Guy Laliberté
Appearance
Guy Laliberté | |
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Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | 2 September 1952
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founder of Cirque du Soleil |
Political party | Rhinoceros (1980) |
Spouse | Rizia Moreira (ex de facto spouse) |
Partner | Claudia Barilla (girlfriend) |
Children | 5 |
Nickname(s) | Ahtata (Full Tilt Poker) |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 1 |
Money finish(es) | 2 |
Space career | |
Space Adventures Tourist | |
Time in space | 10d 21h 17m |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-16 / TMA-14 |
Guy Laliberté, OC CQ (born 2 September 1952) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, director, and poker player. He is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil. In January 2018, Laliberté was ranked by Forbes as the 11th wealthiest Canadian.[2] In September 2009, he became the first Canadian space tourist.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Forbes Guy Laliberte – Forbes Forbes.com. Accessed June 2020.
- ↑ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ↑ "Biography Guy Laliberté". Cirque du Soleil. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08.