Sep 18, 2016 · But he didn’t give up. #17 — Stephen King Possibly one of the most famous and well-known horror authors of all time, Stephen King’s work has been lauded and celebrated for decades and he has sold over 350 million copies of his books, not to mention the royalties for movies and television series based on his books.
Nov 24, 2008 · Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt came in next for giving $8.4 million to their Jolie-Pitt Foundation. The couple donated approximately 25% of …
Nov 23, 2020 · Top 9 Celebrities Who Didn’t Give Up Even After Major Rejections Success is a journey, not a destination. Same has been proved by the following celebrities. Let's have a look at how they attained success. Rejection. by Priyanka Sharma. November 23, 2020 - Updated on December 13, 2021.
Feb 16, 2019 · 2 Bill Murray Doesn’t Care For Publicity. While Bill Murray has been known to give interviews in the past, he is another star who doesn’t like doing them. Unlike the majority of celebrities, however, Murray doesn’t have his own publicist or any kind of PR person working for him, explains Nicki Swift.
Thomas Edison is by far one of the most famous inventors in history. He holds 1,093 patents to his name. However, when attempting to invent a commercially-viable electric lightbulb, he failed over 10,000 times. When asked by a reporter how it felt to fail so many times, he merely stated, “I have not failed 10,000 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
He failed, having to pawn his wife’s wedding ring just to stay afloat. His first factory was bombed during WWII. The second factory was destroyed a short time after by an earthquake.
The Beatles are quite possibly one of the most famed bands to have ever walked the earth. They’ve sold over 1.6 billion albums and counting. However, on New Year’s Eve, in 1961, when they drove in a snowstorm to audition at Decca Recording Studios, Dick Rowe, an A&R said that “guitar groups were on their way out.”.
When we fail, life turns upside down.
Albert Einstein, one of the greatest thinkers of our time, didn’t speak until he was four-years old. He also failed his entrance exam to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic school located in Zurich at sixteen-years old. And, even his father, up until the time of his death, considered his son to be a major failure.
Henry Ford is the father of the automobile, and quite possibly one of the most famous industrialists to have ever lived. He helped bring transportation to the masses in America, and subsequently throughout the world. But his start was far from noteworthy. Ford’s first company went bankrupt.
With a net worth of nearly $500 million, Beyonce is one of the most successful recording artists in history. She’s sold over 17 million albums as a solo artist and another 17 million albums while a member of Destiny’s Child. When she was 9-years old, her group, Girl’s Tyme, appeared on Star Search and lost.
Oprah’s dealt with a lot throughout her public life—criticism about her weight, racism, intrusive questions about her sexuality, just to name a few—but she never let it get in the way of her ambition and drive. When you look at her childhood, her personal triumphs are cast in an even more remarkable light.
But Oprah persevered, going on to finish high school as an honors student, earning a full scholarship to college , and working her way up through the ranks of television, from a local network anchor in Nashville to an international superstar and creator of her OWN network (we couldn’t help ourselves).
This power couple has donated over 8 million dollars to help refugees. Although Taylor Swift leads the pack of giving celebs, The Jolie-Pitt family has made a difference in the lives of children through charity work, humanitarian missions, and also adopting orphaned children from all over the world.
Many times wordwide catastrophes bring generous donations from celebrities. McConaughey’s fellow Texan and co-star donated a hefty $1,000,000 to Doctors Without Borders for Haiti Relief following their devastating earthquake, according to various news sources. She also sent $1 million to Japan after their devastating earthquake, reports CNN.com.
Christopher Reeve joined forces with the American Paralysis Association (APA), after Reeve was paralyzed while sustaining a spinal injury while horseback riding in 1995.
Mr. Ressler’s company controls over 5 billion in assets, and Jamie Gertz’s net worth is estimated at 2 billion USD, by Celebrity Net Worth.com; however, this includes her billionaire husband’s assets. 3.
Jamie married investor Antony Ressler on June 16, 1989, and together they founded the Gertz-Ressler foundation that has topped the list of celebrity giving at $10,569,002, according to Forbes. According to Inside Philanthropy their charity supports Education, Jewish causes, health care and the arts. Mr. Ressler’s company controls over 5 billion in assets, and Jamie Gertz’s net worth is estimated at 2 billion USD, by Celebrity Net Worth.com; however, this includes her billionaire husband’s assets.
Unlike his famous television sitcom counterpart who lacks empathy, in real life Jerry Seinfeld has raised $1,766,000 for education, health, children’s benefit, Jewish organizations and arts funding. Some of the well-known charities Jerry has contributed to include Autism Speaks, Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital, National Parks Conservation Association and Stand Up For A Cure. It just goes to show that you can’t judge an actor by the character they play on TV, even if the fictional character shares the same name.
Dan and his wife Cara were always ones to share their gains from success with those less fortunate, and a 2011 article dates that this was the number the charity raised just in its first two years. This was quite a boon for a charity named after Dan’s famous catchphrase. They are indeed getting it done. 11.
Often hosting World Vision’s events, Danny Yeo is a strong advocate for helping those in need. After being impacted by one of his overseas trips, Danny decided to sponsor a child through World Vision. And now, he is proud to be sponsoring six children.
One of his most memorable actions was during the Tsunami disaster, Bryan volunteered to be part of the 15-men medical team to Sri Lanka to tend to injured survivors. We absolutely love how despite everything, he still remains humble.
Known for her popular role in My Little Nyonya (小娘惹), this actress has a heart of gold too. Embarking on several overseas trips to volunteer her service in helping children, Jeanette took part in BVLGARI charity aimed at helping disadvantaged children.
Hoping to spread positivity to people through her social media, Rebecca Lim has definitely won the hearts of many. Not only does she attend school talks in hopes of motivating young students, but she also attends charity events whenever possible. Rebecca has also worked on a fundraising initiative aimed to benefit cancer survivors – one of which is an issue close to her heart.
Celion Dion tops this list because she's the only celebrity who has managed to make not giving a f*ck totally endearing. Unlike most celebrities on this list, Celine has never caused any major controversy. She's just your typical famous pop star with talent ...who might also be a little off kilter. She's known to dance and sing as much offstage as she does onstage. Singing wherever, whenever and WHATEVER. Celine once sang names off a phone book (impeccably) and gargled the song from Titanic, all on national TV.
Joan put together a hard rock band of her own , where she was the lead singer and named the band after her, with no apologies. When record labels turned her down, she said f*ck it. She sold her records off the back of her van and was so successful that record labels finally took notice of Joan and The Blackhearts. Still rocking at 56, Joan makes not giving a f*ck totally rock and roll.
And despite his Scientology ties, Tom was the master at the celebrity game. However, a couple of years after he divorced Nicole Kidman, there was a magical moment during his War of the Worlds press junket, where Tom was suddenly lacking in f*cks. Jumping on Oprah 's couch to declare his love for Katie Holmes and calling Matt Lauer 'glib' while pointing his twitchy Xenu finger in Matt's smug face. His publicists all had a heart attack and unfortunately for us, has since squelched crazy Tom back into his cage. We still hold out hope that he'll make an appearance again. #missyoucraycrayTom
From the very beginning of her career, everyone could tell that Madonna didn't give one single f*ck. Rolling around on stage with a wedding dressed hiked up to her butt, making videos about teen pregnancy, simulating masturbation on her tour (that almost got her arrested in Canada), putting together an entire photo book dedicated to sex, speaking out about AIDS and homophobia before it was 'cool,' kissing girls, acting 26 at the age of 56, she's been insulted, banned, sued, protested against (by the Catholic church!); we can make a whole other list dedicated to Madonna's not giving a f*ck moments. She's gotten an endless amount of flack for being unapologetically bossy, outspoken, controlling and all the other things that wouldn't be deemed 'bitchy' if she had a penis. Madonna is a self made woman who's built her career on not giving one single f*ck ever, which is probably why we still love to talk about her.
You'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't have a personal opinion about Kanye West. You either love him or you absolutely abhor him. Regardless of your personal feelings, no one can say that Kanye West is insecure. Kanye West loves him some Kanye West, which is great, but now, most people are like, 'get a room!' Crashing America's Sweetheart, Taylor Swift 's speech to tell her she didn't deserve the award, telling the public that "George Bush hates black people" on t.v. like it's a scientific fact (probably). Kanye West is like an internet troll that decided to troll in real life, acting as if his only reason for living is to make sure everyone in the world either worships him or hates him, and if that's the case, he's doing a great job.
Probably best known for his role in the Lethal Weapon movies, to say Gary is 'eccentric' would be like saying Mount Everest is just a really big mountain. The word eccentric doesn't even begin to describe Gary Busey's behavior but neither does the word 'crazy,' because he lives somewhere in the middle with Yoko Ono. Most recently, he completely forgot the fact that he starred in Entourage, (a gaff that could easily be blamed on the head injuries he sustained from his terrible motorcycle accident in 1988.) but he's best known for his indecipherable rants that sound insane; "Nothing changes like changes because nothing changes BUT changes."
Kanye West is another artist whose profile has become higher over the last few years. We know he has a lot to say, because he’s famous for his long opinions on social media, in past interviews, and even on stage. But we still don’t see him doing many standard interviews anymore.
Adam Sandler, in particular, is reluctant to give any interviews because everything he does is so harshly critiqued, even when it’s not misquoted. “I know what they’re writing about me,” he told The Independent.
Between 2014 and 2018, rapper J Cole decided to pull the plug on doing press altogether. In a number of written interviews, he revealed that he did not find the interview process genuine, and consequently did not want to be part of it, confirming with Billboard that he was “through trying to play whatever game is going on.”
In August of 2018, Lauryn Hill revealed in an extensive blog post that she hadn’t given an interview for ten years. After releasing her popular solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, she decided to step out of the limelight.
From what we’ve seen of the Batman v Superman actor during interviews, he’s not the best person to chat with because he’s often rude, awkward, or both.
Nicki Swift reported that in late 2013, LaBeouf came under fire when he was accused of plagiarizing the work of comic book writer Daniel Clowes.
As of August 2018, Frank Ocean had only given fifteen interviews in his entire professional life, which has spanned nearly fifteen years. When asked about his desire for anonymity, he explained to GQ that by appearing heavily in the visual press, he “could potentially be misrepresented.”