Sentences with phrase «who made his name»

Similarly, Danna Azrieli now controls the estate of her father, David Azrieli, the Israeli - Canadian billionaire who made a name for himself in real estate, and who died in 2014.

Armstrong, who made his name leading sales at Google, is highly regarded in the advertising community - in contrast to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, another former Google high - flyer, who has been struggling to revive Yahoo.

That was John Paulson, who made a name for himself by betting against sub-prime mortgages ahead of the financial crisis.

The offer is not the first move online to be made by Dubai billionaire Mohamed Alabbar, who made his name as chairman of Emaar Properties, the Dubai - government linked - developer of the world's tallest building.

The Emar offer was not the first online move to be made by Alabbar, who made his name as chairman of Emaar Properties, the Dubai government - linked developer of the world's tallest building.

Even celebrity stock - pickers who made their name making the right call at the right time are turning to AI for consistent returns.

Canadian demographer David Foot, who made a name for himself following the entrails of the baby boom and wrote the book Boom, Bust and Echo, has been warning for years that an aging workforce inevitably leads to slower economic growth.

Holder is a 6 - foot scoring dynamo who made a name for himself when he dropped 40 points in a win over eventual No. 1 seed Xavier in November.

Top of that list is Manchester City's Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko, who made a name for himself with Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, with Dortmund are attracted by the player's proved goal - scoring record in the division.

Apollo Crews was formerly known as Uhaa Nation, an exceptionally athletic big man who made a name for himself on the indies both domestically and in Japan.

There will be Law and order on defense with the arrivals of a Pro Bowl corner and a coach who made his name as a DB

Turan, who made a name for himself at Atletico Madrid, only moved to Barcelona last summer and only managed to make his debut in January as Barca had their transfer ban enforced.

Cris Cyborg will be defending her belt against Holly Holm, the woman who made her name by knocking out Ronda Rousey back in 2015.

Amazingly there are a number of players currently starring for Premier League clubs who made their name at Atletico Madrid.

The International Business Times reported that Everton, Aston Villa, Swansea City, Southampton and Bournemouth were all also keen on the 25 - year - old, who made his name as an attacking player during the early years of a career, before a series of injuries led to a slowing of his progress and a remodelling as a dynamic central midfielder.

Who made that name up!?

I am sure you all know who Gordan Ramsay is but if you live under a rock (winky face), he happens to be a «celebrity» chef who made his name for himself on «Hell's Kitchen» and as the «Master Chef» judge with what is called a take no prisoners approach to constructive criticism... but let's face it.

Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who made his name battling the Catholic Church in sex scandal cases, is bringing his high profile to Buffalo in search of sex abuse clients there.

That five year rule means that the usual suspects from 15 years ago have been kept well out, along with a number of other lively lobbyists who made their names in the Gordon Brown and David Cameron years.

So far the only likely Democratic candidate is Syracuse professor Eric Kingson, who made a name advocating for the protection and expansion of Social Security.

One standout at News International was Andy Coulson, who made his name as a young reporter in the early 1990s writing for The Sun's showbiz column.

But one of its central characters is based on crusading U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (left), who made a name for himself with his relentless pursuit of public - corruption cases, taking down some of New York's top elected officials in the process.

Spitzer, who made his name crusading against Wall Street as state attorney general, resigned the governorship in March 2008 after he was caught using high - end prostitutes in a federal probe.

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

She's an unremarkable DA who made her name on going after DUI while cutting deals with no prison time for drug dealers.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases, is reportedly probing the Clinton Foundation

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, is reportedly headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

New York, too, gave birth to the Republican nominee — Donald Trump, the Queens - born businessman who made his name in Manhattan real estate.

But the home affairs spokesman is still relatively unknown to many members and could well lose an early contest to environment spokesman Chris Huhne, who made a name for himself by running against Sir Menzies last time round.

Linguist R.M.W. Dixon of James Cook University, Cairns, in Australia, who made his name in the 1960s and 1970s doing fieldwork on Aboriginal languages, says these languages are so unique that new theories of linguistic change must be invented to explain them.

From a man who made his name and charted his career with lofty goals and often unexpected financial decisions, the news came with little surprise: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., unveiled a product line of electric batteries late last night in Los Angeles.

Lundblad, 64, is a cell biologist who made her name in telomere biology and has been at the institute since 2003.

Smoot, a cosmologist who made his name studying the afterglow of the big bang, thinks this is just the drama now playing out in particle physics.

The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk - A guy who made his name in the wine industry reminds of the importance of giving back and offering quality product and service.

Mr. McQuarrie, who made his name with his rebuslike script for «The Usual Suspects,» tends to work the more lugubrious end of the entertainment spectrum, so it's a nice surprise that «Rogue Nation» isn't just another clenched - jaw blowout.

An actress who made her name playing the younger woman in a play about the relationship of two woman (one younger and one older) is asked many years later to play the older woman.

To create these sequences, Malick collaborated with the great visual effects artist Douglas Trumbull, who made his name with Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and went on to Oscar nominations for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and Blade Runner (1982).

It's odd that someone who made his name exposing truths about others wants to control his privacy so much.

It's the first non-horror movie for Roth, who made his name with Cabin Fever and has since largely stayed in that genre as a director.

Now the writer who made his name with the Emmy - winning drama «The West Wing» and won a writing Oscar for «The Social Network» begins this season with something to prove.

Smiley is not the kind of character we usually affiliate with Oldman — who made his name on such larger - than - life characters as Sid Vicious, Beethoven and Sirius Black — but he gives a career - defining performance as the taciturn gentleman - spy.

David Proval and Richard Romanus complete their neighborhood quartet (Proval, who made a name for himself decades later playing Richie Aprile in «The Sopranos,» is unforgettable in a tender moment with a caged tiger), Amy Robinson plays Charlie's Jewish girlfriend, and David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Scorsese's mother Catherine Scorsese, and Martin Scorsese himself make brief appearances.

Helming Venom is director Ruben Fleischer, who made his name known after the successful action - comedy Zombieland.

Based on the memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort, «Wolf» was written by Terence Winter who made a name for himself on «The Sopranos,» and since created the Scorsese - shepherded «Boardwalk Empire» for HBO.

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

The Woods, releasing through Lionsgate who made their name in the horror genre, is a horror film to rival The Blair Witch Project, at least that's the hope.

Iñárritu, who made his name with the savage dog - fighting drama Amores Perros, has burnished a reputation for technically complex films starring Hollywood A-listers, including Oscar best picture winner Birdman, starring Michael Keaton, and the Leonardo DiCaprio - fronted survival epic The Revenant, both of which landed him best director Oscars.

The Big Short marks a tuning point in the career of writer - director Adam McKay who made his name with Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy in 2004, followed by hit Will Ferrell comedies Step Brothers and The Other Guys.

The first time director is Samuel Bayer, who made his name as a music video director.

Not only does the action pick up, with some decent set pieces staged by Huen, but the requisite sentimental turn works to the proven strengths of Advani, who made a name for himself on more earnestly emotional pieces; however strained it may be on script, Advani and the likable work of Kumar, Yuan, and Padukone lend a certain convincing humanity to what initially come off as two - dimensional cartoons, and on the whole the sillier and straight - faced elements blend to a smoother consistency.