Steve Wynn Biography
Steve Wynn is a real estate developer and art collector best recognized for his work in the luxury casino and hotel industries. He was in charge of the building and operation of various hotels in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, including the Golden Nugget, The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, and Beau Rivage.
How old is Steve Wynn? – Age
He is 81 years old as of 27 January 2023. He was born in 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. His rea name is Stephen Alan Wynn.
Steve Wynn Family – Education
Michael, his father, ran a chain of bingo halls in the eastern United States. Zelma (née Kutner), his mother, was from Maine. Wynn’s father changed the family name from “Weinberg” to “Wynn” in 1946, when Steve was four years old, “to avoid anti-Jewish discrimination.” Wynn was up in Utica, New York, and graduated in 1959 from The Manlius School, a private boys’ school east of Syracuse. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
Steve Wynn Wife
In 1963, Wynn married Elaine Farrell Pascal. They divorced in 1986, then remarried in 1991 before divorcing again in 2010. Elaine Wynn was on the company’s board of directors for 13 years, retiring in 2015. Kevyn and Gillian are their two daughters. Kevyn was abducted in 1993, and Wynn paid a ransom of $1.45 million to ensure her safe return. The kidnappers were captured when one tried to buy a Ferrari with cash in Newport Beach, California. Kevyn was discovered uninjured a few hours later.
Wynn married Andrea Danenza Hissom in a ceremony at the Wynn Las Vegas on April 30, 2011. She is the mother of art gallerist Nick Hissom and Alex Hissom, the great-niece of Ben Novack (creator of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel), and the cousin of Ben Novack Jr.
Steve Wynn Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 3.4 billion USD.
Steve Wynn Blind
While going blind, Wynn created his casino and hotel empire. He was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in 1971, which causes progressive vision loss, and became legally blind in 2010. Wynn has retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye illness that he was diagnosed with in 1971.
Steve Wynn Vegan
Wynn adopted a vegan diet in 2010 after viewing Mike Anderson’s documentary Eating.
Steve Wynn Yacht
Wynn purchased the Feadship yacht and dubbed it Aquarius after his former Amels vessel. The steel hull and aluminum superstructure of the Aquarius are propelled by a pair of MTU engines that drive her to a peak speed of 18 knots. Her cruise speed is 12 knots, and she has a range of at least 6,500 nautical miles.
Her length is 92 meters (302 feet), beam is 13.50 meters (44.3 feet), and draught is 4 meters (13 feet). The hull is composed of steel, while the superstructure is made of aluminum with teak decking. Lloyd’s Register classifies the yacht, which is registered in the Cayman Islands. Twin 3,000 horsepower MTU 16V 4000 M63L Diesel engines power her. She has a maximum range of 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 kilometers) at 12 knots (22 kilometers per hour) with her 275,800 L (72,900 US gal) fuel tanks. The interiors of the ship were designed by Wynn’s own design team.
Steve Wynn House
According to property records, Wynn paid $6.5 million for the site in 1993, constructed the mansion, and then sold it for $17 million in 1998. Nora Lacey, creator of the biotech business Cell Marque, and her pathologist husband, Dr. Michael Lacey, are the current proprietors. According to Michael Lacey, the couple paid $31 million for the Incline Village home in 2017.
The 5-acre property, known as Old Forge, is located on Lakeshore Boulevard, Lake Tahoe’s version of Billionaires’ Row, according to Perry. Former junk-bond king Michael Milken and software tycoon Larry Ellison own homes on the lakefront strip. Many of the older homes in the area have been demolished and replaced with larger, more contemporary dwellings, according to Perry.