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
Balloon Man
Around the World in 80 Days
Self
Eating Our Way to Extinction
Self - Founder, Virgin Group
Fuel
Self
Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson
Self
A Man's Story
Man with a Beard
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
Self
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Self
Miracle Rising: South Africa
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
We Are Many
Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Discovery Live: Into The Blue Hole
Man at Airport Security (uncredited)
Casino Royale
Mrs Robinson
Self (as Sir Richard Branson)
Send It!
Himself
When Albums Ruled the World
Self (archive footage)
DEVO
Himself - Rider
Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins
Self
Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story
Self
Choice Point
Himself
Don't Look Down
Self
The 21st Century Race For Space
Himself
Rabbit Fever
Condom
Self
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Himself
Matthews
Himself
Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip
Self (archive footage)
The Filth and the Fury
Himself
Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story
Shuttle Engineer
Superman Returns
Narrator
210 Days – Around The World With Jessica Watson
XTC at the Manor
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
33
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-07-18
Place of Birth
Blackheath, London, England, United Kingdom
Also Known As
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson