James Packer is a billionaire Australian businessman and investor. He further inherited the family business Consolidated Press Holdings Limited from his late father Kerry Packer, a media mogul. He later resigned from his post as an executive chairman of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and Consolidated Media Holdings.
Furthermore, he is a large shareholder of Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group called Crown Resorts Limited. Moreover, he took Aus$3.36 billion in exchange for his 37 percent stake in Crown Casinos which was takeover by Blackstone after the approval of the Federal Court in June 2022. Wanna know more about his relationships, career, and net worth then keep on scrolling.
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Caption: James Packer, the billionaire businessman.
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James Packer: Bio, Family, & Career
The businessman was born on 8 September 1967 as James Douglas Packer under the zodiac sign, Virgo. He was born as the son of media mogul Kerry Packer and philanthropist Roslyn in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the grandson of the media proprietor Sir Frank Packer. Further, he grew up with his sister named Gretel Packer. He has a nationality of Australia and belongs to the white caucasian ethnicity.
Regarding his education, he obtained the Higher School Certificate from Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. After that, he started working with his father as a jackeroo at Newcastle Waters cattle station. According to reports, he has not attended university but he was trained under his father and corporate executive Albert J. Dunlap. Additionally, he later inherited his family business and control of it after the death of his father in December 2005.
He was the major shareholder and a director of Crown Resorts Limited in Australia. He has invested in several business tenures. Packer had purchased 25 percent in SEEK for A$33 million in August 2003 which he sold for A$440 million after six years. Also, he was involved in creating a worldwide gambling empire Crown Resorts after the death of his father moving away from the family’s traditional media business. In 2012, he along with producer and filmmaker Brett Ratner formed a joint production company RatPac Entertainment.
James Packer: Personal Life & Wife
He has been in quite a few relationships previously and married twice as well as divorced twice. In 1993, he was in a relationship with Australian-American actress Kate Fischer. They engaged after three years in 1996 but they separated in 1998 calling for their engagement. He later started to date Australian glamor model and television personality Jodhi Meares. After two years of dating, the duo married in October 1999 and wedded in his home in Bellevue Hill, Sydney.
But this relationship of his also ended in divorce in 2002. For the third time, he fell in love with the part-time model and singer Erica Baxter at the time. After dating for a few years, they tied a knot on 20 June 2007 in a civil ceremony at the Antibes town hall. Also, their second ceremony was held at Hotel du Cap, Eden Roc in Cap d’Antibes on the French Riviera.
From their marriage, they greeted three children: a daughter Indigo (b. 27 July 2008), a son Jackson Lloyd (b, 1 February 2010), and a daughter Emmanuelle Sheelah (b. 22 September 2012). In September 2013, the duo announced separation and divorce. Following his divorce, he engaged with singer-songwriter Mariah Carey in January 2016 and called off their relationship in October 2016. Also, he dated a lady named Kylie Lim in 2019.
Caption: James and ex-girlfriend Mariah Carey.
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How Much Is James Packer’s Net Worth?
He has an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion from his different business tenures and investments. He further inherited the family billionaire business called Consolidated Press Holdings Limited as well as Crown Resorts. In 2019, Forbes magazine estimated his wealth at US$3.6 billion in the 13th position. Further, in 2018, he purchased $80 million of 2,694 square meter properties in Los Angeles with seven bedrooms mansion with an outdoor swimming pool and an eight-car garage.
James Packer: Social Media Profiles & Body Measurements
It seems that he isn’t available on different social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. He does not prefer to spend his time on these social media networking sites and share his private affair through these platforms.
He has an average body structure that has unknown body measurements of chest or waist respectively. His body stands to a height of 6 feet 6 inches or 1.98 meters and weighs around 92 kg. He has light-brown eyes color with dark brown hair color.
