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Robert Herjavec Biography

Birth Name:
Robert Herjavec
Birth Place:
Varaždin, Croatia
Profession
Buisnessman, reality cast member

Fast Facts

  • Emigrated to Canada with his parents from Communist Yugoslavia
  • Was a stay-at-home-dad for three years
  • Sold his first company, BRAK to AT&T in 2000
  • Founded the technology company, Herjavec Group in 2003
  • Published a book titled Driven: How to Succeed in Business and in Life in 2010
  • Appeared on season 20 of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with Kym Johnson; the pair began dating and eventually married

Awards

  • 2021Emmy-Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: nominated
  • 2021Emmy-Outstanding Structured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2020Emmy-Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: nominated
  • 2020Emmy-Outstanding Structured Reality Program: nominated

Relationships

  • Caprice -- Daughter
  • Skye -- Daughter
  • Brendan -- Son
  • Diane Plese -- Wife (separated)