Jeffrey Lurie

Jeffrey Robert Lurie (born September 8, 1951)

Early life and education

Born Jeffrey Robert Lurie in Boston, Massachusetts on September 8, 1951, Lurie is the son of Nancy (née Smith) and Morris John Lurie. His grandfather, Philip Smith, founded the General Cinema movie theater chain, an early large operator of U.S. drive-in movie theaters. He has two siblings, Peter and Cathy. His uncle is Richard A. Smith. At the time he joined, General Cinema was headed by his uncle, Richard A. Smith. At General Cinema, Lurie worked as an executive in the company as liaison between General Cinema and the production community in Hollywood, and as an advisor in the company's national film buying office.

In 1984, General Cinema acquired a minority interest in Carter Hawley Hale, at the time the tenth-largest clothing retailer in the United States, whose holdings included Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman-Marcus. In 1993, its holding company, by then named Harcourt General, spun-off General Cinema as a separate company. After competition forced the closure of a number of General Cinema locations, General Cinema filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 11, 2000, with accompanying resignation of Richard A. Smith and a further employed Smith family member. On December 7, 2001, AMC Theatres agreed to buy GC Companies, Inc. as part of GC's Chapter 11 reorganization plan, an acquisition completed on March 29, 2002. )

Lurie's wife, Christina, has joined him as a producer in his film work, which as of 2011 was operating as Screen Pass Productions. In a released statement, the Luries said they were “humbled” by the award.

Philadelphia Eagles ownership As a fan of all the Boston sports teams, Lurie went to games and put himself to sleep listening to the Boston Red Sox on his transistor radio. The Luries had been New England Patriots season-ticket holders since the franchise began in 1960, the year the American Football League was founded. Lurie cheered for Gino Cappelletti, Houston Antwine, and Babe Parilli. In 1993, Lurie tried to buy the Patriots, but he dropped out of the bidding at $150 million. (His uncle Richard Smith nixed the purchase based on the financials.) Lurie's name also had surfaced in sale talks regarding the Los Angeles Rams, and he was a potential investor in a bid for a Baltimore expansion team with Robert Tisch, who subsequently bought 50% of the New York Giants.

Five months later, Richard Smith agreed to let his nephew buy the Philadelphia Eagles; Lurie contacted Norman Braman, then owner of the Eagles. Lurie bought the Philadelphia Eagles on May 6, 1994, from Braman for $195 million (equivalent to $ million in ). Lurie and his mother, Nancy Lurie Marks, the only daughter of Philip Smith, borrowed $190 million from the Bank of Boston to buy the team. To back the Bank of Boston loan, Lurie put up millions of dollars' worth of personal stock in Harcourt General and GC Companies Inc. as equity. By 2024 this valuation had increased to $6.6 billion with the Eagles ranked 8th amongst all 32 NFL teams in value. On February 4, 2018, the Eagles defeated the Patriots to win Super Bowl LII by the score of 41–33, giving Lurie his first title as Eagles owner. The victory evened the score with New England, as the previous Lurie-era Super Bowl appearance was a 24–21 loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX.

On February 9, 2025, the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl LIX by the score of 40–22, giving Lurie his second title as Eagles' owner. The win evened the score against Kansas City (the Eagles had lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII), and denied the Chiefs' bid to become the only team to win three Super Bowls in a row.

Wealth

As of June 2026, Forbes'''s estimates appraised Lurie's net worth at $7.6 billion, making him one of the world's 500 wealthiest people.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Box Office 1988 Sweet Hearts Dance $3,790,493 1990 I Love You to Death $16,186,793 1991 V.I. Warshawski $11,128,309 1996 Foxfire $269,300

As an actor

Year Film Role 1996 Jerry Maguire Himself

Thanks

Year Film Role 1996 Jerry Maguire Special thanks

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1993 Blind Side Executive producer Television film 1994 State of Emergency Executive producer Television film 1996 Malibu Shores Co-executive producerCo-producer 2014 POV Executive producer

As an actor

Year Title Role Notes 1998 The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon Barney's Friend Television film 2000 Arliss Himself

Awards and recognition As owner of the Eagles, two-time Super Bowl champion (LII and LIX).

Personal life

In a pre-production meeting at his film production company, working on the film, I Love You to Death'' (1990), Lurie met Christina Weiss, a former actress who working for the company. Lurie married Weiss in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1992, and they have had two children, a daughter Milena (born 1993) and a son Julian (born 1995). On May 4, 2013, he married again, to Tina Lai.

In 2020, Forbes ranked Lurie as No. 319 on the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America.