Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain came back as the Skipper. Mitt Romney was Thurston Howell III.” In August 2011, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson asked MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow ...

Net Worth: $2.7 billion Source: Howell Industries Age: 60 Marital Status: Married, no children Hometown: Private Island, South Pacific Education: Harvard University, B.A. Aggressive year-long ...

Reclusive billionaire lives on remote Pacific island, forces genius inventor known as "The Professor" to create green technology for Howell Industries. Recent product launches include coconut cell ...

In December 2011, the Boston Herald referred to Romney’s $10,000 debate bet with Rick Perry as “a Thurston Howell III–like $10,000 bet.” Then there was Maureen Dowd in January ...

Someone, let’s call him “Thurston Howell, III” or “Mr. Howell” for short, was looking to retire abroad and wondering if there might be some way to reduce his tax liability on a ...

When you think of old money, you likely imagine someone like Thurston Howell III, the stuffy blueblood from “Gilligan’s Island” who’s accustomed to being catered to. And when you consider ...

Back then, business writers used a tone that sounded like Thurston Howell III telling Gilligan never to dip into principal. It seemed pompous. And, while I know it's trendy to share, I could never ...

Was Lovey a ciggie-smoking ‘20s flapper before marrying Thurston Howell III? Could the Professor actually have been the fiendish force behind every nefarious conspiracy of the past half-century?

Imagine if Thurston Howell III and C. Montgomery Burns were real people. Then imagine they were attending a fundraiser for Mitt Romney in the Hamptons. Then imagine they spoke to reporters about ...

In the opening scene of the 1963 movie, “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” Jim Backus (best known as Thurston Howell III in “Gilligan’s Island”) requests an Old Fashioned while flying ...

Skipper: Now, aren’t you all ashamed of yourselves? Thurston Howell III: I’m ashamed we got caught. -Gilligan’s Island It’s not a bad gig, being a CEO. Not only is the mean compensation ...

Rich guys have been tied to stories about tropical islands long before Thurston Howell III was trapped on “Gilligan’s Island.” Movie stars from Marlon Brando to Mel Gibson have owned their ...