| Net Worth | $200,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Name | Dan Brandon Bilzerian |
| Date of Birth/Age | December 7, 1980 (age 38) |
| State/City of origin | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5'8 |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Actor, Professional Poker Player. |
Net Worth
Dan Bilzerian has a net worth of $200 million.
How Did Dan Bilzerian Make His Money?
He inherited most of it.
His father is a wealthy stockbroker and corporate raider. His father set up a trust fund for Dan Bilzerian and his brother Adam.
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Social Media Stardom
Bilzerian has used his time and money to become a social media star.
Bilzerian became famous for living an extremely lavish, self-indulgent lifestyle.
He has become a social media star who is popular with a following of mostly young men who envy his life of riding around on yachts, playing poker in Las Vegas, owning a jet and being constantly surrounded by beautiful, bikini-clad women.
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He is known as the “King of Instagram” because he frequently posts pictures of himself posing with his huge collection of guns, his fancy cars and his lavish homes in Las Vegas, Ja Jolla and Beverly Hills.
He has over 16 million Instagram followers. Bilzerian also has over 1 million Twitter followers.
GQ magazine described him as “Bruce Wayne meets Hugh Hefner for the social-media age.”
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Poker Fame
In 2009, Bilzerian entered the World Series of Poker. He did not win, but his antics made many people notice him.
The cameras of ESPN and other media outlets were consistently drawn to him, and audience members took notice.
These actions kick-started Bilzerian’s social media fame. In 2010, Bluff magazine called him the funniest poker player on Twitter.
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The publicity led to an endorsement with the Victory card company. After this, a series of high-stakes gambling stunts brought him more attention.
He and his lawyer raced each other for a $400,000 bet. A friend offered him money to swim through a lake full of alligators, and he did it.
A gun company offered to pay him to blow up a car with one of their guns, and he did that too.
Before long, Bilzerian had established his place as a social media star and the “Playboy King of Instagram.”
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Under Scrutiny
Bilzerian has made several claims about his past and his current activities. Some hold up to scrutiny, but others don’t.
He clearly has money, but some gossip sites and other observers believe that much of his lifestyle comes from people willing to loan him cars, houses and jets because of his social media influence.
His father has spent time in prison for securities fraud and other financial crimes. Despite this, the family used various financial maneuvers to keep most of their property.
Over the years, Bilzerian has been involved in several high-profile stunts and controversies. Many of them might be publicity stunts. Bilzerian courts the limelight. He makes no bones about wanting to flaunt his lifestyle.
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Was He a Navy SEAL?
Bilzerian says that he enlisted in the Navy in 2000 and made it all the way to SEAL training. He sometimes describes himself as a former SEAL trainee.
He admitted on the Joe Rogan podcast that he hated being in the Navy so much that he deliberately “messed up” his legs to get out of it.
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Professional Poker
Bilzerian also claims that he has made a lot of money as a professional poker player. He said he dropped out of college after realizing that he could make money playing poker.
At his first big tournament, he ended up in 180th place and won only $36,000 in prize money.
Lone Survivor
In 2011, Bilzerian offered to invest $1 million in the Mark Wahlberg movie Lone Survivor. In exchange, he wanted one minute of dialogue in the movie.
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When the movie came out, his dialogue was cut to almost nothing. Bilzerian sued.
A year later, he dropped the case, saying that he was making more money on his investment in the movie than he would get in a settlement.
Bike Ride
In 2016, one of Bilzerian’s friends bet that Bilzerian couldn’t ride his bike from the Hollywood Hills to Los Angeles without being killed. His friend gave him 48 hours to do it. Bilzerian did it in 33 hours.
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Las Vegas Shooting
In 2017, Bilzerian was in the news when he started posting from the site of the Las Vegas shooting. He was in Las Vegas when it happened, and he claimed on his Instagram that he was going to get one of his many guns to stop the shooter.
When his heroic act failed to materialize, many people on social media mocked him. “Good thing your seal training kicked it and you ran away from everything,” read one comment.
Bilzerian responded by posting a photograph showing that he was helping a wounded woman get to safety.
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Health Scares
Bilzerian has reportedly had three serious heart conditions. He had two heart attacks and a pulmonary embolism before he was 32 years old.
According to doctors, his self-indulgent lifestyle and his fondness for extreme sports are to blame.
One of his heart attacks, for instance, occurred after a four-day snowboarding vacation that involved extreme stunts and extreme partying.
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Assault Charges
In August 2014, he was thrown out of a nightclub in Miami after he kicked model Vanessa Castano in the face. Bilzerian said he was protecting another woman, who was being attacked by Castano.
Castano denied that and sued Bilzerian for damages. The nightclub banned him for life.
The same year, Bilzerian was doing a photoshoot with adult film actress Janice Griffith for Hustler.
Griffith says that Bilzerian threw her off the roof of his house and into a pool. Griffith missed the pool and injured her foot. She sued both Hustler and Bilzerian.
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Family and Relationships
Bilzerian has never been married. He has no children.
Bilzerian’s father is Paul Bilzerian, an Armenian stockbroker and corporate takeover specialist. When Dan was in grade school, Paul Bilzerian went to prison for securities fraud. He spent several years in prison. When he got out, the family moved to Utah.
After graduating from high school, Dan Bilzerian attended the University of South Florida. He dropped out after two years.
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Dan Bilzerian Quick Facts
- He was born December 8, 1980, in Tampa, Florida.
- He has homes in Bel Air, California, and Las Vegas.
Favorite Quotes from Dan Bilzerian
“I didn’t get much attention as a kid. I guess that’s why I’m such a flashy lunatic.”
“I’m shooting drones, because it’s Sunday and this is America.”
“My dad said, ‘Invest in movies and NASCAR and buy a plane if you hate money,’ and I did all three. I’m good at poker.”
Success Tips from Dan Bilzerian
After a few false starts in life, Bilzerian found success on social media. His social media accounts help pay for his outrageous lifestyle, and his fans look forward to more outlandish photos and statements every day. It’s proof that being successful on social media is all about finding the right niche audience.
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