Branson has also developed a Virgin Cola brand and even a Virgin Vodka brand, which has not been a very successful enterprise.

Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007, offering parents-to-be the opportunity to store their baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells in private and public stem cell banks.

Branson also announced that he would be joined in the adjudication of the Prize by a panel of five judges, all world authorities in their respective fields: Al Gore, Sir Crispin Tickell, Tim Flannery, James E. Hansen, and James Lovelock.

The boat, also known as Speedboat, is owned by NYYC member Alex Jackson, who was a co-skipper on this passage, with Branson and Mike Sanderson.

He is also caricatured in The Simpsons episode " Monty Can't Buy Me Love " as the tycoon Arthur Fortune, and as the ballooning megalomaniac Richard Chutney ( a pun on Branson, as in Branston Pickle ) in Believe Nothing.

Branson and his mother were also featured in the documentary film, Lemonade Stories.

Branson has been very supportive of Kenya during its troubles, and in May 2008 had gone to Masai Mara to open a new school ( Sekenani Primary School ) which has also been partly funded by Virgin Atlantic frequent flyers who volunteered their time to help with the construction.

Branson West Airport, also known as Branson West Municipal Airport, is a public-use general aviation airport in Stone County.

Branson West Airport, also known as Branson West Municipal Airport, is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles ( 3. 7 km ) west of the central business district of the Branson West.

Branson also flew American band Devo to Jamaica, aiming to install Lydon as lead singer in the band.

Branson was also experiencing its highest commercial peak in the summer and fall of both 1992 and 1993.

He also invested in Branson Hills, a 1, 400-acre housing development.

By the end of April 2005, Sir Richard Branson had reportedly expressed an interest in buying the remaining assets of the company for the purpose of reviving the marque in order to enter the hybrid automobile market, and several other parties were also rumoured as wishing to buy the remnants.

Coincidentally, Jim Bakker had also moved to Missouri ( in 2003 ), 200 miles southeast of Loch Lloyd in Branson, Missouri.

Frost started the production company David Paradine Productions, and was also part of a consortium with Richard Branson that failed to acquire three ITV franchises under the CPV-TV name.

Dino also performs in his own show in Branson, Missouri.

As part of the rebrand, Flextech was also renamed as Richard Branson was keen to move into branded content and insisted that the Flextech business was retained as a condition of NTL buying Virgin Mobile and licensing the name.

The popular tourist destination of Branson also lies in the district.

Branson was also the 1959 and 1965 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion.

The surname may have also have contributed to Bramson, Branson, Branston.

The boys also go see an Andy Williams concert in Branson, Missouri, and the marquee advertising it outside says " Wow, he's still got it – Look magazine ".

In the film clip of ' Generals and Majors ' ( directed by Russell Mulcahy ), Virgin Records founder and chair Richard Branson has a cameo role as one of the ' majors '.

Branson then made a cameo appearance on The Soup playing an intern working under Joel McHale who had been warned against getting into water fights with Stephen Colbert, and being subsequently fired.

The two-part 1991 Christmas special, " Miami Twice ", saw Richard Branson and Barry Gibb make brief cameo appearances.

After a taped introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the live comedy lineup included Jon Stewart, Russell Brand, Eddie Izzard, Ben Stiller, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Seth Meyers, Jason Sudeikis ( in addition to Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharaoh, and Taran Killam from Saturday Night Live ), Rachel Dratch, Catherine Tate, David Cross & Bob Odenkirk, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Paul Rudd, John Oliver, Rashida Jones, Chris O ' Dowd, Peter Serafinowicz, David Walliams, Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Micky Flanagan, Jack Whitehall, Tim Roth, Bill Hader ( as Julian Assange ), Rex Lee ( as Kim Jong-Un ), and a cameo appearance by Richard Branson.

Following another British concert tour in early spring 2005, she appeared with Andy Williams in his Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, for several months, and she returned for another engagement in autumn of 2006, following scattered concert dates throughout North America.

However, Virgin cancelled the challenge early because they didn't like some of the images being created, including Richard Branson urinating on Rob Manuel, dressed in baby clothes.

A contemporary-styled building for Arts, Design and Technology students on Markeaton Street in Derby was formally opened in early November 2007 by Richard Branson.

One novel titled Mary Barker published by Branson and Farrar in 1865 is described as “ A thrilling narrative of early life in North Carolina .” It is listed in the catalog of the Library of Congress, call no.

Virgin media mogul Richard Branson appeared in the " Generals and Majors " video.

Kerri Hoskins Branson ( born February 20, 1970 in Cambridge, Minnesota ) is a former glamour model and video game actress.

However, they often referred to nearby towns such as Joplin, Branson, Springfield, Tulsa, Silver Dollar City, all of which are in or near southwest Missouri.

The show's creator and producer, Paul Henning is from Independence, Missouri, and donated for the Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area near Branson.

They released a concert DVD in 2004 on Hydra Records, played the Viper Room in West Hollywood in 2005, and performed at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater in Branson, Missouri in 2006-07.

Anderson once had a glass of water poured over his head by a perturbed Richard Branson.

The family's chauffeur, Tom Branson, is an Irish republican and socialist whose cousin was killed by British soldiers during the Easter Rising under the suspicion that he was " probably a rebel.

The Elders will be independently funded by a group of founders including Richard Branson, Peter Gabriel, Ray Chambers ; Michael Chambers ; Bridgeway Foundation ; Pam Omidyar, Humanity United ; Amy Robbins ; Shashi Ruia, Dick Tarlow ; and the United Nations Foundation.

They met often at the house of Maggie Branson, a known Confederate sympathizer, at 16 North Eutaw Street in Baltimore.

In January 2003, Bakker began broadcasting the daily Jim Bakker Show at Studio City Cafe in Branson, Missouri, with his second wife, Lori.

In January 2008, Bakker's ministry moved into a new television studio near Branson, in Blue Eye, Missouri The studio is housed in a development that resembles Bakker's former location, Heritage USA.

In 2007, he worked with Philippe Starck and Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group for the Virgin Galactic plans.

Craig Branson, online director of the American Society of News Editors ( ASNE ), has been quoted as saying, " Industry codes are very generic and totally voluntary.

In 2006, The 1954 – 55 Comets spent much of the year in residence at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater in Branson, Missouri.

The three remaining original Comets ( Lytle, Richards, and Ambrose ) continue to perform in Branson with new musicians taking over the keyboard and lead guitar positions.

During September 2006, PBS in the United States aired a series of programs videotaped in Branson during the spring of 2006 ; these shows include the last recorded performances of the complete Original Comets line-up including Grande.

In the late 1990s, Gabriel and entrepreneur Richard Branson discussed with Nelson Mandela their idea of a small, dedicated group of leaders, working objectively and without any vested personal interest to solve difficult global conflicts.

The Elders will be independently funded by a group of " Founders ", including Branson and Gabriel.

Welk's band continues to appear in a dedicated theater in Branson, Missouri.

His organization, The Welk Group, consists of: his resort communities in Branson and Escondido ; Welk Syndication, which broadcasts the show on public television ; and the Welk Music Group, which operates record labels Sugar Hill, Vanguard and Ranwood.

" The case, decided by Branson J. in the English High Court, was reported as Warner Bros. Studios Incorporated v. Nelson in 1 KB 209.

* Phillip ' Pip ' Branson-rhythm guitar and violin. Ex-member of Sydney band Sidewinder, and currently ( 2005 ) playing with band as " Pip Branson Corporation ".

In 2011 along with musician Sting and entrepreneur Richard Branson she publicly urged policy makers to adapt more progressive drug policies by decriminalizing drug use.

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson ( born 18 July 1950 ) is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies.