Jeff Ma
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Jeff Ma was a member of the MIT Blackjack Team in the mid 1990s. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. He was the basis for the main character of the book Bringing Down the House (where he was renamed Kevin Lewis) and the film 21 (where he was renamed Ben Campbell). Ma also co-founded PROTRADE (a sports stock market website)[1] and does consulting work for professional sports teams including the Portland Trail Blazers and San Francisco 49ers.[2] He is currently the Co-Founder & VP, Research at Citizen Sports, a sport-information website and iPhone application based in San Francisco.
Ma makes a cameo in 21 as a blackjack dealer named Jeffery at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.[3] Jim Sturgess's character, Ben Campbell, refers to Jeffery as, "my brother from another mother."
Ma also makes appearances as a motivational speaker at conferences and corporate events.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Justin Berton (2008-03-27). "Hollywood deals Jeff Ma a good hand with '21'". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/27/DDQEVM8MQ.DTL. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ Zack O'Malley Greenburg (2006-10-16). "Picking Winners". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2006/1016/056.html. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ IMDB (...). "IMDB". [1]. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt478087/. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ Lavin Agency (2008-05-30). "Lavin Agency Speaker Profile: Jeff Ma". [2]. http://www.thelavinagency.com/usa/jeffreyma.html. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
[edit] External links
- Jeff Ma at the Internet Movie Database
- Jeff Ma Article in USA Today
- Jeff Ma Video Blog
- interview about Citizen Sports start-up on TechCrunch.com
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