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In a twist that underscores the unpredictable economics of modern music licensing, one of Mothersbaugh’s most financially significant compositions is not “Whip It” but “Uncontrollable Urge,” a deep cut from Devo’s debut album. Though it was never a chart hit, the song became the theme for MTV’s endlessly replayed clip show “Ridiculousness,” earning Mothersbaugh around $1 million per year in performance royalties, far eclipsing the $150,000 the song has earned from streaming over its entire lifetime....

Webber retired from Formula One in 2013 and started racing for Porsche in 2014. He retired from racing at the end of the 2016 season and became a representative for Porsche as well as work for Channel 4. Mark Webber competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship where he won a championship in 2015. He competed in the 24 Hours of le Mans from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2014 to 2016....

More recently he directed a documentary called, Do Women Know What They Want? Baisden began radio career with KISS FM in New York as an afternoon drive time host. He now hosts and co-produces Baisden After Dark, a late-night TV talk show on TV One. In addition to busy schedule, Baisden set up Michael Baisden Foundation. The non-for-profit organisation aims to promote literacy and provide mentors for at-risk youths.

In 2008, the couple decided to sell Bebo to AOL for $850 million, after which their combined 70% share generated profit of $595 million from the deal. After the sale, they turned the profits into five different companies that they run simultaneously. In the meantime, Bebo went bankrupt under its new owners, and the pair re-acquired the franchise for only $1 million in 2013. As for their current project, it’s an exclusive members club in San Francisco called The Battery, with a vision “to create a culture where inspiration is embraced, diverse communities come together and egos are checked at the door....

Early Life and Education Michael Lewis was born on October 15, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana to community activist Diana and corporate attorney J. Thomas. He attended the K-12 nondenominational Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. One of his classmates was Sean Tuohy, who would later be the subject of Lewis’ book “The Blind Side” along with future wife Leigh Anne Tuohy. Sean’s father was the school’s basketball coach and today the gymnasium is called the Tuohy Gymnasium....

Prior to working with Difference Capital Inc, he was a Partner and Co-founder of Griffiths McBurney & Partners’ (GMP) sales and trading operations. He served as Vice Chairman of Institutional Trading at GMP Securities until August 2011, where he was widely considered a leading investment advisor in Canada. During this time, he helped establish the firm’s hedge fund, institutional trading desk and a reputation for assisting clients in profiting from large-scale transactions....

Early Life Michael York was born Michael Hugh Johnson on March 27, 1942, in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England. He is the son of Florence, a musician, and Joseph, a former Royal Artillery British Army officer who worked as an executive for the retail company Marks & Spencer. Michael has an older sister named Penelope and younger twin sisters named Caroline and Bridget; the latter died shortly after her birth. As a youth, York went to Bromley Grammar School for Boys....

A lot of people might guess Bill Gates, after all he has spent most of the last 25 years as one of 2-3 richest people in the world. Bill Gates co-founded the company then served as CEO from 1975 to 2000. Or maybe you would guess Steve Ballmer who led Microsoft from 2000 to 2014, as it recovered from the depths of the dotcom bubble crash and grew back up into a modern tech conglomerate, as opposed to a one-trick-pony software monopoly....

Since then, he has gone on to play for the Memphis Grizzlies, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Washington Wizards, and the Miami Heat. He is a two-time NBA Champion with the Heat. In 2013, he returned to playing for the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition to his NBA play, he has also won Gold at the FIBA Americas Cup and the Goodwill Games, with the US National Team.

Real Estate In 1997 Mike paid $888,000 for a home in Los Angeles. He listed this home for sale in June 2022 for $6 million.

The sprawling ranch is located about 20 miles outside of Nashville proper, in the town of Franklin. The main house on the property, with more than 6,800 square feet of living space, five bedrooms, and six bathrooms, is surrounded by picturesque rural grounds, and official marketing materials emphasize the home’s privacy: Arguably even more impressive than the property itself is the profit Cyrus managed in the sale. She purchased the ranch in 2017 for just $5....

Michael’s Chicago mansion is listed as being worth $29 million, but that is actually deceptive. $29 million is just the starting bid in an open auction that is expected go much, much higher. After all, how do you put a price on owning the house that the one and only Michael Jordan slept, partied, relaxed and trained in throughout the peak of his Bulls championship years? Reasonable expectations might place the final bid tens of millions of dollars higher than the opening price, but no one would be surprised if a Russian, Chinese or Arab billionaire steps in and scoops it up for $100 million....

A couple months before Nick welcomed that daughter, he went a little… wild n’ out… with his penis. Using a handy-dandy conception calculator, I estimate that Nick Cannon had an extremely busy September 2020. I get it. Back then the pandemic had everyone stuck at home. We couldn’t go to bars, restaurants, movies, concerts, golf courses… all the things we do in normal times to expend energy, entertain ourselves and kill time....

In 2002, following the first breakup of the group, Appleton formed an eponymous musical duo with her sister Natalie, who was also a member of All Saints. Nicole was at one point engaged to Robbie Williams. She was married to Liam Gallagher from 2008 to 2014. Early Life Nicole Appleton was born on December 7, 1974, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as the youngest of four daughters of Jewish parents Mary and Kenneth....

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Early Life Peter Cushing was born Peter Wilton Cushing on May 26, 1913, in Kenley, Surrey, England. Peter was the son of Nellie Marie King and quantity surveyor George Edward Cushing, and he had a brother named David. Cushing’s paternal grandfather, paternal aunt, and step-uncle were stage actors. After the end of World War I, the family moved from Dulwich to Purley. As an infant, Peter developed pneumonia twice and “double pneumonia” once....

Among the most remarkable things Petter has ever done is rebuilding his sports car to be the world’s first bio-fueled Ferrari. Furthermore, he proposed to his supermodel-turned-physician wife Gunhild on top of a mountain on New Year’s Eve 2008, and then he spent $5 million on the most expensive Scandinavian wedding of all time. As of March 2013, Petter is ranked as the 6th richest person in Norway.

Early Life and Education Ray Manzarek was born as Raymond Daniel Manczarek Jr. on February 12, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois to Raymond Sr. and Helena. He was of Polish descent. Manzarek was educated at St. Rita of Cascia High School on the Southwest Side of Chicago, and after graduating in 1956 enrolled at DePaul University. There, he played piano in his fraternity’s jazz band, participated in football, and served as treasurer of the speech club....

Early Life Ricky Ponting was born on December 19, 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia as the eldest of three children of Lorraine and Graeme. His mother played vigoro, and his father played cricket and Australian rules football. Due to his father, as well as his cricketer uncle Greg Campbell, Ponting started playing cricket as a youth. He played for the Mowbray under-13 and under-16 teams before joining the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide, where he earned a full two-year sponsorship from the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association....