Thomas James Kenny was born on 13 July, 1962 in Syracuse, New York, US. He is an American actor, comedian and singer. His acting is famous all over the world. He is best known for his long-running role as Sponge Bob Square Pants series. Not only is this, he voiced various other characterslike Heffer Wolfe in Rocko’s Modern Life who was the Mayor and the narrator in The Powerpuff Gilrls, and Eudardo in Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh and Spyro. Apart from this, when he was young he was into comic books, drawing funny pictures and also collecting records. Talking about his comedy roles, he turned to stand up in in Boston and San Francisco. He is always regular on Fox TVs The Edge in the year 1992 and also spent a year on NBC’s Friday Night in the year 1983.

Life:

In the late 1960s and 70s, when he was young he loved drawing very much. Talking about his education, he attended the Bishop Grimes High School located in Syracase. He was friend with Bobcat Goldthwait who together appeared in films that was directed and starred in Shakes the Clown and World’s Greatest Dad. In the year 1992, he met his wife Jill Talley while he was working with her in The Edge. They also work in other shows together and has two children Mack and Nora.

Acting:

He appeared in many television and films. He debuted in How I Got Into College in the year 1989. He also appeared in films like Shakes The Clown and Comic Book: The Movie. Talking about the live-action segments, he appeared in Sponge Bob Square Pants as Patchy the Pirate and also R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour and on Uncle Howee which is a high-energy kid’s show host with strange powers. Not only is this, he also did voice acting for a long time. Tom has voiced in over 200 productions. Moreover, he is best known to provide the voice of the various meows of Gary the Snail in SpongeBob. Also, he was the voice of Dog in Cat Dog and the Cliff also. He also voiced in the animation series like Xiaolin Showdown, Autobots Skids and Wheelie. Apart from these, he also voiced in the Penguin on the Batman and a Mumbo Jumbo on Teen Titans. In the year 2009, he became a regular cast voice in the Fox Comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up. In the year 2011, he starred as the voice of Rannit in Winnie the Pooh and also the voice of Best Buy from their TV commercials. Currently he is voicing Woody Johnson on Comedy Central’s Brickleberry.

Music:

Apart from the acting career he is also involved in Music. He is also a singer and musician and also the lead vocalist for Syracuse, New York based band, The Tearjerkers in the 1980s. Also, he appeared regularly on NBC’s music video show Friday Night Videos. In the year 1991, he took over as the show’s regular host and replaced by Frankie Crocker later on. In the year 1996, he appeared with his wife Jill Talley in the music video Tonight, Tonight by the Smashing Pumpkins and played like a young couple taking their honeymoon on the moon. On the 1998 CD he voiced the characters Mozart and Caveman for the title track Dexter’s Laboratory: The Musical Time Machine. Moreover, he sang “Mater of your fate” for the Teen Titans episode “Bunny Raven or How to Make a Titan Animal Disappear”. In the year 2006, Tom co-wrote Sponge Bob Square Pants: The Best Day Ever with producer Andy Paley. Not only is this, he made vocal cameo in the track “TMZ” on Weird Al Yankovic’s 2011 album Apocalypse.

Awards:

In the year 2001, he was nominated as the best Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production and was nominated for the Annie Award in the show Sponge Bob. In the year 2008, he was nominated in the Sponge Bob Square Pants for the Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production category. Not only is this, he was also nominated in the year 2010 for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and categorized as the Worst Screen Couple. In the year 2010, he won the Annie Award for the Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for the Sponge Bob show. In the year 2011, he was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for the category of Worst Screen Ensemble. Very recently in the year 2014, he won Annie Award for the category of Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/ Broadcast Production for the Adventure Time.

Richness:

Tom Kenny is a rich multi-millionaire of the era. His Net Worth is $14 Million. His most of the wealth is coming from the acting, he is best known for his role in Square Bob Square Pants. His voice is recognized in many Television series which are aired. He received lot of appreciation from all over the world for his work. Not only is this, in his past years he was into drawing and collecting records.  He has acquired his worth through his extensive career as a voice artist. He also appeared in NBC shows and comedy serials also.

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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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Career- Actress

This star from the ever-famous TV series ‘Friends’ has more than compensated for her absence on the TV by her massive presence in Holly wood movies. There’s not one movie of hers that goes by without a being a chartbuster at the Hollywood box office. Thanks to ‘Friends,’ Aniston would be fine if she never worked another day in her life. Instead, she’s mostly doing movies that appeal to her artistic side, not necessarily her bank account.

With no beginner’s luck

It’s well known fact that the diva Jennifer Aniston is today, used to wait tables back in the day. Before her foray in to the world of celluloid, she supported herself with several part-time jobs, such as a telemarketer, waitress and even a bike messenger.

Although she starred in four other television series before being cast in Friends as Rachel Green, all the shows were either cancelled or didn’t do well at all. Shows like Molloy, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Edge and Muddling Through ended up getting cancelled.

With success comes money

In her original contract for the first season of Friends, Aniston was paid $22,500 per episode. She was paid $75,000 per episode in season three, $85,000 in season four, $100,000 in season five, $125,000 in season six, $750,000 in seasons seven and eight, and $1 million in seasons nine and ten. She also received syndication royalties beginning in the fifth season. That means she continues to get hefty checks from all the reruns.

In 2013, she starred in We’re the Millers which was financially successful, grossing more than $200 million against a budget of $37 million.

Jennifer Aniston put her signature on perfumes at Sephora Lexington Avenue on 2011 in New York City. She also lends her name to Hermès Birkin Bags. From 2007 to 2010, Aniston’s net earnings were $27 million. In 2011, it increased to $28 million. She also a decent amount from her deals with Vitamin Water and Aveeno Skin Care. In addition to all this, in 2008, she co-founded Echo Films, a production company.

Did you know that this blonde beauty was rated as one of the top 10 richest women in entertainment by Forbes. According to Forbes, in October 2007, Aniston was the top-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry.

Apart from her business ventures, her paid endorsements make up a large amount of her earnings. She has got endorsement deals with Glaceau Smartwater, L’Oreal, Heineken, Microsoft, Unilever (Lynx/Axe), and Barclaycard (credit card).

Listed as  one of the richest women in entertainment in world  with an estimated net worth of $110 M, Jennifer Aniston has pretty earned herself the title of the queen of romantic comedies.

An estimate of her salaries so far:

Annual earnings according to Forbes:

2012: $11 million
2011: $28 million
2010: $27 million
2009: $25 million
2008: $27 million
2007: $14 million
2006: $18 million
2005: $18.5 million
2004: $26 million
2003: $35 million
2002: $24 million
2001: $15.3 million

A shot at true love

This 44 year-old actress has been engaged thrice in her life time. The first guy she got engaged to was actor Tate Donvan in the year 1998, which sadly never worked out. Later that year she began dating Brad Pitt. The biggest new to ever hit the tabloids was the couple getting engaged and later getting married in the year 2000. Unfortunately, this ‘ideal’ couple didn’t last more than 5 years and ended up getting divorced in the year 2005. Later she dated her co-star Vince Vaughn, singer John Mayer and actor Justin Theroux. In the year 2012, she got engaged to Justin Theroux. Hopefully this one works out for her!

Big mansions and big cars!

Along with her newly engaged man, Jennifer Aniston has purchased a $21 million mansion. The Bel Air Mansion located in California is about 8,500 square foot. In addition to which she also owns $9 million apartment in New York. She recently sold her Beverly Hills mansion in L.A for about $38 million.

Coming out of these big mansions, she was often spotted in expensive Range Rovers and A Toyota Prius.

Standing up for a cause

Jennifer Aniston has always been associated with a lot of charity events. She presently supports the charity organization ‘Habitat for Humanity’ that works to provide reasonably priced homes to different people in various communities. She also stand in support for ‘Stand Up To Cancer,’ a non-profit association dedicated to find a useful cure for the brutal cancer disease, by accumulating funds for cancer research. She supports Friends of El Faro in raising money to fund an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. She also appeared in the ad campaign ‘It Can’t Wait’ that was for the cause of freeing Burma. Jennifer donates money to Partners in Health, a Haitian health provider.

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