Profession: Singer, Songwriter

Shane Steven Filan is an Irish singer and songwriter. He was one of the lead singers of the Irish boy band Westlife.

Early life-

Shane Filan was born on 5 July, 1979 in Sligo, Ireland. He has six siblings-three brothers and three sisters. He is the youngest of them. Filan attended a Catholic school called Summerhill College with Westlife band members Kian Egan and Mark Feehily. The trio performed in a school production of Grease when they were 12. Back in his early days, Shane used to work as a waiter in a diner owned by his parents named Carlton Café which was  situated on Castle Street in Sligo.

Career-

Filan was a fan of Michael Jackson and says that the king of pop inspired him to pursue music as a career.Before Westlife, Filan was with Egan and Feehily in a band known as I.O.U. Afterwards, Shane with Kian and Mark together formed the band that is to be Westlife and named it Westside. The band name was later changed to Westlife. The trio were later joined by Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden. Their first album titled Westlife, was released in November, 1999. Westlife has received twenty-eight platinum discs and sold 40 million records worldwide.

After Westlife’s split in 2012, Filan showed interest of being a solo music artist. In December that year, it was announced that Filan has landed with a recording contract with Universal Music Entertainment. His debut single “Everything to Me” peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart on the week of release. Filan made his first live solo TV performance On 20 August 2013 as he  performed “Everything to Me” live at the 2013 Rose of Tralee festival. Filans’ debut solo album You and Me was released via Capitol Records on 1 November 2013 in Ireland. Shane released his latest CD “You and Me” in November 2013 and is going a UK tour in 2014.

Filan is also a songwriter and he has co-written several songs for the band including- Fragile Heart, Bop Bop Baby, Don’t Say It’s Too Late, Singing Forever, Closer, and Too Hard To Say Goodbye. He and former Westlife member Brian McFadden have also written songs together for other acts such as Listen Girl by John Ostberg, The Music Won’t Last by Jerry Given, and Sei Parte Oemai Di Me by II Divo.

Assets-

Sligo House-

This three-storey mega mansion belongs to Shane Filan. This five bedroom, six bath house is build on five acres of land and is situated at Castledale, Carraroe, Sligo. It even has a dance studio and a pond. It is on the market for €990,000.

Austin Martin-

Filan bought this-original silver Aston Martin driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond film Goldfinger -on his 30th birthday. Later he sold it for €398,000.

Silver BMW-

Red BMW-

Personal life-

Filan describes himself as level-headed, generous and romantic. He likes horse riding, snooker, pitch and putting. He has two pets- a German shepherd dog called Kaiser and a horse called Carlton Clover. His favourite Football team is Liverpool and he says that fellow band member Nicky Bryne is one of his favourite male pop star.

Filan married Gillian on 28 December 2003. Gillian was Filan’s childhood sweetheart. They have three children- a daughter- Nicole Rose- and two sons – Patrick Michael and Shane Peter. They lived in Sligo, Ireland before moving to England.

Filan was recently declared bankrupt after suffering losses in Ireland’s property crash.

On life after his Bankruptcy-

Shane only had £470 in his bank account just five days after playing to a massive 80,000 crowd at Westlife’s 2012 farewell tour and he couldn’t afford to buy his son Patrick a Spiderman toy that cost £29.99. He said, “It was a scary week. You’re thinking, ‘I’ve just finished in Westlife – I should have millions.’ But I didn’t.” Shane admits he and his family now have a budget and they stick to it, because financially they still are not in a good position.

Causes-

Nordoff Robbins-

Shane Filan supports Nordon Robbins, a charity pioneered by Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins that focusses on music therapy and is dedicated to transforming the lives of people who are constrained by illness, disability, trauma or exclusion.

Fun facts-

• Shane’s family has 40 horses. They all have the first name –Carlton- after the family restaurant. Shane’s favorite is called Carlton Flight.
• Shane still suffers from a knee injury that he got three years ago playing rugby which makes every dance routine quite painful but he never complains about it.
• Shane always used to snog his girlfriend’s mates and would often go out with a girl purely for that reason.
• When Shane was little, he owned a soft toy cat. He loved it to bits, but he used to hide it from his mates when they came round to his house because he thought it was really embarrassing to own.
• Shane never goes to bed without saying his prayers and he never really relaxes on his holidays as he likes to be always up and about doing something.
• Shane says that he is in love with Gillian without a shadow of a doubt and he got down on one knee and proposed to her on the beach underneath the stars.

The post Shane Filan – Net Worth, Money and More appeared first on Rich Glare.

Career/Profession: Actor

Mark Harmon, an American actor whose aim was to become a doctor when he was young. But fortunately he adopted acting as his profession which led his life to the peak of success. But as it is said where there’s a will there’s a way. Mark is well known for playing a role of doctors in a running series ‘St. Elsewhere’ and also the character he played in CBS’s series i.e. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is unforgettable.

Independent Personality:

Mark Harmon’s childhood was full of challenges. He took birth in Burbank, California on September 2, 1951. His father, Tom Harmon was a sports broadcaster means he used to travel across the world leaving behind his family. Mark used to feel deserted because of his father’s absence and even in his presence as his father was always hard on him. But their love for football kept them tied together. His father’s achievement as a football player encouraged him as well and he served his University of California for two seasons, but he did not want to pursue his career as a footballer.

Path to Hollywood:

His career in acting took a start when his sister Kristen started dating the son of Ozzie Nelson, Television legend. This relationship benefitted Harmon and he got the opportunity to act in Ozzie’s Girls in 1972. This experience gave him the taste of Hollywood. After completing his graduation, he joined the law school, but dissatisfaction from this led him to work for an advertising agency. Again, changing his profession, he started a business venture which degraded his value. So finally he planned to pursue acting as his profession.

Difficulties faced:

He embarked his career by taking advice from an actor Jack Webb, who helped him to get a role in crime series Adam-12 as a guest appearance. This phase continued for some time and finally in 1977 he got a lead role in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years. This got him nominated for Emmy Awards. To get a bang in his career, he started working as a roofer and side by side polishing his acting skills by working at the night club in Los Angeles. In 1981, he got a lead role in ‘Flamingo Opera, where he starred as a politician who was married to a wealthy girl.

Rise to Fame:

St. Elsewhere, a television and medical drama gave him another bang in his career. He joined the series in its second season. He played a role of a plastic surgeon named Dr. Bobby Caldwell along with some other actors such as David Morse, Denzel Washington, Howie Mandel etc. In this series his role main aim was to promote awareness regarding AIDS. He showed that heterosexual male was as likely to get affected by AIDS as other people. In 1986, he joined the movie ‘Deliberate Stranger’ where he performed as serial killer Ted Bundy. In this role he used to charm and pleases his victims with his personality and then make an attempt. This appealing role did not affect his image at all and he was awarded with the Sexiest Man Alive by People’s Magazine in 1986.

Different Roles:

Throughout his life he presented himself on screen with diversifying roles. In ‘Summer School’ he starred as Mr. Freddy Shoop. He then moved on with the military drama ‘The Presidio’ along with Sean Connery and ‘Stealing Home’ along with Blair Brown. After this he followed with the ‘Reasonable Doubts’, a police drama. The show was not appreciated much so it got cancelled after two seasons. Then he proceeded on with the detective show ‘Charlie Grace’ which had a very short term of five episodes. In 1996, he bustled with David E. Kelly’s drama ‘Chicago Hope’ as an Orthopaedic Surgeon. He compared this role with a carpenter and found working with wood is same as working with medical tools. He was accompanied by his two sons in this series. His guest appearance in ‘West Wing’ as a secret agent was applauded all over the country in 2002. Because of this series, he was again nominated for an Emmy Award.

NCIS:

Mark Harmon caught the attention of Don Bellisario, Producer of NCIS. He wanted to cast Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS. He found Mark an appropriate option as he has the same jock mentality as Leroy. The show started in 2003 and quickly built up its fan following. The NCIS involved many other agents along with Mark like Tony Dinozzo, Timothy McGee etc. He had to present himself as a comedy star as well as serious personality. In 2007, some clashes occurred between Mark and Bellisario. There were some complaints regarding late scripts and Harmon take this issue to the network so in result Bellisario was suspended from his position.  NCIS earned 20 million audiences per week, which led the show to become popular over the country.

Marital Status:

Harmon first dated Raines and their relationship last for two years. This split, shattered his heart into several pieces. But after meeting actress Pam Dawber, he felt rejuvenated and they both got married in 1987 and throw a small wedding party for family and friends.

Awards:

In 1977and 2002, he was awarded with Emmy Awards for outstanding actor. In 1992 he captured Golden Globe Award for Best performance in the TV series.  In 1997, he got a Screen Actor Guild Award for his performance in Drama.

The post Mark Harmon Net Worth, Money and More appeared first on Rich Glare.