See the 80s Idol Teen Jami Gertz now at 56

Would you be surprised to learn that she is actually a billionaire?


Jami Gertz was an element ofFilm scene for teenagers from the 1980s, burst via roles in beloved classics of the big screen likeLost boys,,Less than zero, andSixteen candles, as well as on the small screen in the emblematic sitcomThe facts of life And the quirkySarah Jessica Parker vehicle,Square stakes. Her teenage idol time would ultimately propel her amazing heights and on a surprising path. Read the rest to see where she is now at 56 years old.

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She is the richest actor in the world - by many.

Jami Gertz in 1989
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Since it is not as omnipresent on the screen as it was in the 80s, you might be surprised to learn that Gertz has aestimated net value of $ 3 billion. It makes her the richest actor in the world, according toNowsweek, assuming you countOprah Winfrey As a media tycoon rather than interpreter. Gertz is ahead of competitors likeTom Cruise (only $ 570 million) and "King of Bollywood"Shah Rukh Khan ($ 600 million).

Her husband is financial.

Jami Gertz and Tony Ressler in 1996
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In 1989, Gertz marriedTony Repeating, a banker who would continue to found the very successful capital-investment companies Apollo Global Management and Ares Management, two years after the publicist of Gertz presented them for the first time.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

The couple raised three sons -Oliver,,Nicolas, andTheo, in Beverly Park, a closed community in Los Angeles. Despite the assumptions that some may have, Gertz will not dispel all the notions she married the billionaire for money.

"Everyone thinksI married a rich guy," she saidThe Hollywood Reporter In 2018. "But I made more money - no more money - than Tony when I met him. I paid for our first house. I paid for our first vacation. I have it married because I fell in love with him. "

It is always active in the entertainment sector.

Jami Gertz in 2017
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While she transmitted the chance toplay RachelFriends, Gertz continued to act throughout the 90s and 2000s, with a role of 1996 in the filmTornado, a notable turnSeinfeld As a girlfriend of Jerry, Jane (who "cannot spare a square" of toilet paper), and recurrent pieces in series, includingUh,,Ally McBeal,,Entourage, andStill awake. From 2012 to 2014, she played as Debbie Weaver in theDan Fogelman seriesNeighbors, on a family that moves to a New Jersey community filled with foreigners. She recently played Rita in theCharlie Day andJenny Slate Movie AmazonI want you to come back.

Gertz also tried to produce, founding the production company of Lime Orchard with a former agentStacy Lubliner. They produced the 2011 filmA better life, who obtained an Oscar appointment for the best actor for StarHalf bichir.

She owns the Atlanta Hawks.

Jami Gertz in 2019
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In 2015, a group led by Gertz's husbandbought the Atlanta Hawks Basketball team for nearly $ 850 million, making the couple the main owners of the NBA franchise and, according toTHR, prompted their move to Atlanta. While Ressler supervised a renovation of $ 192 million in the state farm, Gertz has become the public face of the team's property, representing the Hawks at the Restchage Lottery and often in front of the Press, explaining that his own experience as a fan has led him the push to improve the gaming experience for everyone.

"I know what it isSo that people buy a ticket"She said in 2020." I bought tickets when I couldn't afford it. I worked quite hard where I could possibly become a subscription. So I come from this Fans experience in Los Angeles and seeing where there was good food, then food was not so good. All these things. I care about a ton of experience in fans. "

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It also aims to make the world better.

Jami Gertz in 2019
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In 1997, Gertz and her husband founded theFoundation of the Repel GERTZ family In order to support "a museum of arts, education, organizations and Jewish temples, and health and social services", according to its profile in The Foundation Directory Online. In 2012, Gertz was appointed in aForbes list ofThe most generous celebrities Thanks to a great gift to the foundation. She said that her faith was part of what motivates this aspect of her life.

""It is in the teachings of Judaism, and Tikkun Olam, to make the world better-and it's certainly part of our lives, "she saidJewish Journal In 2011. “In my own philanthropic life, we are involved in 18 charter schools, mainly in low -income areas ... We are entering very difficult neighborhoods and we are graduates. We start in colleges in particular because this is when the gangs are starting to greatly recruit. "

In 2020, The Foundation announced A "long -term full plan to provide financial, marketing and educational resources to businesses and entrepreneurs belonging to blacks throughout the city of Atlanta in order to create greater economic opportunities in the black community".

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