Kirk Kerkorian

Kirk Kerkorian

Kirk Kerkorian’s net worth is $4.1 Billion. Also know about Kirk Kerkorian bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship, and more …

Kirk Kerkorian Wiki Biography

  • Kirk Kerkorian was born on June 6, 1917, in Fresno, California, USA, of American Armenian ancestry, and died on June 16, 2015, in Los Angeles, California, USA. 
  • He was a businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the CEO and chairman of Tracinda Corporation. 
  • Kirk established the Lincy Foundation in 1989, with the primary goal of assisting in the reconstruction of Armenia following the earthquake; it is known that Kerkorian transferred more than $1 billion through this foundation. 
  • In 2004, he was named Armenia’s National Hero. 
  • Kirk Kerkorian’s net worth was unknown. 
  • At the time of his death, it was estimated that the businessman’s total net worth was $4.1 billion. 
  • To begin with, he was born into a poor family, so poor that Kirk Kerkorian dropped out of college to help his family by doing odd jobs. 
  • As an amateur boxer, he won 29 of 33 fights before retiring from the sport. 
  • He was a pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. 
  • Finally, in the businessman’s personal life, Kerkorian kept his personal life private; he rarely gave interviews or appeared in public. 
  • He had three marriages. 
  • His first wife was Hilda Schmidt (1942 – 1952), his second wife was dancer Jean Maree Hardy (1954 – 1984), with whom he had two daughters, and his third wife was tennis player Lisa Bonder (1999 – 1999) – her daughter was revealed not to be Kerkorian’s. 
  • The 98-year-old businessman died in June 2015. 
  • Wikipedia IMDB $4.1 Billion California businessperson in 1917 Fresno Mercedes-Benz Financier Hilda Schmidt is a woman. 
  • Hilda Schmidt (born 1942–1951) was a German actress. 
  • Jean Maree Hardy is an investor. 
  • Jean Maree Hardy (born 1954–1983) was a model and actress. 
  • Kerkorian, Kerkorian, Kerkorian, Kerkorian, Kerkori Kirk Kerkorian is an American businessman. 
  • Kirk Kerkorian is an American businessman. 
  • Earnings Kerkorian, Linda Lisa Bonder’s formal name is Lisa Bonder. 

Kirk Kerkorian Quick Info

Full Name Kirk Kerkorian
Net Worth $4.1 Billion
Date Of Birth June 6, 1917, Fresno, California, United States
Died June 15, 2015, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Profession Businessperson, Investor, Financier, Philanthropist, CEO and chairman of Tracinda Corporation
Education Morton Air Academy
Nationality American, Armenian
Spouse Lisa Bonder (m. 1998–1998), Jean Maree Hardy (m. 1954–1983), Hilda Schmidt (m. 1942–1951)
Children Tracy Kerkorian, Linda Kerkorian
Parents Ahron Kerkorian, Lily Kerkorian
Nicknames Kerkor Kerkorian , Rifle Right Kerkorian
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm1310375
Awards Honorary citizen of Armenia (1998), National Hero of Armenia (2004)
Movies purchased the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio (1969)

Kirk Kerkorian Quotes

  • There was a time I was aiming at $100,000. Then I thought I’d have it made if I got a million dollars. Now it isn’t the money.

Kirk Kerkorian Important Facts

  • During the 1930s, he occasionally worked for forty cents an hour as a laborer at MGM. In 1969, he was so wealthy that he bought the legendary studio.
  • US-born Kerkorian is the world’s richest Armenian, USSR-born Sergei Parajanov is the world’s most famous Armenian filmmaker.
  • American financier; billionaire, chairman and major stockholder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation; real estate investor; purchaser of the Las Vegas Strip’s Flamingo Hotel; builder of the International Hotel, which opened on July 2, 1969, and was at the time the largest in the world; and founder of Trans International Airlines Corporation. He was also a good friend of Cary Grant.

Kirk Kerkorian Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The Promise 2016/II executive producer Producer
Ocean’s Eleven 2001 thanks Thanks
Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story 2008 Documentary Himself Self
The 88th Annual Academy Awards 2016 TV Special Himself (Memorial Tribute) Archive Footage