There aren’t many executives who can say they’ve operated a locomotive before they ever sat in a boardroom. Claude Edward Elkins Jr, widely known in professional circles as Ed Elkins, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation, one of America’s largest freight railroad companies. What makes his story worth…
Before the Oscars, before Yellowstone, before the headlines about second divorces and Santa Barbara mansions, there was Cindy Costner. She was the woman standing next to a broke, ambitious guy at a California State University frat party in 1975, long before the world had any reason to know his name. Cindy Costner, born Cynthia Silva…
She never chased fame. She didn’t court cameras or build a personal brand. Cindi Knight was once a teacher, an actress, and a dreamer who followed her passion and even though she was part of Hollywood for a short time, she never tried to become a big star. What she did instead turned out to…
Growing up with Faith Evans as your mom and The Notorious B.I.G. as your stepfather isn’t exactly a typical childhood. For Chyna Tahjere Griffin, it was just Tuesday. Born on April 1, 1993 in Newark, New Jersey, Chyna Tahjere Griffin is the daughter of Grammy-winning R&B singer Faith Evans and Brooklyn-born music producer Kiyamma Griffin….
Most people hear the name Christine Harrell and immediately think: Sean Astin’s wife. And yes, she’s been married to the Samwise Gamgee himself since 1992, which is practically an eternity by Hollywood standards. But that one-sentence summary skips over a lot of substance. Christine Harrell is a former Miss Indiana Teen USA, a UCLA graduate…
She’s not the one calling plays on the field, but Charlotte Jones Anderson may have done more to shape the Dallas Cowboys than any offensive coordinator ever could. As the team’s Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer, she’s the architect behind one of sport’s most recognisable and valuable franchises. From brokering free laundry deals…
Charlie Murphy made the world laugh for decades. On Chappelle’s Show, in stand-up sets, and in interviews, he came across as someone who had seen everything and was afraid of nothing. But ask him about his wife, Tisha Taylor, and that bravado dissolved completely. “I don’t believe that you can meet another person that fits…
Ray Charles had 12 children. Some fought for the spotlight. Some fought over his estate. And then there was Charles Wayne Hendricks, who did neither. He kept his head down, built a life in Colorado, and died in 2013 without ever chasing his father’s fame. That choice says a lot about who he was, and…
There’s something genuinely refreshing about a celebrity kid who simply refuses to play the game. Charles Ezekiel Mozes is the son of actress and activist Cynthia Nixon, best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City. Born in December 2002, Charles has grown up in a family where fame, activism, and…
Most people who search for Charles Donald Fegert already know one thing about him: he was Barbara Eden’s second husband. But reducing this man to a footnote in a celebrity’s Wikipedia entry misses something genuinely interesting. Fegert was a self-made advertising executive who rose from the South Side of Chicago to become Vice President of…