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When the Marlins front office signed him to a five-year, fully guaranteed $50 million contract, they probably thought he was a bargain. The real deal would end up being what his 80-game suspension would cost him. What suspension? Gordon tested positive for testosterone and clostebol (performance enhancers) during spring training. He was going to fight the suspension, but decided to drop his appeal and accept his 80-game suspension. Like most guys, he claims he didn’t realize that he was taking anything illegal....

Early Life and Education Dylan Walsh was born as Charles Hunter Walsh on November 17, 1963 in Los Angeles, California to parents who worked for the United States Foreign Service. Due to this, he spent his childhood growing up in various countries around the world, including India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Kenya. When Walsh was 10, he returned with his family to the US and settled in Virginia. Later on, he went to the University of Virginia, from which he graduated with an English degree in 1986....

Farah Pahlavi attended multiple international schools in Iran, then went on to study architecture at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. As Iranian students abroad were funded by the state, all students met with the Shah whenever he traveled. She was presented to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi while studying in Paris. After a very intricate and heavily managed courtship, they were married in 1959. She became quite popular for her active interest in educational, health, and cultural initiatives....

So who’s the new #1? That honor belongs to Lionel Messi. Per Forbes, the FC Barcelona soccer star earned $127 million between June 2018 and June 2019, making him the highest-paid athlete over that span. He’s closely followed by two other soccer players: Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo ($109 million) and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar ($105 million). Canelo Alvarez ($94 million) and Roger Federer ($93.4 million) round out the top five. Perhaps the most interesting name on the list is Federer....

Gina Rodriguez’s career post-“Jane the Virgin” has been marked by a mix of projects that span film, television, and voice acting, showcasing her range and dedication to diversifying her roles. In film, Rodriguez took the lead role in the 2018 action thriller “Miss Bala,” in which she portrayed a woman who becomes entangled in the dangerous world of cross-border crime. She also voiced the character of Velma in the animated “Scooby-Doo” film “Scoob!...

He appeared in the film Step Up 3-D, in 2010. From 2009 to 2015 Shum appeared as a guest star on the hit TV show, Glee. He appeared in a total of 76 episodes. Shum is a dancer and choreographer for the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. He was named #7 in TVs Sexiest Men in 2011 via BuddyTV. Some popular films featuring Shum include Stomp the Yard, You Got Served, Step Up 2: The Streets, Center Stage: Turn it Up, Our Family Wedding, and Glee: The 3D Concert Movie....

Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead, AMC: $1 Million Per Episode Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu: $1 Million Per Episode Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies, HBO: $1 Million Per Episode Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS: $1 Million Per Episode Dwayne Johnson, Ballers, HBO: $650,000 Per Episode Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy, ABC: $575,000 Per Episode John Goodman, The Conners, ABC: $375,000 Per Episode Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things, Netflix: $350,000 Per Episode Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld, HBO: $250,000 Per Episode The Game of Thrones cast is divided into a kind of tiered system when it comes to compensation, with the highest-paid members of the cast being Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, all of whom are making a reported $500,000 per episode, which would put them right in the middle of the above list....

NASA has an Astronaut Candidate application that is available to the public, providing you’re a U.S. citizen. But there are also International Astronauts from Canada, Japan, Russia, Brazil and Europe–NASA has agreements with those countries. If you are inclined to pursue a career as an astronaut, there are some credentials you can earn to help you achieve the lofty goal. Flying experience, for example; the Astronaut Candidate Program requires either three years of related professional experience, or 1,000 hours of flight time in a jet aircraft....

Orvon Grover “Gene” Autry was born on September 29, 1907 on a ranch in Tioga, Texas. He was the grandson of a Methodist preacher. In the 1920s his parents moved to southern Oklahoma where he worked on his father’s ranch while attending school. After graduating from high school in 1925, he worked as a telegrapher for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. It was while he was at work, Will Rogers heard him sing and told him he should try getting into show business....

Hugh Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England in June 1975. He has acted on stage and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for Venus in Fur. In 2002 he starred as the title character on the TV mini series Daniel Deronda. Dancy had a recurring role as Lee Fallon on the television series The Big C in 2011. One of his best known roles came starring as Will Graham on the television series Hannibal from 2013 to 2015....

Oh, he also might discreetly be the wealthiest man in the world. Despite Putin’s claims that he makes less than £70,000 (just under $100,000) a year, there are plenty of accompanying details that Putin has earned a lot more than that. In fact, the Russian president is believed to have secretly built a hidden fortune of $200 billion. These details have come out after claims that Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich gave Putin a luxury super yacht named Olympia, worth £25 million....

Early Life and Education Jen Shah was born as Jennifer Lui on October 4, 1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is of Hawaiian and Tongan descent. Raised Mormon, she eventually converted to Islam. For her higher education, Shah attended the University of Utah in her hometown. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Shah became well-known when she began starring on the Bravo reality television series “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” which premiered in late 2020....

Jermaine Dupri’s Financial Problems Despite having a net worth of $60 million in 2006 and earning $11 million in 2008, Jermaine Dupri has fallen on difficult financial times. He was penalized for an estimated $183,000 in unpaid taxes in 2008 and an estimated $2.5 million owed between the years 2003 and 2005. In 2012, Dupri was forced to pay a total of $493,818.75 in taxes on an original bill of just $254,782....

Jim Hill Salary: Jim’s annual salary at CBS is $4 million.

Highest Paid Screenwriter At his peak, Joe Eszterhas was the highest-paid screenwriter in the world. Over the course of his career, he earned roughly $30 million selling scripts for dozens of movies, many of which were never produced! He earned 90% of these earnings just in the 1990s alone! And, keep in mind, that $30 million figure does not include back-end royalties on box office profits. At his absolute peak, Joe could earn $4 million just for the rights to a screenplay....

Joe Flaherty starred as Cmdt. Stuart Hefilfinger on the television series Police Academy: The Series from 1997 to 1998. From 1999 to 2000 he starred as Harold Weir on the TV series Freaks and Geeks. He has also appeared in several films including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, National Security, Slackers, Detroit Rock City, The Wrong Guy, Happy Gilmore, Stuart Saves His Family, Back to the Future Part II, Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird, Stripes, Heavy Metal, and more....

Joel Schumacher was one of a handful of “It” directors in the late 80s. Originally focused on a career in fashion design, he fell in love with filmmaking and moved to Los Angeles to work as a costume designer. However, it was his directing work, while studying in the MFA program at UCLA, that began to gain attention. Throughout much of the 80s, he was a virtual solo hit machine, somehow managing to satisfy both audiences and critics with each movie....

Joey co-founded the Ramones with his friends Douglas Colvin and John Cummings in 1974 and started using the name Joey Ramone. Joey was originally the drummer for the band before becoming the group’s vocalist. The Ramones were listed by Rolling Stone as one of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time. They were also listed by VH1 as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. They were voted the second greatest rock band behind The Beatles by Spin magazine in 2002....

She released her other Our Best to You 20 years later in 1981. Her single “Happy Birthday Blues” reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Young married singer-songwriter John Walker who founded The Walker Brothers but it only lasted from 1965 to 1968. She managed her family citrus ranch and made a comeback performing in the 2000s. In 2014 she was inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame.

Early Life Kenny Johnson was born on July 13, 1963, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was raised on a 30-acre farm in Weathersfield, Vermont. After graduating from high school, he attended Central Connecticut State University, where he played football and basketball. Early Career Johnson began his career as a model. He had contracts with agencies like Wilhelmina and Ford Models. During this time, he lived in Boston, Massachusetts, before moving to Los Angeles for more opportunities....