Respect Your Elders: Grandmaster Flash
#RespectYourElders: Joseph Saddler, known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is an American DJ and record producer. He’s considered to be one of the founding fathers of hip hop and […]
Respect Your Elders: John Wooden
#RespectYourElders: The late John Wooden is considered the greatest NCAA basketball coach of all time. He coached the University of California at Los Angeles’ Bruins for 27 years, brought the […]
Respect Your Elders: King Harald V
#RespectYourElders: Harald V, 83, is the King of Norway. He is the formal head of the Church of Norway and the Norwegian Armed Forces. Harald V was born in 1937; […]
Respect Your Elders: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
#RespectYourElders: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 73, is a retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. Outside of being one of the best basketball […]
Respect Your Elders: Sir Captain Tom Moore
#RespectYourElders, Sir Captain Tom Moore was a British Army officer in WWII who raised almost £33 million in aid of NHS Charities Together, a group of charities supporting first-responders and […]
Respect Your Elders: Mary Robinson
#RespectYourElders: Mary Robinson, is an Irish politician who served as the seventh president of Ireland in the ‘90s — the first woman to hold the position. She later served as […]
Respect Your Elders: Diane von Furstenberg
#RespectYourElders: Diane von Fürstenberg is a Belgian fashion designer and philanthropist. Her popular fashion company, Diane von Fürstenberg (DVF), is in over 70 countries and she is widely considered the […]
Respect Your Elders: Robert L. Johnson
#RespectYourElders: Robert L. Johnson, 74, is an American entrepreneur, media tycoon, philanthropist and investor. He’s a co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and founder of RLJ Companies. Johnson was the […]
Respect Your Elders: Danny Trejo
#RespectYourElders, Danny Trejo, 76, is a Mexican-American actor and entrepreneur. He’s acted in popular movies like “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and “Machete,” as well as famous shows such as […]
Respect Your Elders: Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek was a Canadian-American TV personality and game show host. He’s known by most for being the face of “Jeopardy!,” which he hosted for 37 seasons and more than […]
Respect Your Elders: Jeff Koons
#RespectYourElders: Jeff Koons, 65, is one of the most successful living American sculptors, illustrators and painters in the art world. He is recognized for his work addressing popular culture and […]
Respect Your Elders: Erwin Helfer
Erwin Helfer, 84, a Chicago boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist and teacher. He’s well known across Chicago for his intimate performances, whip-smart sense of humor and loyal fans who love […]
Respect Your Elders: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
#RespectYourElders: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and trailblazer for the advancement of women’s rights and countless other important issues. She was the […]
Respect Your Elders: Michael Caine
RespectYourElders: Sir Michael Caine CBE, 87, is an English actor, producer and author. One of the highest-grossing actors of all time, he’s been in over 130 films in an over […]
Respect Your Elders: Arianna Huffington
#RespectYourElders: Arianna Huffington, 69, is the co-founder of The Huffington Post, founder of Thrive Global and author of 15 books with topics ranging from feminism to corporate America to politics. […]
Respect Your Elders: Oprah
#RespectYourElders: Oprah, 66, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, and philanthropist. She is one of the richest and most influential women in the United States. Oprah Gail […]
Respect Your Elders: John Lewis
#RespectYourElders: John Lewis was an American politician and Civil Rights icon who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia from 1987 until his recent passing at 80. […]
Respect Your Elders: Vera Lynn
#RespectYourElders: Dame Vera Lynn was an English singer, songwriter, and entertainer who recently passed away in June at 103 years old. Lynn is well known for her music and support […]
Respect Your Elders: Phil Jackson
#RespectYourElders: Phil Jackson, 74, is a former professional basketball player, coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, and executive in the National Basketball Association. Jackson was born in […]
Respect Your Elders: Jimmy Carter
#RespectYourElders: Jimmy Carter, 95, is the 39th president of the United States, former Governor of Georgia and a lifelong philanthropist. James Earl Carter, Jr. was born in 1924 in a […]
Respect Your Elders: Queen Elizabeth II
#RespectYourElders: Elizabeth II, 94, is Queen of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and other realms and territories, as well as Head of the Commonwealth. She is […]
Respect Your Elders: Samuel L. Jackson
#RespectYourElders: Samuel Leroy Jackson, 71, is an American actor and film producer. From Marvel to Star Wars, he is one of the most well-known names in Hollywood and one of […]
Respect Your Elders: Pope Francis
#RespectYourElders: Pope Francis, 83, is the head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Latin American pope and the first non-European pope […]
Respect Your Elders: Jonathan Goldsmith
#RespectYourElders: Jonathan Goldsmith, 81, is an American actor and known by many for his role in the Dos Equis beer ad campaign as “the most interesting man in the world.” […]
Respect Your Elders: James Allison
#RespectYourElders, James P. Allison, Ph.D., 71, is a world-renowned cancer researcher, Nobel laureate and executive director of the Immunotherapy Platform at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. His research and […]