In 1998, Kotb joined NBC News as a correspondent for Dateline NBC. Her breakthrough came in 2007 when she began co-hosting the fourth hour of TODAY with Kathie Lee Gifford, forming a popular duo known for their chemistry and wine-sipping conversations. After Gifford’s departure in 2019, Jenna Bush Hager became Kotb’s co-host for the fourth hour. A significant career advancement came in 2018 when Kotb was named co-anchor of TODAY’s main program alongside Savannah Guthrie, making history as the first female duo to headline the morning show.

First off, in terms of personal wealth he was absolutely a rock star. Cayne, whose career had very humble beginnings, was the first Wall Street CEO to amass a personal equity stake that was worth over $1 billion dollars. Secondly, in terms of partying, Jimmy also had some very rock star-esque habits. For years, rumors floated throughout the industry that this billionaire finance CEO was a heavy marijuana user. Heavy enough that for many years there was an entire section titled “Drug Use” on Jimmy’s Wikipedia page.

Early Life J Balvin was born José Álvaro Osorio Balvín on May 7, 1985, in Medellin, Colombia. He grew up listening to American rock groups like Metallica and Nirvana and developed an interest in reggaeton after listening to Daddy Yankee. Although he was born into a middle-class family and grew up in a large home in the hills outside the city of Medellin, his father’s business went bankrupt when Balvin was 15, and the family lost their home and car and had to relocate to a poorer neighborhood.

Early Life James Edward Burrows was born December 30, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. His father Abe was a successful director, author and composer. As a child James and the family moved to New York City for Abe’s work. James attended New York’s High School of Music and Art then Oberlin College followed by the Yale School of Drama. After gradating from Yale, Jim returned to Los Angeles where he got a job as a dialogue coach on one of his father’s shows.

Early Life James Hong was born on February 22, 1929, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His parents, Lee Suey Far and Ng Fok Hong, immigrated to Chicago, Illinois, from Hong Kong, and they later relocated to Minneapolis. There, Hong’s father owned an herb shop and led the local chapter of the labor organization Hip Sing Tong. As a child, James traveled to Hong for his education, then he returned to the U.S. when he was 10 years old, later graduating from Minneapolis Central High School.

During her career, Jessica Tandy appeared in more than 100 stage productions in addition to more than 60 acting credits in film and television. Tandy started acting on stage in London at 18 years of age and won a Tony Award in the original Broadway production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1948. She starred in several films, including “The Valley of Decision,” “A Woman’s Vengeance,” “September Affair,” “Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man,” “The Birds,” “The World According to Garp,” “Still of the Night,” “The Bostonians,” “Cocoon,” “*batteries not included,” “Cocoon: The Return,” “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Fried Green Tomatoes,” and more.

Jim is known for adopting various characters which then go on to host their own podcasts. The most notable is a character called “Chip Chipperson.” Through Chip, Jim has hosted “The Chip Chipperson Podacast” since 2017 (“podacast” is purposely misspelled). He also co-hosts the podcast “UFC Unfiltered” with former MMA fighter Matt Serra. Early Life James Joseph Norton, Jr. was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on July 19, 1968. His father was a US postal services truck driver and his mother was a librarian.

In April 2023, Biden announced his intention to run for a second term as president in 2024. Presidential Salary According to Title 3 of the US code, as President of the United States, Joe Biden earns a base salary of $400,000. He is also entitled to a $50,000 annual expense account, a $100,000 nontaxable travel account, and a $19,000 annual entertainment stipend. Before moving into the White House, the Bidens were granted $100,000 to be used for redecorating.

McCain is also known for being a veteran of the Vietnam War, during which he was shot down and taken prisoner by North Vietnamese forces. In 2017, John was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, and he passed away one year later in 2018 at the age of 81. Early Life John Sidney McCain III was born on August 29, 1936, at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone.

Early Life Franzen was born on August 17, 1959, in Western Springs, Illinois. He is the son of Irene and Earl Franzen. He is of Swedish and Eastern European descent. He grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis, where he attended high school before enrolling at Swarthmore College. In 1981, he received his bachelor’s degree in German. During his time in college, he studied abroad in Germany. After completing his degree, he returned to Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship and stayed in Berlin from 1981 until 1982.

By 2012, she had sold 1.3 million singles in the United States, becoming one of the most commercially successful “American Idol” contestants of all time. Outside of music, Sparks is an established actress – both in terms of stage acting and film/TV work. Early Life Jordin Sparks was born on December 22, 1989, in Phoenix, Arizona. Jordin’s father is former professional football player Phillippi Sparks. Raised in an Evangelical Christian household alongside a younger brother in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Jordin attended various schools before being homeschooled by her mother while she concentrated on pursuing a singing career.

Real Estate In 2018, Judy paid $1.43 million for a home in Studio City, California. In May 2024, this house was listed for sale for $2.275 million.

Kanye owns the Yeezy apparel line outright 100%. During his time partnering with Adidas, he earned a royalty on every dollar of revenue generated. The Yeezy brand generated $2 billion per year in revenue and $250 million in profit for Adidas. At the peak of his partnership with Adidas, the Yeezy brand was estimated to be worth $4 – $5 billion on its own. In March 2021, a UBS valuation estimated that Yeezy would add $3-4 billion to Kanye’s net worth bottom line.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, also known as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., was born in New York City. He began making major waves as a basketball player while in high school. At 6′ 8″ tall, he was a formidable presence on the court and led his team at Power Memorial Academy to three championships in a row. They also won 71 games in a row and had a 79-2 record. In his junior year, the team won the National High School Basketball Championships and finished in second place the year he graduated.

Now, Griffey Jr. is dipping his toes into another sport: soccer. The Seattle Sounders FC announced Griffey Jr. and his wife, Melissa, have joined the ownership group for the club. And the Sounders sport a pretty impressive list of owners. Other members of the group include Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson, Macklemore and his wife Tricia Davis, and former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson and his wife, Katie. The Griffeys are also joined by Tod Leiweke and his wife, Tara, who just officially added ownership.

Early Life Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari was born on January 5, 1987, in Denver, Colorado. She is one of two children born to Judith Eifrig and Dennis Cavallari. After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Barrington, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago. However, her acting up and getting in trouble as a young teen prompted her mother to send her to live with her father in Laguna Beach, California, where she graduated from Laguna Beach High School.

Early Life Spencer was born on June 19, 1969, in Garden City, New York, to parents Richard Ernest and Carolyn von Seelen. She attended Garden City High School and graduated in 1987. Following high school, she attended Pennsylvania State University and received an athletic scholarship for springboard and platform diving, as Seelen was a nationally ranked competitive diver. During her senior year in 1991, she was named an All-American Athlete. She also graduated with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.

Early Life Lea Michele was born Lea Michele Sarfati on August 29, 1986, in The Bronx, New York City. She is the only child of Edith, a retired nurse, and Mark David Sarfati, a real estate agent. Michele began working professionally at age eight on Broadway in productions such as “Les Misérables,” “Ragtime,” and “Fiddler on the Roof.” During the run of “Ragtime,” she lived in Toronto and was homeschooled. Lea attended Tenafly High School, where she was active in volleyball, debate, and choir and worked a part-time job at a bat mitzvah dress shop.

Outside of music, Lemmy was famous for engaging in serious partying. He smoked heavily throughout his entire life, and he consumed alcohol and amphetamines on almost a daily basis. Eventually, health issues caught up with the rocker, and he passed away in 2015 from a range of complications, including cancer that had only been diagnosed two days before his passing. Early Life Ian Fraser Kilmister was born on December 24, 1945, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

Jennings seems to know he’ll have a hard time getting the royalties he says he’s rightfully owed from Sony, a plight that many recording artists are familiar with. He doesn’t have the financial resources to lawyer up against the label, so he’s re-recording his stuff in a move that he says was inspired by Swift. The trouble began for Jennings 20 years ago, when he signed on with Sony for his debut album “Lyfe 268‒192.