Ted Turner

format_quote Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth -it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.

stars  Met With actress Grace Baine at the mestopping violence Benefit 2008 who is also a supporter of the organization

stars  Inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame in 2004.

stars  Started his own restaurant chain called "Ted's Montana Grill". It's signature meat is bison harvested on Ted's very own land.

stars  In March 2001, sold World Championship Wrestling to his competition the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). WWF used the brand in their programming for less than a year before retiring it.

stars  Built his Turner Network from one modest Atlanta television station once known as WTCG Channel 17, and now known as the Super Station. From this one small station, which specialized in reruns of TV series, old movies from the "Golden Age of Hollywood", and original programming, he expanded into CNN and eventually created the television channels Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies and Turner South.