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Early Life Joey Jordison was born as Nathan Jordison on April 26, 1975, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Jackie and Steve. He has two younger sisters. Growing up in a rural area outside of Waukee, Jordison became fond of music at an early age and received his first drum kit when he was eight. His parents divorced when he was still young, and his mother remarried. Career Beginnings As a teenager, Jordison formed a band called Modifidious, which played live as a supporting act for various local bands....

Morgridge took the company public in 1990 and five years later he stepped down from the CEO position. But since, he has seen his net worth grow as the company’s stock continued to climb. Thus, he eventually became a billionaire. Today, he only serves as Cisco’s chairman emeritus. A great philanthropist, Morgridge and his wife Tashia, have both given support to numerous charities and educational institutions, including his alma maters the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University....

In January 2013, Coca Cola FEMSA purchased 51% of Coca-Cola’s bottling operation in the Philippines and plans to continue its expansion in Asia. Today FEMSA is expanding into drugstore and restaurant chains in addition to their bottling empire. The Rojas brothers are known to keep a very low public profile despite being two of the 10 richest people in Mexico. They both reportedly reside in Monterrey, Mexico. Contrary to a popular legend, the Rojas brothers are NOT related to Spanish-born NBA star Jose Calderon....

Early Life Josh Klinghoffer was born on October 3, 1979. He took to musical instruments at an early age, taking drum lessons when he was nine and also teaching himself how to play the guitar and keyboards. Klinghoffer dropped out of high school at the age of 15 to pursue his music career. The Bicycle Thief Klinghoffer joined his first band, the Bicycle Thief, in 1997. Its frontman was Bob Forrest, previously of the band Thelonious Monster....

The company now includes Bel Air Markets, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source stores. Joyce entered the company in 1985 and inherited the business in 1991 when her father died. Joyce and her husband Jim both serve as co-chairs, while her son Michael is CEO. Along with Raley’s CEO emeritus Charles Collings, Joyce Raley Teel set up Food For Families in 1986, a non-profit organization that provides food for the poor....

Early Life and Education Julia Sawalha was born on September 9, 1968 in south London, England to Roberta Lane and Jordanian-British actor Nadim Sawalha. Her older sister is Nadia, who became an actress and television personality. Like her sister, she trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Woking, England. Television Career Sawalha had her first substantial acting role in 1982, in an episode of the BBC miniseries “Fame is the Spur....

Now he holds an 11% stake in Brazilian jetmaker Embraer, one of the largest aircraft manufacturers worldwide that has an estimated value of $825 million. Furthermore, he owns shares in Azul Linhas Aereas, a domestic low-cost airline launched by LetBlue founder David Neeleman. Aside from earning a place among world’s billionaires, he is a thoroughbred horse owner and an avid art collector.

Unlike the rest of her family, Ms. Pritzker chose to hold on to her shares in the family business, and, along with her husband, a career investor, she maintains large holdings in Hyatt, and has purchased a portion of Apple. She and her husband gave $3 million to her husband’s brother, in order for him to develop a new drug to prevent infection. They subsequently licensed the drug to SanofiAventis for $375 million, the majority of which went to Pritzker and her husband as majority stakeholders....

Early Life Kirk Pengilly was born on 4 July 1958 in Kew, Victoria, and moved to Sydney with his family as a child. He began playing guitar as a teenager and soon added saxophone to his repertoire, developing an interest in both rock and jazz influences. INXS Before INXS, Pengilly played in a Northern Beaches band called “Guinness” with Tim Farriss. In 1977, he joined forces with Tim, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Michael Hutchence, and Garry Gary Beers to form “The Farriss Brothers....

Macaulay Culkin is one of the most recognizable child stars in Hollywood history, best known for his role as Kevin McCallister in the blockbuster holiday films “Home Alone” (1990) and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992). With his mischievous charm and impeccable comedic timing, he became the highest-paid child actor of his era and a global pop culture icon. Culkin’s fame in the early 1990s extended far beyond the “Home Alone” franchise, as he starred in a string of commercially successful and memorable films that cemented his place as one of the decade’s biggest stars....

the World in 2010, The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud in 2010, Honey 2 in 2011, Evidence in 2013, 2 Guns in 2013, Song One in 2014, A New York Winter’s Tale in 2014, We’ll Never Have Paris in 2014, Lost River in 2014, Mockingbird in 2014, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks in 2014, and Into the Woods in 2014. Platt also executive produced the TV series Taking the Stage from 2009 to 2010....

Marcus T. Paulk began his entertainment career as a child performer and rose to prominence in the 1990s. He is best known for portraying Myles Mitchell in the UPN sitcom “Moesha,” which aired from 1996 through 2001. Paulk appeared in all 127 episodes, playing Brandy Norwood’s younger brother, and helped the show become one of the network’s signature programs. Born on October 12, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, Marcus entered show business at a young age and quickly showcased his talents in acting, dancing, and music....

He began playing music when he was five years old, experimenting with drums and piano. He played for Thirty Seconds to Mars between 2001 and 2007 and joined Angels & Airwaves shortly after. He has also recorded bass for the Street Drum Corps. He is currently married to his wife, Libby, and has one child by the name of Sailor Mae Wachter. He has recorded four studio albums between Thirty Seconds to Mars and Angels & Airwaves....

Is it all worth it? Are the millions in financial security they earn playing the game worth the potential for long lasting effects, once their days on the gridiron over? As we learn more about the potential long term effects of concussions and other injuries, it is likely that we are going to see more guys do what a pair of San Francisco 49ers decided to do this off-season – retire when they have yet to hit their prime football playing days....

Early Life Natalie Louise Maines was born in Lubbock, Texas, on October 14, 1974. Her father, Lloyd Maines, was a country musician, and her mother, Tina May Maines, was a producer. Natalie attended Nat Williams Elementary School in Lubbock. Her second-grade teacher would later recall being told by a young Natalie during a math lesson, “Teacher, I don’t need to learn this stuff—I’m gonna be a star.” Maines was a cheerleader while she attended O....

The nurses expressed concern over patient privacy. They feel that patients are afraid to tell their doctor what is really going on with them because they don’t know who has access to that information. The hospital employees even went as far as to put tape over Mark Zuckerberg’s name at the front entrance to the facility. Mike Dingle, a nursing assistant at the hospital wants the traditional name back. The hospital was known as San Francisco General Hospital for more than a century....

New Order’s debut album Movement was released in 1981. Their 1983 hit song “Blue Monday” is the best-selling 12 inch single of all time. Peter Hook and The Light formed in 2010. Their debut EP 1102 \ 2011 was released in 2011 which features four Joy Division covers. The band has also released two live albums in 2010 and 2011. Hook has also recorded two albums with Monaco and one a piece with Revenge and Freebass....

Early Life and Education Phil Dunster was born Philip James Dunster on March 31, 1992, in Reading, Berkshire, England. As a youth, he went to Leighton Park School and was fond of playing rugby. However, when he was 15, Dunster realized that he was too diminutive in size for the sport when he failed a tryout for the club London Irish RFC. For his higher education, he attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School to study drama....

After years of writing ‘spec’ scripts, Rodat received his first feature film credit on a project he co-wrote with USC alum and friend Steven L. Bloom called Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill, which won critical acclaim, but failed to find a large audience. His delightful script Fly Away Home (co-written with Vince McKewn) told the story of a father (portrayed by Jeff Daniels) and daughter (portrayed by Anna Paquin) who teach their adopted geese how to migrate....

Trower was a founding member of Procul Harum and played with the band from 1967 to 1971. He was featured on their albums Procul Harum in 1976, Shine on Brightly in 1968, A Salty Dog in 1969, Home in 1970, and Broken Barricades in 1971, and on The Prodigal Stranger in 1991. With the Robin Trower Band he played on the albums Twice Removed from Yesterday, Bridge of Signs, Fort Earth Below, Long Misty Days, In City Dreams, Caravan to Midnight, Victims of the Fury, Back It Up, Passion, Take What You Need, In the Line of Fire, 20th Century Blues, Someday Blues, Go My Way, Living Out of Time, Another Days Blues, What Lies Beneath, The Playful Heart, Roots and Branches, Something’s About To Change, Where You Are Going To, and Time and Emotion....