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Ronald Perelman - Age, Family, Bio

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Emily Baldwin

Updated on February 14, 2026

Billionaire tycoon behind MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. He figured prominently in the bestseller Titans of Finance from 2001.

Before Fame

He received a degree in business from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 1961.

Trivia

He was the 25th richest American with $12 billion in wealth in 2011, according to Forbes magazine.

Family Life

He married his fifth wife, psychiatrist Dr. Anna Chapman, in 2010. Their son was his seventh child.

Associated With

He met his fourth wife Ellen Barkin at a Vanity Fair Oscar party.