Profession: Actor, Film Producer, Film Director, Screenwriter, Voice Actor

“As a married father, I seem to have become incredibly sexy. I can feel it.”- Paul Bettany

As someone rightly points out “he is a signpost of blond, gorgeous Englishness.” Paul Bettany is a British Actor, film producer, film director, screenwriter and voice actor who is well known for his roles in successful films like  A Knight’sTale, A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code, Creation, The Tourist and many more. He has a net worth of $5 million.

Early Life-

Paul Bettany was born on 27 May 1971 in Shepherd’s Bush, London, England, UK. His mother was a stage singer, theatre teacher, and stage manager. His father was a dancer, actor, and drama teacher. When Bettany was 16, his brother Matthew died after falling from a pavilion near their home at age 8. It was a trying time for him, “It blew the family apart. Life was never the same again”, he said of the incident. Shortly after his brother’s death, Bettany dropped out of school, left home, and went to live on his own in London. He was a skilled guitar player and earned money by playing his guitar in the streets of London. Towards the end he got very sick, his father came and picked him up and so he went back home. He later worked in a home for the elderly. After working there for a year, Bettany enrolled at the Drama Centre in London.

Acting Career-

Bettany began his acting career onstage with The Inspector Calls in the West End. He went on to appear in various other productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company like Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar. He then moved to television, appearing in a BBC production of Oliver Twist. He made his film debut with a role in Bent (1997). His first leading role was in the film Gangster No. 1(2000). Bettany’s first big Hollywood production A Knight’s Tale (2001) brought him much critical acclaim. He played Geoffrey Chaucer in the film. A Beautiful Mind came out the same year. Bettany’s portrayal of Dr. Stephen Maturin in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003) won him many nominations and awards including a BAFTA nomination. He played Charles Darwin in the 2009 film Creation.

His other important films include The Reckoning, Firewall, Dogville, Wimbledon, The Da Vinci Code, Legion, Priest, Blood and The Tourist amongst many. He is also the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. in the “Iron Man” franchise. Bettany is to play the character of Vision in the 2015 film Avengers: Age of Ultron alongside his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S.

Awards-

London Film Critics’ Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year (2001) for- A Knight’s Tale

Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor(2003) for- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and The Heart of Me

London Film Critics’ Circle Award for British Actor of the Year(2003) for- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Jordan Award for Best Actor(2004) for- Wimbledon

Glamour Awards Man of the Year 2006

Personal Life-

Bettany is married to Actress Jennifer Connelly. They met while they were filming together for  A Beautiful Mind and got married in 2003. “I remember looking across that enormous table and seeing Jennifer. Thank God I’d learnt my part. I’d never been that close to someone that beautiful before,”he says of his first meeting with Jennifer. The couple live in New York with their two children Stellan and Agnes and Connelly’s son Kai.  

 Assets-

Since moving to New York together, Bettany and wife Connelly have owned and moved from one gorgeous home to another.

Limestone townhouse in Brooklyn-

It is a much talked about house that the couple owned-  a gorgeous 18-room single family limestone mansion in Brooklyn, New York. Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany put it on the market for $8.5 million.

Tribeca Penthouse-

Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly owns this penthouse apartment in one of America’s most desirable and fashionable neighbourhoods-  the affluent TriBeCa neighbourhood, situated on the edge of New York City.  The couple has put the 4,096 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms house in the market  at an asking price of $8,495,000.

Vermont farm house-

Stowe, Vermont is famous for being the abode of many famous celebrities including Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. Bettany said he bought the 100-acre farm in Vermont as a weekend retreat for his children.

Fun Facts-

-          He quit smoking after finding out his son, Stellan, imitating him with a pen.

-          He named his son Stellan after actor Stellan Skarsgard whom he starred together with in Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)  and   Dogville .

-          He suffered from laryngitis after filming A Knight’s Tale due to all the yelling he had to do portraying Geoffrey Chaucer in the film.

-          His role as Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight’s Tale was specifically written for him by director Brian Helgeland.

-          He loves broccoli, cheese and whisky and his favorite book is “Darkness at Noon”.

-          He was once was a cocaine user but he quit after an incident with a friend.

Money Quote-

-          You realise you have the privilege of being in the stupidly fortunate position of earning a lot of money in a very short period of time. So the actual privilege is that you can then take time off – and if you don’t, you’re a fool. You’re earning all this money to support children whom you then don’t see, which is absurd.

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Career / Profession: TV Personality/Singer

“I never had plastic surgery. I had a nose procedure done because I had to. I had no cartilage in my nose; I have a piece of cartilage from my ear put into my nose. I had a medical procedure done. I have no plastic in my nose.”

-         Tamar Braxton

Born with name of Tamar Braxton-Herbert has been estimated to have a net worth of 3 million dollars. She is versatile personality with great talent of a singer-songwriter, a reality TV personality, actress and a dancer. She took her first bite of success pie with the famous R&B group in the year 1990 when they were the part of “The Braxtons”. In the year, 2008 she tied knots with Vincent Herbert. In 1991, she with her sisters, Traci, Towanda and Trina joined her sister Toni’s dance group as back dancers. Then Tamar started solo as a singer and released her debut album with name, Ridiculous which had her two songs, “Let Him Go” and “Just Cuz”. Though the songs could not do so well, the album was also cancelled. In 2001, she joined her sister’s group again in no. of her songs and videos. In 2004, she signed contract with Tommy Mottola and worked on her second album, Love and War. Though the releasing of the album was shifted due to some issues, the album was a hit and fetched Tamar a lot of appreciation and awards. In 2008, she signed with Universal Reords, and came with “The Heart In Me”. She appeared on TV for the first time with her sister, Trina on the show The Soul Man by Cedric the Entertainer. She also modeled for “ELLE/Style360″ NYC Fashion Week in their Front Row Couture” collection.

Early life and career beginnings

Tamar Broxton was born in Maryland’s small city, Severn. She was born to Michael Braxton and Evelyn Braxton. She was the youngest of all the 6 Braxton kids and so was the favorite. Singing was her passion ever since she was a toddler. Even when she wanted some toilet papers, she used to sang and ask for it! She was joined and motivated by her sisters. They then joined their father, Michael (who was a pastor) in the church’s choir. Tamar along with her sisters, Toni, Traci, Towanda and Trina were signed by the Arista Records in the year 1989. Their first single, “Good Life” was released in the year 1990. It was also their last song as a group of five. Furthermore, the song could not get into top 50 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. It was because of the difference in ages of the members of the group which led to marketing issues. As a result, they left the Arista Records.

Marital status:

Tamar Braxton married Vincent Herbert (who is a record executive) in the year 2008. The two met through her sister Toni. They have been in a relationship since 2003. Their wedding went viral in the media. There were various pictures of the couple published in various magazines. They were also telecasted on TV on the show, Braxton Family Values. The couple lives in Encino, Los Angeles. They expected their first baby in the year 2013. She gave birth to a baby boy, Logan Vincent Herbert on June 6, 2013.

Richly possessions: Automobiles and Cars

Ferrari

Tamar Braxton owns the very famous brand of cars, Ferrari. She has also been spotted several times driving the car by her own. She is very fond of this car.

Brands she follows
1.     CÉLINE calfskin handbag

CÉLINE calfskin handbags are one of the very expensive bags available in the market. Even few people are known to keep them in lockers and safes. They are all time favorites of Hollywood and so of Tamar Broxton. They are a buzz among the top celebrities, popular social figures. They are worth diamonds for thieves.

2.     BCBGMAXAZRIA / Lloyd Layered Jacket

Tamar Braxton wore BCBGMAXAZRIA Cyprien’s V-Neck Black And White Blouse worth 178 dollars on the finale night of the most popular show on TV, the America Idol. She wore it with Lloyd Layered Jacket which was worth 248 dollars.

3.    Giuseppe Zanotti Peep Toe Booties.

Tamar Broxton wore the elegant Giuseppe Zanotti Peep Toe Booties on the finale night of American Idol. These booties are worth 1250 dollars.

Awards and nominations:

She has won many prestigious awards like BET Awards   for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Nominated Centric Award in the year 2013, Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Song of the Year ( for the song “Love and War”), The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award (for the song “Love and War”). She has also been nominated for several great titles like Soul Train Awards under the category of Best New Artist, Video of the Year ( for the song “Love and War”), Grammy Awards under the category of Best Urban Contemporary Album ( for the song Love and War) in the year 2014, Best R&B Song ( for the song “Love and War”), Best R&B Performance (for the song “Love and War”).

What can she do with the money she has?

With the amount of net worth Tamar Braxton has, she could buy:

1. 2,531.6 pieces Alexander Wang Crocodile Satchel Bag worth 1,185.00 dollar each.

2. 50 optimal pieces of Audiophile Speakers worth 60,000.00 dollars each.

3. 82.6 pieces of Harry Winston 18kt Chronograph Women’s Watch worth 36,312.00 dollars each.

Tamar Braxton has enough money to give every person in Lithuania 1 dollar.

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PROFESSION: Media personality, Actress and Author

 LIFE

Wendy Williams, is a famous media personality, actress and author. She hosts a syndicated television talk show, The Wendy Williams Show. Wendy Williams was born on July 18, 1964 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Her parents, Thomas and Shirley Williams,[4] raised Wendy and her siblings in the Wayside section of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. She has written an autobiography and several other books, and has created two product lines. She attended Northeastern University in Boston where she was a college radio station DJ. Her first professional radio job was at WVIS in the Virgin Islands. From there she landed a job as a substitute DJ  in New York City.

Career

Wendy started her career by working for WVIS in the Virgin Islands. Williams started working at urban contemporary WRKS (now WEPN-FM) in New York City as a substitute disc jockey around 1989. WRKS hired her full-time for its morning show. Williams won the Billboard Award for “Best On-Air Radio Personality” in 1993 and then moved to afternoon prime time show when she won the billboard.

Her voice touched the heart millions as a result when she started working for Philadelphia urban station, WUSL the ranking of the channel improved from 14^th to 2^nd .She was quite broad minded and open and discussed about her life on air, discussing her miscarriages, breast enhancement surgery, and drug addiction. William came back to New York when WBLS hired for 2-6 Prime time .She by 2008 was syndicated in the following states- 8, she was syndicated in the following states

• Shreveport, Louisiana
• Wilmington, Delaware
• Toledo, Ohio
• Columbia, South Carolina
• Emporia, Virginia
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Tyler, Texas
• Alexandria, Louisiana

The New York Times stated that her “show works best when its elements –  confessional are conflated,”. Williams’ friend, MC Spice of Boston, offered his voiceover services to the show, often adding short rap verses tailored specifically for Williams’ show. Williams left her radio show in to focus on her television program and spend time with family. She was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.Wendy has also written six books, several of which were bestsellers. Wendy is especially known for her famous catch phrase “How you doin?”

 Wendy Williams Show

Williams started her own talk show on 13^th July 2008 The Wendy Williams Show, a 6-week test run on Fox owned-and-operated stations in New York City, Dallas, Detroit, and Los Angeles. Fox Television Stations went into a deal with syndication company Deb mar-Mercury at the end of the test to broadcast the show on its station .

Products and Lifestyle

Wendy’s Favourite Products:She like Biore wipes. For moisturizer, she use’s Cetaphil. When asked about her eye makeup she replied that “I don’t use the under eye cream and all that stuff. It’s too much of a routine! You know how you do something once or twice and then the next thing you know you are not doing anything anymore” and the only thing she is consistent with is her Clarisonic.

 WIGS: She has her own line of wigs and her name in wig business has made quite a name. Known as Wendy Williams Hair World – Especially Yours.

ADORN:  Williams also owns a jewellery brand on the home shopping network, QVC, called “Adorn by Wendy Williams”.

     THE WENDY STYLE

• Pink custom-made oxford blouse with monogrammed cuff by Edwing D’Angelo
• Purple and black tweed skirt by Nanette Lepore
• Caramel fishnet tights by Nude Barre
• Silver leaf earrings by Robert Rose
• Silver cuff by Traci Lynn
• Wendy’s own silver bracelet by Bulgari

• Red “Ponte Knit Skater” dress by Eliza J

• Caramel fishnet tights by Nude Barre

• Gold “McKenna Iridescent Drusy” hoop earrings by Kendra Scott

• Gold textured cuff by Rustic Cuff

• Wendy’s own diamond necklace

• Wendy’s own gold and silver watch by Cartier

• Wendy’s own gold and silver bangles by Cartier

• Wendy’s own sapphire bracelet

• Wendy’s own diamond bracelet

• Red on black crystal cat eyeglasses by Divalicious Jewelry

• Nude “Pigalle Spike Patent” pumps by Christian Louboutin

• Nude leather flats by Christian Louboutin

• Wendy’s own sliver watch by Cartier

• Wendy’s own sapphire bracelet

• Wendy’s own diamond bracelet

• Clear on black crystal cat eyeglasses by Divalicious Jewelry

• Purple “Carrie” sandal by SJP

HOME

“I love our house, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world,” she says. “It’s not about it being big. It’s not about things being expensive. It’s about three people who live a fast life, who need a safe place – and that’s our home.”

Controversies

•  During her segment on her talk show today, Wendy Williams brought up the recent controversy surrounding Madonna referring to her son as a “nigga.”This somehow segued into Williams saying 13-year old Rocco is a “big of his mother” and totally losing it because her teenage boy doesn’t like her any more.

• As shown by the after and before Wendy Williams plastic surgery photos, it is clear that a 49 years old Wendy previously had small breast. The small breasts according to her did not fit well with her big body. This motivated her to look for breast augmentation proce From her recent pictures, it is so simple to realize the she has carried out a number of facial plastic surgeries. This includes cheeks job, head or eye lifts and nose shape.
• Through Botox injections, Wendy Williams has been able to achieve a plain face which has no wrinkles. This makes her to appear younger and attractive.

PETA

When asked about this PETA campaign, Wendy said, “I don’t really think that fur is the mark of success anymore.” If it were, I bet she’d be rockin’ a chinchilla.

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