Tilman fertitta net worth
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Currently ranked #153 on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans at $4.5 Billion, Fertitta is the sole owner of Fertitta Entertainment; which owns the restaurant giant Landry’s, the Golden Nugget Casinos and Hotels and the NBA’s Houston Rockets. Through his restaurant and hospitality company Landry’s, Fertitta owns more than 600 properties in 36 states and in over 15 countries. He is also one of the largest employers in the nation with more than 60,000 employees. His restaurants include more than 60 different restaurant brands and award winning concepts such as Mastro’s Steakhouse, Morton’s The Steakhouse, The Oceanaire, Chart House, Landry’s Seafood House, Rainforest Cafe, Saltgrass Steak House, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Joe's Crab Shack and McCormick & Schmick’s. Additionally, Fertitta owns 50% of Catch Hospitality – one of Los Angeles’, Las Vegas’ and New York’s most popular eateries. He also owns and operates numerous gaming, hospitality and entertainment venues, including the iconic Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel brand, Houston’s only AAA Five-Diamond Hotel - Th
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Tilman Fertitta
American businessman (born 1957)
Tilman Joseph Fertitta (born June 25, 1957) is an American businessman and television personality. He is the chairman, CEO, and owner of Landry's, Inc.[2][3] He also owns the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Houston Rockets.[4][5] Fertitta has been the chairman of the board of regents of the University of Houston System since 2009.[6]
As of February 2025, his net worth was estimated at $10.8 billion. He was placed at No. 99 on the Forbes 400 list.[7]Forbes calls him the "World's Richest Restaurateur.”[8]
Fertitta became the star of Billion Dollar Buyer on CNBC. On September 5, 2017, Fertitta reached an agreement to buy the Houston Rockets for $2.2 billion.[9][10][11]
On December 21, 2024, Fertitta was nominated by then President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Italy and San Marino.[12]
Early life and education
Tilman Joseph Fertitta was born in Galveston, Texas,&# Interview by Marc Sifuentes | Photography by Jhane Hoang | Art Direction by Louis Liu Tilman Fertitta photographed at the construction site of Landry’s new corporate office and Tilman’s mixed-use Houston tower – The Post Oak in Houston, TX. Since childhood, Tilman Fertitta had dreams of becoming a business owner, an odd desire for a young boy; however, it was foreshadowing what his future would become. By age twelve, he was working for his father in the family restaurant, trying to send the patriarch home regularly with aspirations of running the place himself. Born in Galveston Texas, Fertitta spent his formative years working, and that passion for hard work has not died down and continues to become increasingly fiery. Work became such an integral aspect for Tilman’s life that it overshadowed his pursuit of higher education, but he viewed traditional education as a tiresome obstacle to his path towards success. Fertitta has enriched his community and given opportunity to thousands of people through his entrepreneurial and charitable endeavors
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