Robert Herjavec Biography
Robert Herjavec is a businessman, investor, and television personality of Croatian-Canadian origin. In 2000, Herjavec sold BRAK Systems, a Canadian integrator of Internet security software, to AT&T Canada for $30.2 million.
How old is Robert Herjavec? – Age
He is 60 years old as of 14 September 2022. He was born in 1962 in Varaždin, Croatia.
Robert Herjavec Family – Education
Herjavec was born in Zbjeg and spent his youth there. When Herjavec was eight years old, his family fled the country that had previously imprisoned his father, Vladimir, for speaking out against the dictatorship. Vladimir Herjavec’s family fled the nation in 1970, after his father, Vladimir, was imprisoned for speaking out against the authorities. They landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with only a single bag and $20 in their pockets. They moved to Toronto and spent 18 months living in the basement of a family friend’s house.
Herjavec, Herjavec’s father, has been a key influence in his life. His father trained him not to whine, and a traveling salesperson convinced his mother to purchase a $500 vacuum cleaner. Herjavec earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature and political science from the University of Toronto’s New College in 1984. In the 1980s, Herjavec worked a variety of minimum-wage jobs to make ends meet.
Robert Herjavec Wife – Robert Herjavec Children
In 1990, Herjavec married optometrist Dr. Diane Plese. They divorced in early 2016, after splitting in July 2014. After his marriage failed, he considered suicide. His ex-wife and he have two children, Caprice and Skye, as well as a son named Brendan. A judge ordered in June 2019 that Herjavec must pay his ex-wife extra payments, bringing the total she got during the marriage to $25 million.
Herjavec revealed his romance with his former Dancing with the Stars partner Kym Johnson in September 2015. They got engaged on February 27, 2016. They married on July 31, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
Robert and Kym announced their pregnancy with twins in December 2017. Hudson Robert Herjavec and Haven Mae Herjavec, a boy and a girl, were born on April 23, 2018.
Danielle Vasinova, Herjavec’s ex-girlfriend from 2013 to 2015, sued him for rape in 2017 after he sued her for attempting to extort him over bogus claims of sexual assault. Both suits were dismissed in the middle of 2018. The claims against Robert were dropped without monetary compensation, and Vasinova apologized to Robert and his family.
Robert Herjavec Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $300 million.
How tall is Robert off of Shark Tank? – Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches(1.71 m).
Robert Herjavec House
Herjavec sold his mansion near the Santa Monica Mountains for $17 million in the summer for a nice West Coast property deal. The sale was reported to have ended at the end of May. At 24400 Little Valley Rd., the “contemporary farmhouse”-style home with seven bedrooms and 14,400 square feet in the Hidden Hills gated community. A subterranean gym, a home theater, a 10-plus car garage, a pool, and a separate guesthouse complete the property.
The property was purchased by Herjavec in 2019 for $14.6 million, and in December, he listed it for $17.3 million.
L.A.’s soaring residential and luxury markets, which continue to set sales records, are reflected in the nearly full asking price. According to PropertyShark, Miriam Schaeffer, a former nail polish executive whose family trust owns more than a dozen luxury homes in the Los Angeles area, purchased Herjavec’s property. The Wall Street Journal reported that in September of that year, Shaeffer also put up for sale a $33 million Italian villa-style mansion in Beverly Hills with 13,765 square feet and three stories.
Herjavec is married to the former Kym Johnson, an Australian professional ballroom dancer who appeared on the country’s version of “Dancing with the Stars.” He was born in Croatia and made a fortune selling the internet security software company he founded.
The well-known low-key investor has had a busy summer: Herjavec’s purchase of a condo at One57, the Billionaires’ Row megatower, for a steeply discounted $34.5 million last month attracted attention; This week, while he was jet skiing on an Ontario lake, he saved a family with a former professional hockey goalie who had become stranded on their boat.
Robert Herjavec Shark Tank – Dragons’ Den
Herjavec has participated as a regular on the Canadian CBC Television series Dragons’ Den (seasons 1–6) and on ABC’s version of the series, Shark Tank, where aspiring entrepreneurs submit business pitches to a panel of possible investors. Herjavec’s most successful show investment is $100,000 for a 10% interest in the sweater company Tipsy Elves. Herjavec has also invested in Aura Bora, a herbal sparkling water company.
Herjavec earned three Gemini Awards for Outstanding Reality Show in Canada while on Dragon’s Den. Herjavec was a presenter at the 2013 Creative Arts Emmy Awards as well as the 2013 Mr. Olympia competition. Herjavec was announced as one of the candidates for season 20 of the American version of Dancing with the Stars on February 24, 2015. Kym (Johnson) Herjavec, an Australian dancer (and eventual wife), was his partner. Herjavec and Johnson were eliminated in the sixth round of a double-elimination tournament on May 5, 2015.
Robert Herjavec DWTS
Herjavec was announced as one of the candidates for season 20 of the American version of Dancing with the Stars on February 24, 2015. Kym (Johnson) Herjavec, an Australian dancer (and eventual wife), was his partner. Herjavec and Johnson were eliminated in the sixth round of a double-elimination tournament on May 5, 2015.
Robert Herjavec Company
Herjavec established The Herjavec Group in 2003 as a security solutions integrator, reseller, and managed service provider. Herjavec Group is one of Canada’s fastest-growing IT firms and the country’s largest provider of information technology security. From three employees and $400,000 in revenues in 2003, the company has grown to 200 million in yearly revenue.
In October 2017, Herjavec was phished as the firm CEO by “email prankster” James Linton, who invited him to a toga party. The phony account was afterwards duplicated into official financial projection documents.