Jeffery Robert Lurie is the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles national football league team. He has an extensive background in American motion picture production and at the moment is very active in the national football league owner committees. Before entering the business industry, Lurie served as a professor of social policy.
Lurie was born into a Jewish wealthy family in Boston. He worked as an executive at General Cinema Corporation, which was one of the largest operators of drive-in movie theaters in the United States, founded by his grandfather “Philip Smith” and headed by his uncle “Richard A Smith”. Peter and Cathy are two siblings of Jeffrey. At the age of nine years, he lost his father on 1961 April 14.
In 1985, he founded Chestnut Hill Productions which produced a link of Hollywood movies and TV shows. The company initially started off with a multi-feature joint venture which then became an independent production company.
Film produced by Jeffery:
- Sweet Heart Dance (1988, Box Office collection $3,790,493)
- I Love you to Death (1990, Box Office collection $16,186,793)
- V.I. Warshawski (1991, Box Office collection $11,128,309)
- Foxfire (1996, Box Office collection $269,300)
TV shows:
- Blind Side(1993, Executive producer)
- State of Emergency (1994, Executive producer)
- Malibu Shores (1996, Co-producer)
- POV (2014, Executive producer)
Forbes ranked him no.319 on the Forbes list of the top 400 richest people in America, in 2020.
Personal Status
| Age | 71 |
| Source of Wealth | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Residence | Wynnewood, Pennsylvania |
| Citizenship | United states |
| Marrital status | Married |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Doctorate, Brandeis University; BA/BSC, Clark University |
Jeffery’s Family – Wife and Children
Peter and Cathy are two siblings of Jeffrey. At the age of 44, his father died. He was only nine years old when he lost his father on 1961 April 14.
Jeffery met the former actress Cristina Weiss (who is now his ex-wife of him) in the pre-production for the movie called “I Love you to death”. They both got married in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1922. They had two children together; a son Julian and a daughter Milena.
The couple could not work out a healthy relationship so they got Divorced in 2012. As part of the divorce settlement, Cristina got an ownership interest in the Philadelphia Eagles company. Soon after his Divorce from Cristina, Jeffery got married to Tina Lai on the 4th of May 2013.
Jeffery Louis’s relationships and family
| Spouse | Tina Lai (4th may 2013- present)/ Christina Weiss (divorced)) |
| Father | Morris John Lurie |
| Mother | Nancy Smith Lurie |
| Siblings | Peter and Cathy Lurie |
| Children | Milena Caitlin and Julian Lurie |
Jeffery’s Net worth in 2022
Jeffrey Lurie is an American film producer and businessman who has a net worth of $2.2 Billion. Although he is most known for his controversial statements frequently, people who understand the business will know how good he is at his work. He is one of the most renowned personalities in the field of football.
Though he is great at his business he can not be considered a self-made billionaire because he comes from an already-established rich family in Boston. His grandfather has already left him with a strong base for settlement in business. Following his grandfather’s lead, he then established his own production company in 1985. He has produced many movies and tv shows and many of them are also nominated for Oscars.
Lurie was so much into sports that he put himself to sleep listening to the Boston Red Sox on his radio. He holds the season ticket to New England Patriots since the franchise began in 1960. His interest in sports led him to buy Philadelphia Eagles on May 6, 1994, from Braman for $195 million. He was almost 200 million dollars in loans to buy the company. He also has a degree of Ph.D. from Brandeis University.
Most of his income is generated through his football team and his production company. His production company has produced many Blockbuster movies back to back when he was actively involved with his company. But soon he stopped the production business and was fully involved in his football team. He chooses football over the film industry. Many renowned magazines have stated that if he remained in the production business, actively, he could have the potential to make more than 10 billion dollars in the last 20 years.
At the present time, Philadelphia Eagle is the highest-rated and highest-earning football team playing in the National Football League. It was ranked second when he newly bought the company.
| Name | Jeffrey Robert Lurie |
| Net worth (2022) | $2.2 Billion |
| Profession | American film production / owns football team |
| Monthly income and salary | $12 Million + |
| Yearly Income And Salary | $166 Million + |
| Last Updated | 2022 |
Awards and Honors
In terms of Awards, his production has won Academy Award three times:
- 2011 for the Best Documentary as executive producer of Inside jobs.
- 2013 for the Best Documentary Short Film as an executive producer of Inocente.
- 2022 for the Best Documentary Feature as executive producer of Summer of Soul.