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Chris Gardner
American businessman and motivational speaker (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Chris Gardner, see Chris Gardner (disambiguation).
Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co in 1987. In 2006, Gardner sold his minority stake in the firm and published a memoir. That book was made into the motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith.
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Born | Christopher Paul Gardner (1954-02-09) February 9, 1954 (age 70) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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Known for | The Pursuit of Happyness |
Children | 2 |
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