A venture capitalist by trade, Dan Bilzerian (a.k.a. "Blitz") has made a
name for himself as a high-stakes poker player, thrill seeker and, more
recently, Hollywood actor. His lavish lifestyle, penchant for danger
and carefree attitude has gotten him attention around the world as an
international playboy.Bilzerian, 32, is a regular on the high-stakes
poker scene, playing in private games with the rich and famous where
every hand is more than most people's yearly salary. He has played in
games where the minimum buy-in has been millions of dollars.Bilzerian is
a relentless gambler who makes some of the most outrageous bets that
are regularly the talk of the gambling world. From swimming across an
alligator infested lake or jumping off a 90-foot cliff to simply betting
on a random person's opinion or the flip of a coin, Bilzerian will take
almost any wager. He made headlines when he competed in what has to
have been the highest-stakes drag race in history, winning $385,000 at
the Las Vegas Speedway. Bilzerian was driving a 1965 A/C Cobra and beat a
2011 Ferrari 458, which was considered at the time to be one of the
fastest cars in the world.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.True to his nature,
Bilzerian spends his free time doing extreme sports around the world as
well as training MMA, scuba diving, mountain biking, snowmobiling and
racing cars.Bilzerian was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Along with
his brother Adam, Bilzerian invests in and manages business interests
across a wide array of industries, including real estate, oil and
entertainment. He enlisted in the Navy for four years and went directly
into SEAL training. After completing 2 hell-weeks and 500 days of
training, Bilzerian was 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. Bilzerian left college after achieving
significant financial success and focused his time on funding start up
companies. Bilzerian divides his time between homes in Los Angeles, Las
Vegas and San Diego. See full bio on IMDb »
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