Chris Gardner

About Chris Gardner

Entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who was homeless in the early 1980s.

Christopher Paul Gardner is an American businessman and lecturer. In the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co in 1987. In 2006 Gardner sold his minority stake in the business and published a memoir. This book was adapted into the movie The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith.

Occupation	Businessman, motivational speaker
Born	Christopher Paul Gardner, February 9, 1954, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Children	2
Known for	The Pursuit of Happyness

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Trivia

He recounted his journey from homelessness to financial success in his memoir The Pursuit of Happyness, which was published in May 2006.

Chris Gardner before fame

He had ambitions to become a doctor, but he gave up at the age of 26.

Achievement of Chris Gardner

In his memoir The Pursuit of Happiness, published in May 2006, he detailed his journey from destitution to financial success.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$101 million (2017)

Chris Gardner family life

With ex-wife Sherry Dyson, he has a son.

Associations of Chris Gardner

Will Smith played him in the 2006 film adaptation of his novel.

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