Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian is an American businessman. He is the president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known as one of the important figures in shaping Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr. ...
June 15, 2015, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Fresno, California, United States
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Profession
Businessperson, Investor, Financier
Education
Morton Air Academy
Nationality
United States of America
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
Awards
Honorary citizen of Armenia (1998), National Hero of Armenia (2004)
Movies
purchased the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio (1969)
Star Sign
Gemini
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Quote
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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.
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Fact
1
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.
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US-born Kerkorian is the world's richest Armenian, USSR-born Sergei Parajanov is the world's most famous Armenian filmmaker.
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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.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Promise
2016/II
executive producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ocean's Eleven
2001
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story
2008
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 88th Annual Academy Awards
2016
TV Special
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Known for movies
The Promise 2016 as Producer
Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story 2008 as Himself
$4.1 Billion
