Jesse Jackson is the sort of man who doesn't translate well to comedy. Everything about his life screams of high achievement, but also solemnity and sincerity. Jackson has, at various times in his life, been a Baptist minister, a civil rights firebrand, and a politician. In his home district of Columbia, he spent six years as shadow US Senator during the 1990s. Throughout all that time he's had the exact same appearance - a thin mustache, and his hair kept tidy in short curls.
The creators of 'Family Guy' have been fairly honest about taking inspiration from real people for some of their characters, so now we're eyeing Cleveland Brown with some suspicion! As one of Peter Griffin's best friends, Brown briefly had his own (mostly unsuccessful) spinoff 'The Cleveland Show' before landing back on 'Family Guy' when that didn't work out. He's also a dead ringer for Jackson during his younger years.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.