Donald Trump’s Biography

January 18th, 2010 § 8 comments

Donald Trump

Donald Trump: "You're fired!""

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American business magnate, socialite, author and television personality. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels across the world. Trump’s extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have made him a celebrity for years, a status amplified by the success of his NBC reality show, The Apprentice (where he serves as host and executive producer).

Donald Trump is popularly known as The Donald, a nickname given to him by the media after his ex-wife Ivana Trump, a native of the Czech Republic referred to him as such in an interview. He is also known for his catchphrase, “You’re fired”, made popular by his television series The Apprentice. Trump is known for his distinctive hairstyle, which he has refused to change throughout his career.

Donald was the fourth of five children of Fred Trump, a wealthy real estate developer based in New York City. Donald was strongly influenced by his father in his eventual goals to make a career in real estate development, and upon his graduation from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, Donald Trump joined his father’s company, The Trump Organization.

Starting with the renovation of the Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt with the Pritzker family, he continued with Trump Tower in New York City and several other residential projects. Trump would later expand into the airline industry (buying the Eastern Shuttle routes), and Atlantic City casino business, including buying the Taj Mahal Casino from the Crosby family, then taking it into bankruptcy. This expansion, both personal and business, led to mounting debt. Much of the news about him in the early 1990s involved his much publicized financial problems, creditor-led bailout, extramarital affair with Marla Maples, and the resulting divorce from his first wife, Ivana Trump.

The late 1990s saw a resurgence in his financial situation and fame. In 2001, he completed Trump World Tower, a 72-story residential tower across from the United Nations Headquarters. Also, he began construction on Trump Place, a multi-building development along the Hudson River. Trump owns commercial space in Trump International Hotel and Tower, a 44-story mixed-use (hotel and condominium) tower on Columbus Circle. Trump currently owns several million square feet of prime Manhattan real estate, and remains a major figure in the field of real estate in the United States and a celebrity for his prominent media exposures.

(Wikipedia)

Currently, ranked at #450 in The World Billionaires 2009 list, Donald Trump’s net worth is at US$1.6 billion.

(Forbes)

Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump live – Courtesy of RDdotcom

Books by Donald Trump

Trump University

Trump University

Trump University is an online education company owned and founded by real estate tycoon Donald J. Trump, Sr. It is part of the Trump Organization. It offers courses in real estate, asset management, entrepreneurship and wealth creation. It is not an accredited University.

Trump University does not confer college credits or degrees. Donald Trump brought together education pioneer Roger Schank and professors such as Gary Eldred (Stanford University) and Don Sexton (Columbia University) to work out the curriculum for the subjects.

Trump University offers one-on-one coaching sessions with a mentor, free live events, books, packaged audio courses (featuring CDs and links to online material), as well as its “Wealth Builder’s Network” resource tool and online courses. It also offers an email newsletter.

Trump University frequently announces speaking dates of Trump and his colleagues.

The company managing Trump University’s mailings have been previously accused as a source of spam. The spam, which originates from servers in Provo, Utah, include offers for pet medications, diet pills, software, loans, photo contests, and mortgage applications. Trump University denies these allegations. Currently, the company is dispatching emails from Atlanta, Georgia by a different ISP than before.

(Wikipedia)

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Books by Trump University

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