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Richard Branson

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1950-07-18 (74 years old)

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.

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Filmography

all 91

self 69

Movies 49

TV Shows 42

Richard Branson

Biography

Filmography

all 91

self 69

Movies 49

TV Shows 42

Producer 2

Narrator 1

Mrs Robinson (2024)

Devo (2024)

Simple Minds: Everything is Possible (2023)

Branson (2022)

Branson (2022)

Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson (2021)

Billion Dollar Space Race: Bezos Vs Musk Vs Branson (2021)

Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021)

Send It! (2021)

Dreamer (2021)

The Secret Life of Lele Pons (2020)

The Way Out with Jurriaan Kamp (2019)

Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man (2018)

Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip (2018)

Matthews (2017)

The Russell Howard Hour (2017)

The 21st Century Race For Space (2017)

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers (2017)

Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins (2016)

Don't Look Down (2016)

Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne (2016)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story (2015)

Billionaire's Paradise: Inside Necker Island (2015)

Mobilize (2014)

Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014)

We Are Many (2014)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story (2013)

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track (2013)

Miracle Rising: South Africa (2013)

When Albums Ruled the World (2013)

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (2012)

Finding Your Roots (2012)

The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)

Choice Point (2012)

A Man's Story (2011)

A Day in the Life (2011)

Carbon Nation (2011)

210 Days – Around The World With Jessica Watson (2010)

Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia (2010)

Jambo Jumbo (2010)

We Are the People We've Been Waiting For (2009)

Shark Tank (2009)

The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald (2009)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)

Kate Garraway's Life Stories (2009)

Fuel (2008)

NextWorld (2008)

Oh So Cosmo (2008)

Casino Royale (2006)

Tripping Over (2006)

Rabbit Fever (2006)

Superman Returns (2006)

Iconoclasts (2005)

The Colbert Report (2005)

The X Factor (2005)

The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best (2004)

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Open Access (2004)

So What Do You Do All Day? (2003)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)

Richard & Judy (2001)

Good Day Live (2001)

FBi (2000)

Click (2000)

The Filth and the Fury (2000)

Loose Women (1999)

Princess Diana: The Mourning After (1998)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-07-18 (74 years old)

Birth Name

Richard Charles Nicholas Branson

Birth Place

Blackheath, United Kingdom

Religion

atheism

Spouse

Joan Templeman

Children

Sam Branson, Holly Branson, Clare Sarah Branson

Father

Edward James Branson

Mother

Eve Branson

Siblings

Vanessa Branson

Citizenships

United Kingdom

Residences

Necker Island, United Kingdom

Also Known As

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, Sir Richard Branson

Awards

Tony Jannus Award, Segrave Trophy, Sergio Vieira de Mello Citizen of the World, Knight Bachelor, Berliner Bär, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Giuseppe Motta Medal