Michael Nesmith was wealthy way before The Monkees because his mother invented Liquid Paper, AKA white out. The Monkees sold 75 million albums during their peak years, from 1966 to 1971. After leaving The Monkees, he embarked on a solo career and, in the late 1970s, pioneered a new form of music video with his song “Rio”. These videos were designed to tell a story alongside the song, marking a significant shift from the typical live performance videos of the time....

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter CEO, Roc Nation Net worth: $560 million Jay-Z isn’t just a rap and hip-hop artist himself; he’s also a very successful record producer and the CEO of Roc Nation. Oh, and like any self-respecting hip-hop mogul, he also has a clothing line. Every single album he’s ever released has gone platinum. He is a successful entrepreneur outside of the music business with investments in clothing and record companies, and he is the co-owner of the 40/40 Clubs in New York City, Atlantic City, and Chicago....

Fallon graduated from Florida State University with a degree in sports management. She appeared in the music video “Who’s Your Daddy?” by Toby Keith and has also appeared on the TV series The Lance Krall Show and The Simple Life: Interns. In 2008 she was a contestant on The Apprentice. From 2005 to 2009 Fallon was featured on the reality TV series The Girls of the Playboy Mansion. She also made her acting debut in 2009 in the film Deep in the Valley....

In high school, McGrady was named Mr. Basketball USA and was a McDonald’s All-American. He was drafted #9 overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 1997 NBA Draft. McGrady played for the Raptors from 1997 to 2000 and then for the Orlando Magic from 2000 to 2004, the Houston Rockets from 2004 to 2010, the New York Knicks in 2010, the Detroit Pistons from 2010 to 2011, the Atlanta Hawks from 2011 to 2012, and the San Antonio Spurs in 2013....

The couple moved to the United States in 1991. She has recorded six albums for Audiofon Records which includes two duets with her husband and three solo albums. Lisitsa has been involved in controversy surrounding her opposition to the Ukrainian government and her support of pro-Russian separatists. She has performed at venues across the world including Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.

Early Life and Education Vikram Barn was born on August 2, 1995 in Guildford, England as the youngest of three siblings. He is of Indian descent. At the age of eight, he moved with his family to Sheffield, where he went to Silverdale School. Although Barn was offered a place to study natural sciences at University College London, he turned down the offer so he could pursue his YouTube career full-time....

Some leagues are taking note of this, and have established new rules over the past few years. The NHL provides the compliance buyout, which allows a team to pay a player two-thirds of the money owed to a released player owed over twice the amount of time. The NBA, meanwhile, as the amnesty clause–the player being tossed to the curb still earns his entire salary (paid by the team releasing him), but his contract doesn’t count against the salary cap....

Their 200 release Wilson vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres also sold a million copies and was certified 3x Platinum. Their most popular songs include “Mayor Que Yo”, “Rakata”, “Llame Pa’ Verte (Bailando Sexy)”, “Pam Pam”, “Pegao”, “Sexy Movimiento”, “Ahora Es”, “Siguelo”, “Me Estas Tentando”, “Abusadora”, “Gracias a Ti”, “Tu Olor”, “Follow the Leader”, and “Algo Me Gusta De Ti”. The duo launched a clothing line in 2011 with Marc Ecko. They have worked with Daddy Yankee, R....

After directing his breakthrough 1981 German war film “Das Boot,” which netted him two Academy Award nominations, he went on to have a prolific career in Hollywood with such films as “The NeverEnding Story,” “In the Line of Fire,” “Outbreak,” “Air Force One,” and “Troy.” His final film as a director was the 2016 German crime comedy “Vier Gegen Die Bank,” a remake of his 1976 television film. Early Life and Education Wolfgang Petersen was born on March 14, 1941 in Emden, Nazi Germany as the son of a naval officer....

Sadly, if you were born after 1990, you may not be aware of the wonderful talent that is, Patrick Duffy. And that’s partly by Patrick’s choosing. Though he has continued to work consistently over the last quarter-century, after making plenty of money acting and directing (he directed around 50 of Step by Step’s 160 episodes), Patrick has largely retreated to a secluded peaceful life on a 600-acre ranch in Southern Oregon....

#9: Tom Hanks Hanks is known for being one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. He is not only generous with his money, but also with his time. Hanks has donated money to charities and helped keep the Rosslyn Chapel up and running after it was featured in his film the Da Vinci Code. Hanks also takes time out of his busy schedule to pose with fans for pictures. In 2014 he gave a big tip to a cabbie and then invited him and his wife to a Broadway show including giving them backstage passes....

Rippon has appeared on the television series “Will & Grace” (2018), “Ridiculousness” (2018), “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (2019), “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (2019–2020), “The Eric Andre Show” (2020), and “Sugar Rush” (2020) and in the Taylor Swift music video “You Need to Calm Down” (2019), and he is a co-host on MTV’s “Messyness” (2021–present). In 2018, he earned a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Athlete: Male, and he published the memoir “Beautiful on the Outside” in 2019....

He graduated from Cairo University and has gone on to star in more than 100 movies and 10 plays and to become one of the most famous actors in Egypt. He was named a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR by the United Nations in 2000 and was worked for the cause of refugees. Emam has won awards from the Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema, the Dubai International Film Festival, the Marrakech International Film Festival, and the Sao Paulo International Film Festival....

With the decimation of his company’s stock price, it’s unclear if Oleg Tinkov was even a billionaire anymore. And that’s before what just happened. After Tinkov publicly criticized the war in Ukraine, he was reportedly forced to sell his shares in Tinkoff Bank to a rival Russian billionaire at a “fire sale price.” According to Tinkov, the Russian government did not appreciate his statements on social media calling the war “crazy,” and claiming that others in the Russian business world privately agreed with him....

In 2011, he was a Second Team All-SEC selection. The following year, he continued to produce for Arkansas, again starting in all 13 games. After his junior year in 2012, Bailey announced he would forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft. He was projected as a third or fourth round pick, but ended up going undrafted. The 6'3″, 320 pounder signed with the Seattle Seahawks, and started in 13 games during the 2013 season....

Early Life and Education Amanda Bearse was born on August 9, 1958 in Winter Park, Florida. Following her graduation from Winter Park High School in 1976, she attended Rollins College. Bearse subsequently transferred to Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama, and finally earned her associate’s degree from Young Harris College in Georgia. She went on to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and directing at both the American Film Institute and the University of Southern California....

Early Life and Education Anthony LaPaglia was born on January 31, 1959 in Adelaide, South Australia to Gedio, a car dealer and auto mechanic, and Maria, a model and secretary. He is of Italian and Dutch ancestry, and has two brothers named Jonathan and Michael. For his education, LaPaglia went to Rostrevor College and Norwood High School. As a teen, he made his first foray into the performing arts when he took an acting class at the South Australian Castings Agency....

As a solo artist, he has released the hit singles “Dream,” “Rain,” and “Candy,” and his EP “City Lights” was the best-selling solo album of the decade in South Korea. Baekhyun played 10th Prince Wang Eun on the 2016 SBS series “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,” and in 2015, he starred on the web series “Exo Next Door” with his bandmates. Nicknamed the “Genius Idol,” Baekhyun launched the Privé by BBH clothing line in 2018, and he has been named an ambassador for Tir Tir (2020), Burberry (2020), and Lifepharm (2021)....

As its name suggests, the school will be focused on environmental issues of climate and sustainability. In an interview, Doerr credited his daughters with inspiring him to make the pledge: “We talked about this at dinner and both Mary and Esther were wildly enthusiastic about it, and angry that we haven’t made more progress against the problem.” $1.1 billion is the highest amount ever given by one individual to Stanford University, and it’s second only to the $1....