- Born
- Birth nameRonald Wayne Burkle
- Ron Burkle was born on November 12, 1952 in Pomona, California, USA. He is a producer and executive, known for The Giver (2014), 3 Days to Kill (2014) and Out of the Furnace (2013). He was previously married to Janet Steeper.
- SpouseJanet Steeper(March 23, 1974 - 2006) (divorced, 3 children)
- Co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins, he invested $20 million to help Mario Lemieux save the team from bankruptcy.
- Raffaello Follieri plead guilty in September 2008 to misappropriating $50 million of Burkle's and other investors' money in a Ponzi scheme involving properties owned by the Catholic Church. The FBI says that Follieri may have defrauded investors of as much as $100 million.
- Longtime Democratic Party supporter, his company employs Bill Clinton to help identify investment opportunities.
- Father of actor Andrew Burkle.
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