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Kevin O'Leary

Birth Name:
Kevin O'Leary
Birth Place:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession
Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

  • His wine label O'Leary Fine Wines was awarded a bronze medal at the 2012 Canadian Wine Awards
  • Launched the TV production company Special Event Television after a stint as an assistant product manager at Nabisco Brands
  • Started the software company SoftKey in the basement of a small Toronto home with a programming partner
  • Quote: "Don't cry about money, it never cries for you․"
  • Quote: "Here's how I think of my money: As soldiers․ I send them out to war everyday․ I want them to take prisoners and come home, so there's more of them․"
  • Founding investor and director of Stream Global, an international business outsourcing company
  • Became a co-investor and a director of Storage Now in 2003
  • Has served on the executive board of The Richard Ivey School of Business
  • Has written two books, "Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life" and "The Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women & Money․"

Awards

  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Structured Reality Program:Nominated
  • 2021OFTA Television Award - Best Host or Individual Performance in A Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program:Nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Structured Reality Program:Nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Structured Reality Program:Nominated
  • 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Structured Reality Program:Winner
  • 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2025VHS Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2026Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2026Image Award - Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2026NDFS Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2026OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
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