Rank #294
Tilman Fertitta
Net worth $11.0B
Entertainment, Houston Rockets · United States
- Born
- Jun 25, 1957
- Age
- 68
- Source
- Entertainment, Houston Rockets
- Residence
- Houston, Texas
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
- Drop Out, Texas Tech University; Drop Out, University of Houston
Net worth over time
Biography
- Serving as President Trump's ambassador to Italy "is a real job," says Fertitta, who personally oversaw the renovation of Villa Taverna, the ambassador's residence in Rome.
- Fertitta also owns the Golden Nugget Casinos and Landry's, a Texas-based restaurant and entertainment company.
- Landry's brands include Landry's Seafood House, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and Saltgrass Steak House.
- Fertitta took Landry's private in 2010 in a deal worth $1.4 billion.
- In September 2025 Fertitta put his 275-foot yacht Boardwalk up for sale for about $175 million. He has a bigger one on order.
- Fertitta first learned the food business at his father's seafood restaurant where he worked after school.
- He bought land on the Vegas Strip for $270 million, but Fertitta put plans for a megacasino on hold after acquiring a large stake in Wynn Resorts.
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