Early Life Madison Cawthorn was born on August 1, 1995, in Asheville, North Carolina, to parents Priscilla and Roger Cawthorn. He was homeschooled in Hendersonville, North Carolina, through 12th grade, though he did play football with the Asheville Saints as the team allowed homeschooled students. He also worked at Chick-fil-A as a teen. In 2014, when Cawthorn was 18, he was riding in his friend’s car while on a spring break trip to Florida.
After leaving Netflix, Marc forged a career as a corporate business coach. He also has served on a number of corporate and philanthropic boards, including on the board of a data analytics firm called Looker Data Sciences which Google acquired in June 2019 for $2.3 billion. He was also a board member of the environmental advocacy group 1% for the Planet. He has been involved with High Point University, MiddCORE, and Belk Entrepreneurship Center.
He appeared in the 2015 film “Smosh: The Movie,” and he starred in, wrote, and directed the 2019 YouTube Premium movie “A Heist With Markiplier.” Markiplier launched the fashion brand Cloak with fellow YouTuber Jacksepticeye in 2018. He co-hosts the podcasts “3 Peens in a Podcast” and “Distractible.” In 2019, he starred in and co-produced the episodic audio drama “Edge of Sleep.”
Career Earnings Markiplier is one of the highest earning personalities on YouTube.
Early Life Maxwell was born Gerald Maxwell Rivera on May 23, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York. He began singing when he was a child in his mother’s church. Tragically, his father died in a plane crash when Maxwell was just three years old. He decided to focus on music after graduating from high school.
Career Maxwell began composing music at 17 years old on a cheap Casio keyboard he borrowed from a friend.
Early Life Michael K. Williams was born on November 22, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York. Michael studied at the National Black Theatre in Harlem as a teenager. While studying, he worked at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals as a temp. Against the wishes of his family, he decided to drop out of school and quit his job to pursue a career as a dancer. After a year of very little success and being homeless, Williams booked work as a background dancer on Kym Sims’ “Too Blind to See It” tour.
He started The Holmes Foundation in 2006. He has also made contributions through SOS Children’s Villages. He has written two books including the national bestseller Home Renovation with Canada’s Most Trusted Contractor. Reader’s Digest named him the second most widely-trusted person in Canada in 2010 (David Suzuki). His series Holmes on Homes started on HGTC in 2001. The show airs in the United States on HGTC and the DIY Network.
Early Life Mimi Faust was born Oluremi Fela James on January 3, 1972, in Newport News, Virginia. Her mother was active in Scientology. Mimi spent her early years immersed in African culture in Atlanta with her older sister and brother. Soon, her life changed forever. At eight years old, her mother took her away from her home, siblings, and normal life and committed them both to the practice of Scientology in California.
Early Life Patricia Clarkson was born on December 29, 1959, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Jackie Clarkson, a New Orleans politician and councilwoman, and Arthur Clarkson, a school administrator who worked at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. She grew up with her four sisters and attended O. Perry Walker High School, graduating in 1977. Patricia then attended Louisiana State University, where she studied speech pathology from 1977 to 1979.
As of this writing, Phil Collins has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide both as a solo artist, as well as a member of the band Genesis. Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, and Paul McCartney are the only three artists in history to sell more than 100 million albums as a solo artist and a member of a group. He has received seven Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Oscar for his work.
Emerging in the early 1990s with “Reservoir Dogs,” a heist film that was as much about its colorful criminals as the actual crime, Tarantino immediately made waves in the industry. This was soon followed by “Pulp Fiction” in 1994, a film that is often regarded as his magnum opus. With its nonlinear narrative, sharp dialogue, and an ensemble cast, “Pulp Fiction” not only won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival but also redefined modern cinema in many ways.
Early Life Richard Seymour was born on October 6, 1979, in Gadsden, South Carolina. He played sports from a young age and was very athletic. He began playing football in middle school and then played at Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina. Richard won first-team All-Region honors while playing there. As a senior, he was voted the team’s best defensive lineman. He was also a team captain, won an All-Area Player of the Week award, and led his team to four All-Area Team of the Week honors.
Early Life and Education Robbie Coltrane was born as Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950 in Rutherglen, Scotland to teacher and pianist Jean and GP and forensic police surgeon Ian. He had an older sister and a younger sister. As a youth, Coltrane was educated at Belmont House School and Glenalmond College. In school, he played rugby and was head of the debating society. Coltrane went on to study painting at the Glasgow School of Art.
Early Life Robert Carradine was born on March 24, 1954, in Hollywood, California. He is part of the Carradine family, a Hollywood acting dynasty, the son of actress Sonia Sorel and his actor father John Carradine. The couple split when Robert was two years old, and his father gained custody of him and his brothers after a lengthy custody battle, which also saw the children spending three months under the care of a foster home for abused children.
Blagojevich served as member of the United States House of Representatives for Illinois’ 5th district from 1997 to 2003. In 2003 he became the 40th Governor of Illinois. He served until 2009. He served as a Democrat and was the first to win Illinois Governor in 30 years. He was convicted of corruption which included soliciting bribes for political appointments. Those appointments included the 2008 vacant U.S. Senate seat that belonged to Barack Obama who had recently been elected President.
RuPaul’s groundbreaking 1993 single, “Supermodel (You Better Work),” cemented his position as a pop culture icon, using music to challenge gender norms and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. However, his most significant contribution has been as the creator and host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a reality TV show that premiered in 2009. The Emmy-winning show, in which drag queens compete for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar, has not only amplified RuPaul’s fame but also played a crucial role in de-stigmatizing and popularizing drag culture.
Scott Stapp rose to fame as the lead singer of the rock band Creed, which he helped form in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1994. The band achieved massive commercial success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with their first three albums: “My Own Prison” (1997), “Human Clay” (1999), and “Weathered” (2001). These albums produced hit singles like “Higher,” “With Arms Wide Open” (which won a Grammy), and “My Sacrifice.” Creed’s signature sound combined post-grunge rock with spiritual themes, largely influenced by Stapp’s baritone vocals and religious background.
Early Life Lobel was born on November 25, 1975, in New York City. He grew up in the Queens borough of the city and had an entrepreneurial mind from a young age. In order to have extra money, he would shovel snow, rake leaves, and deliver newspapers. He also got jobs bussing tables in diners and was constantly on the lookout for other ways of making money. Lobel was very interested in music and the arts and realized he could use his business-savvy mind to help artists become successful in the industry.
Outside of reality TV, Judge co-owns a company called C.U.T. Fitness with her husband, Eddie Judge. She also worked as a real estate agent for Ladera Realtor, and she served as an associate producer on the 2020 documentary “Erasing Family,” which “follows young adults fighting to reunite with their broken families.”
Early Life Tamra Judge was born Tamra Sue Waddle on September 2, 1967 in Glendale, California. After her parents divorced, Tamra became estranged from her father.
Taylor Hawkins became the drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters" in 1997 after touring with Alannis Morrisette on her Can’t Not Tour in support of her smash hit album Jagged Little Pill. He also had a side music project called Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders.
Early Life Oliver Taylor Hawkins was born on February 17, 1972, in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1976, his family relocated to California and settled in Laguna Beach.
In 2017, he earned widespread critical praise for his role in “Call Me by Your Name,” which led to subsequent roles in movies like “Hot Summer Nights,” “Lady Bird,” and “Hostiles.” During this period, he received his first Academy Award nominations. Further praise came after his performance in “Beautiful Boy,” and he then appeared in “The King” and “Little Women.” Timothée is also known for his stage work, having won a number of awards for his performance in “Prodigal Son.