Name Alvin Malnik Full name Alvin Ira Malnik | ||
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Spouse Nancy Elaine Gresham (m. 1992) Children Nathan Asher Malnik, Shareef Malnik, Jesse Malnik Similar People Gabrielle Anwar, Meyer Lansky, Brett Ratner | ||
Brett Ratner and Alvin Malnik on the Friars Club Red Carpet Behind The Velvet Rope
Alvin Ira Malnik (born May 23, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American businessman, attorney and philanthropist.
Contents
- Brett Ratner and Alvin Malnik on the Friars Club Red Carpet Behind The Velvet Rope
- Biography
- The Forge
- References
Biography
Malnik was born to a working-class family in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Early in his career, Malnik bought and sold the rights to the movie-machine, “Scopitone.” The $2 million profit from this business deal made Malnik a young millionaire and introduced him to the entertainment world. From this venture, Malnik developed long-lasting business and personal relationships with several "Rat Pack" celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Film maker Brett Ratner told Aventura Business Monthly in a May, 2011, cover story interview that he "really didn't know" his biological father, and that he considers Alvin Malnik to be his dad, "the one who raised" him.
The Forge
Malnik and his friend, the late Jay Weiss, purchased and remodeled The Forge restaurant in Miami Beach in 1968.
