NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States may not have had a woman president quite yet, but on TV it certainly has. One of those was Mellie Grant, the character played by Bellamy Young on the Shonda Rhimes hit “Scandal” before it ended last year. Now one of the s... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Harris Rosen has a chain of eight hotels bearing his name in the Orlando area, but he makes most of his headlines these days for giving away his fortune. The 80-year-old entrepreneur of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, who grew up on the Lower East... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If you had $50 billion to try to solve the world’s worst problems, what exactly would you do? That is the daunting challenge that faces Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann when she walks into her office every morning as president of the Gates Foundat... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If you are looking for steady work, it is probably best not to go into show business. Unless you are Peter Krause, that is. The 53-year-old Minnesota native has been a staple of U.S. TV screens for years, with roles in shows like “Sports N... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In any history of hip-hop, one name keeps popping up over and over again: Andre Harrell. From working alongside Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons to founding his own label Uptown Records, Bronx-born Harrell seems to be everywhere at once ... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) Over the past year, Angela Bassett has been showing her wide acting range as mother of superhero T’Challa in “Black Panther” and a CIA director in the new “Mission:... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) Based on the years Alan Alda has spent in your living room, you may think the 82-year-old actor is one of your best friends. His ability to connect with audiences –... More »
(Reuters) – (The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are her own.) Twenty years ago, Seth Goldman succeeded in his years-long quest to find an after-run drink that was tasty, yet low in sugar and calories. His Honest Tea is now ubiquitous i... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) You have no doubt heard the name Zuckerberg. But what you may not know is that the family has more than one media mogul around the holiday dinner table. Mark’s sist... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – TV news viewers may recognize one reporter who pops up in trouble spots all over the world: From the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, to the Boko Haram kidnappings in Nigeria, to assorted crises in Mali, Thailand, Algeria and the Mideast. In an e... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) What is a fitting follow-up to Steve Ballmer’s career at Microsoft, where he was one of the tech giant’s first employees and longtime CEO? How about becoming co-own... More »
NEW YORK(Reuters) – (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) In Hollywood, fame can be fleeting and a career with staying power is even more unusual. Antonio Banderas has managed to fashion the latter, developing from a young ... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Every actor dreams of extreme success, but there is also a downside: That you will forever be known as the character you played. That is the challenge facing Michael Imperioli, who to every fan of famed HBO series “The Sopranos,” is Christ... More »
FILE PHOTO: 70th Cannes Film Festival – Model Petra Nemcova poses on the red carpet prior to the screening of the film “Nelyubov” (Loveless) in Cannes, France, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – If Petra Nemcova’s life were a m... More »
FILE PHOTO: Chickenfoot guitarist Joe Satriani (L) performs with singer Sammy Hagar during the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival early July 5, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo (The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Chri... More »
Designer Vivienne Tam celebrates the successful completion of her Fall/Winter 2012 collection show during New York Fashion Week February 15, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some of us are fortunate to find a calling in life early on... More »
Undated handout photo of author Luvvie Ajayi. REUTERS/Chuck Olu-Alabi/Handout NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sometimes in life, the best teachers are not elder statesmen who have been around for decades. Sometimes we can learn the most from young entrepreneurs who are c... More »
Bourbon is a multi-billion-dollar business, but it began with just a few pioneering Kentucky families from Bardstown who all lived down the road from each other. More »
Charles Cohen president and CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty. Marion Curtis/StarPix courtesy Charles Cohen/Handout via REUTERS Next time you are in Manhattan, take a look around, and you will see the fingerprints of Charles Cohen pretty much everywhere. More »
Travelers these days take it for granted that they can journey to remote places like Antarctica or the Galapagos, but it was one family, the Lindblads, that helped make that even possible. More »
Beauty expert Bobbi Brown in her home in New Jersey. Courtesy of Bobbi Brown/Photo by Alice Gao Lien Tan More »
India Hicks – goddaughter to the Prince of Wales, granddaughter of Britain’s last viceroy in India and bridesmaid of the late Princess Diana – poses in this undated handout photo. Brittan Goetz via REUTERS By Cheryl Lu-Lien TanNEW YORK (REUTERS) – India Hicks ... More »
Marcus Samuelsson, Chef and Restaurateur, Marcus Samuelsson Group and Maya Samuelsson arrive for the state dinner in honor of the Nordic Summit at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert Lien Tan More »
FILE PHOTO: Larry King interviews Carlos Slim, President of the Carlos Slim Foundation and the Telmex Foundation, during ‘A Conversation with Larry King and Carlos Slim’ at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 29, 2013. REU... More »
OPI co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. REUTERS/Courtesy OPI Lien Tan More »
BET co-founder Sheila Johnson. REUTERS/Photo by Drew Xeron/Courtesy Sheila Johnson Most people would be thrilled to succeed in one field. Sheila Johnson has triumphed in some remarkably different ones. More »
Magician David Copperfield arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok If you had to name just one person on Earth who is living his or her best life, David Copperfield would have to be among th... More »
Handout photo of Anthony Sosnick provided by Anthony Brands. Anthony Brands via REUTERS By Cheryl Lu-Lien TanNew York (REUTERS) – When Anthony Sosnick was a real estate developer at the turn of the millennium, he took a little detour. More »
Entrepreneur John Paul Dejoria from ”Follow the Leader”, participates in a CNBC Primetime panel during the Television Critics Association (TCA) Cable Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok Most entrepreneurs dream o... More »
Barbara Sallick in an undated photo. REUTERS/Courtesy Waterworks Lien Tan More »
Jim Kennedy chariman of Cox Enterprises. REUTERS/Cox Enterprises Vast family fortunes may be rare, but here is something even rarer: Family fortunes that last. More »
NEW YORK In a conservative suit and tie, Jim McCann does not look like a hippie. But the founder of 1-800-Flowers is using flower power to push a powerful social agenda. In June, McCann transitioned to the role of chairman of the company he founded 40 years ag... More »
(Note graphic language in 21st paragraph) By Chris Taylor NEW YORK Scooter Braun made his name as the man who discovered music phenomenon Justin Bieber nearly 10 years ago. Today, the talent roster of his management firm works with a number of big names, like ... More »
NEW YORKFormer supermodel Kathy Ireland has a very familiar face, but these days, it is her apparel and home furnishing brands that grab attention. For someone who was not taken seriously in the business world at first, Ireland now has a net worth of almost a ... More »
