Guy Laliberté

Guy Laliberté
Laliberté at the $25,000 World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em Championship
Born	(1952-09-02) 2 September 1952 (age 72) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Co-founder of Cirque du Soleil
Political party	Rhinoceros (1980)
Spouse	Rizia Moreira (ex de facto spouse)
Partner	Claudia Barilla (girlfriend)
Children	5
Nickname(s)	Ahtata (Full Tilt Poker)
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	1
Money finish(es)	2
Space career
Space Adventures Tourist
Time in space	10d 21h 17m
Missions	Soyuz TMA-16 / TMA-14

Guy Laliberté, OC CQ (born 2 September 1952) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, director, and poker player. He is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil. In January 2018, Laliberté was ranked by Forbes as the 11th wealthiest Canadian.^[2] In September 2009, he became the first Canadian space tourist.^[3]

References

1. Forbes Guy Laliberte – Forbes Forbes.com. Accessed June 2020.
2. "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
3. "Biography Guy Laliberté". Cirque du Soleil. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08.