Rank #1710
Kenneth Feld & family
Net worth $2.5B
Live entertainment · United States
- Born
- Oct 31, 1948
- Age
- 77
- Source
- Live entertainment
- Residence
- Sarasota, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Separated
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Boston University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Kenneth Feld owns live entertainment company Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Disney on Ice, Monster Jam and other shows.
- Feld Entertainment grew out of Ringling Bros. circus, which was shut down in 2017 due to falling ticket sales.
- His father, Irvin, bought Ringling Bros. circus in 1967 for $8 million.
- Kenneth Feld took over in 1984 following his father's death.
- Since then, he has worked to diversify beyond the Big Top. A Disney on Ice version of the hit movie Frozen has been particularly popular.
- While Feld remains CEO, he's preparing his three daughters to succeed him as ringmaster.
- Feld has donated $1 million to Florida State University, which boasts one of the only two college circuses in the U.S.