Donny Deutsch
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| Donny Deutsch | |
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| Born | Donald Deutsch November 22, 1957 Hollis Hills (Queens), New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Advertising executive; television personality |
| Spouse | Stacy Josloff (married 2000; divorced) |
| Partner | Amanda Zacharia (former) |
| Children | Daisy (born 2007; with Zacharia) |
| Website | |
| donnydeutsch.com | |
Donald "Donny" Deutsch (born November 22, 1957)[1] is an American advertising executive and television personality.
He is the former host of the CNBC talk show The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (2004–2008). The television audience first became familiar with him on February 11, 2005, when he appeared[clarification needed] on NBC's reality-television series The Apprentice hosted by Donald Trump.[2]
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[edit] Early life and education
Deutsch was born to a Jewish family in Hollis Hills, a neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City, New York. He attended the Martin Van Buren High School (P.S. 188), located in the nearby Queens Village neighborhood; Deutsch later attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
[edit] Career
Deutsch is the chairman of Deutsch Inc., an advertising agency founded by his father, which he sold to the Interpublic Group of Companies in 2000 for US$265 million.[citation needed]
In addition to his work on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Deutsch has appeared as a regular guest on MSNBC's morning talk show Morning Joe.
[edit] Writing
He has published several books including a business motivation book, Often Wrong, Never in Doubt – Unleash the Business Rebel Within (2005), written with co-author Peter Knobler.
[edit] Personal life
In 2000, he married Stacy Josloff, whom he later divorced. Deutsch's former girlfriend, Amanda Zacharia, gave birth to their daughter, Daisy, in 2007.[3]
Deutsch purchased a five-story property in New York City for $21 million and reportedly spent another $20 million on renovations in 2006.[4] Deutsch also purchased a $29 million home on Long Island, New York.[citation needed]
[edit] Partial bibliography
- Deutsch, Donny; Knobler, Peter (2005). Often Wrong, Never in Doubt – Unleash the Business Rebel Within. New York City, New York: Collins Press. ISBN 978-0060567187.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b DiEdwardo, Judy Alexandra (undated (circa 2008)). "Making it Big – Donny Deutsch Wants Your 'Big Idea' To Be the Next Big Thing". Success. http://www.successmagazine.com/Making-it-Big/PARAMS/article/415/channel/20#. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Abstract; (subscription required) for full article). Staff (February 11, 2005)."CNBC – Donny Deutsch on The Apprentice". TV Newser (blog of mediabistro.com). Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Staff (December 11, 2008). "TV Sage Caught In Illicit Kiss". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/seven/12112008/gossip/pagesix/tv_sage_caught_in_illicit_kiss_143571.htm. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ Bennetts, Leslie (October 2011). "Donny Deutsch's Modern New York City Townhouse – Designers Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper Punch Up the Adman's Museum-White Manhattan Mansion". Architectural Digest. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
[edit] External links
- donnydeutsch.com, Deutsch's official website
- Donny Deutsch at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Donny Deutsch in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Donny Deutsch Profile
- The Big Idea (a redirect to the CNBC blog 15838512)
- Donny Deutsch profile at CNBC Anchors & Reporters
- 1957 births
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century men
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century men
- Living people
- American business jounralists
- American media executives
- American motivational writers
- American television talk show hosts
- Businesspeople from New York City
- Businesspeople in advertising
- CNBC
- Jewish American writers
- Martin Van Buren High School alumni
- People from Queens
- Wharton School alumni
- Writers from New York City
