PROFESSION: Musician

Bono is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. Bono being his stage name he was born on 10 May 1960 as Paul David Hewson. He is famous for being the lead vocalist of the popular rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He studied in Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future band members and his future wife, Alison Stewart. Almost all of U2’s lyrics are written by Bono frequently using social, religious and political themes. Bono is credited with contributing to U2’s rebellious and spiritual tone in its early years. As the band matured, most of his lyrics were inspired by personal experiences he shared with the other band members.

He has also collaborated with other artists and singers outside the band, and is also the managing partner and director of Elevation Partners. The Clarence hotel in Dublin is jointly owned by Bono and The Edge. Bono is widely known for the social work he has done in Africa, for which he co-founded the ONE campaign, Product Red, EDUN and DATA. He has played in and organized in a lot of benefit concerts and has met with influential politicians. Bono has become a well-known social activist, performing in the Band Aid, Live 8 concerts, and Live Aid, and campaigning for greater international involvement in the African AIDS crisis and third-world debt relief. In 2002, he co-founded the organization DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), which he followed up with Project Red, a well-known initiative against disease in Africa. Bono has been both criticized and praised for his activism and involvement with U2. In 2005 he was knighted by the queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II. And in the same year he was named TIME Person of the year along with Melinda and Bill Gates, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).

BONO’S RICHES

Bono certainly isn’t a poor man. His band U2 until last year was the highest earning rock band in the world. He is already a multi-millionaire and now could be the richest musician in the world after he made a $ 90 million dollar investment in the social networking site Facebook. Elevation partners, Bono’s investment group owns 2.3% of Facebook. This 2.3% is somewhere around worth an estimated $1.5 billion based on the company’s IPO. He also owns a lot of cars, yachts and several estates. His cars range from sports to zero emission ones. He is also known for his luxury glasses which he wears in public. Recently he was chosen by Louis Vuitton to do a commercial for them.

Bono owns three houses/estates in total

1.Killiney Mansion

It is a large manor style house owned by him in Dublin. His ambitious plan to extend this mansion has been approved by the council. His plan includes building a below ground plant room to the west of the house. The house gets a beautiful view out over Killiney Bay and from Bray to Dalkey, with its medieval church and 19th century Martello Tower.

2. New York Apartment

This beautiful Apartment is owned by Bono in the prestigious ‘The Sam Remo’ apartment building in Manhattan New York. Steve Jobs purchased in 1982 and later Bono bought it from him for $15 million. A lot of Celebrities like Steven Spielberg, Demi Moore, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, and Steve Martin. Rita Hayworth’s daughter also owns apartments in this prestigious The Sam Remo apartment building.

3.Exe bord du Mer Mansion

Bono’s luxurious beachfront villa is four floor high and it got grounds back on to the railway station Exe bord du Mer. The accommodation of this mansion is so private that its living area is five meters up from the beach. Bono’s band member The Edge and Julia Lennon are amongst the famous celebrities living in his neighborhood.

Bono also owns a yacht which is called The Cyan yacht.

The Cyan is a medium sized 140 ft long yacht. The yacht which was formerly known as Renalo, was built in 1997. Bono had originally rented in 2007 for spending vacation time with his family. But later he purchased the yacht and changed its color to blue from white. It’s been reported that Bono had spent estimated $25-30 million to decorate his prized possession as per his choice. The Cyan’s maximum cruising speed is 19 knots.

Apart from a yacht he owns a private jet. It’s called the U2 360/BlueLine MD-83 F-GMLK.

PERSONAL AWARDS

Along the “Al Gore” he is one of the pioneers of recent go green movement. He is a forefront environmentalist who is spreading the message of go green. He is considered as the closest counterpart to “John Lennon”; he also works for reducing global poverty often using his musical talent to champion the cause.

Since he is the lead vocalist of the rock band U2, Bono has won record number of awards which includes the 2003 Golden Globe award for best original song and 22 Grammy awards from 34 nominations (a record). He is a prolific songwriter whose music is known for its socially sensitive theme and politically charged lyrics. He was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005, and 2006.

He also featured in a Simpsons episode ‘Trash of the Titans’. U2 recently recorded a new single ‘Ordinary Love’ for the new Nelson Mandela Movie.

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Profession: Actor

Cameron Diaz is an American actress and used to be a model in 1990s. She is best known for her films like The Mask, My Best Friend’s Wedding and There is something about Mary. She also dubbed princess Fiona in the Shrek series. Other high profile movies of hers include Knight and Day, The holiday, Bad Teacher and The Green Hornet. She has also been nominated for the Golden Globe for her roles in Gangs of Ney York, Being John Malkovich and Vanilla sky. Her currently estimated net worth is $100 million.

Growing Up

She was born in California in 1972 to an import-export agent Billy Joan and oil company worker Luis Diaz.  Emilio Luis was from Cuba with ancestry from Spain while Billy was of German and English descent. Cameron was the youngest kid in the family with only one elder sister. The future super star grew up in Long Beach and went to the same high school as Snoop Dogg (rapper and record producer).

Political Affiliations and relationships

Cameron Diaz isn’t much known for her political affiliations but she did show some political inclination in 2000 when she publicly endorsed Al Gore. She wore T-shirts with anti-Bush statements. She even spoke as an advocate to families with their children involved in war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

She had been in a couple of relationships from 1990-95 but she hit headlines with Matt Dillon in 1995. It ended in just three years. She was later seen dating singer Justin Timberlake and basketball star Alex Rodriguez.

Starting her Career

Her net worth started expanding while she was just sixteen. By this time, Diaz had begged a solid modeling contract with Elite Model Management and began travelling the world as a photo model and catwalk too. Acting came kind of accidentally. She was recommended for The Mask by one of the agents from her modeling agency i.e. Elite Model Management. Though she had no prior acting experience and never even considered acting as her career, she got the role in The Mask opposite Jim Carrey. She immediately became a sex symbol and received more and more movie offers.

Various magazines have listed Cameron Diaz as the hottest and sexiest woman. She has ruled various rankings. People magazine has called her as one of the 50 most beautiful women. FHM put her in the list of top 100 sexy ladies while the Australian Empire magazine ranked her the 11^th sexiest actor. In one of the trilogy she received whooping $20 million to play the part. Only Julia Roberts is known t make that kind of money for movie appearances.

She is also notorious for her habit of breaking bones. She once broke her hand while preparing for a role in Mortal Combat. In another accident she broke her nose while surfing in Australia.

This is what she makes!

She has come a long way since 2007 when she was ranked #15 Richest Women in the World by Forbes magazine. That time, her net worth amounted to $75 million.

After twenty years of her debut with Jim Carrey in The Mask, Cameron Diaz still continues to be one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood. She starred opposite Tom Cruise in ‘Knight and Day’ in 2010 but the movie didn’t quit meet the expectations. Nevertheless, it made $260 million due to its overseas sale. She has also starred opposite her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in ‘Bad Teacher’ where she plays a foul mouth teacher. She continues remaining in limelight thanks to her relationship with basketball star Alex Rodriguez.

Annual earnings according to Forbes:

2005- 2006: $15 million

2007- 2008:$50 million

2008- 2009: $20 million

2009- 2010: $32 million

20101-2011: $18 million

Salary according to IMDB

These are some of her most grossing movies till date, according to IMDB:

There’s something about Mary (1998) earned her $2 million. She was paid $500,000 for Any given Sunday in 1999. For Charlie’s Angels and Shrek in 2000 and 2001, she earned $12 million and $3 million respectively. The follow up on Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle in 2003 earned her $15 million. For Shrek 2 in 2004 she was paid $10 million. She charged the same for What Happens in Vegas in 2009. For Knight and Day and The Green Hornet in 2010 and 2011 she earned $10 million and $6 million respectively.

Cameron Diaz Home and Estate

Although she was never known to be a heavy spender but she surprised everyone when she bought a Beverly Hills estate for $10 million. The wide and sprawling property spawns for over 3 acres and features 6 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, one guesthouse, a tennis court and a swimming pool. The best feature of the house is its backyard which is probably the best Hollywood has ever seen. She has celebrity neighbors which include Penelope Cruz and Jessica Simpson.

She was also seen shopping at Dior and Versace Couture shows in Paris during last year, probably in a bid to p her fashion profile.

Autos and Cars Cameron Diaz owns

She is a proud owner of three high-end cars which include a Toyota Prius, a Tesla Model S and a black Maserati Quattroporte. Truly a fan on luxury and class!

Holiday Getaways

She can probably be seen heading to Iceland for a long and relaxing vacation. She also loves her exotic vacations in Mexico.

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