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Richard Desmond
Businessperson, Newspaper Owner
1951 –
Who is Richard Desmond?
Richard Clive Desmond is an English publisher and businessman. He is the owner of Express Newspapers and founder of Northern & Shell, which publishes various celebrity magazines, such as OK! and New!, and British national newspapers Daily Star and Daily Express. Northern & Shell also owns British television network Channel 5 as well as Portland TV which, in turn, owns the adult TV channels Television X, Red Hot TV, and others.
In 2010, Desmond was ranked the equal-57th richest man in Britain according to The Sunday Times Rich List, with a net worth of £950 million. He was once again listed on the 2011 Sunday Times Rich List, with his fortune still at £950 million.
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1951
Hampstead - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- White British
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
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on July 23, 2013
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