The apparent success of the Bear Mountain venture prompted the NHL board of governors, on June 18, 2008, to approve the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to an investment group which included Len Barrie and Oren Koules. It was alleged that Lightning Owner’s Len Barrie and Oren Koules began to disagree on team management issues that were believed to include NHL superstar Vincent Lecavalier being traded. This became such a problem that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had to intervene and have a meeting with the two owners....

Early Life and Musical Roots Liam Paul Paris Howlett was born in Braintree, Essex, in 1971. He grew up in a musical household and studied classical piano as a child before shifting his interests to hip hop and electronic music during his teenage years. In the mid-1980s, he became a DJ under the name DJ Liam and began creating his own mixes and beats using a Roland W-30 sampling keyboard. He joined a short-lived hip-hop group called Cut 2 Kill, which introduced him to the world of production and sample-based music....

Blue", “PANICS”, “1-800-Magic”, “Code Monkeys”, “Halo 3”, “Rooster Teeth Shorts”, and Halo 4″. He is the primary creative force behind “The Strangerhood”. He also provides many of the voices for Rooster Teeth’s projects, including voicing Sarge, Doc, O’Malley, Wyoming, and Meta in “Red vs. Blue”, and Dutchmiller in “The Strangerhood”.

He participated in the Puerto Rican World Wrestling Council from 1996 to 1998 and returned to the WWF in 1998 until 2000. Before his death, Frazier had again returned to the independent circuit and signed to the Italian Nu-Wrestling Evolution. He has made appearances in films such as National Lampoon’s 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus and Wrong Side of Town. He died of a heart attack on February 18, 2014, and his ashes were distributed into five hundred pendants as keepsakes for loved ones....

As a soloist, he has released twelve studio albums. In the early 90s, he also launched a successful acting career. He has since gone on to steady work in both film and television projects. Some of his film projects include “Wandering Heroes”, “In Between”, “The Lovers”, “Love in the Time of Twilight”, “King of Comics”, “Forever Friends”, and “A Battle of Wits”. He has also appeared on such television shows as “At the Threshold of an Era”, “Iron Fisted Drifter”, “The Fairies of Liaozhai”, “Scarlet Heart”, and “The Bride with White Hair”....

It was in October 2012 that she won an approval from the government for her joint venture with MGM Resorts International, MGM China, to build a $2.5 billion casino resort on Macau’s Cotai Strip. The eldest of five children from Ho’s second wife, Pansy Ho ranks high on the China’s richest list.

In 2013, Pavel and his brother Nikolai launched Telegram, a privacy-focused messaging app that has since grown into a major global platform. Telegram is known for its emphasis on user privacy, encryption, and resistance to censorship. Today, there are nearly 1 billion monthly active Telegram users. Durov is recognized for his strong stance on digital privacy and freedom of information. He has consistently opposed government attempts to access user data or censor content on his platforms....

Jeff Bezos – 6 years Net Worth: $114 billion Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy – 3 years Snapchat Spiegel Net Worth: $4 billion Murphy Net Worth: $3.8 billion Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy founded Snapchat in 2011. By 2014, their stock holdings in their popular startup app were worth more than $1 billion. Snap went public in 2016, making the pair multi-billionaires. Pierre Omidyar – 3 years eBay Net Worth: $7....

Early Life Peso Pluma was born Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija on June 15, 1999, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Peso grew up in Guadalajara, and he learned to play the guitar when he was 15 by watching YouTube videos. He told “Billboard” magazine in 2023, “Ever since I was a kid, I would write down my emotions because it was like therapy for me. I used to have a diary and my friends would make fun of me — because that’s considered ‘girly’ — but it worked for me....

She starred in the country’s three top grossing movies of the year: “Kal Ho Naa Ho” as Naina Catherine Kapur, “The Hero: Love Story of a Spy” as Reshma, and “Koi…Mil Gaya” as Nisha. A year later, she won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2004 Aspara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards for “Kal Ho Naa Ho”. She has been nominated for ten Filmfare Awards, winning two of them....

Zoe’s mainstream breakthrough came with the Bravo reality series “The Rachel Zoe Project” (2008–2013), which offered an inside look at her high-pressure styling business and personal life. She leveraged her growing fame to launch “The Zoe Report,” a digital lifestyle platform, and her own fashion line, the Rachel Zoe Collection, featuring ready-to-wear, accessories, and home goods. In 2015, she hosted the talk show “Fashionably Late with Rachel Zoe” and later introduced CURATEUR, a luxury subscription box service....

Ralph Lauren began collecting cars back in the early 1970s, when his fashion fortunes first started rising. Among his earliest acquisitions, listed in a Forbes feature on Lauren’s car habit, include a 1971 Mercedes 280SE 4.5 convertible, a 1979 Porsche 930, and a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing coupe that he bought in the early 80s. Since then, Lauren’s passion for cars has allowed his collection to balloon to more than 70 cars....

In 1984, Robin and Valerie hired a nanny to help take care of baby Zak. That nanny was Marsha Garces. In time Marsha expanded from being a nanny to being Robin’s assistant. And at some point the two began an affair. By most accounts, Robin and Marsha’s affair started as early as 1986, though only they would know the exact timing. What is known is that Valerie and Robin divorced in 1988....

In 1999, when he was 15, Robinho was personally picked by Brazilian legend Pele as his heir apparent. He was 18 when he signed his first professional contract with Santos in Brazil. During that season, he made 24 appearances and scored one goal as Santos won the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro. Later in 2004, Robinho finished with 21 goals in 37 games and led Santos to win another Campeonato Brasileiro. In July 2005, he moved on to become a member of Spanish giants Real Madrid C....

Early Life and Education Roger Marcellus Bobb was born in London to Guyanese parents and moved to Brooklyn as a child. He studied at Brooklyn College and the School of Visual Arts before being accepted into the Directors Guild of America’s Assistant Director Trainee Program in 1995. This gave him on-set experience with directors like Mike Nichols and Woody Allen and helped him become one of the youngest African-American first assistant directors in the guild....

The Heist featured the number-one hit singles “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us” and won four Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis went on to release their second studio album, “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made,” in 2016. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are especially famous for releasing all their music independently, without any help from a major record label. Early Life and Education Ryan Lewis was born on March 25, 1988, in Spokane, Washington, to Julie and Scott....

Early Life and Education Scott Porter was born as Matthew Scott Porter on July 14, 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska. As a teenager, he went to Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida, where he played as a wide receiver on the school football team. After graduating in 1997, Porter attended the University of Central Florida. While a student there, he sang in an a cappella group called 4:2:Five. Career Beginnings on Stage In 2005, Porter began his professional acting career on stage as part of the original off-Broadway cast of the hit musical comedy “Altar Boyz....

Throughout the 1980s, Young starred in several notable films, including “No Way Out” (1987) with Kevin Costner, “Wall Street” (1987) directed by Oliver Stone, and the comedy “Stripes” (1981) alongside Bill Murray. Her performance in “No Way Out” particularly showcased her ability to play complex, enigmatic characters. Young’s career faced challenges in the 1990s following some high-profile controversies and public incidents that affected her standing in Hollywood. One of Young’s most famous incidents wasn’t captured by cameras....

Selena Gomez began her career as a child actress on shows like “Barney & Friends” and has since gone on to become one of the biggest stars in the world. Selena Gomez has managed to remain relatively drama-free in comparison to some of her Disney-starlet counterparts. Unlike Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Bynes, Britney Spears, and Demi Lovato, Ms. Gomez has seemed to handle fame, a busy schedule, a high-profile romance with Justin Bieber, and all things Disney with a surprising amount of equanimity....

Steve Harvey began his career in stand-up comedy in the mid-1980s after overcoming significant personal struggles, including periods of homelessness. He gained national exposure as the host of “Showtime at the Apollo” from 1993 to 2000 and became a household name starring in “The Steve Harvey Show,” which aired from 1996 to 2002. His role in the 1997 “Kings of Comedy” tour, later featured in Spike Lee’s film “The Original Kings of Comedy,” solidified his status as a leading comic voice....