Mark Cuban

format_quote (A 2007 prediction about what the next big money-maker might be) The one thing I know is the next opportunity won't be on the Internet. It will be a technology that is somewhere else. Some ten-year-old little girl will come up with it, and we'll all wonder how we missed it.

stars  Offered Donald Trump $10 million for a four hour interview. The terms for the interview were that they would only discuss Trump's policy proposals and that no one else besides a broadcast technicians would be present.

stars  While studying at Indiana University in 1980-81, Cuban owned and operated a well-known bar called Motley's Pub. It was a huge dance place and as was common in that era often held wet T-shirt contests to drum up customers. Mark was famous among employees for trying to come up with unusual drinks to bring in people, particularly females, so there were lots of concoctions of ice cream or cookies mixed with booze.

stars  In the Team Penske pits for Helio Castroneves during the IndyCar 300. Cuban and Castroneves previously were both featured on Dancing with the Stars (2005). (July 2008)

stars  Chairman and co-owner of Magnolia Pictures along with Todd Wagner. Magnolia has distributed Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004), Control Room (2004), and others.

stars  Has been listed on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list since 2000 with an estimated net worth of 1.3 to 1.9 billion dollars.