Blake Lively Tops Forbes' 30 Under 30 List
Christian George Acevedo | | Jan 06, 2015 08:12 AM EST |
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Blake Lively, who gained fame for her role in Gossip Girl, has topped this year's Forbes List of 30 Under 30.
Lively, who just gave birth to a baby with his husband Ryan Reynolds, is the founder of her own lifestyle brand, Preserve, which sells hand-made one-of-a-kind items all selected by Lively.
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Those who made it into the list are young trailblazers who made significant contributions in their fields.
According to Forbes, Lively, 27, looks up to both Martha Stewart and Gwyneth Paltrow as her inspiration. Lively takes an active participation in her business, from uploading of images to raising capital.
On the second spot is Bo Burhan, 24, the multitalented singer who also writes comedy. The star rose to fame with his songs that went viral on YouTube. He then parlayed his YouTube stardom by appearing on stand-up special on Comedy Central before landing his own show on MTV, "Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous."
At number three is Damien Chazelle, 29, the The writer-director, whose first major film, Whiplash, became a smash hit.
Actor, director and writer John Francis Daley, 29, makes it to number four. He finally transitioned to a second career after his breakthrough in Freaks and Geeks-he is now a writer and director. He is slated to make his directorial debut in 2015 on the Vacation franchise.
Zac Efron, 27, who rose to fame with the smash his High School Musical franchise, managed to reinvent himself. With the success of Neighbors, which grossed $268 million, Efron is about to parlay his fame into film production.
Here are the rest of those who made it into Forbes' 30 Under 30 list.
Ansel Elgort, 20, Actor
Nikki Fancy, 23, Senior Director of Programming Strategy, Maker Studios
Susie Fox, 29, Agent, CAA
Jason Fuchs, Writer-actor-producer
Avinash Gandhi, 26, Agent, WME
Walter Garcia, 26, Stunt-Fight Coordinator
Ilana Glazer, 27, Actor-producer-writer
Hannah Hart, 28, Actor-author-creator, My Drunk Kitchen
Elisabeth Holm, 28, Producer-writer
Keira Knightley, 29, Actor
Dan Magnante, 26, Creative Executive, Feigco Entertainment
Rooney Mara, 29, Actor-humanitarian
Tatiana Maslany, 29, Actor
Harley Morenstein, 29, Creator, EpicMealTime
Daron Nefcy, 29, Creator, Executive Producer, "Star vs. The Forces Of Evil"
Kendall Ostrow, 29, Agent, UTA
Ellen Page, 27, Actor-producer
Keke Palmer, 21, Actor-singer-TV host
Jay Pharoah, 27, Actor-comedian-rapper
Spoken Reasons, 26, Actor-comedian
Emma Stone, 26, Actor
Miles Teller, 27, Actor
Emma Watson, 24, Actor-UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
Jessica Williams, 25, Actor-comedian
Freddie Wong, 29, Cofounder, RocketJump
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