Bruce Willis is a skilled television and movie actor popular for portraying multifaceted characters. While he shot to stardom with his depiction of David Addison Jr. in the television series ‘Moonlighting,’ he is better known for his action and dramatic performances in movies like ‘Die Hard’ and ‘The Sixth Sense.’ As a youngster, he had a stuttering problem and took to stage performances in order to overcome this problem. Coming from a family of blue-collar workers, he took up a number of menial jobs before venturing into professional acting. After going through a period as a struggling actor, he finally landed his first gig in an off-Broadway production of ‘Heaven and Earth.’

He made his entry into television by getting the character of David Addison Jr. in the series ‘Moonlighting’ after struggling against 3000 other contenders. Soon, the aspiring actor got his lead character in ‘Blind Date.’ However, it was his depiction of John McClane in ‘Die Hard’ that catapulted him to superstardom. Today, the multiple-award-winning actor is not just one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood, but also one of the much explored after. The actor also attempted his hand at singing and delivered a pop-blues album named ‘The Return of Bruno’ which enjoyed moderate success.

Bruce Willis Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	Walter Bruce Willis
Nick Name	Bruno Buck-Buck (Got this name during school time)
Age	(as in 2023) 58 Years
Religion	Willis was Lutheran (precisely Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Birth Place	Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Date of Birth	19 March 1955
Nationality	American
Residence	• Los Angeles, California, U.S • Hailey, Idaho, U.S.
Home Town	Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Hobbies	Not Available
Family
Mother’s Name	Marlene
Father’s Name	David Andrew Willis (American Soldier)
Brother	• David Willis (Younger) • Robert Willis (Younger)
Sister	• Florence Willis (Younger)
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Demi Moore (1987-1998) • Estella Warren (2002) • Janice Dickinson • Maria Bravo (1999-2001) • Alisha Klass (2000-2001) • Rachel Hunter (2001-2002) • Nadia Bjorlin (2002) • Brooke Burns (2003-2004) • Emily Sandberg (2002) • Kim Cattrall (2003) • Lindsay Lohan (2005) • Aida Yespica (2005) • Karen McDougal (2007) • Emma Heming (2009-Present)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Emma Heming Willis (m. 2009) Demi Moore (m. 1987–2000)
Marriage Date	March 21, 2009 (Emma Heming Willis) November 21, 1987 (Demi Moore)
Children	Son – None Daughters- • Mabel Ray Willis (b. April 1, 2012) • Evelyn Penn Willis (b. May 5, 2014) • Scout Willis • Tallulah Willis • Rumer Willis
Education
School	Penns Grove High School in New Jersey
College/University	Montclair State College
Educational Qualification	Graduated
Profession	Actor, Singer, Producer
Brands Endorsed	• First series of Levi’s 501 Blues commercials (1986) • Seagram’s 7 Golden Wine Cooler (with Sharon Stone) (1996) • “Subaru Legacy” (Japan) (1992-1994) • VISA credit cards (2001) • Eneos Service Stations (Japan) • NTT DoCoMo Mova (Japan) (1991) • Subaru Legacy Outback (Japan) (2005) • Sky Broadband with Jessica Ransom (2013) • Sobieski Vodka (Poland) (2010) • Honda – Super Bowl 2014 (February 2013)
Career Manager	• Michael Kives, Avi Wasserman, Joel Lubin, and Peter Hess, Talent Agents, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Peter Hess, Talent Agent Commercial, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Joe Mann, Talent Agent Literary, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Paul Bloch and Samantha Mast, Publicists, Rogers & Cowan, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Ben Rubinfeld, Legal Representative, Ziffren Brittenham, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in feet inches- 6’0”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 84 kg in pounds- 185 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	44 inches
Biceps Size	14 inches
Waist Size	34 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Dark Brown (Natural)
Eye Color	Green
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	‎10 (US)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Lasagna
Favourite Colors	Black
Favourite Sport	Football
Controversies	None

Life Journey

Bruce Willis was born in the West German town of Idar-Oberstein on March 19, 1955. His mother, Marlene, was a German woman from Kassel. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. Willis has a younger sister named Florence and two younger brothers called Robert (deceased) and David. After being released from the military in 1957, his father took the family back to his hometown of Carneys Point, New Jersey.

Willis has explained his past as a “long line of blue-collar people”. His mother served in a bank and his father was a welder, chief mechanic, and factory worker. He joined Penns Grove High School, where he received a stutter and was nicknamed “Buck-Buck” by his schoolmates. He entered the drama club, got that acting on stage reduced his stutter, and was finally elected student council president.

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After graduating from high school in 1973, Willis served as a security guard at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and brought crew members at the DuPont Chambers Works factory in Deepwater, New Jersey. After working as a private investigator (a character he would later perform in the comedy-drama series Moonlighting and the action-comedy film The Last Boy Scout), he trained to action.

He entered in the Drama Program at Montclair State University, where he was cast in a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He left school in 1977 and moved to New York City, where he established himself in the early 1980s as a bartender at the Manhattan art bar Kamikaze while living in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.

In 1987, Willis married actress Demi Moore. The couple, who divorced in 2000, have three children together: Rumer Willis (b. 1988), Scout LaRue Willis (b. 1991) and Tallulah Belle Willis (b. 1994).

On March 21, 2009, Willis, who continues close to ex-wife Demi Moore (he visited her wedding to Ashton Kutcher in 2005) and shares custody of his three children with her, backtracked on his promise never to marry again, when he tied the knot with model-actress Emma Heming at the Turks and Caicos Islands.

They then married again a few days later in a civil ceremony at Willis’ California home. Willis and Heming have two daughters, Mabel Ray (b. 2012) and Evelyn Penn (b. 2014).

Bruce Willis Net Worth

Bruce Willis has a net worth of $280 million.

His earnings from 1999’s The Sixth Sense figured $100 million thanks to a fair cut of the film’s gross. His upfront salary was $14 million. After being moved to the A-List, Willis started landing film roles. In 1988 he starred for the first time as John McClane in Die Hard.

The role further plastered his status as a star, now of both television and films. He made $5 million for the first Die Hard, $7.5 million for the second, $15 million for the third, and $25 million for the fourth. In total, before even adjusting for inflation, Bruce has received at least $52 million from the Die Hard franchise. After taking into account the increase, it’s more like $70-80 million.

Bruce owns and has held a number of extremely valuable properties around the globe. In March 2019 he listed a sprawling property in Turks and Caicos for $33 million. Around the same time, he bought a home in Brentwood, California. A few months prior he listed a home in upstate New York for $13 million and traded a home in Idaho for $5 million.

In April 2018 he sold a New York City penthouse for $18 million. In 2014 he sold his former Beverly Hills mansion for $16.5 million. In 2016, Bruce’s ex-wife Demi listed an NYC penthouse that they bought together in 1990 for a whopping $75 million.

The Sixth Sense is by far Bruce’s biggest career payday. For the film, he took an upfront salary of $14 million-plus a large percentage of the gross receipts. In total, he ended up earning around $100 million from the movie. He has been commanding 8-figure salaries since the late 1980s.

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In 1988 he earned $5 million for a movie, which is the same as around $10 million today. A year later he earned $10 million for “Look Who’s Talking”, which is the equivalent of $20 million today. He gained another $10 million one year later for the sequel. He was paid $14 million for “The Last Boy Scout” in 1991, $15 million for 1995’s “Die Hard: With a Vengeance”, $16.5 million for 1996’s “Last Man Standing” and $14.8 million for 1998’s “Armageddon”.

He made around $55 million in total in 2000, mainly from two movies “The Kid” and “Unbreakable” ($20 million upfront each). He then received $70 million in 2001 and $46 million in 2002. In a common year, he can easily earn a minimum of $20 million or a minimum amount of work.

Bruce Willis Movies And TV Shows

• After trying to find work, he eventually got a chance to perform in the off-Broadway production ‘Heaven and Earth’ in 1977. More stage shows followed, including a lead role in ‘Bullpen.
• Following his success on stage, he auditioned for the character of David Addison in the television series ‘Moonlighting.’ He beat 3000 other contenders to win the role. The series ran from 1985 to 1989 and made Willis a star.
• He got his first lead character in 1987 in the romantic comedy ‘Blind Date.’ The movie was a financial success, even though it received mostly negative reviews.
• He got his big breakthrough in the movie ‘Die Hard’ in 1988. He performed police officer John McClane in the film which went on to become a huge hit and established him as an action hero.
• He reprised his character as John McClane in the 1990 movie ‘Die Hard 2’ which outdid its forerunner in terms of commercial as well as critical success.
• His success as an actor took a beating when he starred in a series of flop movies in the early-1990s. These movies include ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities’ (1990), ‘Hudson Hawk’ (1991), and ‘Color of Night’ (1994).
• He jumped back with the black comedy and crime film ‘Pulp Fiction’ in 1994. His depiction of Butch Coolidge in the film resurrected his acting career.
• In 1998, he acted in ‘Armageddon’ which became the highest-grossing film of the year. Along with Willis, the film’s cast added Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, and Keith David.
• In 2000, he emerged as Paul Stevens in three episodes of the television sitcom ‘Friends.’ His character in the series earned him much recognition and an ‘Emmy Award.’
• He went on to act in a number of movies, including ‘Unbreakable’ (2000), ‘Hostage’ (2005), ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ (2007), and ‘Surrogates’ (2009).
• His other important movies include ‘The Moonrise Kingdom’ (2012), ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ (2013), and ‘RED 2’ (2013).
• A permanent action hero, Willis took up several roles in the late-2010s and appeared in movies like ‘Extraction’ (2015), ‘Marauders’ (2016), ‘First Kill’ (2017), ‘Death Wish’ (2018), and ‘Reprisal’ (2018).
• In 2019, Bruce Willis acted in the last episode of M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Unbreakable’ trilogy movie ‘Glass,’ alongside James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sarah Paulson. Though the movie was panned by the critics, it was a huge box-office hit.

Facts

1. Willis has a band recognized as “Bruce Willis & The Accelerators” (formerly “The Blue Devils”).
2. While growing up, Bruce served as a security guard at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant.
3. He is a spokesperson for Children in Foster Care.
4. In 2010, Bruce made an introduction to Gorillaz’s music video ‘Stylo’.
5. He had to serve in a chemical factory before going to school.
6. When he was 17, he had surgery for his broken arm and his mark can still be seen on his right shoulder.
7. In May 1987, Bruce was arrested after reportedly assaulting a police officer who was requested by his neighbors to quiet a loud party that was going on at his home. Later, he confessed and his charges were dropped.
8. In 2005, Robert Willis, his younger brother faded of pancreatic cancer at age 42.
9. He was requested to his ex-wife’s wedding (Demi Moore) to Ashton Kutcher.
10. In July 2002, Willis was given the post of national spokesman for Children in Foster Care by President George W. Bush.
11. In 1991, Bruce co-founded a restaurant company Planet Hollywood with Demi Moore, Sylvester Stallone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
12. He is left-handed.
13. Willis is a good friend of Don Johnson, Julia Roberts, and Sylvester Stallone.
14. Nicki Minaj‘s song “Your Love” states his name.
15. In 1987, his debut album The Return of Bruno sold more than a million copies in the UK.
16. In February 2013, Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters award was given to him, which is the highest French culture award, in Paris, France.
17. Willis was arrested at the age of 19 for possessing 2 joints which he explained in 1996 to Playboy magazine.
    Willis publicly supported the Iraq war. He also encouraged the troops in 2003 and offered $1 million of his own money for the man who would capture Saddam Hussein.
18. He is a big supporter of the NFL team, New York Jets.
19. Bruce and his ex-wife Demi Moore were convicted for buying businesses in the town and not maintained properly in the past.
20. In the early 1980s, Willis and actress Linda Fiorentino worked as bartenders at the Kamikaze Club in New York City.
21. Bruce uses his watch upside down with the face on the inside of his hand. This can be seen in many movies he has done such as Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Mercury Rising (1998), etc.
22. In February 2002, Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals called him Man of the Year.
    Willis doesn’t have any social media presence.

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Gary Oldman is one of the most prosperous English screen and stage artists, filmmakers, and musicians in the world now. Not only has he created a corner for himself in Hollywood as one of the ‘most talented’ actors, but he has also developed a cultism following because of his fashionable good looks and his talent. Completely his film career, he has served together with a number of top Hollywood filmmakers such as Christopher Nolan, Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott, and Quentin Tarantino, to mention a few.

He is famously known for his performances in films like Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’, ‘Air Force One’, ‘State of Grace’, ‘Meantime’, ‘Lawless’, the ‘Harry Potter’ series and the ‘Batman’ trilogy. A qualified actor, he is a ‘Royal Court Theatre’ alumnus and has also worked with the ‘Royal Shakespeare Company’. He has been lauded for his conventional performing style and multiplicity, and has been recognized by outstanding film critics as one of ‘Hollywood’s most prominent actors’.

Gary Oldman Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	Gary Leonard Oldman
Nick Name	Gaz
Age	(as in 2023) 65 Years
Religion	Believes in Personal Spirituality
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Aries
Birth Place	New Cross, London, England
Date of Birth	21 March 1958
Nationality	English
Residence	Los Angeles, United States
Home Town	New Cross, London, England
Hobbies	Not Available
Family
Mother’s Name	Kathleen (Cheriton) (Homemaker)
Father’s Name	Leonard Bertram Oldman (Sailor and Welder)
Brother	None
Sister	Laila Morse (Older) (Actress)
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Cyrinda Foxe • Lesley Manville (1986-1990) • Uma Thurman (1989-1992) • Winona Ryder (1992) • Isabella Rossellini (1994-1996) • Donya Fiorentino (1997-2001) • Jayne Middlemiss (2001) • Ailsa Marshall (2002-2005) • Alexandra Edenborough (2007-2015)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	• Lesley Manville • Uma Thurman • Donya Fiorentino • Alexandra Edenborough • Gisele Schmidt
Marriage Date	• August 2017 (Gisele Schmidt) • December 31, 2008 (Alexandra Edenborough) • February 16, 1997 (Donya Fiorentino) • October 1, 1990 (Uma Thurman) • 1987 (Lesley Manville)
Children	Daughter- None Son- • Alfie Oldman • Gulliver Flynn Oldman • Charlie John Oldman
Education
School	West Greenwich School in Deptford
College/University	Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, South East London
Educational Qualification	Graduated
Profession	Actor, filmmaker, musician
Brands Endorsed	• Print ads for H&M Clothing (1998) and DKNY (2000) • ‘One2One’ (2001) • ‘Barclays Bank’ with David Sutherland • ‘Nokia N93’ (2006) • ‘ITV Football’ (2008) • “Blah, blah, blah” for ‘HTC One smartphone’ (2014)
Career Manager	Douglas Management Group, Inc
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 174 cm in meters- 1.74 m in feet inches- 5’9”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 50 kg in pounds- 110 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	40 Inches
Biceps Size	13 Inches
Waist Size	32 Inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Light Brown
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	11 (US)
Favorite Things
Favorite Musical Instrument	Piano
Favorite Music	James Brown, David Bowie, and Chopin
Favorite Meal	Old-fashioned eggs with bacon, bread with cheese and pickle
Favorite Books	Essays on Bertolt Brecht, Poetry by Roger McGough, A biography of Montgomery Clift, The Elizabethan World Picture, all creations by William Shakespeare and Jane Austen.
Favorite Movies	Apocalypse Now (1979), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Badlands (1973), and Ratcatcher (1999)
Favorite Director	Francis Ford Coppola
Favorite Place	New York
Controversies	None

Life Journey

Gary Leonard Oldman was born in New Cross, London, on 21 March 1958, the son of Leonard Bertram Oldman (1921–1985), a former midshipman who also served as a welder, and Kathleen. He has said that his father was a drunkard who abandoned the family when Oldman was seven years old.

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His older sister, Maureen, is an actress better identified as Laila Morse, she would go on to have a character in Oldman’s directorial introduction Nil by Mouth (1997), before getting on her most important role of Mo Harris in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Oldman joined West Greenwich School in Deptford, dropping at the age of 16 to work in a sports shop.

He was a musician as a child but gave up his musical ambitions to seek an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell’s appearance in the film The Raging Moon (1971). In a 1995 conversation with Charlie Rose, he replied, “Something about Malcolm just arrested me, and I joined, and I replied, ‘I wanna do that.

Raising up in south London, Oldman supported his town football club, Millwall, but also supported Manchester United because he admired George Best.

In 2011, he got from his mother that his father represented Millwall after World War II: “Just after the war, ran a boarding house for football players, Millwall players. And I remembered that my dad was connected somehow with the reserve team. But two weeks ago my mom answered, ‘Oh yeah, your dad performed for Millwall. When he was young he had a couple of first-team games.

Gary Oldman Net Worth

Gary Oldman has a net worth of $50 million.

Gary Oldman Movies And TV Shows

• He grew a hit with the audiences in Glasgow during the 1980s. He was perceived in plays like ‘Massacre at Paris’, ‘Desperado Corner’, ‘A Waste of Time’ and ‘Chincilla’.
• In 1982, he began his film appearance in ‘Remembrance’, a film by Colin Gregg.
• The next year, he arrived a character in ‘Meantime’.
• He then went on to star in ‘Saved’, which showed to be a major breakthrough for the actor.
• He was cast in the lead character of ‘Scopey’ in the play ‘The Pope’s Wedding’ in 1984. He won two of British theatre’s top honors: the Time Out Fringe Award for Best Newcomer, and the Drama Theatre Award for Best Actor, for his dazzling performance.
• From 1985 to 1986, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
• In 1987, he won a prestigious BAFTA nomination for his performance as Joe Orton in ‘Pick Up Your Ears’. The same year, he was seen in the plays, ‘Serious Money’ and ‘The Country Wife’.
• In 1988, he acted in ‘We Think the World of You’ opposite Alan Bates.
• He also acted in ‘Chattahoochee’ the following year, opposite Dennis Hopper and ‘Frances McDormand.
• The same year, he acted in the British drama, ‘The Firm’, which is considered as one of his best achievements to date.
• In the 1990s, he traveled to the United States and starred in movies like ‘The State of Grace’, ‘JFK’, ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ and ‘True Romance’. Oldman soon became a popular actor and portrayer of anti-heroes and negative roles in films.
• From 1995 to 1999, he acted in ‘Murder in the First’, ‘The Fifth Element’, ‘Lost in Space’, ‘Air Force One’ and ‘Jesus’.
• In the new millenary, he performed as ‘Sheldon Runyon’, a Republican congressman in the film, ‘The Contender’, which was delivered in 2000.
• The following year, he acted opposite his ‘Dracula’ co-star, Anthony Hopkins in ‘Hannibal’, describing the role of the only living victim of Hannibal Lecter.
• The same year, he made two guest characters on the hit American series, ‘Friends’.
• Following his presentation on ‘Friends’, his career slumped drastically between the first half of the new millennium. He appeared in a few forgettable films including ‘Tiptoes’ and ‘Sin’.
• He returned to playing Sirius Black, Harry Potter’s ‘godfather in the ‘Harry Potter film series. Radcliffe and Oldman reportedly became very close to each other during the shooting of the film, in 2004.
• In 2005, he was seen as ‘James Gordon’ in Christopher Nolan’s, ‘Batman Begins’. He reprised the role of ‘The Dark Knight’, three years later.
• From 2009 to 2011, he was seen in ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘The Unborn’, ‘The Book of Eli’, and Catherine Hardwicke’s ‘Red Riding Hood’.
• In 2012, he was seen once again in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ as ‘James Gordon and also appeared as a mobster in the film, ‘Lawless’.
• In 2014, he acted in the remake of ‘RoboCop’ and in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’.

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Facts

1. Gary Oldman has been known for his acting abilities but he had also written and directed ‘Nil by Mouth’ (1997) based especially on his own story. The film opened Kathy Burke, the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.
2. Oldman has difficulties with alcohol and was once held for drunk driving in Los Angeles. He was released on bail on August 9, 1991, the next day of the arrest. His co-passenger was Kiefer Sutherland.
3. Oldman decided to get rid of alcoholism during the 90s and got himself checked into the Marworth treatment facility in Waverly Township, Pennsylvania in 1993.
4. Oldman was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993.
5. He was ranked #72 by Empire magazine in the 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History list in 2007.
6. Oldman used for higher studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). He was refused admission and was required to find a new career other than acting.
7. During his early years, Oldman took up various jobs to meet financial needs. He worked on assembly lines, as a porter in operating theatres, sold shoes and worked as a butcher.
8. Gary has performed in David Bowie’s music video ‘David Bowie: The Next Day’ (2013) along with Marion Cotillard.
9. Gary Oldman is an alumnus of Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Court Theatre.
10. Gary Oldman has also created a live appearance by Jack White, a former member of ‘White Stripes’ in collaboration with Vevo and YouTube.
11. He does not have any supported social media accounts like Twitter, Facebook, etc.

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Berry Gordy is a record producer, film producer, songwriter, and television producer from the United States. He is most recognized for founding the Motown record company and its branches, which for generations was the top-earning African American company. As a songwriter, he wrote or co-wrote a number of singles, several of which peaked at the number of the R&B charts in the United States. President Barack Obama awarded him the National Medal of Arts in 2016.

In 1959, Berry Gordy started Motown Records. Popular performers established by Gordy, includes the Jackson 5, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder, dominated the music landscape in the 1960s and 1970s. Motown’s downfall was attributed to changing preferences and a lack of concentration, and Gordy liquidated the firm in 1988. That year, Gordy was welcomed into the Rock Hall or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Berry Gordy Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Berry Gordy III
Nick Name	Berry Gordy Jr.
Age	94 years (as in 2023)
Religion	Christian
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Birth Place	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date of Birth	28 November 1929
Nationality	African American
Residence	Boston Boulevard
Home Town	Detroit, Michigan
Hobbies	Signing Writing Songs
Family
Mother’s Name	Bertha Ida Gordy
Father’s Name	Berry Gordy II
Brother	George Gordy Robert Gordy Fuller Gordy
Sister	Anna Gordy Gaye Gwen Gordy Esther Gordy Edwards Loucye Gordy Wakefield
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Grace Easton Nancy Leiviska Diana Ross Margaret Norton (I) Jeana Jackson Raynoma Singleton Thelma Louise Coleman Barbara McNair
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Grace Eaton (1990-1993) Thelma Coleman (1953-1959) Ray Singleton (1960-1964)
Marriage Date	17 July 1990 (Grace Eaton) 1953 (Thelma Coleman) 1960 (Ray Singleton)
Children	Rhonda Ross Kendrick Redfoo Hazel Gordy Rockwell Berry Gordy IV Kerry Gordy Sherry Gordy Terry James Gordy
Grand Children	Sky Blu Mahogany Lox Raif-Henok Emmanuel Kendrick Autumn Jackson Jaimy Jackson Jermaine Jackson Jr.
Education
School	Northeastern High School in Detroit, Michigan
College/University	None
Educational Qualification	Bachelor’s degree in General Educational Development
Profession	Songwriter Entrepreneur Record Producer Film Producer Film director Businessperson Television producer Theatre Producer
Brands Endorsed	None
Career Manager	Not known
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters – 175 cm in meters – 1.75 m in Feet and Inches – 5′8″
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms – 80 Kg in Pounds – 176 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	Not known
Biceps Size	Not known
Waist Size	Not known
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	African American
Hair Color	None (Bald)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not known
Shoe Size	9 (US)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Sweet Potato Pie
Favourite Book	Motown: I’ll Be There – Book #4
Favourite Colors	Dark Navy
Favourite Sport	Boxing
Favourite Song	Shop Around
Favourite Artist	The Supremes

Life Journey

Berry Gordy III was born in Detroit, Michigan, on 28th November 1929 to Bertha Ida Gordy and Berry Gordy II. In a connected, hardworking family, Berry was the seventh of eight children in the family.

Gordy suffered in school, unlike his brothers. He liked music and was interested in songwriting as early as age 7, but he left high school in his eleventh standard to pursue a career as a professional boxer with the expectation of swiftly getting wealthy.

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He was a professional boxer till 1950.  Then the United States Army conscripted him for duty in the Korean War in 1951. Gordy was allocated to the 58th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, on Panmunjom, when he arrived in Korea in May 1952.

Later, he worked as a chaplain’s aide, driving a jeep and playing the organ during front-row religious services. His service in the Korean War ended in April 1953. He earned a bachelor’s degree in General Educational Development.

He married Thelma Louise Coleman, a nineteen-year-old girl, after returning from Korea in 1953 in Ohio. Gordy pursued his passion for music by creating songs and founding the 3-D Record Mart, a contemporary record store with 3-D spectacles.

Gordy pursued work at the Lincoln-Mercury plant when the store failed, but his family ties connected him with Al Green, proprietor of the Flame Show Bar Talent Club, wherein he met vocalist Jackie Wilson.

In 1957,  Gordy co-wrote Reet Petite for Wilson, with his sister Gwen and Billy Davis, a writer-producer. It was a minor hit in the United States, but it was a bigger smash elsewhere, particularly in the United Kingdom, where it entered the Top 10 and even topped the charts on re-issue in 1986.

Over the next two years, Wilson recorded six additional songs co-written with Gordy, notably Lonely Teardrops, that topped the R&B charts and reached number 7 on the mainstream list. At Chess Records, the Gordy siblings and Davis penned All I Could Do Was Cry for singer Etta James.

Soon he launched the Motown label, which became the high grossing African American record label in history.

Berry Gordy Net Worth

Berry Gordy has a net worth of $420 million.

Berry Gordy started the Motown record in January 1959. Motown had 450 workers and revenue of $20 million by 1966. Motown became one of the leading and successful independent record labels in history throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Gordy sold his Motown share to MCA Records for $61 million in 1988. He also sold his Motown song library rights to Polygram for $330 million.

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In 1976, he purchased his first piece of Bel-Air real estate. He grew his real estate over time, and now he owns three contiguous lots that make up a four-acre compound.

The main home on the site is 10,000 square feet and has 13 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. He also owns a 5,000-square-foot home on an adjacent property. The Bel Air homes are estimated to be worth between $50 and 70 million dollars.

Career

• Gordy co-wrote Reet Petite in 1957. It was a small hit in the United States, but it was a larger hit overseas, especially in the United Kingdom, where it reached the Top 10 and even topped the charts when it was re-released in 1986.
• Over the next two years, Gordy co-wrote six additional songs c, including Lonely Teardrops, which dominated the R&B charts and reached number seven on the mainstream list.
• By the period Gordy started Motown, he already had found Smokey Robinson and was at the pinnacle of Detroit’s Black music industry.
• By the period Gordy started Motown, he already had found Smokey Robinson and was at the pinnacle of the Black music industry in Detroit. Motown had a run of songs in the early 1960s, including Martha and the Vandellas’s Dancing in the Street as well as the Temptations’ My Girl.
• Gordy also created the Supremes, Motown’s first superstar act, during this period. The team moved on becoming one of the most popular female vocal trios of all time, thanks to Diana Ross’s beautiful voice and calm elegance.
• Gordy moved the firm to Hollywood in the early 1970s following which he began producing movies, notably Lady Sings the Blues in 1972, which starred Ross in her cinematic debut as Billie Holiday.
• Through the mid-1980s, the business had surpassed hundreds of millions of dollars in yearly sales, and Motown performers had amassed more than a whopping fifty No. 1 singles on the Billboard pop singles list.
• However, in 1988, Berry sold the music company due to increased competition from major media corporations.
• Berry went on to write the book named Motown: The Musical that opened on Broadway in 2013 and even in the West End of London in 2016.
• Gordy was acknowledged at the American Music Awards in 1975 for his career achievements, was admitted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and earned the Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award in 2008.

Facts

• Gordy wrote and co-wrote about 200 songs for Motown’s Jobete music collection, which includes over 15,000 tracks.
• Before being drafted into the US Army for the Korean War, Berry Gordy, Jr. was a professional boxer.
• Gordy labored in the automotive industry before establishing Motown as a cornerstone of success in the Detroit scene.
• Gordy not only has a good ear for music, but he also has a good eye for movies. Gordy started Motown Productions in 1968, and the business produced seven feature pictures between 1975 and 1985.
• Berry 240 tracks for Motown’s Jobete music collection were eventually sold for $330 million.
• In 1988, Berry was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
• Berry’s record company, Motown, was responsible for a string of successes that transformed American modern music in the 1960s.

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Michael Douglas is one of the most accomplished American actors and producers in Hollywood, who has given superior performances in a career that has stretched for over four decades. His father Kirk Douglas, the renowned actor, was an early influence in his life, and after getting to know the inner workings of the movie-making process from his father he studied drama at university before starting off his career as an actor. Michael Douglas started off on television and quickly graduated to films, however it was on television that he first spotted success with this performance in the show ‘The Streets of San Francisco’.

Later on, he produced the iconic film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoos’ Nest’ and won the accolade as the film went on to win several awards. Douglas’ most famous and noteworthy role remains that of Gordon Gekko in the film ‘Wall Street’ that has become a cult classic for people across generations. Douglas has remained a constant in an industry that changes at a breakneck pace and has evolved his style with the times, which is a sign of an actor who knows his craft.

Wiki/Biodata

Birth Name	Michael Kirk Douglas
Nick Name	Michael
Age	(as in 2023) 79 years
Religion	Jews
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Libra
Birth Place	New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Date of Birth	25 September 1944
Nationality	American
Residence	Los Angeles, California, United States
Home Town	New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Hobbies	Not Known
Family
Mother’s Name	Diana Dill (Actress)
Father’s Name	Kirk Douglas (Actor, Producer, Director, Author)
Brother	Joel Douglas (Younger Brother) (Film Producer)
Sister	None
Relatives	Peter Douglas (Younger Paternal Half-Brother) (Producer) Eric Douglas (Late Younger Paternal Half-Brother) (Actor, Standup Comedian) Herschel “Harry” Danielovitch (aka) Demsky (Paternal Grandfather) Bryna Sanglel (Paternal Grandmother) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill (Maternal Grandfather) Ruth Rapalje Neilson (Maternal Grandmother)
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	1. Brenda Vaccaro (1971-1976) 2. Diandra Douglas (1977-1995) 3. Nancy Pfister (1976) 4. Jenny Strachan (1982) 5. Kathleen Turner (1983) 6. Loredana Romito (1988) 7. Sabrina Guinness (1990) 8. Sharon Stone (1992) 9. Elizabeth Vargas (1997-1998) 10. Maureen Dowd (1998) 11. Martine McCutcheon (1998) 12. Catherine Zeta-Jones (1999-Present)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	1. Diandra Luker (1977-1995) 2. Catherine Zeta-Jones (2000-Present)
Marriage Date	20 March 1977 (with Diandra Luker) 18 November 2000( with Catherine Zeta-Jones)
Children	Son- Cameron Douglas Dylan Michael (born August 8, 2000) Daughter- Carys Zeta (born April 20, 2003)
Education
School	The Allen-Stevenson School Eaglebrook School The Choate Preparatory School
College/University	University of California, Santa Barbara Also, Michael Douglas took acting lessons with Wynn Handman at The American Place Theatre in New York City
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Profession	Actor, Producer, Director, Voiceover Artist
Brands Endorsed	Michael Douglas has done endorsement work for AIDS Fund, Microsoft software, The Nature Conservancy, American Cancer Society, Comdirect, etc.
Career Manager	1. Furthur Films, Inc., Production Company, Los Angeles, California, United States 2. United Talent Agency, Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	Feet & Inches- 5′ 10″ Centimeters- 178cm Meters- 1.78 m
Weight (Approx.)	Kilograms- 72Kg Pounds- 161 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	42 inches
Hips Size	38 inches
Waist Size	30 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Gray
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not Known
Shoe Size	9 (US)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Cheeseburger
Favourite Places	Texas in USA
Favourite Songs	Can I Go Now
Favourite Color	Orange
Controversies	In January 2018, The Hollywood Reporter published an article in which writer Susan Braudy alleged she had been s*xually harassed while working for Douglas’ production company in the late 1980s. Braudy said Douglas fondled himself in front of her, made inappropriate comments about her body and later pressured her to sign a nondisclosure agreement before firing her. Attempting to get in front of the story before its publication, Douglas told Deadline, “How am I, in a 50 year career in this industry, dealing with an employee 33 years ago who perhaps is disgruntled that I let her go, even though I have never heard from her in 32 years.”

Michael Kirk Douglas was born on 25 September 1944 in the city of New Brunswick in New Jersey, the United States to Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill. He was the eldest child of legendary actor Kirk Douglas and his mother was a noted actress as well. He has a younger brother and two half brothers.

Michael Douglas studied at the Allen-Stevenson School located in New York City before going on to Eaglebrook School and finally at the Choate Preparatory School. Right from his childhood, he was interested in the craft of filmmaking and regularly accompanied his father to film sets.

Michael Douglas had always aspired to be an actor and hence he studied drama at the University of California in Santa Barbara. He graduated in the year 1968. He also took lessons at The American Place Theatre located in New York City in order to further hone his acting skills.

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Michael Douglas Net Worth

As of 2023, Michael Douglas’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $350 million dollars, making him one of the wealthiest actors in the world.

Michael owns a valuable real estate portfolio with assets around the globe. One of his most impressive properties is a 250-acre estate on the coast of Spain called S’Estaca which he bought in 1990 for $3.5 million (the same as around $6 million today). At one point in 2014, he listed the property for sale for $60 million but did not find a buyer. In June 2019 he re-listed it for $32 million and even narrated the property’s sales video.

Marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones

Douglas married Diandra Luker in 1977. They had one son, Cameron, but were separated in 1995 and later divorced. On November 18, 2000, Douglas married Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, his Traffic co-star. The couple welcomed a son, Dylan Michael Douglas, in August 2000, followed by daughter Carys Zeta Douglas in April 2003.

In August 2013, it was confessed that Douglas and Zeta-Jones had separated after more than 12 years of marriage. A spokesperson for the couple told the Huffington Post website that “Catherine and Michael are taking some time apart to evaluate and work on their marriage.” After a brief span apart, they conformed in 2014. Outside of his busy acting career, Douglas is active in building up human rights. His work in this area includes serving as a United Nations messenger of peace.

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Michael Douglas Movies And TV Shows

• Douglas began his Hollywood career as an assistant director on some of his father’s 1960s films. After roles in certain television dramas, he attains the spotlight by co-starring Karl Malden in the 1970s TV series The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977).
• He also directed two episodes of the show. In 1975, Douglas served as executive producer for Milos Forman‘s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which went on to win five Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture.
• He got involved in the film after his father, who owned the rights to Ken Kesey‘s novel of the same name, couldn’t successfully develop it into a film. Despite the success of the film, it was difficult for Douglas to find work as an actor, having received so much recognition as a producer.
• In 1979, he starred with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon in the film The China Syndrome, which he also co-produced.
• Douglas landed his first leading man role in Romancing the Stone (1984), portraying Jack Colton, an Indiana Jones-type adventurer. This successful teaming of Douglas with Danny DeVito and Kathleen Turner led to a sequel, The Jewel of the Nile (1985). The three worked again in The War of the Roses (1989), a dark comedy about an ugly divorce.
• In 1987, Douglas made two films that reflected a much darker side: Fatal Attraction, in which he played an adulterer stalked by an ex-lover played by Glenn Close and Oliver Stone’s Wall Street, in which he played the corporate raider Gordon Gekko, whose trademark slogan is “Greed is good.” For this role, Douglas won an Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued exploring his dark side years later, co-starring with Sharon Stone in the thriller Basic Instinct in 1992.
• In 1988, Douglas formed a production company, Stonebridge Entertainment, Inc., which produced Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners (1990) and Richard Donner’s Radio Flyer (1992).
• In 1993, he produced Made in America, then starred as a s*xually harassed man in Michael Crichton’s Disclosure (1994), and as the titular commander-in-chief in Rob Reiner’s The American President (1995), co-starring Annette Bening.
• In 1994, he signed a development deal at Paramount that included The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), The Game (1997), and A Perfect Murder (1998). He executive produced The Rainmaker (1997), starring Matt Damon, as well as John Woo’s 1997 action film, Face/Off.
• Douglas earned critical acclaim for his starring role as a rumpled novelist and English professor in Wonder Boys (2000). In the fall of 2001, Douglas headlined the thriller Don’t Say a Word, co-starring Brittany Murphy in the film.
• Two years later, he has featured in It Runs in the Family (2003), alongside his famous father, his mother, and his son, Cameron. The film, which fared poorly at the box office, told the story of a multi-generational clan trying to get along.
• Following in his father’s footsteps, in 2004, Douglas was honored as the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”
• In 2010, Douglas announced that he would be reprising his role as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. The film, also starring Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan, was released in the United States that September.
• Douglas went on to work on the biopic Behind the Candelabra, starring in the film as the famous 1950s and 1960s entertainer Wladziu Liberace. Damon played his love interest in the critically acclaimed 2013 television movie. Douglas won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the famed entertainer.
• He also filmed the movie Last Vegas (2013) with several Hollywood legends, including Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline. The following year, Douglas starred opposite Diane Keaton in And So It Goes and the thriller Beyond the Reach.
• In 2015, he starred as biochemist Hank Pym in the Marvel superhero action/comedy Ant-Man and reprised his role in the sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).

Facts

1. He was ranked at number #74 in Empire (UK) magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list in October 1997.
2. In 2013, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie” for his role in Behind the Candelabra.
3. Michael’s mother is Angelic whereas his father is a Jew.
4. He got treated with tongue cancer.
5. He used to be a chain smoker which caused him cancer.
6. Douglas loves dogs.
7. His dog’s name is Figaro.

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