Month: August 2017

About Randy Flores Pitcher who won a World Series Championship in 2006 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college baseball at the University of Southern California, where he set several school records, and graduated with a BS degree in finance. He played his last MLB season with the Minnesota Twins in 2010. Randy Flores…

About Pino Palladino John Entwistle s replacement in the rock band The Who, as well as a member of the John Mayer Trio. He had his first professional gig at the age of twenty for a local television show and joined Jools Holland s band. His fretless bass playing is featured on I, Assassin by…

About Michael Fossum Commander of Expedition 29 aboard the International Space Station who also worked as a systems engineer. He earned a Master of Science degree in systems engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He flew on two Space Shuttle missions. Michael Fossum He married Melanie London and they had four children. Michael…

About Jerry Only Bassist and vocalist for the horrorpunk band The Misfits, who was briefly a World Championship Wrestling cage match fighter. He came to The Misfits in 1977 after just a few months of owning his new bass guitar, a present from his father. In the WCW he was involved in a memorable steel…

About Ksenia Perova Russian cosplay creator and 2d artist who is known for her character design work often inspired by Disney films, anime, and other cartoon characters. She is known for her iconic big eyes and shares her modeling shots and artistic cosplay outfits through Instagram for her over 100,000 followers.  She started sharing her cosplay…

About Jonathan Steinberg Former President and COO of the website Buzzfeed who helped grow the website s revenue from $0 to $60 million. He joined them in May of 2010 and helped develop their content marketing business model. He later became CEO of DailyMail.com North America and led the acquisition of Elite Daily. A Princeton…

About James Lapine Pulitzer-Prize winning American stage director known for his collaborations with Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist William Finn. He took graduate studies in both Photography and Graphic Design at the California Institute of the Arts. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1985 for co-writing the play Sunday in the Park with…

About Jay Ungar Composer and musician known for his work in the folk genre. He played with the Putnam County Band and with Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys. He began his career in the Greenwich Village music scene of the 1960s. He frequently collaborated with singer and songwriter David Bromberg. Jay Ungar…

About Jared Wayne Stevens Bodybuilder and CrossFit competitor who s team CrossFit 417 placed 11th at the CrossFit Games in 2011. He has over 110,000 followers on his jaredwaynestevens Instagram account.  He placed sixth at the 2012 North Central Regional. He placed fourth at the 2013 North Central Regional. Jared Wayne Stevens His mom homeschooled him through 9th grade. Jared…

About Steve Blass Starting pitcher who won a World Series title in 1971 and was an All-Star in 1972 then suddenly lost control of his pitches in 1973 and was never effective again. He played baseball at Housatonic High School in Connecticut. The inexplicable onset of poor command was termed “Steve Blass Disease” and also…

About Bunnybii Cosplayer, artist and content creator, also known as Ash, rose to become recognized as Bunnybii across social media. Her fun costume-themed footage has helped her acquire 480,000 fans on TikTok alone. She began dressing up as various fictional characters when she was 12 years old. In September 2019, she disguised herself as a female version…

About Steve Kloves Screenwriter who is best known for adapting the Harry Potter films for the silver screen. He dropped out of UCLA during his sophomore year. He wrote the critically acclaimed film, The Fabulous Baker Boys. Steve Kloves He was born in Austin, Texas. Steve Kloves Actor Beau Bridges appeared in his 1989 film,…