“The best captains bring home the catch, boat and crew safely”  -  Sig Hansen

Sig Hansen was born on April 28, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Sig Hansen’s full name was Sigurd Jonny “Sig” Hansen. He is an American Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern. He also serves as the technical advisor for the television series Deadliest Catch. He has a net worth of $2 million.  Since 2006,he has been featured in all the seasons of this documentary series.

CHILDHOOD

Sig Hansen was born to Sverre Hansen and Snefryd Hansen in Seattle.He was eldest of three sons (Sigurd, Edgar and Norman) born to them. His family descended from a long lineage of Norwegian ancestry Fishermen. His Father and grandfather were involved opilio  crab fishing in Alaska. He too began fishing at the age of 14, mostly working on his family’s boat. After graduating from Shorewood High School, he began fishing in Alaska and Bering Sea.During the summer, he would fish mackerel and cod in Norway. He liked fishing so much that he would bunk classes at school to go fishing.

REALIZING HIS PASSION

Hansen started experimenting in his father’s boat during his early years to face the strong sea. At the age of 22,he became a “relief skipper” on the Northwestern.

At 24, he had taken charge of Northwestern full time and as the years passed by, the Northwestern had become the top producer with an excellent saftey record. The Northwestern has never had a single death at sea in nearly 20 years and its serious injury rate is significantly lower as compared to other boats in the Bering Sea fleet. The Northwestern also won the titles for the highest poundage caught and the highest dollars earned between the featured boats in the Deadliest Catch in 2005 ( for King Crab) and 2006 (for Opilio).

Sig Hansen serves as the full time captain during the king and opilio crab seasons, as well as the pot cod fishery on the Northwestern. Edgar and Norman, his younger brothers work as deck boss and deckhand respectively. Sig is a passionate,hard-working captain who can work in extreme conditions. To be a successful fisherman, you need to be a mechanic, navigator, welder, painter, carpenter, and at times, fire fighter.

In March 2010, Hansen released his book, North By Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters, co-written by Mark Sundeen through which he became one of the most renowned published author.

This also made way for his book to reach the bestseller lists of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. This is story of a family of survivors; part memoir and part adventure tale. North by Northwestern is the multi-generational tale of the Hansen’s family.Their story from being Norwegian fishermen to having become modern folk-heroes. No doubt, his book must have sold like hot cakes!!!

On April 29, 2010, Sig Hansen was also chosen to be the guest on a show- “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. During the show,he expressed his desire to be a contestant on the ABC reality television  show- Dancing with the Stars. Such was his desire that, Leno’s staff went on to set up a Facebook page to gather support for Hansen to be voted to appear on the show. In September 2010, Hansen announced that  he would stop appearing on the Deadliest Catch. However, on October 8, it was announced that he would return to the show.

He has provided the voice of a boat named Crabby in the Disney Pixar film Cars 2.

PERSONAL LIFE

Hansen is married to June and live with their children,Nina and Mandy,in Seattle.He speaks fluent Norwegian,as his Norwegian parents spoke the language at home. He likes to follow the “Norwegian Fisherman’s Diet” while at sea: coffee, chocolate and cigarettes. He supports the sports teams the Seahawks and the Mariners. Even in his tough times, he is completely aware of his responsibilities towards his family. He stays close to his family. He also treats his crew as his own family by being compassionate to them.Last year, Sig kept deckhand Jake Anderson’s slot open when Jake had to go ashore after his sister’s death.This year, Sig plans to train his brother Edgar to take over as the captain of the Northwestern. Recent reports suggests that his 18 year old daughter Mandy Hansen too, is joining Sig on the Deadliest Catch.

RICHNESS

Sig Hansen is a very rich personality. He has been a star of the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch.The show has attracted more than 49 million viewers per season in 150 countries, making it one of the most successful series in the history of cable TV. His hard work has really paid off. Another reason behind the success of the show is its daring camera work, unexpectable and dangerous weather which make this show a unique one. His net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. His salary per season on The Deadliest Catch itself is $1 million. Captain Sig Hansen has accumulated his net worth through his career as Captain of a fishing vessel,author of a best seller and his appearance on television’s “Deadliest Catch”.

For nearly two decades, Sig has seen to it that the Northwestern is of the top producers of the Alaskan’s crab industry. Sig considers his performance essential,but he also believes that great accomplishments are due to the lack of any major accidents onboard the Northwestern.

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PROFESSION: Actress and Children’s Author

Julianne Moore is a British- American actress and also, a children’s author. She plays the roles of emotionally vulnerable women generally. Moore pays a lot of attention to her art. She attended Boston University, where she studied theater. Her debut film was in 1990. Moore is generally seen in a supporting role. You can find her in movies like Short Cuts, Vanya on 42nd Street, Nine Months, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Laws of Attraction and Far From Heaven. Moore’s portrayal of Sarah Palin in the television movie Game Change helped her earn an Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Moore enjoys writing children’s books and is known author in this regard. Moore is married to Bart Freundlich, a director, and the lovely has been blessed with two children.

EARLY LIFE

Moore’s birth name is Julie Anne Smith. She was born in 1960, in North Carolina. Her mother was a social worker and psychologist and her father was a paratrooper in the United States Army. She has two siblings and both are younger than her. When she was a child, her family moved around a lot because of the nature of her father’s job. They lived in places like Texas, Georgia, Nebraska, Alaska and New York. She has attended nine different schools because of the same reason. Moore was a good child. She was clever and good at studies as well. Initially, Moore wanted to become a doctor. Her English teacher encouraged her to take up theater. When attended Frankfurt American High School when she was sixteen years old. She loved to read. With a twist of fate, she started inclining towards a theatrical career. Her parents supported her decision.

CAREER

Moore worked as a waitress after moving to New York. Her debut screen role was in an episode of The Edge of Night, in the year 1984. She plays a dual role in As The World Turns. After that, she had a role in the miniseries I’ll Take Manhattan. Following this, she took a break from acting and returned to movies after three years with the TV movies Money, Power, Murder, The Last To Go and Case a Deadly Spell. She made her cinematic debut with Tales for the Darkside: The Movie. In 1992, she did a movie called The Hand That Rocks The Cradle. Her performance got her a lot of attention from the critics. From thriller, Moore shifted to comedy with the movie The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag. She has also appeared in The Fugitive, a Harrison thriller.

The movie Short Cuts was very successful and gave a major boost to her acting career. In 1995, she appeared in movies Roommates, Nine Months, Assassins and Surviving Picasso. She played Dr. Sarah Harding in The Lost World: Jurassic Park. This was her first big budget movie production. She can also be seen in The Myth of Fingerprints and Chicago Cab. Moore met her husband, Bart Freundlich, on the sets of The Myth of Fingerprints. Moore has a lot of movies in her career, mostly good movies that were a commercial success to say the least. Over the years, Moore has done movies like Boogie Woogie, The Big Lebowski, Psycho, Cookie’s Fortune, An Ideal Husband, The End of the Affair, A Map of the World, Magnolia, The Ladies Man, Hannibal, Evolution, World Traveler, The Shipping News, Far From Heaven, Th Hours, Laws of Attraction, Marie and Bruce, Trust the Man, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, Children of Men, The Vertical Hour, Next, Savage Grace, I’m not there, Blindness, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, A Single Man, Shelter, The Telegraph, The Kids Are All Right, Crazy, Stupid, Love and the list goes on and on.

In 2014, Moore will be seen in the movie Maps to the Stars, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 1 and Part 2, Still Alive, and Freeheld. Moore’s acting skills have been widely praised and her versatility has been respected and appreciated.

WRITING CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Apart from being a brilliant actress, Moore also is a children’s author. She made her writing debut with the book, Freckleface Strawberry, in 2007, and the book became a New York bestseller. Moore’s writing has been described as sweet and simple. The book was drawn from a personal experience. When Moore was a kid, she disliked her freckles. So was the case with her son. The book is followed by two book named Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully and Freckleface Strawberry: Best Friends Forever. The books encourage kids to overcome their problems.

ASSETS

- New York Pad worth $12.5 million

- New York City Garden

- Toyota Prius

- Toyota Highlander Hybrid

PERSONAL LIFE

Moore has been married twice. Her first husband was John Gould Rubin. They got married in 1984 and their divorce was finalized in 1995. Moore started dating Bart Freundlich in 1996 and tied the knot in 2003. The couple has two children, a son named Caleb and a daughter named Liv. Moore has managed to escape the unwanted attention of the media. She does not support botox or plastic surgery. Moore is a broad minded woman. She supports gay rights and is an atheist. Moore is a humble person and does not attract much gossip. She likes to do her own thing. Moore is a politically liberal person and supports Barack Obama.

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