Is Mark Cuban the world’s most eccentric billionaire? 5 surprising moves from the Shark Tank tycoon, from offering US$1 million for Donald Trump to shave his head to buying a private jet online

Jul 26, 2023

Mark Cuban is a billionaire, philanthropist and a cast member of Shark Tank. Photo: @mcuban/Instagram

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The NBA Dallas Mavericks owner may be one of the world’s most fearless billionaires, making news for his investments and antics alike – like when he offered US$1 million for Trump to shave his head

He’s been fined millions for making controversial comments at the NBA, once worked a day at Dairy Queen, and splashed out US$250,000 for an American Airlines AAirpass

Mark Cuban, the 64-year-old American businessman, investor, philanthropist and TV personality, has achieved, experimented with and enjoyed a lot of things.

One may call his humble parenting style a sham or his investments outlandish. (By May 2015, this shark invested in 85 deals across 111 Shark Tank episodes for a total of US$19.9 million.) But it doesn’t take a genius to guess that Cuban is simply a man who does as he pleases.

“There’s no one more competitive than me. Business is a sport,” the billionaire once said. But all work and no play is not the Cuban way. He worked hard to make his millions – and knows how to spend it too, often with results just as out-there as his business sense.