What is Maggie Q’s Net Worth and Salary?Maggie Q is an American actress, activist, and former model who has a net worth of $9 million. Maggie Q, also known as Margaret Denise Quigley, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was very athletic as a child, and went on to compete on the cross-country, swim, and track and field teams when she was in high school. After graduating, a friend suggested she try modeling. She began working as a model professionally in Asia, when she was 17. While working in Hong Kong, she was approached by Jackie Chan. He saw the potential for an action star in the athletic model, and invited her to train with his group of stunt artists. She became a star in Asia, appearing on the hit television show, “House of the Dragon”, in the late 90s. Soon she was moving on to bigger projects, including “Rush Hour 2” and “Naked Weapon”. She has since gone on to appear in such film and television productions as “Around the World in 80 Days”, “Dragon Squad”, “Mission: Impossible III”, “Live Free or Die Hard”, “Deception”, “Priest”, and three installments of the  “Divergent” film series. She is perhaps most widely recognized for her starring role on the hit series, “Nikita”. She appeared in 73 episodes of Nikita between 2010 and 2013. She is also a main role on the series “Designated Survivor” which debuted in 2016 and ran three seasons. She was in a relationship with Dylan McDermott from 2014 to 2019. They met while co-starring on the series “Stalker”.Early Life and EducationMaggie Q was born as Margaret Quigley on May 22, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Vietnamese immigrant mother and a father of Polish and Irish descent. She has four siblings. Q was educated at Mililani Waena Elementary School, Wheeler Intermediate School, and Mililani High School. At the lattermost school, she competed in track and field, cross country, and swimming. Following her graduation in 1997, Q went to college on an athletics scholarship with the aim of studying veterinary science. However, unable to secure full financial assistance, she left after a year.Career BeginningsHeeding the advice of a friend, Q became a model in Tokyo, Japan when she was 17. She subsequently moved to Taipei, Taiwan; failing to find success there, she moved again, this time to Hong Kong. There, Q became a protégé of martial arts actor Jackie Chan, who taught her the ropes and encouraged her to perform her own stunts.Film CareerIn Hong Kong, Q made her professional acting debut in the 2000 horror film “Model from Hell.” The same year, she appeared in the science-fiction action sequel “Gen-Y Cops.” Q went on to star in “Naked Weapon,” “The Trouble-Makers,” and “Magic Kitchen.” In 2004, she had a brief part in the American Jackie Chan-starring remake of “Around the World in 80 Days,” and also appeared in the Hong Kong film “Rice Rhapsody.” She followed those with another Hong Kong film, “Dragon Squad.” Q had her international breakthrough in 2006 when she appeared alongside Tom Cruise in the action spy sequel “Mission: Impossible III.” In 2007, she appeared in another Hollywood action sequel, “Live Free or Die Hard,” with Bruce Willis. Q’s subsequent credits were the sports comedy “Balls of Fury”; the Hong Kong action war film “Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon”; the erotic thriller “Deception”; the romantic anthology film “New York, I Love You”; and the Chinese historical action film “The Warrior and the Wolf.”Kicking off the 2010s, Q appeared in the action films “Operation: Endgame” and “The King of Fighters.” She was next in the horror action film “Priest,” starring Paul Bettany. In 2014, Q played Tori Wu in “Divergent,” an adaptation of the eponymous dystopian YA novel; she went on to reprise her role in the sequels “Insurgent” and “Allegiant.” Her other notable credits have included the financial thriller “The Crash”; the heist comedy “The Con is On”; the drama “The Argument”; the action thriller “The Protégé”; and the horror films “Slumber,” “Fantasy Island,” and “Death of Me.”Television CareerOn the small screen, Q had her first role in 1998 on the show “House of the Dragon,” a major hit in Asia. Her next main role came on “Mission in Trouble” in 2002. A few years after that, Q starred in the television film “House of Harmony.” She had her first starring role on American television from 2010 to 2013, playing the titular assassin gone rogue in the action thriller series “Nikita.” During that time, Q began voicing Wonder Woman in the animated superhero series “Young Justice.” From 2014 to 2015, she played the main role of Beth Davis in the short-lived police procedural series “Stalker.” Q had a longer-running main role in the political thriller series “Designated Survivor,” playing CIA case officer Hannah Wells for all three of the show’s seasons from 2016 to 2019. She subsequently had a main role in the short-lived Fox series “Pivoting” in 2022.Personal Life and ActivismIn early 2015, Q got engaged to actor Dylan McDermott, whom she had met on the set of the television show “Stalker” the previous year. The couple ultimately ended their relationship in early 2019. Q resides in Pound Ridge, New York.An outspoken animal rights activist, Q has participated in many PETA campaigns promoting vegetarianism in Asia. In 2008, she was named PETA Asia-Pacific’s Person of the Year. Q also serves as an ambassador for Animals Asia Foundation.

What is Annie Leibovitz’s net worth and salary?Annie Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer who has a net worth of $50 million. Annie Leibovitz has taken some of the most iconic photos of celebrities ever. Her famous subjects have included John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Queen Elizabeth II, LeBron James, Demi Moore, and Miley Cyrus, among many others. Notably, Leibovitz is the first woman to have had a feature exhibition at Washington’s National Portrait Gallery.She began her artistic career as a musician and painter, graduating from the San Francisco Art Institute in the late 60s.  After spending a few years overseas, where she began focusing solely on photography, she returned to the US, and began one of the most successful photography careers ever.  She first made a name for herself as a staff photographer for Rolling Stone.  She rose to become Chief Photographer, and held the position from 1983 to 1993.  Some of her more famous photographs include the last portrait of John Lennon just five hours before his assassination; the photo of Bruce Springsteen used on the cover of the “Born in the U.S.A.” album; Whoopi Goldberg in a bathtub full of milk; Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson semi-nude with Tom Ford on the cover of Vanity Fair; Demi Moore’s nude and pregnant cover photo, also for Vanity Fair; and Queen Elizabeth II when she visited the United States.  She photographed The Rolling Stones on tour, and has long been a favorite photographer for music artists.  She has shot portraits of Sting, Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, and Rihanna, among many, many others.  She suffered severe financial problems in the late 2000s, and began putting her everything she owned including the rights to many of her famous photos, up for sale.  She was given somewhat of a reprieve, and was able to retain the rights to her photos.Financial TroublesDespite having had an archive worth around $50 million, Leibovitz had a history of incautious financial dealings that caused her significant economic problems. In early 2009, she had to borrow $15.5 million from the Art Capital Group. As collateral she was forced to put up several houses and relinquish the rights to all of her photographs. That loan eventually ballooned to $24 million. In 2009, Art Capital Group sued Annie for failing to repay these loans. The lawsuit was eventually withdrawn. Leibovitz was later sued by Brunswick Capital Partners for failure to pay for its financial services.Liebovitz has since worked to restructure her debt and pay back the loan to avoid losing her life’s work which she was forced to use as collateral. In 2012 she listed her New York City Townhouse for $33 million. The house finally sold in 2012 for $28.5 million. In June 2014, Annie purchased an $11.25 million apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, signaling that her financial problems had finally been settled.Early Life and EducationAnnie Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut as the third of six children of Samuel, a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force, and Marilyn, a modern dance instructor. She is of Jewish heritage. Due to the service of Leibovitz’s father, the family moved often. It was while stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam War that Leibovitz began taking photographs. Back in the United States, she went to Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, where she developed her interest in the arts. Leibovitz went on to attend the San Francisco Art Institute; there, she studied painting before switching her major to photography.Rolling Stone MagazineIn 1969, Leibovitz did a stint on a kibbutz in Amir, Israel. Returning to the US the next year, she began her photography career as a staff photographer for Rolling Stone magazine. In 1973, Leibovitz was promoted to chief photographer by publisher Jann Wenner; she remained in that position for the next decade. During her tenure, she became renowned for her intimate celebrity portraits, which helped define the image of Rolling Stone. Among her most famous portraits was the one she took of John Lennon and Yoko Ono on December 8, 1980, just five hours before Lennon was murdered. The picture, which went on to grace the cover of Rolling Stone, depicts the couple lying on the floor with a naked Lennon curled up around Yoko, kissing her on the cheek. Other notable subjects photographed by Leibovitz for Rolling Stone include David Cassidy, Dolly Parton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the members of Fleetwood Mac.Further WorkAfter leaving Rolling Stone magazine, Leibovitz joined Vanity Fair. For the magazine, she took two highly publicized photographs of Demi Moore, including one in which the actress was nude and pregnant. Leibovitz photographed celebrities in various other capacities over the years, including for a global 1987 American Express ad campaign that won her a Clio Award. In 1991, Leibovitz mounted an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, making her the first woman and second living portraitist to have a feature exhibition there. Later in the decade, she began working regularly for Vogue. Her photographed subjects for that magazine have included Lady Gaga, Adele, and Benedict Cumberbatch.Leibovitz remained prolific into the new millennium. In 2007, a retrospective of her work was held at the Brooklyn Museum; it subsequently went on the road, showing at such places as Washington’s Corcoran Gallery of Art and San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. Also in 2007, Leibovitz was hired by Disney to do a series of celebrity photographs for a Walt Disney Parks and Resorts ad campaign. In the 2010s, she had exhibitions in such cities as Moscow, New York, and Los Angeles. Leibovitz also took photographs of celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and Reese Witherspoon, and was the principal photographer for the 2016 Pirelli calendar featuring Amy Schumer, Patti Smith, and Serena Williams, among other women.ControversiesLeibovitz has not been without her fair share of controversies over the years. In 2008, she was criticized for her photograph of LeBron James and Gisele Bündchen, which appeared on the cover of Vogue. Although James made history as the first black man to grace that publication’s cover, his pose – with his hand wrapped around Bündchen’s waist – drew backlash for its resemblance to a “King Kong” movie poster and its racial connotations. Also in 2008, Leibovitz garnered controversy for allegedly photographing a topless Miley Cyrus, who was 15 years old at the time. It turned out that the singer and actress was actually wrapped in a bedsheet.Personal LifeIn 1989, Leibovitz began a relationship with writer and activist Susan Sontag. The relationship lasted until Sontag’s death in 2004. It has never been fully disclosed whether it was a romance or a close friendship, although Leibovitz has asserted that “lover” is an accurate descriptor for Sontag’s role in the relationship. Leibovitz has three daughters: Sarah and twins Susan and Samuelle.Real EstateIn 2002 Annie bought her first of what became a three townhouse compound in New York City’s West Village neighborhood. That first purchase in 2002 cost $4.2 million and allowed Annie to acquire two townhomes. She bought the third townhome for $1.9 million in subsequent years. Between 2002 and 2009 she gut renovated the three homes, one of which was converted into a photography studio. In December 2012 she listed the combined three-home-property for $33 million, ultimately accepting $28.5 million in 2014 from Ralph Lauren’s son David Lauren.In June 2014, Annie purchased an $11.25 million apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.In October 2022 Annie paid $6.5 million for a West Village condo.

What is Beth Behrs’ Net Worth and Salary?Beth Behrs is an American actress who has a net worth of $20 million. Beth Behrs is probably best known for her role as Caroline Channing on the hit CBS comedy “2 Broke Girls,” on which she starred opposite Kat Dennings. That show originally ran on CBS from 2011 to 2017 and is now seen in syndication. After the series ended in 2017, she landed a main role on another CBS sitcom, “The Neighborhood.” Behrs has also appeared in some films, such as “Hello, My Name is Doris,” and written books and web comics.Syndication Royalties2 Broke Girls ran from 2011 to 2017. During its run, the show produced 138 episodes over six seasons. In June 2012 the series was first sold into syndication for what was a then-record $1.7 million per-episode fee. TBS won the rights after outbidding several other networks. The previous per-episode record was $1.5 million that “Modern Family” earned in 2010 from USA. By the time 2 Broke Girls ended its run, it had aired 138 episodes. At $1.7 million per episode, TBS forked over $235.6 million for rights to the first syndication run. Those rights will come up for renewal again after roughly a decade. As the stars of the show, Beth and Kat Dennings earned $150,000 per episode a piece. That’s around $20 million over the course of the series. They also a small number of equity points on the show which entitles them each to a percent of the show’s syndication profits. Over the lifetime of the show’s syndication run, Kat and Beth will each earn around $50 million in syndication royalties from the series. Show co-creator Whitney Cummings will likely earn roughly the same amount.Early Life and EducationBeth Behrs was born on December 26, 1985 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as the eldest of two daughters of college administrator David and elementary school teacher Maureen. In 1989, she moved with her family to Springfield, Virginia; they later moved to Lynchburg. There, Behrs went to E. C. Glass High School. When she was 15, she moved with her family again, this time to California, where she attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. After graduating in 2004, Behrs attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and acted in theatrical productions such as “Dangling Conversations,” “Korczak’s Children,” and “A Bright Room Called Day.” She subsequently moved to Los Angeles to attend the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, from which she graduated in 2008.Television CareerBehrs made her television debut in 2010 with a bit part in an episode of “NCIS: Los Angeles.” The following year, she was in episodes of “Castle” and “Pretty Tough” before having her career breakthrough starring on the CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls.” Behrs played Caroline Channing, a Manhattan heiress who is forced to become a waitress at a diner in Brooklyn after her father is arrested for financial malfeasance. She starred alongside Kat Dennings, who played another waitress named Max Black. Other members of the cast included Garrett Morris, Jonathan Kite, Matthew Moy, and Jennifer Coolidge. “2 Broke Girls” was a substantial success, running for six seasons until it was canceled in May of 2017. Over its run, the show earned 12 Emmy Award nominations, mostly for editing, art direction, and cinematography.After the end of “2 Broke Girls,” Behrs appeared in an episode of the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” She subsequently landed her next main role, playing Gemma Johnson, the wife of Max Greenfield’s character Dave, on the sitcom “The Neighborhood.” The series, which focuses on a white Midwestern family adjusting to life in the predominantly black neighborhood to which they’ve moved, also stars Cedric the Entertainer, Tichina Arnold, and Hank Greenspan, among others.Film CareerIn 2009, Behrs had her film debut in the direct-to-video sex comedy “American Pie Presents: The Book of Love,” the fourth installment in the “American Pie Presents” spinoff series. A couple years later, she starred in the black comedy “Adventures of Serial Buddies,” about a group of inept serial killers. In 2013, Behrs lent her voice to the Pixar animated film “Monsters University,” a prequel to “Monsters, Inc.” She next appeared in two films in 2015: “Chasing Eagle Rock” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.” In the latter film, a romantic dramedy starring Sally Field, Behrs played the girlfriend of her future “Neighborhood” costar Max Greenfield’s character.Other Media VenturesBeyond television and film, Behrs has written books and web comics. With her childhood friend Matt Doyle, she co-created the YA web comic “Dents,” which explores such themes as feminism and environmentalism. Behrs also penned a self-help book entitled “The Total Me-Tox: How to Ditch Your Diet, Move Your Body & Love Your Life.” Meanwhile, on stage, she made her Manhattan theater debut in the 2016 comedy play “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.”An avid fan of country music, Behrs has presented at major country music awards shows such as the ACM, CMT, and CMA Awards. She also appeared in the music video for Lady A’s song “Downtown.” In 2020, Behrs launched the podcast “Harmonic with Beth Behrs,” on which she interviews various country and bluegrass artists. Guests have included Mickey Guyton, Brandi Carlile, Mary Gauthier, and Glennon Doyle.Personal LifeAfter dating for six years, Behrs got engaged to “Mad Men” actor Michael Gladis in the summer of 2016. They married two years later at Moose Creek Ranch in Victor, Idaho. Together, Behrs and Gladis have a daughter named Emma.In 2011, Behrs took up equine therapy to help her manage her anxiety. She went on to found the SheHerdPower Foundation, which provides therapy to women who have experienced sexual assault by pairing them with horses.Real EstateIn February 2020 Beth and Michael spent $2.7 million on a home in Studio City, California.

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What Is John Paul Jones’ Net Worth?John Paul Jones is an English musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer who has a net worth of $120 million. John Paul Jones is best known as the bass player and keyboardist for the band Led Zeppelin, which has sold more than 200 million records. Jones performed on the Led Zeppelin albums “Led Zeppelin” (1969), “Led Zeppelin II” (1969), “Led Zeppelin III” (1970), “Led Zeppelin IV” (1971), “Houses of the Holy” (1973), “Physical Graffiti” (1975), “Presence” (1976), and “In Through the Out Door” (1979), and he has released the albums “The Sporting Life” (with Diamanda Galás, 1994), “Zooma” (1999), and “The Thunderthief” (2001). John has also done session and production work for numerous artists, such as the Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones, and Heart, and he composed the score for the 1984 horror film “Scream for Help.” Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, and in 2000, readers of “Guitar” magazine ranked Jones #3 in the publication’s “Bassist of the Millennium” poll.Early LifeJohn Paul Jones was born John Richard Baldwin on January 3, 1946, in Sidcup, Kent, England. Both of John’s parents were in the music business, and they toured the country with their vaudeville comedy act. Jones’ mother was a singer, and his father, Joe Baldwin, played piano and arranged music for big bands in the ’40s and ’50s. John began playing piano when he was 6 years old, and due to his parents’ touring, he was sent to boarding school as a child. He studied music at Christ’s College, Blackheath, London, and when he was 14, he became a church organist and choirmaster and purchased his first bass guitar. Jones later bought a 1962 Fender Jazz Bass, and he used it until 1976.Early CareerAt age 15, John joined the band The Deltas, then he played bass for Jett Blacks, a jazz-rock group. In 1962, Tony Meehan and Jet Harris of the Shadows hired Jones to play with the band for two years, and in 1964, he started doing studio session work with the London-based record label Decca Records. At Decca, he worked with artists such as the Rolling Stones, Shirley Bassey, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Herman’s Hermits, Dusty Springfield, and Donovan. During this time, he began using the name “John Paul Jones,” and he released his debut solo single, “Baja” / “A Foggy Day in Vietnam” in April 1964.By 1968, he began feeling burnout due to his heavy workload as a session musician, and he has said of that time in his life, “I was arranging 50 or 60 things a month and it was starting to kill me.”Led ZeppelinWhile working as a session musician, John often crossed paths with future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. After Page’s band the Yardbirds disbanded, Jimmy was left to complete the band’s scheduled tour dates in Scandinavia, and Jones asked if he needed a bass player. Page invited him to collaborate, and singer Robert Plant and John Bonham joined the duo to form the New Yardbirds. Of course, the band later changed its name to Led Zeppelin and became one of the best-selling bands of all time.The band’s debut self-titled album was released in January 1969, and it reached #6 in the U.K. and #9 in Australia. The album was certified Diamond in Canada and 8× Platinum in the U.S., and their follow-up, “Led Zeppelin II” (which was released in October 1969) topped the charts in several countries and went Diamond in the U.S. and 9× Platinum in Canada. “Led Zeppelin II” featured the hit single “Whole Lotta Love” / “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman),” which reached #1 in Australia and Denmark. The band’s next album, 1970’s “Led Zeppelin III,” reached #1 in seven countries, and 1971’s “Led Zeppelin IV” was certified 2× Diamond in the U.S. and Canada. “Led Zeppelin III” featured the Platinum single (in the U.K.) “Immigrant Song” / “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do,” and “Led Zeppelin IV” included the band’s most famous song, “Stairway to Heaven,” which was ranked #3 on VH1’s 2000 list of the “100 Greatest Rock Songs.” The band’s next two albums, 1973’s “Houses of the Holy” and 1975’s “Physical Graffiti,” were certified Diamond in the U.S., and their seventh album, 1976’s “Presence,” went 3× Platinum in the U.S. and Platinum in the U.K. The final Led Zeppelin studio album, 1979’s “In Through the Out Door,” was certified 6× Platinum in the U.S., 2× Platinum in Australia, and Platinum in the U.K.Led Zeppelin disbanded after John Bonham’s death in 1980, and Jones later collaborated with artists such as R.E.M., Lenny Kravitz, Peter Gabriel, Cinderella, and Foo Fighters. He performed on sessions for Paul McCartney and appeared in videos for the former Beatle. In 1994, he released the album “The Sporting Life” with Diamanda Galás, and he followed it with the solo albums “Zooma” in 1999 and “The Thunderthief” in 2001. In 2009, John formed the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, and the band’s self-titled album went Platinum in Canada. In 2019, Jones formed the duo Sons of Chipotle with cellist Anssi Karttunen. He has produced albums such as Uncle Earl’s “Waterloo, Tennessee”(2007) and The Datsuns’ “Outta Sight, Outta Mind” (2004), and he has reunited with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant several times, including Live Aid (1985) and the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert (1988). In 2007, the three reunited for a show at London’s O2 Arena in memory of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun (with John Bonham’s son Jason on drums), the band’s first full-length concert since Bonham’s death. The concert broke the Guinness World Record for “Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert” (20 million), and a concert film documenting the event, “Celebration Day,” was released in 2012.Personal LifeJohn has been married to Maureen Hegarty since 1967, and they have welcomed three daughters together, Jacinda, Tamara, and Kiera. Jacinda followed in her father’s footsteps and became a musician.Awards and NominationsIn 2010, Jones was awarded a Gold Badge Award by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, and the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards presented him with an Outstanding Contribution Award. Led Zeppelin won a Grammy for Best Rock Album for “Celebration Day” in 2014, and they earned nominations for Best New Artist in 1970 and Best Rock Performance for “Kashmir” in 2014. The band received an International Artist Award at the 1995 American Music Awards, and they have won Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards for Event of the Year (Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, 2008), Film of the Year (“Celebration Day,” 2013), and Reissue of the Year (“Led Zeppelin I, II, & III Deluxe Edition,” 2014).  The group earned an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 1977, and they received the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award twenty years later. Led Zeppelin won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 “GQ” Men of the Year Awards, and they earned a UK Music Video Award for Best Live Music Coverage for “Celebration Day” in 2013. The band was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006 and the “Mojo” Hall of Fame 100 in 2003, and they received Kennedy Center Honors in 2012.

What Is Win Butler’s Net Worth?Win Butler is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician who has a net worth of $8 million. Win Butler is best known for being the lead vocalist of the rock band Arcade Fire, which he co-founded with Josh Deu in 2001. Win’s wife, Régine Chassagne, is also a member of the band, and his brother, Will, was in the band from 2003 to 2021. Besides being Arcade Fire’s lead singer, Butler plays guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, and mandolin for the band. Arcade Fire won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2011, and they have released the studio albums “Funeral” (2004), “Neon Bible” (2007), “The Suburbs” (2010), “Reflektor” (2013), “Everything Now” (2017), and “We” (2022). Win appeared as himself in the 2016 film “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,” and he directed the Arcade Fire music videos “You Already Know” (2014), and “Porno” (2015).Butler composed the score for 2009’s “The Box” with Chassagne and frequent Arcade Fire collaborator Owen Pallett, and the band worked with Pallett on the score for the 2013 film “Her.” The “Her” score earned Arcade Fire numerous awards, including a Chicago Film Critics Association Award, International Cinephile Society Award, International Online Cinema Award, Italian Online Movie Award, and San Diego Film Critics Society Award, and Owen Pallett and Will Butler received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. Win is also a DJ who uses the stage name Windows 98, and in March 2015, he and Chassagne were revealed as shareholders of the music streaming service Tidal.Early LifeWin Butler was born Edwin Farnham Butler III on April 14, 1980, in Truckee, California. He grew up in a Mormon household in The Woodlands, Texas, with mother Liza, father Edwin II, and younger brother Will, and the family lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before Will was born. Butler’s father worked for Halliburton as a geologist, and his mother is a singer and harpist who performed on the musical variety series “The King Family Show” with her parents and siblings in the ’60s. Liza’s father, Alvino Rey, was a bandleader and jazz steel guitarist, and her mother, Luise, was a member of the vocal group The King Sisters. Win attended New Hampshire’s Phillips Exeter Academy, then he spent a year studying creative writing and photography at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. In 2000, Butler began attending Montréal’s McGill University, where he met Régine Chassagne, his future wife/bandmate. He earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies in 2004.CareerIn 2001, Win formed Arcade Fire with his friend Josh Deu, and they soon recruited Chassagne, multi-instrumentalists Tim Kile and Brendan Reed, bassist Myles Broscoe, and drummer/guitarist Dane Mills to join the group. By the time Arcade Fire released a self-titled EP in 2003, a few members had left the band, so Butler’s brother, Will, bassist/guitarist Tim Kingsbury, and drummer Howard Bilerman joined the group. The band signed with Merge Records, an independent label, in 2003, and they released their debut studio album, “Funeral,” in September 2004. The album was certified 2× Platinum in Canada, Platinum in the U.K., and Gold in the U.S., and the singles “Rebellion (Lies)” and “Wake Up” went Platinum in Canada. In 2005, Butler and Chassagne took part in the recording of the UNICEF charity single “Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en?” alongside Beck, David Cross, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Thurston Moore, and several other artists. Arcade Fire’s second album, 2007’s “Neon Bible” reached #1 on the charts in Canada, Ireland, and Scotland and on the U.S. “Billboard” Independent Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Tastemaker Albums charts. “Neon Bible” was certified 2× Platinum in Ireland and Platinum in the U.K.The 2010 Arcade Fire album “The Suburbs” topped the charts in seven countries and was the band’s first album to reach #1 on the “Billboard” 200 chart. Their next two albums, 2013’s “Reflektor” and 2017’s “Everything Now,” also hit the top spot on the “Billboard” 200 as well as the charts in several other countries. “Reflektor” was certified 3× Platinum in Canada, and the title track from “Everything Now” (their first single on Columbia Records) went Gold in Canada and Portugal. In May 2022, the band released the album “We,” which reached #1 in Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, and the U.K. Arcade Fire also contributed the song “Abraham’s Daughter” to “The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond” soundtrack (2012), and they performed “Baby Mine” during the end credits of Tim Burton’s “Dumbo” (2019). The band has been the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” five times as of this writing, and in May 2012, they served as the backing band for host and musical guest Mick Jagger.Personal LifeWin married Régine Chassagne in August 2003, and they welcomed a son on April 21, 2013. Butler became a naturalized Canadian citizen in July 2019. He has played in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game several times, and he was named the Most Valuable Player at the 2016 game.Sexual Misconduct AllegationsIn August 2022, “Pitchfork” reported that four people had accused Win of sexual misconduct. A representative for Butler told the publication that Win admitted to having sexual interactions with all four individuals but said that they were consensual and initiated by the other person in each case. Risa Heller, a crisis PR specialist, issued a statement on Butler’s behalf that read, “I have long struggled with mental health issues and the ghosts of childhood abuse. In my 30s, I started drinking as I dealt with the heaviest depression of my life after our family experienced a miscarriage. None of this is intended to excuse my behavior, but I do want to give some context and share what was happening in my life around this time.”One of Win’s accusers, a gender-fluid individual who was given the pseudonym Lily in the article, said that Butler sexually assaulted them a few weeks after meeting at a another band’s concert in 2015. A few months later, “Pitchfork” reported that a fifth accuser had come forward, alleging that she had a three-year emotionally manipulative relationship with Win.Awards and NominationsButler has been nominated for 10 Grammys, winning Album of the Year for “The Suburbs” in 2011. His other nominations were for Best Alternative Music Album for “Funeral” (2006), “Neon Bible” (2008), “The Suburbs” (2011), “Reflektor” (2015), and “Everything Now” (2018), Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for “Cold Wind” from “Six Feet Under” (2006), Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Ready To Start” (2011), Best Song Written for Visual Media for “Abraham’s Daughter” from “The Hunger Games” (2013), and Best Music Video for “Arcade Fire: We Exist” (2015). Win earned a “Fangoria” Chainsaw Award nomination for Best Score for “The Box” in 2010, and he received an Online Film & Television Association Award nomination for Best Music, Original Song for “Abraham’s Daughter” in 2013. In 2006, Arcade Fire earned a Brit Award nomination for Best International Album for “Funeral,” and they were nominated for Best International Group in 2014.The band has received MTV Europe Music Award nominations for Best World Stage Live Performance (2012) and Best Canadian Act (2018), and they won an iHeartRadio Much Music Video Award for Best Rock/Alternative Video for “Arcade Fire: We Exist” in 2015. The group has earned 10 other iHeartRadio Much Music Video Award nominations: Best Independent Video for “Arcade Fire: Rebellion (Lies)” (2005), Best Post Production for “Arcade Fire: Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” (2006), International Video of the Year by a Canadian for “Arcade Fire: The Suburbs” (2011), UR Fave Artist for “Arcade Fire: The Suburbs” (2011), MuchFACT Indie Video of the Year for “Arcade Fire: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” (2012), Rock/Alternative Video of the Year for “Arcade Fire: Reflektor” (2014), Video of the Year for “Arcade Fire: Afterlife” (2014) and “Arcade Fire: We Exist” (2015), Your Fave Video for “Arcade Fire: Reflektor” (2014), and Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group (2018).