Facts: - residence: golders green , london , england - title: owner of northern & shell - years active: since 1972 - caption: richard 2010 desmond -lrb- left -rrb- with george osborne in - birth name: richard clive desmond - term: since 1974 - spouse: joy canfield janet robertson 1983 2010 -lrb- divorced -rrb- - birth date: 08 december 1951 - television: television x - name: richard desmond - nationality: british - image: chancellor george osborne and richard desmond.jpg - birth place: hampstead , london , england - occupation: publisher , businessman Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard desmond .
Answer:
richard clive desmond -lrb- born 8 december 1951 -rrb- 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 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 .in 2014 , he was ranked 78th and worth # 1.2 billion .