While the principal owner of the Atlanta Hawks boasts a hefty net worth of $11.3 billion, his wife, Jami Gertz, is the world’s richest actress, with an estimated colossal net worth of $8 billion.
The Principal Owner of the Atlanta Hawks, Tony Ressler, has been Married to His Wife, the 80s Actress Jami Gertz, for Over Three Decades!
Antony P. Ressler, an American billionaire businessman, was born in Washington, D.C., on October 12, 1960.
Ressler co-founded private equity giant Apollo Global Management with brother-in-law and fellow billionaire Leon Black in 1990.
In 1997, he co-founded Ares Management Corporation but stepped down as CEO in December 2017 to become executive chairman.
Furthermore, he purchased the Atlanta Hawks for $850 million in 2015.
Before Tying the Knot With His Wife, Jami Gertz, Tony Ressler Was a Normal Banker!
The billionaire businessman Tony Ressler walked down the aisle with his wife, Jami Gertz, on June 16, 1989.
Based on their high profiles, one may conclude that Gertz married Ressler for wealth. On the contrary, this is a story of pure and compassionate love between two people.
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The couple first met through Gertz’s publicist. While she was at the peak of her career, Ressler was simply a banker, not a wealthy businessman. In 2018, the actress recalled:
“I made more money—way more money—than Tony when I met him. I paid for our first home. I paid for our first trip. I married him because I was in love with him.”
Jame Gertz
After meeting at a party, Ressler asked Gertz out for brunch by sending her flowers, which marked the beginning of their love story.
Their love gradually blossomed into a two-year relationship, eventually leading to their marriage in 1989.
The pair welcomed their three sons and a daughter: Oliver, Nicholas, Theo, and Abigail, adding joy and happiness to their lives.
From strangers to life-long companions and business partners, Ressler and Gertz came a long way.
They have seamlessly blended their professional success with a shared commitment to philanthropy and family values.
While Ressler specializes in finance and business as the co-founder of Ares Management and principal owner of the Atlanta Hawks, Gertz serves as a public face for their joint philanthropic efforts.
Furthermore, Ressler has described his wife, Jami Gertz, as an anchor of his life. Despite their nobility, the couple has kept their personal life private, rarely making headlines for personal matters.
Ressler and his wife are members of the investment group that owns the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2015, they also became owners of the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
Furthermore, Gertz represented the Hawks in the NBA draft lottery for the 2018, 2019, and 2020 NBA drafts.
In 2010, the couple were awarded the top celebrity charitable donors by The Giving Back Fund.
Jami and Tony also founded the Ressler Gertz Family Foundation in Atlanta to support Black-owned businesses.
Jami Gertz Was a Popular Actress During the 1980s!
Besides working with her husband, Jami Beth Gertz has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry.
Gertz was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 28, 1965. She grew up in the suburbs of Glenview and attended public schools, graduating from Maine East High School.
Like her husband, Tony, Gertz was born into a Jewish family and raised in Conservative Judaism.
Her father, Walter Gertz, was a builder and contractor, while her mother, Sharon Gertz, was a homemaker.
The American actress rose to fame in the 1980s with roles in films such as Crossroads, Quicksilver (1986), Less Than Zero, The Lost Boys (1987), and the 1980s TV series Square Pegs.
Similarly, her other notable works include 1996’s Twister, her roles as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing, and as Debbie Weaver in the ABC sitcom The Neighbors.
Moreover, she also worked as a scent designer for Lanvin, a French luxury fashion house founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin in Paris.
Gertz is currently a board director for the Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest nonprofit funder of melanoma research.
As of 2024, her estimated net worth is around $8 billion, making her the world’s richest actress. While her husband, Tony, was not always the billionaire businessman, his break came in 1990.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Tony Ressler’s father was an attorney and World War II veteran.
- Ressler’s brother, Richard Ressler, is a principal and founder of CIM Investment Management.
- His sister, Debra Black, was a melanoma survivor and co-founded the Melanoma Research Alliance with her husband, Leon Black.
