- Tilman J. Fertitta
Infobox Celebrity
name = Tilman Joseph Fertitta
birth_date =June 25 ,1957
birth_place =Galveston, Texas , USA
occupation =Businessman ,philanthropist
salary =
networth = $200,000,000 plus [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/10/48hours/main557909.shtml "Rich Kids: The Fertitta Family"] . CBS News. ]
website = [http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/pages/about/pg_meettheceo.htm]
footnotes =Tilman Joseph Fertitta (
June 25 ,1957 ) is an American businessman and the founder, chairman of the board, President, CEO and primary shareholder ofLandry's Restaurants Inc. [http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/pages/about/pg_meettheceo.htm "Meet the CEO"] . Landry's. ]Biography
Fertitta was born and raised in
Galveston ,Texas where his family had settled generations prior after emigrating fromSicily .Fertitta studied at
Texas Tech University inLubbock and at theUniversity of Houston where he studied business and hotel management. He showed an entrepreneurial streak even in college when he started his own firm focused on marketing and sales and after college development and construction. From there Fertitta began building homes while selling Shaklee vitamins on the side. He moved full-time into foodservice in 1986 working as a real estate specialist for Landry's. It was only a few short months before he bought the chain. [http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-05-05/news/fertitta-s-dynasty-of-dining/ "Fertitta's Dynasty of Dining"] . Houston Press. ] [http://www.texasbusiness.org/legends/bios/Fertitta%20Bio.pdf "Tilman J. Fertitta"] . Texas Business Hall of Fame. ]After some early troubles Fertitta expanded the chain to include nearly a dozen restaurant chains and individual entities. He is a minor partner in the
Houston Texans NFL franchise and owns Houston'sBentley and Rolls Royce dealership, Post Oak Motor Cars, Ltd.A man about town in
Houston where Landry's is based, Fertitta is involved in a number of philanthropic and civic endeavors. He was recently named Chairman of theHouston Police Department 's police foundation which pays for equipment and gear for police officers. [http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/txcn/houston/stories/khou080507_tnt_policefoundation.d981b627.html "HPD names Tilman Fertitta as chairman of police foundation"] . Texas Cable News Network. ]Family
His family includes
Sam and Rosario Maceo who rose from humble beginnings to become prominent in Galveston's notorious nightlife scene in the mid-1900s before branching out toLas Vegas, Nevada . His cousins areStation Casinos owners Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta. Tilman Fertitta recently joined the ranks of casino owners himself when Landry's purchased the historicGolden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas as well as the location inLaughlin, Nevada .Fertitta lives in the River Oaks" [http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/nbhd_svces/TechCntrInfo/SN_23.htm Super Neighborhood #23 Afton Oaks/River Oaks] ." "City of Houston". Retrieved
23 May 2008 .] [" [http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2002/07/22/story3.html Landry's chief gets caught up in legal net] ." "Houston Business Journal ". Retrieved1 June 2008 .] area of Houston along with wife, Paige, and their children, Michael, Patrick, Blayne and Blake.References
External links
* [http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/ Landrys, Inc. official website]
* [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LNY Yahoo Finance page on Landrys, Inc.]
* [http://www.texasbusiness.org/legends/bios/Fertitta%20Bio.pdf Texas Business Hall of Fame page for Tilman Fertitta]
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