Sam was best known for being an entertainment reporter for KTLA Morning News and is also a correspondent for Hollywood Dailies on the ReelzChannel. Rubin has hosted Live From the Academy Awards and the TV series Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin. He has interviewed several stars including Mel Gibson, Tom hanks, Halle Barry, Jeff Bridges, and Larry King. Rubin co-authored biographies on Jacqueline Onassis and Mia Farrow. He won a Golden Mike Award for best entertainment reporter as well as an Associated press Television and Radio Award.
On May 11, 2022 Diana Jenkins debuted as the newest cast member of the 12th season of the Bravo reality series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” She left the show after just one season. Outside of her reality show fame, philanthropy and entrepreneurship, Sanela Dianka Jenkins is notable for selling a home mansion in Malibu to Whatsapp founder Jan Koum. As we detail later in this article, she sold the home to Koum in February 2021 for $87 million.
After beginning his racing career in karting, Vettel became a test driver for BMW Sauber in 2006. He then joined Toro Rosso and became a full-time F1 driver by 2008. After a promotion to Red Bull in 2009, Sebastian began his winning streak, which lasted for several years. In 2015, Vettel joined Ferrari and fought with Lewis Hamilton for the title over the next few years, finishing as runner-up two times.
Early Life Susan Stafford was born on October 13, 1945, in Lynn, Massachusetts. Her family later moved to Missouri, where she grew up. As a teenager, Stafford competed in a number of beauty contests in Kansas City, which were her entry into modeling. After finishing high school, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment rather than going to college, though she would pursue an education later on in her life.
The former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” had one of the ugliest periods in reality show history. Her very public downward spiral began in 2011 with a lawsuit brought against her husband, Russell Armstrong, claiming fraud. Her husband subsequently committed suicide. This left Taylor saddled with the fallout from the lawsuit. After settling the case out of court, she was left with the task of coming up with $1 million in damages.
In 2003, Church delivered a critically acclaimed performance in the film “Sideways,” earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to appear in various successful films, including “Spider-Man 3” (2007), where he portrayed the villain Sandman, and “Easy A” (2010), showcasing his comedic talents. Church has also made significant contributions to television, with roles in series such as “Broken Trail” (2006), for which he won an Emmy Award, and “Divorce” (2016-2019) alongside Sarah Jessica Parker.
Early Life and Education Not to be confused with Tim Armstrong the former CEO of AOL, the musician Tim Armstrong was born on November 25, 1965 in Albany, California. He has an older brother named Jeff. As a teenager, Armstrong attended Albany High School with his childhood friend Matt Freeman, whom he had lived just a few blocks away from growing up.
First Bands Armstrong’s first major band was Basic Radio, which was founded in 1985 in Berkeley, California and included his childhood friend Matt Freeman.
Early Life Tommy Manzo was born Thomas Manzo in 1965 in New York. According to a 2009 “Daily Beast” article, Tommy’s father, Albert “Tiny” Manzo, “ended his life naked, bound in plastic, and stuffed in the trunk of a Lincoln Continental with four slugs in his chest” in 1983. Tommy and his brother, Albert, inherited The Brownstone after their father’s murder. Albert is married to Dina’s sister Caroline, who also starred on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Early Life and Education Tony Cox was born as Joseph Anthony Cox on March 31, 1958 in Uniontown, Alabama to Henrietta and Joe. He was born with dwarfism. Interested in music growing up, he became an avid drummer by the age of ten. For his higher education, Cox attended Alabama State University, where he continued drumming. However, he ran into some trouble by not being able to read music, prompting him to consider an acting career instead.
Early Life and Education Tony Hinchcliffe was born on June 8, 1984 in Youngstown, Ohio to a single mother. He grew up in a rough neighborhood on the city’s north side, and got into insult comedy as a defense mechanism. As a teenager, Hinchcliffe attended Ursuline High School, graduating in 2002.
Comedy Career Hinchcliffe moved to Los Angeles in 2007 to pursue his comedy career. There, he began performing stand-up at open mics at the Comedy Store.
Early Life Tyler Gregory Okonma was born in the Los Angeles area of Ladera Heights, California, on March 6, 1991. His mother is of mixed African-American and European-Canadian descent. His father, whom he has never met, is Nigerian. He spent the majority of his childhood in the Greater Los Angeles area neighborhoods of Ladera Heights and Hawthorne. As a kid, he took the covers off albums and made up his own tracklists and cover art.
Early Life and Education Wayne Rogers was born as William Wayne McMillan Rogers III on April 7, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was educated at Ramsay High School in Birmingham and the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. For his higher education, Rogers went to Princeton University, from which he earned a degree in history in 1954. After graduating, he joined the US Navy and served as a navigator on the USS Denebola.
Zedd’s breakthrough came with “Clarity” featuring Foxes, which won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording in 2014. This track, along with hits like “Stay” with Alessia Cara and “The Middle” with Maren Morris, showcases his knack for creating infectious electronic-pop crossovers. His debut album, ‘Clarity,’ and the follow-up, ‘True Colors,’ received critical acclaim, solidifying his place in the industry. Zedd’s collaborations with mainstream artists like Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, and Katy Perry have further broadened his appeal.
Early Life Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein was born on January 30, 1962 in Amman, Jordan to King Hussein and the British-born Princess Muna Al-Hussein. His dynasty, the Hashemites, ruled Mecca for over 700 years, and have ruled Jordan for 100 years. They are the oldest-ruling dynasty in the Muslim world. Abdullah has ten siblings, seven of them half-siblings: Princess Alia, Prince Faisal, Prince Ali, Princess Aisha, Princess Haya, Princess Zein, Prince Hamzah, Princess Raiyah, Prince Hashem, and Princess Iman.
Ohanian is also notable for being married to tennis star Serena Williams. Through his venture capital firm, Initialized Capital, Alexis has invested in a number of successful startups, including Coinbase, Instacart, Opendoor, and Flexport. Initialized was a very early investor in Coinbase, having invested $200,000 into the company in 2012. Today, Initialized reportedly has $3.2 billion worth of assets under management.
Early Life Alexis Ohanian was born Alexis Kerry Ohanian on April 24, 1983, in Brooklyn, New York.
Early Life Ariana Greenblatt was born on August 27, 2007, in New York. She is the daughter of Soli and Shon Greenblatt, and both her father and her paternal grandparents have worked as Broadway producers. Ariana’s mother is Puerto Rican, and her father’s heritage is Ashkenazi Jewish.
Career Greenblatt made her TV debut in a 2015 episode of the Disney Channel’s “Liv and Maddie.” She returned to the network to star alongside Jenna Ortega on “Stuck in the Middle,” which aired from 2016 to 2018.
Early Life Ben Hoffman was born Benjamin Isaac Hoffman on December 13, 1974, in Lexington, Kentucky. Ben is Jewish, and his younger brother, Scott Hoffman (aka Babydaddy), plays bass, keyboards, and rhythm guitar for the Grammy-nominated band Scissor Sisters. Ben studied at Tulane University before earning a degree from the University of Kentucky.
Comedy Career Hoffman has guest-starred on “Arrested Development” (2005), “MovieMania” (2005), “Drunk History” (2008; 2013), and “New Girl” (2012).
Early Life McFerrin was born on March 11, 1950, in Manhattan, New York City. He is the song of Robert McFerrin, an operatic baritone singer, and Sara Copper, who was also a singer. McFerrin grew up influenced by his parents’ love of music and began singing and training his voice from a young age. He attended Cathedral High School in Los Angeles and then enrolled at Cerritos College before transferring to the University of Illinois Springfield.
Early Life Brenda Jean Schad was born on April 3, 1968, in Walnut Creek, California. Her birth parents of are of Native American ancestry, descending from Cherokee and Choctaw. Her mother was a teenager at the time of Brenda’s birth. Brenda was soon adopted and raised by a military family.
ModelingCareer As a military family, she spent her childhood years all over the world. At the age of 14, while trying on a swimming suit in a store in Japan, she was approached about considering a modeling career.
Early Life Calvin Klein was born Calvin Richard Klein on November 19, 1942, in the Bronx, New York. He is the son of Flore and Leo Klein. Klein’s father, who immigrated from Hungary, owned a grocery store in Harlem. His mother was a homemaker who encouraged his love of art and fashion. Klein’s grandmother was a seamstress, and Calvin acquired his love of sewing from her, eagerly and often visiting her tailoring shop.