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Through Renova, Vekselberg owns stakes in three Swiss equipment manufacturers (Sulzer, OC Oerlikon, and Schmolz + Bickenbach) as well as a stake in the giant aluminum producer United Co. Rusal is owned by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, another oligarch hit by the sanctions. Shares in his companies dropped significantly while Vekselberg took steps to limit his personal exposure by selling stakes in Sulzer so that he did not own the majority....

Early Life Sharon Case was born on February 9, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan. When she was three years old, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California, settling in the Chatsworth neighborhood. Case was passionate about dance as a child, and did ballet and jazz. Career Beginnings Case began her career as a teenage model. At a modeling event in 1988, she was spotted by a scout who offered her a job in Japan, where she went on to model for many months....

Early Life Michael Shawn Crahan was born on September 24, 1969, in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up interested in both music and the visual arts, and he spent his teenage years playing in several local bands. In the early ’90s, he fronted a funk-metal group called Heads on the Wall and later played drums in a band called Painface. Crahan’s early ambitions weren’t limited to just performing—he was drawn to the idea of creating an immersive experience that blended music with performance art and chaos....

He went on to become CEO and President of Belfor Europe GmBH. In 2011, he was featured on the show, “Undercover Boss”. He agreed to participate in the show at the urging of his son. His time on the program led to him promoting the men and women with whom he worked, as well as giving each of them additional funds. His actions were viewed as some of the most positive in the show’s history, and the episode went on to receive an Emmy nomination....

Bae is from South Korea. By law, every South Korean male between 18-35 must serve two years in the military. Bae is 29. He’s also a promising golfer on the PGA Tour, having won a tournament this year and earning more than $2 million on the course already this year. In spite of this burgeoning career, duty calls. A South Korean court ruled that Bae needs to conduct his military service, even though he has lived in the United States for two years....

Sumanth is a partner in the family owned Annapurna Studios as well as the film production company SS Creations. He has starred in the films Prema Katha, Yuvakudu, Pelli Sambandham, Ramma Chilakamma, Snehamante Idera, Satyam, Gowri, Soggadu, Dhana 51, Maha Nandi, Godavari, Chinnodu, Madhumasam, Classmates, Boni, Galconda High School, Raaj, Daggaraga Dooramga, and Emo Gurram Egaravachu. Sumanth has served as a brand ambassador for the Hyderabad Skykings of The American Football League of India ELFI....

In 1993, Poley was caught off guard when he was fired from the band and new singer Paul Laine was hired. When Danger Danger tried to release the same album Poley had already recorded with Danger Danger (adding the new vocals), Poley sued and prevented the album from being released. That same year Poley formed a new band called Bone Machine with guitarist John Allen III (from Tommy Lee’s band)....

Google’s two founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, currently rank #6 and #7 on our real-time list of the richest people on the planet, thanks to their $175 billion and $164 billion respective net worths. And Larry and Sergey are by no means alone in becoming extremely wealthy thanks to Google. Countless Google employees have become multi-millionaires. Dozens have become hundred-millionaires, and a few have even become billionaires. In 1999, a recently divorced massage therapist took a part-time job at Google....

That deal made Williams the highest-paid coach in the NBA, though he only held that title for about five weeks. Later that summer, the San Antonio Spurs inked Gregg Popovich to an extension, and Popovich reclaimed his title atop the league’s highest-earning head coaches. Popovich’s deal is worth $80 million over five seasons. Together, Popovich ($16 million) and Williams ($13.05 million) are making $29.05 million this season. They also happen to coach the two worst teams in the NBA....

His career ERA is 3.95, and last year he had an ERA of 4.59 with the Phillies. What he has accomplished this season is nothing short of incredible. And as if all that wasn’t awesome enough, this also happens to be a contract season for Mr. Burnett. That’s basically every athlete’s dream. You have your best year ever right as your contract is running out, mere months before what should be the an incredibly joyous free agency period....

In the meantime, in 2003, Thomas Kaplan co-founded Leor Exploration & Production LLC that was mainly focused on hydrocarbon exploration in the States. Few years later, he sold his assets in the company for $2.55 billion. In the same period, he invested in African Platinum Plc, a metal mining company, which eventually brought him $580. In addition to the above, Kaplan has also served on many boards in different capacities....

Elon Musk Was The Inspiration for Iron Man Did you know that billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk inspired the modern version of the super hero Iron Man? And just like Iron Man, Musk comes up with ideas that seems impossible and makes them possible. Musk helped found the first all digital payment system, PayPal, and sold it for $1.5 billion. He started the space exploration company SpaceX. He built luxury electric cars that go fast....

Chapman’s career in fugitive recovery began long before reality TV. He worked in the bail bond industry in Hawaii and the mainland U.S. and was known for his quiet demeanor, physical agility, and ability to de-escalate volatile situations. His contributions to Dog’s team, especially during high-risk takedowns, earned him a loyal fan base. After stepping away from the show in the late 2000s, Chapman largely withdrew from the public eye, focusing on his family and personal life....

They have had Top 10 albums in Sweden or Germany with their albums Hellfire Club in 2004, Rocket Ride in 2006, Age of the Joker in 2011, and Space Police: Defenders of the Crown in 2014. Avantasia formed in 1999 and released their debut studio album The Metal Opera in 2001. Their latest album The Mystery of Time was released in 2013. The album reached #2 in Germany and #5 in Switzerland....

Iommi co-founded Black Sabbath in 1968 alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. The band’s self-titled debut in 1970 and the follow-up albums “Paranoid” and “Master of Reality” are widely credited as laying the groundwork for heavy metal. Iommi remained the only constant member of the band through its many incarnations, even as Sabbath cycled through numerous lineup changes in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to his Sabbath work, Iommi released solo material, including the 2000 album “Iommi” featuring guest vocalists, and collaborated with other artists like Glenn Hughes....

Tyrese Gibson’s entertainment career started in the late 1990s in the music industry. His R&B albums, including the self-titled “Tyrese” (1998), “2000 Watts” (2001), and “Black Rose” (2015), garnered critical acclaim and commercial success. Gibson’s acting career took off in 2001 when he was cast as Roman Pearce in the blockbuster “2 Fast 2 Furious,” the second installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise. This role not only catapulted him to global recognition but also marked the beginning of a long-standing association with the franchise, in which he reprised his role in subsequent sequels....

A three-time Olympic gold medalist in doubles and one-time gold medalist in singles, Venus helped redefine the sport with her aggressive baseline play and relentless mental toughness. She was also a trailblazer off the court, playing a pivotal role in the fight for equal prize money for women at Wimbledon and other major tournaments. In 2007, largely due to her advocacy, Wimbledon awarded equal pay to male and female champions for the first time....

Ripa and Strahan have hosted the show together for four years, sipping coffee with each other and sharing friendly jokes five days a week. Despite the duo’s seemingly close and friendly relationship, viewers of Live! may have been somewhat surprised when, after Strahan announced his impending departure, Ripa disappeared from the show. Sources close to the long-time Live! matriarch report that Ripa was headed out of town for a pre-planned vacation, explaining Ana Gasteyer’s presence as guest host the day after Strahan’s announcement....

Vekselberg has also had ties to other people in Trump’s inner circle. In 2015, he attended the 10thanniversary celebration for the Kremlin’s RT channel. At that event, Vladimir Putin was seated next to Michael Flynn. Flynn, of course, was briefly the National Security Adviser in Trump’s administration. Vekselberg and his holding group, Renova, are a part of the list of oligarchs, companies, and government officials subjected to sanctions as a result of their involvement in the U....

Over the course of a five-decade career, he built and sold multiple companies, managed tens of billions of dollars in real estate assets, and helped institutionalize commercial property as a mainstream investment class. Sanders first gained national prominence as the founder of LaSalle Partners, which became one of the leading real estate advisory firms in the country. He later launched Security Capital Group, a real estate holding company that incubated a fleet of specialized REITs across multiple sectors—including apartments, warehouses, office parks, and self-storage....