Dan Bilzerian - 10 facts about the social media superstar
Dan Brandon Bilzerian was born December 7, 1980, in Tampa, Florida.
His father, who is Armenian descent, was a corporate raider on Wall Street and set up trust funds for both of his sons.
Bilzerian entered the Navy SEAL training program in 2000 and after several attempts, he did not graduate the program.
Bilzerian cashed in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, finishing in 180th place.
Because of his lavish lifestyle and heavy drug abuse, he reportedly suffered three heart attacks before the age of 32.
In 2014, Bilzerian sued the producers of the film Lone Survivor.
On December 9, 2014, Bilzerian was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on unrelated bomb-making charges.
In February 2015, Bilzerian pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of “negligently failing to extinguish a fire in the open” and was fined $17,231.50.
Though Bilzerian’s self-estimation of a $100 million fortune is widely circulated, many of suspect that the figure