PROFESSION: Rapper, Entrepreneur and actor

Ludacris is the American Rapper, Entrepreneur and actor. His real name is Christopher Brian Bridges, but he is well known by his stage name Ludacris.

CHILDHOOD & EDUCATION

Ludacris as a kid

Ludacris was born on September 11^th 1977 in Champaign , Illinois. He attended to EmersonMiddle School in Oak Park, Chicago. His father Wayne Brian Bridges and mother Roberta Shields. Ludacris is half African and half American. He was graduated in 1995 from BenekarHigh School in Atlanta, Georgia. Ludacris completed his management studies in music from GeorgiaStateUniversity.

MUSIC CAREER:

Ludacris started rapping at the age of 9 .He wrote his first rap song at the age of 9. He was also part of an amateur group of rappers for three years. He served as an Intern and then as A DJ at Atlanta’s Hot 97.5 radio channel, which is now at frequency of 107.9. Ludacris first collaborated with Timbaland on the track “Phat Rabbit” which was the hit in many countries.

In 1998 Ludicrous released his debut album “Incognegro”.

Albums released by Ludacris:

Album                                                                        Year    

Incognegro                                                              1999

Back for the First Time                                      2000

Word of Mouf                                                          2001

Chicken-n-Beer                                                       2003

The Red Light District                                          2004

Release therapy                                                     2006

Theater of the Mind                                             2008

Battle of the Sexes                                                  2010

Ludaversal                                                                 2014

Through his albums he reached to the top list of one of the USA’s number one artists and singers.

As an Actor

Ludacris began his acting career through a short minor played by him in the movie Wash (2001). Later he got the opportunity to act as a leading actor in the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious (2001). After this he started acting in the movies also and side by side concentrating on his music career as Rapper. He got positive acclaims from people for his acting skills. He became the ever replacing sequel main role actor for the film Fast and Furious and the succeeding sequels.

List movies acted by Ludacris:

Movie                                        Year

The Wash                                2001

2 Fast 2 Furious                     2003

Lil’ Pump                                     2003

Crash                                           2005

Hustle & Flow                        2005

American Hustle                    2007

Fred Claus                                2007

Rock N Rolla                            2008

Max Payne                                  2008

Ball Don’t lie                                2009

Gamer                                             2009

Fast Five                                           2011

No Strings Attached                   2011

New Year’s Eve                            2011

Fast & Furious 6                           2013

• He also gave his voice as narrator for the movie The Heart of The Game (2006). He also appeared as a guest in few movies. He also produced main sound track for the movie Breakaway (2011). He also acted in some episodes of the Television Series like Law and Order: Special victims Unit, The Simpsons, Being Mary Jane.                   

Ludacris Net Worth

     Ludacris owns a 10,000 sq foot house located at South of Atlanta. This mansion is worth $3 million which features tennis and basket ball courts swimming pool and a private lake.

ludacris House in South Atlanta

He owns a estate at Hollywod Hills which is of worth $879,000 and occupies 6000 sq foot of land.

• Ludacris is also the co-founder and manager of Disturbing tha Peace Recordings, with the distributors  Def Jam recordings.  He also has the Head phones of his own line. He also invests through his real estate business.

• He is also the owner of Conjure Cognac liquor . He also released his own line of head phones name d Soul Ludacris manufactured by Soul electronics.

Ludacris is the owner of the Conjure Cognac liquor company

• He also endorses for puma shoe brand and has appeared in few advertisements of the puma brand. Later as Puma released a cycle X Luda puma ,cycle sneaker with ludacris image on the heel and his DTP (Disturbing Tha Peace)logo on back side of the sneaker.

• Ludacris was also the spokesperson and also the commercial artist for promoting Pepsi products through the ads featuring ludacris rapping skill in the ad video. Later in 2002 ludacris was pulled out of  pepsi brand endorsement because of some controversies.

Cars Owned  by Ludacris:

Ludacris owns a blue Bentley GT which is worth $200,000 .

Blue Bentley GT

He owns a silver gray 1993 Acura Legend which is one of the famous luxury cars .

Ludacris even owns one of the unique cars Chrysler ME Four-twelve which is worth $38,000 .

Ludacris Chrysler me412

 Ludacris purchased the car which was featured in the film  fast 2 furious in which he acted . Well it’s a racing car named Dodge Ram pick up car which has a special painting on it by Louis Vuitton.      

Ludacris owns Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe which is worth $450,000. The Phantom car is associated with the Royal family of UK. Its performance is magnificent and with great hi-tech sound system of 26 speakers .

Range Rover:

He purchased Range Rover in 2013 . This car has also got great features like other luxury cars .

Mc Laren 12C:

He also have the super deep colored MC Laren 12C.

Ferrari 458 italia:

Ferrari FF:

ferrari FF

ludacris owns a private jet plane.

Awards Won!

Ludacris is one of the 3 times Grammy Award winner as a Rapper and as actor. He was also nominated 17 times for Grammy Awards.

Winner of Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album in 2006

• He also won nine BET Awards (black Entertainment Television Awards) out of 12 nominations. For which he was nominated as Best Male hip Hop Rapper, viewer’s choice, best collaboration.

at BET wards 2005

• He won 3 MTV video music awards out of 10 nominations.    
  

  at MTV awards 2002

• He won a Screen Actors Guild Awards out of two nominations. He was nominated for the title Outstanding Cast of Motion picture for the film Crash and Hustle & Flow in 2005.

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Net Worth: $ 100 Millions

Born as Fernando Alonso Diaz on July 29^th 1981o in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, he was the second child of a mechanic father Jose Luis and he has an elder sister Lorena. Fernando Alonso is a well known name in the racing world or in the Formula 1 arena to be precise. He is one of the top Formula 1 racing driver and also a two-time World Champion and presently he is racing for the team Scuderia Ferrari.

Early life and Career:

Fernando Alonso’s father was an amateur kart racer and he did not let his passion die and passes it on to his children, he built a kart for his 8 year old daughter Lorena but she didn’t really liked it and 3 year old little Alonso showed keen interest in the sport. Alonso attended the Holy Guardian Angel Primary school and later attended the Institute Leopoldo Alas Clarin in San Lazaro before he dropped out in 2000 due to his full time commitment with the motorsport. His family’s lack of financial resources did not let him down rather his talent and victories attracted many sponsors and the required funds. Alonso dominated the motorsport from the beginning of his career by winning 4 Spanish championships in back to back years in the junior category from 1993-1996 and then the Junior World Cup in 1996. Fernando Alonso raced for the Campos in the 1999 Spanish Euro Open by Nissan which he won by one point beating champion rival Manuel Giao. In the same season he moved up to Formula 3000 which was just a step away from Formula 1, he did not disappoint his team Astromega and finished the season 4^th overall.

Formula 1 Career:

Fernando Alonso made his F1 debut as a racer for the Minardi team in 2001. In 2002 he joined the team Renault where he was just a test driver, In 2003 he became a team driver and in the year 2004 he started tasting success by scoring podium finishes in Australia, Hungary Germany and France. He scored a total of 59 points and finished fourth in the championship. In 2005 Alonso won the world F1 Championship at the Chinese Grand Prix which also saw Renault win the 1^st Constructors Championship. By winning the 2005 championship Alonso became the youngest champion in F1 history, he followed it up with another championship in the following year 2006 which made him the youngest driver to do so. In the year 2005 Alonso was awarded with the Sports Prince of Asturias Award due to his magical Championship win. In his 13 year career Fernando Alonso competed in 218 races and won 32 of them, he finished on the podium a total of 95 times and started on pole position 22 times. Fernando Alonso holds the record for 21 fastest laps and also has the most number of career points in total which stands at a staggering 1,618.

Alonso Career Earning’s:

Yearly Earnings: $ 27.4 Million

Endorsements: $ 2 Million

Fernando Alonso made his fortune as a driver for different teams like Minardi, McLaren, Renault and Ferrari. He has been racing for the past 13 years and has competed in all the Grand Prix’s around the world. Alonso is the highest paid driver in F1 earning close to $ 27.4 million annually racing for Ferrari. Fernando Alonso figures 19^th on the list of World’s Highest-Paid Athletes of the World. As this is not enough he gets substantial amount of money from the different top brands that he endorses. Alonso makes $ 2 million from different endorsement deals and the major brands that he is associated with are Ferrari, Telefonica, Banco Santander, INC and Viceroy Watches.

Alonso Cars, Houses and properties:

The rich live richly so does Fernando Alonso who owns properties around the world, he lived in Oxford, UK before   he moved to Switzerland to be close to his team Ferrari’s headquarters. Alonso brought a house in Mont-sur-Rolle, near Lake Geneva, Switzerland and also owns another in Lugano, Switzerland. Alonso did not do injustice to his birthplace and bought an expensive bungalow in Oviedo, Spain. Alonso is a proud owner of $ 233, 509, Ferrari 458 that he got as a gift from Ferrari which he drives around in Spain. Alonso also has in his garage a Maserati Grancabrio which costs around $ 142,900.

Alonso Controversies:

In the Hungarian Grand Prix 2006, Alonso brake tested Red Bull racing driver Robert Doornbos and the stewards later ruled out that Alonso’s actions were “unnecessary, unacceptable and dangerous”, and he was awarded a 1-second penalty to his fastest lap.

In the 2006 Italian Grand Prix Alonso potentially blocked Felipe Massa in the qualifying laps and the stewards ruled relegated Alonso five places on the starting grid and he received wide criticism for his act.

This was perhaps one of the most controversial incidents in the F1 history, in what became known to the world as “Crashgate” , Alonso’s team Renault allegedly directed his teammate and fellow driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. to crash his car in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix that will initiate a safety-car incident at a moment where Alonso would get tremendous benefit from this plan, putting him in the lead in the race thus giving him a fair and fighting chance to win the race because a number of opponents including the likes of Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica would have suffered. Alonso was dragged into the controversy and the FIA took over the investigation but they later confirmed that Alonso had no clue about the plan.

Quotes:

I have always been very calm on the outside. I’m not too stressed now just because I’m in formula one. For me, tomorrow will be another day whether I finish first or last. I have to do the maximum and I cannot ask any more from myself.

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Motorcycle racer

We know him as ‘The Doctor’, Italy calls him ‘Son of their soil’ and the whole world fondly calls him ‘Vale’. None other than the man who makes your heart vroom! this article is a tribute to the fastest Italian alive, Valentino Rossi. One of the richest sports persons alive, he is worth 120 million dollars, and is currently 4th position in the official MotoGP records.He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class.

Privy life

Italy born Rossi is a perfect example of the adage, ‘Like father,like son’. He followed his dads footsteps as a racer,by initially racing carts, the passion for racing bikes grew as he started turning older. He currently lives in London, as he prefers to stay close to his family.He is famously known for his pre ride rituals where he bends down and catches the right peg of his bike with his head bowed.He considers this ritual as a way of ‘talking’ to his bike and as a mark of respect. Rossi has gone through numerous helmet designs throughout his career, most featuring the Sun & Moon motif, signifying (according to Rossi) the two sides of his personality. The artist of Rossi’s current helmet graphics is Aldo Drudi.

His penchant for the number 46 is more of a tribute that he gives to his father who won three successive Grand Prix Championships with the same number. His most preferred bike is his Yamaha YZF- M1,

Career

Explaining an illustrious career like Rossi’s  is quite a task,Born to a racer father, Graziano Rossi, he followed in his father’s footsteps having started racing in Grand Prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125cc category. The following year he won his first World Championship, after which he moved up to the 250cc category with Aprilia and came out the winner of the 250cc World Championship in 1999. Followed by 2001, he won the 500cc World Championship with Honda, as well as the MotoGP World Championships (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003. Rossi continued his line of back-to-back championships with the acquisition of the 2004 and 2005 titles after leaving Honda for Yamaha, before reclaiming the title in 2008 and preserving it in 2009. For the 2011 season, he left Yamaha to join Ducati, but in 2012, it was already officially confirmed that he would get back to Yamaha for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Moto GP

Valentino kick-started his career in MotoGP IN 2002-2003 with Honda and then switched over to Yamaha for the next six seasons.He then switched over to Ducati before coming back to Yamaha again. He totally has 183 podium finishes and 59 pole positions.With 15 consecutive wins, Rossi holds the present record to the most number of race starts in a MotoGP career.

Zooming his way to the Million dollar club

Now we all know the success Rossi has had more than just a normal level if success early on in his career and his main source of wealth comes from racing bikes.The nine-time MotoGP World Champion earns millions as salary bonuses and endorsement money from companies such as Fiat and energy drink Monster in addition to his race winnings. Rossi’s other sponsors like Dainese and Kera Koll pour in a few millions as well. Among the top 10 highest earning sports persons of 2011, Rossi is also Italy’s richest athlete.

 The fastest man on two wheels is also crazy about cars. His latest prized  possession is a Ferrari 458 Italia in addition to a BMW M3 Sedan that was gifted to him. Rossi has recently made a new addition to his list of toys in the form of a Pershing 56 luxury yacht that he purchased for $2.2 million. Rossi suffered a career threatening injury in 2010 when he broke his leg but despite that he still managed to rake in $35 million and gained respect from the world and his fellow athletes.Rossi also owns a villa in Ibiza, an island in the Mediterranean Sea which  is well known for its summer club parties which attract large numbers of tourists.

His Ferrari is worth $250,000 dollars and is purely customised for his needs. Being the brand ambassador for various brands also fetched him quite a lil bit of extra money.

Rossi and Charity

The revved up soul has a heart.He is associated with causes like, ‘Riders for health’,  and ‘Dirt Motocross Charity Event.Most of his money earned during these events go completely for charity. charity motocross event called “motocross dei Campioni, 30 anni dopo” organized by Valentino Rossi drew more than 10,000 supporters. The aim of the event was to raise funds for a children’s hospital based in Pesaro, Italy which helps to cure children suffering from leukaemia.

Achievements

 Multiple MotoGP World Championships.
* Ranked as 63rd in the Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity 100 List (2005).

* The youngest rider ever to win the 125cc World Championship.

* Ranked as 64th in the Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity 100 List (2006).

* Ranked as the 2nd highest paid non US citizen athlete in their “International 20″ (2006).

* The first rider in the 55-year history of Moto GP to take back-to-back victories riding machines from two different manufacturers, The 2003 Repsol Honda RC211V and the 2004 Gauloises Yamaha YZR M1.

* One of the two riders to win back-to-back titles on different machinery with Repsol Honda RC211V (2003) and with Gauloises Yamaha YZR M1 (2004).

* The youngest rider ever to have won World Championships in all three classes 125GP, 250GP, and the 500GP/Moto GP.* First in all time podium standings with 104 podiums in premier class.

* Fourth youngest rider ever to win the 500cc title.

* Eighth rider to have won three or more successive premier-class titles.

* Only rider to win seven consecutive races at his home Grand Prix at Mugello (2002-2008).

And that’s to sum up about the fastest man on two wheels!

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Net worth – $110 million

Football fans would definitely know who Lionel Messi is. But his popularity is such that even non followers of football would know his name if asked about football. It’s very common to expect a goal from this forward whenever he gets into that penalty box of opposition.  A winner of many individual awards as well as many trophies being a part of Barcelona. A winner of Ballon d Or (World Best player) a record four times was born on June 24 1987 in Argentina. Compared to the great Maradona since his very early days of career, but I feel he has just surpassed them all at the age of 26. Just one trophy eludes him and that is the glory of world cup.

Career

If he you go by roots he has Italian ancestors who moved to Argentina later on. A childhood prodigy Messi was a local powerhouse by the age of 11 and came to be known as “machine of 87”. Unfortunately he was diagnosed with a rare growth deficiency hormone and treatment cost was very high. Barcelona was made aware of a talent like Messi and his contract was signed on a piece of tissue paper. Since then he hasn’t seen back. Known for evading defenders with the blink of an eye, Messi’s style of play has been compared to Maradona many times and many consider him the greatest player in the history of game. Recently broke the record of Muller for most goals in a calendar year.

Earnings

His earnings surpass every top athlete. In the December of 2012 FC Barcelona announced that Messi agreed with them a new 5 year deal worth 21.2 million dollars making him the highest paid footballer. This is not it his earnings are through many endorsements and advertisement deals as well. Second most marketable athlete in the world currently, he appeared for numerous ads Wechat and a Japanese brand Scalp D. His current endorsement deals with the Turkish Airlines, D&G, Pepsi, Herbalife, EA Sports and Adidas help him in earning near about 20 million dollars annually.

Personal Life

With such popularity and fame you have to handle a lot of pairings and link ups. He is said to have been dating Macarena Lamos during the 2006 World Cup. He has also been linked to Argentine Glamour model Luciana Salazar. In 2009 he finally broke the silence by announcing that he has a girlfriend back in Argentina. It was later confirmed from twitter as well that his girlfriend is Antonella Rocuzzo. On November 12 2012 he became father to a baby boy whom he named Thiago.

Net Worth

His earnings as you read above are way too high. So with such amount of cash at your dispense one will buy some great houses and cars. So here is the list and a brief description about each of his mansions and cars.

Catalan City Mansion

A luxury mansion worth millions in Barcelona, so here the long list begins.Football keeps Messi in Spain most of the year and hence he needs a permanent home here. So recently he bought a big mansion in the heart of Barcelona, named the Catalan city mansion.

Rosario Mansion

Rosario is home region and feels great to hear that he hasn’t forgotten his roots yet. Situated about 200 miles away from the capital city of Buenos Aires. The home was in news during 2011 when reportedly it was hit by four bullets. This mansion has a special place in his heart and he considers it as priceless.

Ferrari F430 Spider

Valued at around $210,000, this car is a beast and I guess is the most expensive of all Messi cars. With a top speed of around 320 Kmph this machine surely matches Messi in terms of his pace and acceleration. Equipped with a 483 hp engine the car is surely as good as the football star who drives it.

Audi R8

It costs around $150,000. Audi is a dream car for most middle class people but Messi seems to be a big fan of sports cars and thrilled by speed I guess. In 2007 Messi and Ronaldinho did test drives for R8 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The idea was to do fast laps to show that the luxury car was sporty and safe. Messi must have fallen in love with this beauty and had it ordered.

Maserati

It would cost you around $130,000 if planning to buy.  Reports suggest that this luxury car is a Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S. So that means even Messi couldn’t stay away from the charm of this Italian car brand. Fitted with a 440 HP engine this adds another sports car in the garage of Lionel Messi.

Audi Q7

Value- $59,000. A SUV for a change. A car which demands second look and even more looks if someone like Messi is driving it. Seriously a different SUV in all and classy as well.

Dodge Charger SRT8

It is heard that the car is orange colored and hence brings a splash to his all black garage till now. Priced at around $45,000 Dodge features one of the most powerful engines in this price range and league of cars.

Lexus ES 350

As we all know Lexus is famous for making the most luxurious cars and surely ES 350 is one of them.

I can surely say that taste of Messi in buying and choosing cars is just awesome.

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