Richard Branson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-07-18 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Blackheath, London, England, United Kingdom

Richard Branson

Biography

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate and investor, best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies.   At the age of sixteen his first business venture was a magazine called Student.  In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores.  Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic and expanded the Virgin Records music label. According to the Forbes 2012 list of billionaires, Branson is the sixth richest citizen of the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of US$4.6 billion. /Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Branson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia./

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Horizon

    Horizon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Shark Tank

    Shark Tank

  • Question Time

    Question Time

  • Click

    Click

  • Fox News Sunday

    Fox News Sunday

  • The X Factor

    The X Factor

  • Birds of a Feather

    Birds of a Feather

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • When Albums Ruled the World

    When Albums Ruled the World

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • Superman Returns

    Superman Returns

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • DEVO

    DEVO

  • Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson

    Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson

  • Send It!

    Send It!

  • A Man's Story

    A Man's Story

  • Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • The Filth and the Fury

    The Filth and the Fury

  • Kate Garraway's Life Stories

    Kate Garraway's Life Stories

  • Rabbit Fever

    Rabbit Fever

  • Open Access

    Open Access

  • Mrs Robinson

    Mrs Robinson

  • Choice Point

    Choice Point

  • The Secret Life of Lele Pons

    The Secret Life of Lele Pons

  • Fuel

    Fuel

  • Tripping Over

    Tripping Over

  • The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best

    The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best

  • Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

    Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

  • Condom

    Condom

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Matthews

    Matthews

  • Russell Harty

    Russell Harty

  • Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins

    Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins

  • The 21st Century Race For Space

    The 21st Century Race For Space

  • FBI Music Magazine

    FBI Music Magazine

  • Branson

    Branson

  • Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story

    Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story

  • Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne

    Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne

  • Eating Our Way to Extinction

    Eating Our Way to Extinction

  • Discovery Live: Into The Blue Hole

    Discovery Live: Into The Blue Hole

  • Oh So Cosmo

    Oh So Cosmo

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • Derek and Clive Get the Horn

    Derek and Clive Get the Horn

  • Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

    Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

  • XTC at the Manor

    XTC at the Manor

  • The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald

    The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald

  • Miracle Rising: South Africa

    Miracle Rising: South Africa

  • 210 Days – Around The World With Jessica Watson

    210 Days – Around The World With Jessica Watson

  • ANIXE auf Reisen

    ANIXE auf Reisen

  • Don't Look Down

    Don't Look Down

  • Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip

    Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip

  • The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

    The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia