Marcus Lemonis

About

Marcus Anthony Lemonis (born November 16, 1973) is an American businessman, TV personality, and entrepreneur. He is the co-owner of Camping World and the executive chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond. Additionally, he is the star of The Profit, a CNBC reality show about saving small businesses and co-owner of Marcus/Glass Entertainment, which owns Let’s Make a Deal. He stars in the Fox reality series, The Fixer.

Lemonis was born in Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War, to Abdelmasih, and Nadia, who was from Baniyas, Syria.
He was given the name Ricardo but was abandoned at an orphanage four days after his birth. He was adopted during his infancy on July 29, 1974, by Leo and Sophia Lemonis, a couple living in Miami, Florida. His adoptive father was Greek, and his adoptive mother was Lebanese.
Throughout his upbringing, Lemonis was exposed to the automotive industry, with his great uncle (Anthony Abraham) owning two of the largest Chevrolet dealerships in the United States. Family friend Lee Iacocca mentored Lemonis and invested millions to help him start a recreational vehicle business.
Lemonis graduated in 1991 from Christopher Columbus High School…