Early Years Curtis Lee Mayfield was born on June 3, 1942, in Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. The son of Kenneth Mayfield and Marion (Washington) Mayfield, he had four siblings. When Mayfield was five years old, his father walked out on the family. His mother, Mariam, then moved them around to several different public housing projects. When he was seven years old, Mayfield performed live at church for the first time with the Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers.
Early Life Gurira was born on February 14, 1978, in Grinnell, Iowa, to parents Josephine and Roger Gurira. His mother worked as a college librarian, and her father worked as a tenured professor in the Department of Chemistry at Grinnell College. They both later joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. Her parents had moved from what was at the time Southern Rhodesia to the United States in 1964. She was raised with her three older siblings.
Early Life David A. Siegel was born on May 3, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Sadelle and Sid Siegel, a grocer who moved the family and their grocery business to Miami when David was ten years old. Siegel graduated from Miami Senior High School in 1935 and studied management and marketing at the University of Miami. He did not end up graduating.
Career Siegel was one of the founders of Mystery Fun House, an Orlando attraction that opened on March 29, 1976, and operated until 2001.
Widely recognized as one of the greatest African players of all time, Drogba was also one of the most prolific strikers ever to wear a Chelsea jersey. Known for his power, striking ability, and tendency to score important goals during big matches, Didier earned quite a reputation during his playing years. He also helped the Ivory Coast national team reach new heights, captaining the side and becoming the all-time top scorer.
Ahead of the 2001 season, Drew signed what was then a record setting NFL contract with the Patriots, a 10-year, $103 million deal. In the second game of the ensuing season he suffered a horrendous injury when a hit by Jets linebacker Mo Lewis resulted in a sheared blood vessel. Drew’s backup quarterback was a little-known sixth-round draft pick who had only thrown three passes in the previous season. His name was Tom Brady.
Drafted first overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2004 NFL Draft, Eli was immediately traded to the New York Giants. Manning quickly established himself as the Giants’ starting quarterback and, over the years, became synonymous with the franchise. His calm demeanor, often juxtaposed with his fierce determination on the field, earned him both admiration and respect from fans and peers alike. The pinnacle of Manning’s career came in the form of two Super Bowl victories against the New England Patriots in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI.
Early Life Emilio Estevez was born in The Bronx, New York City, on May 12, 1962. He is the oldest child of the artist Janet Sheen and the actor Martin Sheen. He has three siblings: Ramon Estevez, Charlie Sheen, and Renée Estevez. His father Martin’s legal name is actually Ramón Estévez, but only one of his siblings, Charlie, adopted their father’s stage name as his own last name. Reportedly, Estevez chose to keep his own name and not adopt a stage name for two reasons: he liked the sound of his double ‘E’ initials, and he wanted to distance himself from being known as “Martin Sheen’s Son” in his own career.
The house is an ideal island getaway with enough space and amenities to be a home. It boasts almost 2,400 square feet of living space, with four bedrooms and three and a half baths, plus a range of features like a private dock, an elevator, and a 400-square-foot rooftop deck. The official listing goes on: “Additional Features Include: Newer ‘Beach-Style’ Hardwood Flooring, Cedar-Lined Closets, Dual Pane Windows, Extensive Recessed Lighting, Designer Light Fixtures, Raised Panel Doors, Crown Molding, Custom Casements/Baseboards, and Automatic Silhouette Shades.
From 2009 to 2011, he hosted “Geraldo at Large” on Fox News. He served as a Fox correspondent on various Fox programs for the next decade. Beginning in 2018, Geraldo launched a radio show in Cleveland. During his career, Geraldo Rivera won seven Emmy awards and a Peabody award for his report on abused and neglected mentally retarded patients. As of this writing, he has authored eight books. He was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and The Celebrity Apprentice.
Oaktree announced the unusual move of having “assumed ownership” of Inter Milan after a period of public jousting between Oaktree and Suning over ownership of the team. Zhang’s son, Steven Zhang, who was appointed president of the club, said the move prevented good faith attempts to “find an amicable solution” and that the company’s “behavior now poses potential risks to the club that could seriously jeopardize its stability.” Weeks ago, Suning had attempted to refinance its loan through another company, but Oaktree complicated the process and prevented the refinancing from happening.
Early Life Jacob Batalon was born on October 9, 1996, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Filipino parents. He grew up with seven half-siblings, two from his mother and five from his father. He attended the private Catholic school St. Anthony’s School and then Damien Memorial School. Afterward, he attended Kapi’olani Community College, where he studied music theory. However, he later dropped out. Jacob then enrolled in a two-year program to study acting at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
The Smashing Pumpkins released their debut studio album, “Gish,” in 1991. Their second album, “Siamese Dream,” was released in 1993 and reached #1 in the United States. The band’s third album, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” was released in 1995 and reached #1 in four countries, including the US. Their fourth album, “Adore,” was released in 1998 and reached the Top 5 in nine countries. The Smashing Pumpkins’ hit singles include “Cherub Rock,” “Today,” “Disarm,” “Bullet with Butterfly Wings,” “1979”, “Tonight, Tonight,” “Thirty-Three,” “The End is the Beginning Is the End,” “Ava Adore,” and “Perfect.
Lawrence’s career took off when she was cast as Mystique in the “X-Men” film series (2011-2019) and as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” film series (2012-2015). Her portrayal of Katniss made her the highest-grossing action heroine of all time. Her performance in “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012) earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest winner of the award. She received further critical acclaim for her roles in “American Hustle” (2013) and “Joy” (2015), earning Academy Award nominations for both performances.
After graduating with a BFA in Acting in 2000, Manganiello relocated to Los Angeles, where he landed his first role as Eugene “Flash” Thompson in “Spider-Man.” From there, he went on to roles on a range of television shows, including “So Notorious,” “Las Vegas,” “Jake in Progress,” “Close to Home,” “Scrubs,” “American Heiress,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “One Tree Hill,” ‘Til Death," “CSI,” “CSI: NY,” and “CSI: Miami.” More recently, he starred in the films “Magic Mike,” “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday,” and “Rampage.
In 2005 Mansueto purchased the financial magazines Fast Company and Inc. By 2008 he owned more than 60% of common stock in Morningstar. He invested in Wrapports which purchased the Chicago Sun-Times in 2011. Joe owned a stake in Time Out Chicago magazine which he sold in 2013. Joe married Rika Yoshida in 1988. The couple pledged $25 million for the expansion of the University of Chicago library in 2008.
Early Life John Schnabel was born on February 11, 1920, in Kansas. Schnabel’s first job was working as a paper boy, and with his first paycheck, he bought bread and cheese for his struggling family. His family worked as bootleggers, and they were forced to flee to Alaska when John was young after the authorities caught up with them. He joined his father in running a sawmill in Alaska at the age of 19 and served in WWII in 1939 when he joined the US Army Air Corps after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Ketanji Brown Jackson became famous in 2022 when she was nominated by President Joe Biden to the Supreme Court. At the time of her nomination, Ketanji Brown Jackson had been serving as a federal judge on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2021. Before this, she served as a district judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia, and was vice chair of the US Sentencing Commission.
Kimberly Holland was born in Humble, Texas, in 1982. She graduated from Humble High School, and began glamour modeling three years later. She began appearing in Playboy in 2003, first as part of their 50th Anniversary Search, and then as Cyber Girl of the Week, and, subsequently, Cyber Girl of the Month in 2004. She was finally chosen as a Playboy Playmate of the Month in October 2004. At the time she was a senior at the University of Houston.
Early Life Lovett was born on November 1, 1957, in Houston, Texas. His parents are William Pearce, who worked as a marketing executive, and Bernell Louise, who worked as a training specialist. He was raised in the Lutheran Church and grew up in Klein, Texas. After completing high school, Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degrees in both German and Journalism in 1980. He had always been interested in music and began playing solo acoustic sets around the Texas A&M campus.
Early Life and Career Beginnings Melissa Joan Hart was born on April 18, 1976, in Smithtown, New York. Her mother, Paula Voje, worked as a producer and talent manager, and her father, Wiliam Hart, was a carpenter, shellfish purveyor, and entrepreneur who also worked at an oyster hatchery. She grew up in Sayville, New York, with her four siblings—Trisha, Elizabeth, Brian, and Emily—before moving with her mother and siblings to New York City following her parents’ divorce in the early 1990s.