Joe Lewis Biography
Joe Lewis is a businessman and investor from the United Kingdom. Lewis is the majority owner of Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football team.
How old is Joe Lewis? – Age
He is 85 years old as of 5 February 2022. He was born in 1937 in Bow, London, United Kingdom. His real name is Joseph C. Lewis.
Joe Lewis Family – Education
The Lewis family lives above a pub on Roman Road in Bow, London. Lewis dropped out of school at the age of 15 to work for his father’s West End catering company, Tavistock Banqueting. When he took over, he quickly expanded the business by selling luxury goods to American tourists. He also owned the West End club the Hanover Grand, where Robert Earl got his first job. He later sold the company in 1979 to make his initial fortune.
Who is Joe Lewis Wife?
Lewis has had two marriages. His first marriage, to Esther Browne, was annulled. They had two children, Charles Lewis and Vivienne Lewis Silverton. Vivienne Lewis Silverton, his “heir,” sits on Tavistock’s board of directors. She is divorced from Toby Silverton, the former chairman of Bristol Cars, which Tavistock once owned completely. In the 2000s and 2010s, she was engaged to ex-Liverpool footballer Craig Johnston for 18 years. Charles Lewis now resides in Argentina and is married to Jane Lewis.
Joe Lewis Bear Stearns
Lewis paid US$860.4 million in cash for a 7% stake in Bear Stearns on September 10, 2007. By December 2007, Lewis had increased his stake in the brokerage firm to 9.4%, totaling 11 million shares at an average price of $107. Lewis was estimated to have lost $1.16 billion on his investment after JP Morgan purchased Bear Stearns for $10 per share.
Where is Joe Lewis Yacht?
Aviva, a $150 million superyacht, is his personal property. The 98-meter-long yacht arrived in Mula’s southwestern tourism hub after a brief visit to another Mula tourism destination, Bodrum.
According to the hlas News Agency, Lewis was not on the yacht. The 68-meter-long Aviva III is replaced by the fourth “Aviva” yacht built for foreign exchange trader Lewis. Aviva, which debuted in 2017, serves as Lewis’ floating home and office. The yacht can accommodate up to 12 guests in six cabins and up to 35 crew members.
Joe Lewis House
Lewis bought his 6-acre lot in the high-end golfing community of Isleworth, which sits between the seventh-hole fairway and the eighth-hole tee box, in the 1980s and finished the house in 1990. The property, which is approximately 17,000 square feet and has seven bedrooms, is modeled after a manor house in Berkshire, England, complete with classical columns and statues. According to one of the listing agents, Gary Pohrer of Douglas Elliman, there are ceiling moldings, corbels, and trims reclaimed from 19th-century houses in the United Kingdom, as well as a circa-1850 fireplace in the living room rescued from an old English estate.
The interiors feature dramatic period décor. An entry foyer features a sweeping mahogany staircase and an elaborate marble floor inspired by an English aristocratic manor house in Derbyshire, England. A 48-foot-wide carpet in the living room that was made on a single loom in Morocco is included in the sale. It is so large that importers had to load the entire delivery truck onto the ship to get it to the United States, according to Mr. Pohrer. The study has English walnut paneling and a hidden bar hidden by a piece of art above the fireplace.
Joe Lewis, the owner of the British Premier League soccer team Tottenham Hotspur, is the seller. Lewis purchased Tiffany glass for the main bathroom at an auction of some of singer Elton John’s belongings in 1988. The pieces were then tailored to fit the house. A movie theater, a gym, and a spa are also available.
Joe Lewis Art collection
Lewis’ art collection, which includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Lucian Freud, and sculptor Henry Moore, is estimated to be worth $1 billion. Lewis paid £26.3 million for Francis Bacon’s Triptych 1974-1977 in 2008, setting a record for postwar artwork purchased in Europe at the time. In November 2018, Joe Lewis sold Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) by David Hockney for $90.3 million in Christie’s salesroom.
Lewis owns several versions of Arturo Di Modica’s iconic Charging Bull, including the original, which the artist installed on Wall Street in the middle of the night on December 15, 1989, with no prior permission from authorities.
Does Joe Lewis live on his yacht?
Lewis’ personal mobile office, Aviva, houses his personal art collection, and he has been known to live on Aviva for months at a time. The yacht, which can accommodate up to 16 guests, has been refitted at least twice since her debut in 2007.