Portrait of Thomas Tull

Rank #791

Thomas Tull

Net worth $5.3B

Movies, investments · United States

Born
Jun 11, 1970
Age
55
Source
Movies, investments
Residence
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Hamilton College

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Former film financier and founder of production company Legendary Entertainment, Thomas Tull's biggest hits came from backing blockbusters.
  • In 2015, Tull inked a deal with Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin's Wanda Group to sell Legendary for up to $3.5 billion in cash, stock and debt.
  • Tull stepped down as CEO of Legendary in 2016 to concentrate on his Tull Investment Group, which has invested in the likes of Magic Leap.
  • He rolled his firms Tulco, Acrisure, Teton Ridge, and both arms of USIT into a new joint venture, TWG Global, and owns shares in publicly-traded scrubs maker Figs and high-tech makeup company Oddity.
  • A sports fan, Tull owns minority stakes in the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Yankees along with a collection of baseball memorabilia.
  • Tull was born to a single mother in Binghamton, New York and grew up poor.
  • After attending Hamilton College on a football scholarship, Tull started a chain of laundries.