Early Life Lauren Vélez was born Luna Lauren Vélez was born on November 2, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents had moved to Brooklyn from Puerto Rico. Her father worked as a New York City police officer and eventually bought a house in Far Rockaway, Queens. Vélez grew up with her identical twin sister, Lorraine, as well as her five other sisters and one brother. The twins were very interested in music and theatre while growing up and often improvised plays for the family....

On August 4, 2023, Mark Margolis died at the age of 83. Early Life Mark Margolis was born on November 26, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mark’s parents, Isidore and Fanya, were Jewish immigrants. Margolis briefly attended Temple University, but he dropped out when he decided to move to New York City. When Mark was 19, he began taking classes with Stella Adler at the Actors Studio, and he later studied with Barbara Loden and Lee Strasberg....

He also released the albums I Cry, I Smile in 1977, Awakening in 1979, The Dance of Life in 1979, Victory in 1980, Confidence in 1982, Looking at You, Looking at Me in 1983, The Nature of Things in 1985, Divine Emotion in 1988, Sending Love to Everyone in 1995, Thunder in 2012, Love Lullabies for Kelly in 2014, and Evolution in 2015. Narada Michael Walden’s single “I Shoulda Loved Ya” reached #4 on the US R&B chart and his single “Divine Emotions” reached #1 on the US Dance chart....

Early Life Nicole Austin was born on March 17, 1979, in Tarzana, California. Raised in nearby Palos Verdes alongside four siblings, she eventually moved with her family to Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of ten. When she was still very young, one of her brothers began to mispronounce her name, saying “Cole Cole” instead of “Nicole.” This eventually became “Coco,” and the name stuck. Austin has described herself as a tomboy, and she grew up riding ATVs and playing football....

Contracts Nolan’s first MLB contract was a 1-year, $625,000 deal with the Rockies in 2009. He didn’t make his Major League debut until 2013 when he earned $415,000. In 2014 he made $500,000 in 2015 and $5 million in 2016. In 2017 Nolan signed a two-year $29.5 million contract. In 2019 he signed an 8-year $260 million contract with The Rockies that made him one of the highest-paid baseball players in the world and the highest-paid position player in baseball history....

Early Life and Entry into Football Philipp Lahm, born and raised in Munich, Germany, was destined to become a football legend from an early age. At just 11 years old, he joined the youth team of Bayern Munich, one of the most successful clubs in German football history. His talent was immediately apparent, drawing the attention of the team’s coaches and paving the way for his future as a football star....

So, when it comes time to negotiate their first big money contract, they want to get paid and feel as if their contributions are valued. They want to be respected (which means to be paid a whole lot of money). For Los Angeles Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins, the five-year, $45 million offer he got from the team apparently did not convey either sentiment. He said as much in a recent tweet: “Total disrespect when u held down one side all 4 years and force the ball the other way....

The Giudices pled guilty to 41 counts of financial fraud in 2014, and were found responsible for overstating their incomes to receive approximately $4.6 million in mortgages and lines of credit. After serving 11 months in federal prison, Teresa is a free woman, marketing her newest book, Turning the Tables, while her husband serves his 41-month sentence. Joe turned himself in on March 23, reporting to the Correctional Institution at Fort Dix....

Early Life and Education Richard Patrick was born on May 10, 1968 in Needham, Massachusetts as one of five children of Nadine and Robert Sr. He is the younger brother of Hollywood actor Robert Patrick. As a teenager, he went to Bay High School in Bay Village, Ohio. Nine Inch Nails After randomly meeting Trent Reznor in a music store in Cleveland, Ohio, Patrick was made the touring guitarist for Reznor’s band Nine Inch Nails....

Early Life and Struggles Robert LaSardo was born in Brooklyn, New York in September 1963. He grew up in a working-class family and had a difficult childhood. He struggled with addiction and spent time in prison before turning his life around and pursuing a career in acting. LaSardo served in the U.S. Navy for four years and handled Navy attack dogs. After completing a rehabilitation program, Robert LaSardo moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming an actor....

Krispy Kreme was purchased for $1.35 billion in May by JAB Beech, which also owns Keurig, Caribou, and Peet’s coffees. Shaq loves the delicious doughnuts that Krispy Kreme is known for, and he released a statement about the new deal, saying, “Our goal is to help people find their happy place, and what better way than with a box of delicious doughnuts.” By accepting this new opportunity, the big man hopes to reconcile the largest investment mistake of his career, which occurred in the early 90s when he was offered a chance to be the only franchisee for Starbucks by CEO Howard Schultz....

The award-winning filmmaker earned his graduate degree in filmmaking from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and became the first student director ever to have a film featured in Lincoln Center’s “New Directors, New Films” Festival. His first feature, “She’s Gotta Have It”, was shot in 1985 for $175,000. It grossed over $7,000,000 when it was released the following year. Since then, he has gone on to write and direct films that have been critically and commercially successful....

By the time McAuliffe took politics seriously, he had already backed himself with millions, working as a real estate developer, banker, home builder and internet venture capitalist. The highlights of his resume as a politician include serving as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (2001-2005), as well as being Co-Chairman of U.S. President Bill Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign and Chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. It was in 2099 that he first run for office in the Virginia gubernatorial election that year....

“China and India have strong GDP growth and that has fueled a lot of wealth creation,” Anna Zakrzewski, one of the report’s authors, said. While most of the world’s markets were flat last year, Asia’s wealthy, many of whom were entrepreneurs accumulating new wealth, got richer with income derived from the countries’ growing economies. China, saw one of the biggest jumps in millionaire households, up 27% to 2.07 million households....

Tilray’s headquarters are in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, a short flight from Kennedy’s home in Seattle. Tilray quickly became one of the largest employers on the island of 92,000 people. Tilray’s 65,000 square foot cannabis lab and grow facility produces thousands of pot plants that are shipped to tens of thousands of patients, pharmacies, and dispensaries in 12 of the countries where medical or recreational weed is currently legal....

Chances are, more than a few people in the audience will be thinking of their early days in Hollywood and how they went from starring in a sitcom to basking in Oscar’s glow (to cite just one example). Let’s take a look at 10 of this year’s nominees, their net worths and how each got their start in the entertainment industry. Actor In Leading Role Leonardo DiCaprio Net Worth: $245 million Nominated For: The Revenant Leonardo DiCaprio is nominated for his role as Hugh Glass, a frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s who is mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team....

At his peak, Howard was among the best first basemen in the game. While he’s only hit over .300 for a season once, he had four straight years with at least 45 home runs and 136 RBI. Those are terrific numbers. The Philadelphia Phillies thought so, too. So they offered him a five-year, $125 million contract extension, starting in the 2012 season. At the time, it made sense. Howard was 30, still producing, and remained relatively healthy....

One of the developers is Bruce Makowsky, whose spec home is on the market for $188 million. Makowsky first made his fortune selling leather bags on QVC. Raj Kanodia is another Los Angeles developer with a $180 million spec mansion in Bel Air to sell. Kanodia also made his fortune outside of real estate. He’s a well known plastic surgeon that specializes in nose jobs. Kim Kardashian is one of his patients....

The band announced the surprise concert stop, nicknamed the “Concert for Amity,” while on its América Latina Olé Tour, having already played venues in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Peru. After the last leg of the tour in Columbia and Mexico, the Stones will jet over to Cuba for the concert on March 25. The Associated Press reports that the Concert for Amity will make The Rolling Stones the biggest musical act to perform in the country since its revolution almost 60 years ago....

But at least for punter Tress Way, there’s something to look forward to in the offseason. Way can continue developing his Way Fun Games company, which launched his board game What’s Your Bid last summer. The company continues to sell copies of the game and recently sold out its inventory during the winter holiday shopping season. The game is a combination of Family Feud, Trivial Pursuit, and spades. Two teams of at least two players each square off against each other....