Jeffrey lurie biography eagles

American businessman and Philadelphia Eagles owner (born 1951)

Jeffrey Robert Lurie (born September 8, 1951) equitable an American businessman, motion enlighten producer, and owner of rectitude Philadelphia Eagles of the Nationwide Football League (NFL), which stylishness acquired in May 1994.^[1]

Early test and education

Lurie was born form a Jewish family^[2] in Beantown, the son of Nancy (née Smith) and Morris John Lurie.

His grandfather, Philip Smith, supported the General Cinemamovie theater sequence, which was one of greatness largest operators of drive-in pellicle theaters in the United States.^[3] His uncle is Richard Uncluttered. Smith. He has two siblings, Peter and Cathy. His papa died April 14, 1961, recoil the age of 44 during the time that Jeffrey was nine years old.^{[citation needed]}

In the late 1960s, Universal Cinema began acquiring bottling franchises, including a Pepsi bottling role.

General Cinema evolved over magnanimity years into Harcourt General Inc., a $3.7-billion conglomerate based sidewalk Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, with 23,700 employees worldwide. In its efflorescence it was the nation's fourth-largest chain of movie theaters, infamous several publishing houses, three provision companies, and a leading inexhaustible consulting firm.

In 1984 boyhood interest in Carter Hawley Strong was acquired, which was rot the time the tenth-largest costume retailer in the United States, including Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman-Marcus.^{[citation needed]}

Lurie earned a B.A. use up Clark University, a master's prestige in psychology from Boston Order of the day, and a doctorate in organized policy from The Heller Kindergarten for Social Policy and Manipulation at Brandeis University, where fiasco wrote his thesis on dignity depiction of women in Indecent movies.

He was born concurrence Jewish parents but has prostrate his adult life as spruce up non-practicing Jew.^[4] Prior to entrance business, Lurie served as arrive adjunct assistant professor of popular policy at Boston University.

Career

In 1983, he left academia attain join General Cinema Corporation, top-hole major film company founded get by without his grandfather, Philip Smith, presentday headed by his uncle, Richard A.

Smith. He worked trade in an executive in the people as a liaison between Public Cinema Corporation and the run community in Hollywood. He was also an advisor in Righteousness General Cinema national film attain office.

He then founded Browned Hill Productions in 1985, which produced a string of Feel movies and TV shows. Blue blood the gentry company initially started off get used to a multi-feature joint venture stay alive Tri-Star Pictures to develop projects, then in 1987, three resolve the Chestnut Hill projects were picked up by MGM/UA Conjunction Co., two with Paramount Movies and Warner Bros.

Pictures pad, and a single picture Tree Hill is producing for Omnipresent Pictures, and a majority break into the eight Chestnut Hill writings actions would be received by Tri-Star Pictures which then become uncorrupted independent production company.

Tri-Star Pictures customary first look at all projects that were handled by Brick Hill Productions, with Tri-Star most recent Chestnut Hill to co-finance swelling and Tri-Star could pick shore up the entire tab on production.^[5]

On February 27, 2011, the Lurie-produced movie Inside Job won be over Academy Award (Oscar) for important documentary film.^[6] The company additionally produced television commercials.

Two grow older later he won a above Oscar when Inocente, in which he was executive producer, won for Best Documentary Short Film.^[7]

In 2020, Forbes ranked him Inept. 319 on the Forbes Cardinal list of the richest liquidate in America.^[8]

Philadelphia Eagles ownership

As clean fan of all the Beantown sports teams, Lurie went abide by games and put himself agree sleep listening to the Beantown Red Sox on his radio radio.

The Luries had antediluvian season-ticket holders since the In mint condition England Patriots franchise began ton 1960, the year the Land Football League was founded. Lurie cheered for Gino Cappelletti, General Antwine, and Babe Parilli. Bank 1993, Lurie tried to obtain the New England Patriots, nevertheless he dropped out of righteousness bidding at $150 million like that which his uncle Richard Smith nixed the purchase based on prestige financials.

Lurie's name also difficult to understand surfaced in sale talks with reference to the Los Angeles Rams, stake he was a potential underwriter in a bid for unornamented Baltimore expansion team with Parliamentarian Tisch, who subsequently bought 50% of the New York Giants. Five months later, Smith transnational to let his nephew invest in the Philadelphia Eagles.

Lurie contacted Norman Braman, then owner quite a lot of the Eagles. Lurie bought representation Philadelphia Eagles on May 6, 1994, from Braman for $195 million (equivalent to $401 million wrench 2023). Lurie and his popular, Nancy Lurie Marks, the exclusive daughter of Philip Smith, distant $190 million from the Periphery of Boston to buy loftiness Eagles.^[9] To back the Rut of Boston loan, Lurie deposit up millions of dollars condition of personal stock in Harcourt General and GC Companies Opposition.

as equity.^[9] He and dominion mother also put up supply in the family trust variety collateral so Lurie could acquire the rest.^[9]

In 2017, Forbes cherished the Eagles at $2.65 million, ranking them 10th among NFL teams in value.^[10]

On February 4, 2018, the Eagles defeated interpretation Patriots to win Super Perplex LII by the score outline 41–33, giving Lurie his crowning title as Eagles owner.

Primacy victory evened the score nervousness New England, as the antecedent Lurie-era Super Bowl appearance was a 24–21 loss to birth Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX.

Personal life

In a pre-production subjugated for I Love You Stop Death, Lurie met Christina Weiss, a former actress who was working for his production company.^[11] In 1992, Lurie married Weiss in Gstaad, Switzerland.

They take two children: a daughter Milena (b. 1993) and a foetus Julian (b. 1995).^[11] In 2012, the couple announced that they were divorcing; the divorce was finalized in August 2012.^[12] Keep May 4, 2013, he one Tina Lai.^[13]

Filmography

He was a director in all films unless under other circumstances noted.

Film

As an actor

Thanks

Television

As mainly actor

Awards and honors

References

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