Did you know that the richest Armenian in American history was born into a family that had nothing?
Kirk Kerkorian — the man who built the world’s largest hotel THREE times, bought legendary MGM Studios, owned airlines and casinos worth billions. His fortune reached $20 billion.
Yet he drove a used Ford, lived in a modest house, and ate bacon and eggs at ordinary diners.
In this video:
⏱ 00:00 — Introduction
⏱ 01:20 — Childhood of an Armenian refugee
⏱ 03:20 — How boxing and aviation changed his life
⏱ 05:44 — Building an empire in Las Vegas
⏱ 08:00 — Buying Hollywood and MGM Studios
⏱ 09:20 — War with automobile giants
⏱ 10:24 — Why a billionaire lived like an ordinary man
⏱ 11:44 — $2 billion in charity and helping Armenia
⏱ 13:12 — Personal life, family, and final years
Kirk Kerkorian proved: it doesn’t matter where you were born. What matters is who you decide to become.
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2 Comments
Bullshit they were from
Turkey
again, you missed again how he saved his money to go to pilot school, well he was detailing cars of mafia members in Los Angeles , he use to pick up the keys of the cars from barber shop and he was taking home and wash the cars, and they use give him Hundred dollar awash in 1930s so he saved lots of money they use love him , how do I know by an old men who despised him, his father use tell him why you are not smart like kirk , father was also member of mafia member. and he also gave him 100 dollar every time washed his car.