Before They Were Famous

Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, which is—fun fact--actually a part of the United States, and not Kenya. While he will long be remembered as the first black man in the white house, he actually spent his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, surrounded by the white side of his family. Yeah! His parents separated when he was still a toddler, and Barack was raised by his mother and maternal
grandparents. As a teenager, his group of friends called themselves the “ choom gang” --a tight-knit bunch who would hang out often and smoke weed. Young Barack, or Barry, also experimented with alcohol and cocaine at this time, but none of this would not stop him from becoming President, or even go soft on drug enforcement as President. Now, the President has been called a lot of things: a socialist, a leftist, a marxist, a radical...and really none of that turns out to be true. Both the wall street and health care reform packages he pushed for and signed into law were fairly moderate. He's supported minimum wage increases, but also tax cuts. And he's been pretty tough when it comes to the war on terror: aside from giving the order to send in seal team six to take out bin laden, he's greatly expanded homeland security projects—including the controversial drone program.

Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, which is—fun fact--actually a part of the United States, and not Kenya. While he will long be remembered as the first black man in the white house, he actually spent his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, surrounded by the white side of his family. Yeah! His parents separated when he was still a toddler, and Barack was raised by his mother and maternal
grandparents. As a teenager, his group of friends called themselves the “ choom gang” --a tight-knit bunch who would hang out often and smoke weed. Young Barack, or Barry, also experimented with alcohol and cocaine at this time, but none of this would not stop him from becoming President, or even go soft on drug enforcement as President. Now, the President has been called a lot of things: a socialist, a leftist, a marxist, a radical...and really none of that turns out to be true. Both the wall street and health care reform packages he pushed for and signed into law were fairly moderate. He's supported minimum wage increases, but also tax cuts. And he's been pretty tough when it comes to the war on terror: aside from giving the order to send in seal team six to take out bin laden, he's greatly expanded homeland security projects—including the controversial drone program.

Alexander Ovechkin grew up on the outskirts of Moscow in a family full of athletes. His olympian mother and pro soccer playing father set the foundations of a great leader and athlete but were too busy to invest time in their son’s hockey. It was his older brother Sergei that spotted real talent in his young brother and would make sure he did everything he could to encourage it. Proving his skill early on for the Moscow Dynamo’s Alex was set to move up a tier in their system in 2000 when tragedy struck. Sergei had died in a car accident, leaving Alex without his greatest supporter and mentor.

Alexander Ovechkin grew up on the outskirts of Moscow in a family full of athletes. His olympian mother and pro soccer playing father set the foundations of a great leader and athlete but were too busy to invest time in their son’s hockey. It was his older brother Sergei that spotted real talent in his young brother and would make sure he did everything he could to encourage it. Proving his skill early on for the Moscow Dynamo’s Alex was set to move up a tier in their system in 2000 when tragedy struck. Sergei had died in a car accident, leaving Alex without his greatest supporter and mentor.

Born to poor immigrant parents, Al Capone was one the most infamous gangsters in American history. In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Al’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated the organized crime scene. Al was a ruthless killer, responsible for many brutal acts of violence, mainly against other gangs. An early scuffle resulted in him getting sliced in the face which would earn for him the nickname of 'Scarface'.
But he was also had a softer side. He opened one of the nation’s first soup kitchens. He fought for expiration dates on milk. He even wrote love songs to his wife from prison.

Born to poor immigrant parents, Al Capone was one the most infamous gangsters in American history. In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Al’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated the organized crime scene. Al was a ruthless killer, responsible for many brutal acts of violence, mainly against other gangs. An early scuffle resulted in him getting sliced in the face which would earn for him the nickname of 'Scarface'.
But he was also had a softer side. He opened one of the nation’s first soup kitchens. He fought for expiration dates on milk. He even wrote love songs to his wife from prison.

Adam Sandler’s actual first break was on the MTV show Remote Control, they needed a comedian who could play an array of comedic characters and the unknown comic booked the gig. He actually didn’t get into comedy until he was 17 after being persuaded by one of his seven siblings. At 24 Adam broke landed a writing gig on SNL as landed lead roles in Cone Heads, Air Heads before him and Chris Farley were fired from SNL likely do to defiance and their comedic brilliance.

Adam Sandler’s actual first break was on the MTV show Remote Control, they needed a comedian who could play an array of comedic characters and the unknown comic booked the gig. He actually didn’t get into comedy until he was 17 after being persuaded by one of his seven siblings. At 24 Adam broke landed a writing gig on SNL as landed lead roles in Cone Heads, Air Heads before him and Chris Farley were fired from SNL likely do to defiance and their comedic brilliance.