Slimani’s debut studio album Lights, Camera, Action was made in 2006 but never released due to poor sales. His most successful single is “It’s Chico Time” which reached #1 in the UK and #3 in Ireland. His single “D.I.S.C.O.” also had moderate success making the top 40 in both the UK and Ireland. Slimani also composed and executive producer the 2007 short Left Holding Baby. He placed third on the reality TV series CelebAir in 2008....
Chris Daughtry was (rather shockingly) eliminated from Season 5 during Top 4 week, but went on to enjoy a very successful recording career, selling the third most albums of any “American Idol” participant behind Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. He went from being a “Rocker Dad”, living in relative obscurity in North Carolina with his family, and performing with various bands, to being a headlining artist, and successful touring musician, in a head-spinningly short amount of time....
He also appeared in episodes of the television series Southland in 2012. Sloan worked as a technical advisor for episodes of the TV series Southland from 2009 to 2013, Sons of Anarchy in 2013, and Gang Related in 2014, as well as for the movie Training Day in 2001. He produced and directed the 2005 documentary Bastards of the Party and the upcoming 2015 documentary America’s Venice. In 2006 he was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Independent Documentary for Bastards of the Party....
According to an ESPN report, the Nike founder joined Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky with an offer to buy the Blazers. Knight and Smolinisky are willing to pay more than $2 billion for the team. There’s just a slight hiccup with that plan: The Blazers don’t appear to be for sale. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen bought the team in 1988 for $70 million and remained the owner until he died in 2018....
She began acting while in high school and went on to attend the Young Conservatory at American Conservatory Theatre and the University of California – Los Angeles, where she majored in Theatre Arts. She began her professional on-camera career in the early 80s, appearing in the horror film, “The Dorm That Dripped Blood.” Since then, she has worked steadily in both film and television projects. Some of her television projects include “Family Ties,” “Models Inc....
He executive produced the TV series I Married a Baller in 2007 and LisaRaye: The Real McCoy from 2010 to 2011. Turner has produced the movies My Girlfriend’s Back, A Gang Land Love Story, Another Happy Day, Salvation Boulevard, Video Girl, LUV, Cherry, Dysfunctional Friends, It’s a Disaster, Kilimanjaro, Some Velvet Morning, Kid Cannabis, Jackie & Ryan, Lap Dance, and Ten Thousand Saints. As an actor he has starred in the movies All You’ve Got, American Dream, My Girlfriend’s Back, A Gang Land Love Story, Video Girl, LUV, Dysfunctional Friends, and Lap Dance....
David Spade is a multifaceted talent in the entertainment industry, with a career spanning stand-up comedy, television, and film. Recognized for his sharp wit and sarcastic humor, Spade initially gained fame in the early 1990s as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”). During his time at “SNL,” he became known for a variety of memorable sketches and characters, as well as his biting Hollywood Minute segments on the show’s “Weekend Update....
Early Life Deepika Padukone was born on January 5, 1986, in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the daughter of Konkani-speaking parents, former professional badminton player Prakash Padukone and travel agent Ujjala Padukone. She has a younger sister, a golfer named Anisha. She also played badminton competitively from a young age and competed at national championships. The family moved to Bangalore, India, when Deepika was one year old. Deepika became involved in the fashion modeling industry while attending Sophia High School and enrolled later at the Indira Gandhi National Open University to study sociology....
Tyson Fury Fight Earnings On April 23, 2022, Dillian Whyte was beaten by Tyson Fury. For his efforts Dillian still walked away with his highest-career payday to that point. His total earnings including pay-per-view purchases came to $8 million.
McKechnie landed a handful of other stage parts before appearing on NBC’s “Hullabaloo” as a dancer. She appeared on the soap opera “Dark Shadows” as Amanda Harris and Olivia Corey from 1969 until 1970. She returned to Broadway soon after, earning a 1976 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for “A Chorus Line”. She also won the Theatre World Special Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for the part....
Early in his career he worked mainly in or around his home state of Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State, often working alongside his sisters Cynthia, Rossy and Esther Moreno. Over the years, El Oriental trained or helped train a number of young wrestlers for their professional wrestling careers, some of which include Hijo de L.A. Park, Flama Solar, Extassis, Dralion, El Simbolo and Kumo. He is the former brother-in-law of Dr....
Early Life Emily Blunt was born Emily Olivia Laura Blunt on February 23, 1983, in Wandsworth, London, England. The second of four children, she was born to Joanna (an actress and a teacher) and barrister Oliver Blunt. She attended Hurtwood House near Dorking, Surrey, a private high school known for its performing arts curriculum. Blunt was discovered by an agent and signed while still in high school. Early Career Blunt made her professional acting debut in 2001 in the play “The Royal Family,” opposite Judi Dench....
Unfortunately, like several prominent boxers, Evander has experienced severe financial problems despite earning hundreds of millions of dollars during his career. Holyfield earned around $230 million during his career without even adjusting for inflation. In 2008, he lost his longtime home to foreclosure. He was forced to sell off most of his assets to pay down various debts. More info about these financial issues in the next section. Evander Holyfield Money Issues Just like Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield somehow managed to blow through a massive one-time fortune....
He’s turning to franchising gyms. Mayweather plans to license his name and training program. The boxer hopes to have a total of 500 gyms in the next three to five years, with half being outside of the United States. He also is developing a virtual reality training system. Potential franchisees would pay $25,000 and give six percent of all income back to Mayweather. Then there are the gym costs, which range anywhere from $70,000 to $200,000 based on whether the gym already exists or needs to be completely built from the ground up....
Early Life Frankie Faison was born Frankie Russel Faison on June 10, 1949, in Newport News, Virginia. He is the son of Edgar and Carmena Faison, and he attended Illinois Wesleyan University, where he studied drama and was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity. After graduating from college, Faison earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1974. Career Frankie’s acting career began in a 1974 production of “King Lear” at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and he made his television debut on the 1979 series “Hot Hero Sandwich....
Early Life Guenther Steiner was born on April 7, 1965, in Merano, South Tyrol, Italy. His father was a butcher. In a 2016 interview with F1i.com, Guenther said of his youth, “Where I come from, motor sport is forbidden now, but back then there were hillclimbs at Mengolah and Bondone. I used to beg my father to take me there to watch. Then after my Military Service I went to Belgium to work for Mazda Rally in Europe....
Early Life Villechaize was born on April 23, 1943, in Paris, France, while the Nazis were occupying the city during World War II. His mother was English-born Evelyn Recchionni, and his father was French surgeon André Villechaize. Villechaize is the youngest of four sons and was born with dwarfism. His father believed the condition had to do with an endocrine disorder and tried to “cure” his son at several institutions throughout his childhood, unsuccessfully....
Among his early business ventures was a currency exchange company that also made him the target of an investigation in the mid-1980s by the dictatorial regime of Alfredo Stroessner. Having spent some four years as a fugitive (assumed abroad), Cartes finally returned to Asunción in 1989 and was briefly incarcerated but freed when charges of currency fraud were dropped. His principal opponent in the presidential election was Efraín Alegre (Liberal Party)....
While the Seahawks thought Wagner was too old to contribute, the 32-year-old believed he had plenty of quality football left in his body and mind. So Bobby he did something that is actually quite unusual for the NFL. He sent a text message to Les Snead, the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams, in which he made the case that he should play for the Rams. In the messages Bobby also informed the GM that he was representing himself as he searched for a new team....
Contrary to popular assumption, Isiah is not related to more recent NBA star Isaiah Thomas, but it’s also not a coincidence. The younger Thomas earned his name thanks to a bet his father made in 1989 a few months before his birth. The Isaiah’s father, a lifelong Lakers fan, said that if the Lakers lost to the Pistons in the 1989 NBA Championship, he would name is son Isiah. The Pistons swept the Lakers in four games....
