Jeffrey Lurie

Jeffrey Lurie: Biography in Details

Who is Jeffrey Lurie?

American Jeffrey Lurie is an Academy Award-winning producer and businessman.

Lurie is renowned as the owner of the American Football team, the Philadelphia Eagles.

How many siblings does Jeffrey Lurie have?

Jeffrey Lurie was born Jeffrey Robert Lurie on the 8th of September 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts.

His father, Lt. Morris John Lurie, and mother, Nancy Smith were of Jewish-Scottish ethnicity.

He has two siblings Peter and Cathy.

Lurie’s Education

He graduated from Clark University with Honors in Arts. Later, he joined Boston University. From the University, he earned a master’s degree in psychology.

Later, Jeffrey Lurie earned a doctorate in social policy from Brandeis University. He wrote the thesis on the depiction of women in Hollywood movies.

Jeffrey Lurie- Professional Life, Career

Jeffrey Lurie started his career as University Professor. However, he deserted his teaching career in 1983 and joined the family business, General Cinema Corporation as an executive.

Also, Jeffrey Lurie used to be the advisor of the company for buying goods.

Moving forward, he bought the Chestnut Hill Production. With the production house, he started producing movies.

Some of his movies as a producer include Sweet Hearts Dance, V.I. Warshawski, and Foxfire.

Also, he produced the documentaries like Inside Job and Inocente which earned the Acamedy awards for him.

Journey to Philadelphia Eagles

From the very beginning, he was a fan of the Boston Red Sox and often sleep listening to the transistor.

Later, in 1993, he tried to buy the New England Patriots. However, he dropped his bin of $150 million when his uncle, Richard Smith canceled his finances.

Later, on the 6th of May 1994, he brought Philadelphia Eagles from Braman for $195 million taking a loan of $185 million from the Bank of Boston.

To return the loan, he put his personal stock of Harcourt General and GC Companies Inc as equity capital.

Also, Jeffrey Lurie and his mother put his stock family trust as collateral to borrow the rest.

Jeffrey’s Awards, Nomination

• 2010- Acamedy Awards for Inside Job. 
• 2013- Acamedy Awards for Inocente. 

How much is the net worth of Jeffrey Lurie?

As of 2023, he has an estimated net worth of $3 billion. The current worth of his football team, the Philadelphia Eagles worth $3.1 billion.

In 1994, he brought the team taking a loan of $185 million. As of now, he owns more than 90% of the team.

Besides that, he makes through his makes movies production too.

Jeffrey Lurie’s Controversy, Rumors

To date, he has not been through any kind of controversy that created a buzz in the media. Similarly, there are no rumors related to her.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jeffrey Lurie has brown eyes with light hair.

His height is 6 feet 3 inches and weighs around 100 kg.

Social Media Profiles

Jeffrey is active on Twitter with the handle, @jeff_lurie over with 976 followers. He is not active on Facebook and Instagram.

On this account, he is following the personalities like Ran Jaworski, Molly McGrath, and Michael Silver.

Trivia

• His grandfather,  Philip Smith founded the motion picture, General Cinema Corporation. 
• His father passed away when he was nine years old.

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