Also known as “Charlie Hustle,” Pete Rose was a switch hitter who is best known for holding the all-time hits record in Major League Baseball, with 4,256 hits. He is also the all-time MLB leader in games played, at-bats, singles, and outs. During his playing career, he won three World Series, as well as an MVP award, a Rookie of the Year Award, and two Golden Gloves. Following his retirement from playing baseball, Rose became a manager for the Cincinnati Reds....
Thompson and is known for painting, caricatures, drawing, and cartoons. He studied at the London College of Printing and worked freelance for several publications including The New York Times, the Daily Telegraph, and Rolling Stone. His long list of works includes “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved”, Fear and Loathing in las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72, The Curse of Lono, Treasure Island, Withnail and I, The Big I Am, Animal Farm, The Poor Mouth, Have I Offended Someone?...
Why did someone end up paying Uncle Sam $7 billion that could have been avoided? Were they dumb? Lazy? Maybe just really patriotic? And wait a minute. Who died in the US in either late 2022 or sometime in 2023 that was rich enough to necessitate a $7 billion payment??? We were not aware of any such person. The mystery was just solved by the outlet Sherwood News. And by solving the mystery, it turns out a Texas billionaire was way, way, way richer than anyone ever knew… Here’s a real quick primer on the estate tax....
Rod Laver won 200 career titles and had a #1 ranking in 1961. He won the Australian Open in 1960, 1962, and 1969 and the French Open in 1962 and 1969. Rod Laver won Wimbledon in 1961, 1962, 1968, and 1969. He won the US Open in 1969 and 1969. He also had 28 doubles titles including at the Australian Open in 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1969 and at the French Open in 1961, Wimbledon in 1970, and the US Open in 1960, 1970, and 1973....
From 2007 to 2009 Hornsby starred as Eddie Sutton in the television series Lincoln Heights. Since 2011 he has starred as Hank Griffin in the TV series Grimm. Hornsby has starred in the films Fences, LUV, Stuck, Something New, Forgiven, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Edmond, After the Sunset, and Big Fat Liar. He has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Law & Order, Wonderland, Girlfriends, Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, In Treatment, The Good Wife, Shameless, Suits, and more....
Johansson has her role as Black Widow in “Captain America: Civil War” to thank for this honor. The film grossed more than $1.5 billion worldwide. Her costars in that film, Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. tied for second place on the list of highest grossing actors. She also starred in the Coen brothers’ “Hail, Caesar!” The film brought in just $63 million worldwide, but that was enough to push her past Evans and Downey, Jr....
Early Life and Education Scott David Malkin was born in 1959 to Jewish parents Isabel and Peter. His father, a real estate investor in New York, once owned the Empire State Building. Malkin’s grandfather Lawrence Wien was also a real estate investor; he pioneered the concept of real estate syndicates. Malkin was raised in Connecticut with his sister Cynthia and his brother Anthony. For his higher education, he attended Harvard University, from which he obtained his bachelor’s, JD, and MBA degrees....
He has produced the movies Edward II, My Night with Reg, The Designated Mourner, Mrs. Dalloway, and The Tribe. Curtis has directed episodes of the TV series Performance, Tracey Takes On…, Freezing, and Cranford. He has also directed the movies My Week with Marilyn and Woman in Gold. He won a Banff Television Award for Best Mini-Series in 2008 for Cranford and has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and six BAFTA Awards....
Early Life Sophie was born Sophie Xeon on September 17, 1986, in Glasgow, Scotland. Sophie’s father played cassettes of electronic music in the car and took Sophie to raves as a young child. Sophie became interested in creating their own music after receiving a keyboard as a birthday gift. At nine or ten years old, Sophie expressed the desire to drop out of school to become an electronic music producer, though their parents did not allow this....
He has released several mixtapes and his single “Like Dat” reached #35 on the US R&B chart. Stat Quo has collaborated with several artists including Chamillionaire, Young Buck, Eminem, 50 Cent, Akon, Warren G, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, and Wiz Khalifa. He was encouraged to rap professionally by rapper Scarface while he was contemplating going to law school.
Early Life Stephanie Zimbalist was born on October 8, 1956, in New York City, New York. Her mother was Loranda Stephanie, and her father was actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., who had starred in series like “77 Sunset Strip” and “The FBI.” Her paternal grandfather was Efrem Zimbalist, a Russian symphony conductor and concert violinist. He married Alma Gluck, a Romanian singer who was a leading soprano in her day. When Stephanie was young, her family moved to Los Angeles, California, where she grew up....
Below are the Premier League’s richest owners in ascending order as well as how they made their money. #12: Liverpool FC owner John Henry — $1.5 billion Age: 69 Nationality: American How he made his fortune: John Henry began his career trading agricultural futures and opened his own company, John W. Henry and Company, in 1981. He is the owner of the Boston Red Sox, the Liverpool F.C., co-owns Roush Fenway Racing and the Boston Globe....
Guy Wildenstein, quite simply, is accused of failing to disclose and pay tax on the full amount of the inheritance he received after his father’s death in 2001. He reported nearly $45 million in income and assets and received a tax bill of $19 million. The now 70-year-old turned to his impressive art collection to pay the tax authorities. He sold a bas-relief work originally created for none other than Marie Antoinette....
David Glass is negotiating with local Kansas City businessman John Sherman, who plans to spend more than $1 billion for the team. Glass purchased the team for $96 million in 2000. If this deal gets finalized, he’ll have made more than 10 times the return on his initial investment. Sherman currently owns a minority stake in the Cleveland Indians. He first invested with the Indians in 2016 and his since purchased a larger stake of the team....
For Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., their confidence is going to potentially earn one of them a lot of money. As both boxers appeared on the Spanish television talk show Despierta América, Chavez suggested the pair’s match on May 6 in Las Vegas should be winner-takes-all. It was a bold move since Chavez was only in line to make $9 million. Canelo, who’s got a lot more on the line – $36 million – agreed, because he “will win” either way....
Some friends told him about Warren Buffett, who was not well known back then. Horejsi bought 40 shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $265 each, with money from Brown Welding Supply. Two weeks later he bought another 60 shares at $295. A month after that he bought 200 more at $330 a share. He built his Berkshire stake to 5,800 Class A shares and held onto them until 1998 when shares in Berkshire Hathaway reached an all-time high of $78,000....
Daisy Fuentes Net Worth: $75 million Source: Clothing Line Cuban-born Daisy Fuentes is best known for being MTV’s first Latina DJ as well as for her endorsement deal with Revlon. However, she is also an entrepreneur. In 2004, Fuentes launched her first clothing line. Five years later, Fuentes entered hair care industry with an all-natural line called Daisy Fuentes Style Pro. Today, Fuentes brings in around $300 million each year in sales of her line at Kohl’s department stores....
He also represented England in international competition from 1981 to 1986. Martin went on to manage Southend United from 1997 to 1999. He has also been a commentator for radio and Sky Sports TV. His sons Dave and Joe Martin are also soccer players. Alvin Martin competed in the 1986 World Cup for England. He was dropped from the team just before the match against Argentina with the infamous “Hand of God” goal....
It seems like the Steelers are finally trying to change that this season – kind of. The organization restructured Brown’s contract, bringing $4 million over from next season’s contract into this season. With that change, the sixth-round draft pick out of Central Michigan will make a total of $10.25 million in the 2016-17 season, with an $8.975 million up-front signing bonus and $1.275 million base salary. Though the $10.25 million is a vast improvement from the $6....
Early Life Ari Shaffir was born Ari David Shaffir on February 12, 1974, in New York City. He grew up in a Jewish household with mother Merryl, father Nat, and four siblings. Nat is a Holocaust survivor who emigrated from Romania to Israel after the Holocaust ended, changed his surname from Spitzer to Shaffir, and moved to the U.S. in 1961. When Ari was a baby, the family relocated to North Carolina, then they moved to Maryland when he was 9 years old....
