Early Life and Education Pat Boone was born Patrick Charles Eugene Boone on June 1, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the son of Archie and Margaret Boone, and his younger brother, Cecil, became a pop singer. When he was two, Boone moved with his family to Nashville, Tennessee, where he would spend his childhood and adolescence. He went to David Lipscomb High School, graduating in 1952. Pat went on to attend David Lipscomb College, Lipscomb University, and North Texas State University before graduating magna cum laude from Columbia University in 1958....

Early Life and Musical Beginnings Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. was born on September 20, 1990, in Albany, Georgia, and raised in the nearby town of Leesburg. He grew up in a close-knit family and began playing guitar at age 14. Influenced by blues, rock, and jam-band artists, he developed a style that emphasized raw emotion and acoustic instrumentation. Before auditioning for “American Idol,” Phillips worked at his family’s pawn shop and performed with his band, the Phillip Phillips Band, around Georgia....

He owns works by Francis Bacon, Gerhard Richter, and Mark Rothko. His oil painting by artist chen Cheng-po fetched $4.5 million and he has 74 paintings featured in an exhibition in Japan. Pierre Chen has three children and lives in Taipei, Taiwan.

Early Life Ray LaMontagne was born Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne on June 18, 1973, in Nashua, New Hampshire. Ray and his five siblings were raised by a single mother. During his early teens, LaMontagne lived in Utah and took more interest in drawing “Dungeons & Dragons” images than doing his schoolwork. After he graduated from high school, Ray relocated to Lewiston, Maine, and took a job in a shoe factory....

Born in 1964 in Lisburn, Country Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom, Ray Stevenson studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Stevenson’s on-screen debut came in a small TV part in 1993’s “A Woman’s Guide to Adultery”. Two years later, he landed a recurring role as Steve Dickson on “Band of Gold”. He appeared in five episodes of “Drover’s Gold” and 32 episodes of “City Central” before making his film debut in 1998’s “The Theory of Flight” as a gigolo alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh....

On film, Kind has showcased his versatility with memorable supporting roles in “A Serious Man,” “The Station Agent,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” and “Argo.” His warm, expressive voice brings life to animated characters like Molt in “A Bug’s Life,” Van in the “Cars” series, Bookworm in “Toy Story 3,” and Bing Bong in “Inside Out.” Since 2017, he has also voiced Marty Glouberman in Netflix’s “Big Mouth.” On Broadway, Kind earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor for “The Big Knife” in 2013, and appeared in productions such as “The Producers,” “Bounce,” “Candide,” and “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife....

Ryne Sandberg played 16 seasons in MLB between 1981 and 1997, mostly with the Chicago Cubs. Among his career accomplishments, he won seven Silver Slugger Awards and nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards, and was the National League MVP in 1984. In 2013, after a number of years managing minor-league teams, Sandberg became manager and coach of his original team, the Philadelphia Phillies. As we detail in the next section, in the early 1990s, Ryne was the highest-paid baseball player in the world....

Shahid debuted in 1990 in the movie Bulandi. He has won 15 Nigar wards, five Lux Style Awards, four National Film Awards, a Pride of Performance Award, a Pakistan Media Award, and an ARY Film Award. He has been a brand ambassador for Unilever Pakistan and Pepsi and a Goodwill Ambassador for the One Pack = One Vaccine campaign. He has starred in many films including Majajan, Khuda Ke Liye, Soha Jora, Zill-e-Shah, Jugni, Waar, O21, and Yalghaar....

Early Life and Education Stephen Sondheim was born on March 22, 1930 in New York City as the only child of wealthy Jewish parents Etta and Herbert. He grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and then on a farm near Doylestown, Pennsylvania with his mother after his parents divorced. In New York, Sondheim attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School and the New York Military Academy. He then attended George School, a private Quaker prep school in Bucks County, Pennsylvania....

Tully’s was founded in 1992 in Washington. The chain branded itself an independent, upstart rival to Starbucks, but couldn’t compete with its 131 locations compared to the thousands of Starbucks across the globe. Keurig’s parent company bought the Tully’s brand for $40 million in 2009 and became the chain’s coffee supplier. In 2012, Tully’s filed for bankruptcy with more than $3 million in debt. This is when Patrick Dempsey entered the picture....

Under his leadership, the small-market Rays have defied financial constraints to become one of baseball’s most consistently competitive franchises through pioneering analytics, player development, and operational efficiency. Sternberg revolutionized the organization by implementing a data-driven approach that prioritizes value and innovation over traditional spending, turning a perennial cellar-dweller into a model franchise that has made multiple playoff appearances and reached the World Series twice despite maintaining one of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball....

Early Life Tamala R. Jones was born on November 12, 1974, in Pasadena, California. She began modeling and acting in commercials as a child and was quickly drawn to the world of performance. Jones got her first big break in her late teens when she landed guest spots on television series such as “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “My So-Called Life.” These early roles helped launch a steady career in Hollywood during an era when roles for young Black actresses were still limited....

From 1994 to 1995 he starred as Lieutenant Patrick Brogan on the series Space Precinct. Ted Shackelford had a recurring role as Charles Alexander on the television series Savannah in 1996. From 2006 to 2015 he starred as Jeffrey Bardwell on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. In 2009 he won a TV Land Award for Knots Landing and he was nominated for Soap Opera Digest Awards for Knots Landing for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial in 1986 and for Outstanding Hero: Prime Time in 1991....

The second most expensive car in the world is the $2.2 million Lamborghini Sesto Elemento. The Sesto Elemento was never meant to be more than a concept car, but Lamborghini recently announced it would produce an extremely rare run of 20. “Sesto Elemento” means “Sixth Element” in Italian and is named because the car is made up almost entirely of carbon fiber. This is the lightest Lambo ever produced and can go from 0-60 in 2....

We’ve seen players take advantage of these opportunities in clever ways. Former Texas (and current NFL) running back Bijan Robinson created his own brand of Dijon mustard. Wide receiver Decoldest Crawford had a deal with a Nebraska company called SOS Heating & Cooling. Dieunerst Collin went viral years before playing collegiate football and capitalized on his former fame thanks to a partnership with Popeye’s. The money college players earn from NIL deals can truly be life-changing....

Early Life Tiffany Pollard was born on January 6, 1982, in Utica, New York, to parents Michelle Rothschild-Patterson and Alex Pollard. Her parents were romantically involved but never married and later parted ways. Pollard attended John F. Kennedy Middle School and then enrolled at Thomas R. Proctor High School, from where she graduated in 2000. Flavor of Love Pollard was cast on the VH1 reality show “Flavor of Love” in 2006 at the age of 23....

In 1992 Campbell joined Def Leppard replacing Steve Clark who passed away in 1991. As a member of Dio he was featured on the albums Holy Diver in 1983, The Last in Line in 1984, Sacred Heart in 1985, and Intermission in 1986. With Def Leppard he has played on the albums Retro Active in 1993, Slang in 1996, Euphoria in 1999, X in 2002, Yeah! in 2006, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge in 2008, and Viva!...

Early Life and Education Wesley Schultz was born on December 30, 1982 in Ramsey, New Jersey to Judy and clinical psychologist Michael. He has an older sister named Rebecca and a younger brother named Sam. Growing up, Schultz and his brother played golf and took lessons at Darlington Golf Course. He continued playing golf at Ramsey High School. For his higher education, Schultz attended the University of Richmond in Virginia....

But it’s not all bad! There are plenty of athletes out there doing great things for their community. Here are some of the stories you may have missed during the year because they’re just too happy. #7: Randy Moss Befriends Young Girl As A Rookie, Just Attended Her Graduation Randy Moss was certainly one of the more polarizing wide receivers in NFL history. Remember when he pretended to moon the Packers’ fans at Lambeau Field after scoring a touchdown?...

Harden knew it was an opportunity to become the face of a franchise, and has taken the mantle and run with it. Three seasons later it is safe to say he has. Tack on his unique persona and he is quite the marketing tool. Nike knows this, or at least they knew this. The shoe giant let their deal with Harden expire recently, and Adidas wants to poach the Beard from Nike’s roster of talent....