Mark Cuban American entrepreneur and the owner

Mark Cuban born July 31, 1958 is an American entrepreneur and the owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and the chairman of the HDTV cable network HDNet.
Contents
* 1 Biography
o 1.1 Family and personal interests
* 2 Early career
* 3 Billionaire entrepreneur
* 4 Dallas Mavericks
o 4.1 Ownership
o 4.2 NBA policy controversies
* 5 Other sports businesses
* 6 Political leanings
* 7 Redacted
* 8 Fallen Patriot Fund
* 9 2008 presidential endorsement
* 10 Insider trading allegation
* 11 "The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan"
* 12 Film and television credits
o 12.1 Acting roles
o 12.2 As himself
* 13 References
* 14 External links
Biography
Cuban was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, in a Jewish working-class family. His last name was shortened from "Chabenisky" when his Russian grandparents landed on Ellis Island. Cuban's father Norton was an automobile upholsterer. Cuban's first step into the business world occurred at age 12, when he sold garbage bags to pay for a pair of expensive basketball shoes. While in school, he held a variety of jobs, including bartender, disco dancing instructor, and party promoter. He paid for college by collecting and selling stamps, and once gained about $1,100 from starting a chain letter.
Rather than attending high school for his senior year, Cuban enrolled as a full time student at the University of Pittsburgh. After one year at the University of Pittsburgh, he transferred to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and graduated in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.
Family and personal interests
In September 2002, Cuban married Tiffany Stewart, an advertising executive, in Barbados, with a wedding reception at the American Airlines Center. Their first daughter, Alexis Sofia, was born on September 25, 2005; their second daughter, Alyssa, was born in 2007. Tiffany and Mark also have a son born in early 2010. The family lives in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas, in a 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m2) mansion.
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