Griffin. Merv Griffin not only created the television show “Jeopardy” (and “Wheel of Fortune”), but he also wrote the show’s now-iconic theme “Final Jeopardy” tune.
Early Life Michael Blackson, whose real name is Kojo Bediako, was born on November 28, 1972 in Monrovia, Liberia to Ghanaian parents. He grew up in both Liberia and Ghana before moving to the United States in the mid-1980s. After living for a while in Newark, New Jersey, Bediako settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While working at Domino’s, a coworker suggested he pursue a comedy career by starting an open mic.
One of Diaz’s most notable accomplishments is his victory over Conor McGregor in March 2016, which he achieved via submission in the second round. This victory made Diaz a household name and cemented his status as one of the most skilled and tenacious fighters in the UFC. Diaz’s rematch with McGregor later that same year resulted in a narrow loss, but it nonetheless showcased his determination and resilience. Over the course of his career, Diaz has also faced off against other top fighters such as Benson Henderson, Gray Maynard, and Rafael dos Anjos.
Early Life and Education Omarosa Onee Manigault Newman was born on February 5, 1974, in Youngstown, Ohio. Her parents were Theresa Marie Walker and Jack Thomas Manigault, who was murdered when Omarosa was only seven years old. She attended The Rayen School and then enrolled at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications with a concentration in radio. She then moved to Washington D.
From Humble Surgeon to Multi-Billionaire Soon-Shiong left UCLA in 1991 and founded a biotechnology company called Abraxis BioScience. Under Patrick’s leadership, the company eventually developed a revolutionary drug used in the treatment of breast, lung, and pancreatic cancers. The drug, Abraxane, was approved by the FDA in 2005 and the European equivalent in 2008 for the treatment of breast cancer when chemotherapy was not working. By 2009, Abraxane generated $315 million in revenue per year.