Dan Bilzerian, also known as "Blitz," is a 32-year-old venture capitalist, high-stakes poker player, thrill seeker, and Hollywood actor who has gained international recognition for his lavish lifestyle, penchant for danger, and carefree attitude, earning him the title of an international playboy.
As a regular on the high-stakes poker scene, Bilzerian plays in private games with the rich and famous, where every hand is worth more than most people's yearly salary, with a minimum buy-in of millions of dollars. He is a relentless gambler who makes outrageous bets, often taking wagers on absurd challenges such as swimming across an alligator-infested lake or jumping off a 90-foot cliff.
Bilzerian has made headlines for his participation in the highest-stakes drag race in history, winning $385,000 at the Las Vegas Speedway, where he drove a 1965 A/C Cobra and beat a 2011 Ferrari 458, considered one of the fastest cars in the world at the time.
As an actor and stuntman, Bilzerian's credits include "Olympus Has Fallen," starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman, as well as three films to be released in 2014: "Lone Survivor," starring Mark Wahlberg; "The Equalizer," starring Denzel Washington; and "The Other Woman," starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Upton.
In his free time, Bilzerian enjoys extreme sports around the world, trains in mixed martial arts, goes scuba diving, mountain biking, snowmobiling, and racing cars.
Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Bilzerian was born into a family of entrepreneurs and investors. Along with his brother Adam, he invests in and manages business interests across various industries, including real estate, oil, and entertainment.
Bilzerian enlisted in the Navy for four years and went directly into SEAL training, completing 2 hell-weeks and 500 days of training before being dropped from the program for a safety violation two days before graduation. He received an honorable discharge and spent the following four years at the University of Florida, majoring in business and criminology.
After achieving significant financial success, Bilzerian left college to focus on funding start-up companies, dividing his time between homes in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Diego.
