Ted Jorgensen is the biological father of Jeff Bezos, an American internet entrepreneur, media owner, investor, and industrialist.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ted Jorgensen |
| First Name | Ted |
| Last Name | Jorgensen |
| Date of Birth | October 10, 1944 |
| Age | 79 years |
| Profession | Celebrity Father |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Horoscope | Libra |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Linda, Jacklyn Gise |
His first wife was divorced.
Ted Jorgensen had a bike business in Glendale, Arizona. He fell in love with Jacklyn Gise, who was in high school at the time. The pair married in a tiny wedding ceremony shortly after they began dating. Their partnership, however, did not work out, and they divorced.
At the age of 70, he died.
In the year 1964, the couple had one son, Jeff Bezos. Following his divorce from his first wife, he married a lady called Linda. They were together till he died in 2015. He died at the age of 70. The cause of his death is still unclear. He has spent little time with his kid and has lost touch with him since his ex-wife married another guy.
His ex-wife married again.
Following the divorce, his kid exclusively lived with his mother. Later, in 1968, his ex-wife remarried a man called Mike Bezos (a Cuban immigrant). Mike Bezos legally adopted his kid after he readily consented, and following adoption, his new father changed his surname from Jorgensen to Bezos. The newlywed couple relocated to Huston to start a fresh life. His spouse was working for Exxon at the time. He was employed as an engineer there. The pair have been together for a long time and is still going strong. Mark Bezos and Christina Bezos are the names of the couple’s two children.
In 2012, he learned about his son.
It’s startling that he just recently learned that he’s one of the world’s wealthiest men and that Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, is his son. He was made aware of the reality when writer Brad Stone arrived to interview him for a book on his son. He also said that he was a bad husband to his ex-wife and a bad parent to his kid. His last goal was to shake hands with his son and be recognized as his kid’s father. Ted son, on the other hand, made no action. His son, though, is believed to have written him a letter.
Parents of four kids
In 1992, while working for D.E. Shaw in Manhattan, his son met author MacKenzie Tuttle. They dated for a year before getting married in 1994. Thereafter, the pair relocated to Seattle, Washington, where Bezos created Amazon. They are the proud parents of four children. Three boys and one girl were adopted from China by the couple. After 25 years of marriage, the couple decided to divorce. On the 9th of January 2019, they confirmed their breakup through Twitter. In terms of alimony, he handed her 25% of the shares in Amazon ($35.6 billion).
Net Worth
His net worth is being calculated. However, his son, Jeff Bezos, is believed to have a net worth of $184.6 billion as of January 2024, which is a staggering sum of money. His yearly income is estimated to be approximately $74 billion. He amassed his money and income as the creator of a successful firm named Amazon. He is also an investor, and he has invested in a number of initiatives, including the 10000-year Clock. Even in the midst of the epidemic, his firm, Amazon, has employed 175000 people to match client demand. According to Forbes, Jeff is one of the world’s wealthiest people.
Despite the fact that he is affluent but does not like to spend much money on superficial items, he drives a Honda Accord. However, he has a penchant for purchasing expensive properties such as a home and lakehouse in Washington, a Beverly Hills mansion, and Warner State, which cost the US $165 million. He owns two very costly private planes, including the Gulfstream G650.
