Richard Branson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

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

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Horizon

    Horizon

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Shark Tank

    Shark Tank

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Fox News Sunday

    Fox News Sunday

  • Birds of a Feather

    Birds of a Feather

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

    Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

  • Question Time

    Question Time

  • Superman Returns

    Superman Returns

  • Click

    Click

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • DEVO

    DEVO

  • Fuel

    Fuel

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • Send It!

    Send It!

  • Choice Point

    Choice Point

  • Matthews

    Matthews

  • Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins

    Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins

  • Condom

    Condom

  • Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible

    Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible

  • Kate Garraway's Life Stories

    Kate Garraway's Life Stories

  • Mrs Robinson

    Mrs Robinson

  • Open Access

    Open Access

  • A Man's Story

    A Man's Story

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • The X Factor

    The X Factor

  • The Filth and the Fury

    The Filth and the Fury

  • The 21st Century Race For Space

    The 21st Century Race For Space

  • Russell Harty

    Russell Harty

  • When Albums Ruled the World

    When Albums Ruled the World

  • Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

    Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

  • FBI Music Magazine

    FBI Music Magazine

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • Miracle Rising: South Africa

    Miracle Rising: South Africa

  • Tripping Over

    Tripping Over

  • ANIXE auf Reisen

    ANIXE auf Reisen

  • Derek and Clive Get the Horn

    Derek and Clive Get the Horn

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

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

  • Branson

    Branson

  • Eating Our Way to Extinction

    Eating Our Way to Extinction

  • The Secret Life of Lele Pons

    The Secret Life of Lele Pons

  • Rabbit Fever

    Rabbit Fever

  • Oh So Cosmo

    Oh So Cosmo

  • The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald

    The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald

  • Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson

    Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson

  • Don't Look Down

    Don't Look Down

  • 210 Days – Around The World With Jessica Watson

    210 Days – Around The World With Jessica Watson

  • Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip

    Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip

  • Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story

    Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story

  • The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

    The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

  • XTC at the Manor

    XTC at the Manor

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

    The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best

  • Discovery Live: Into The Blue Hole

    Discovery Live: Into The Blue Hole