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Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and co-owner of 2929 Entertainment. From 2012 to 2025, he was one of the "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.
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business · American businessman (born 1958) · film producer · voice actor · blogger · entrepreneur · venture capitalist · businessperson · children's writer · politician · film actor · financier · also Mark Cuban, Cuban
Born 31 July 1958 · Q318503
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2026· 18 entries
“There are things we agree on, there”
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“would clearly prove his lack of liability and demonstrate the S.E.C.’s bad faith in bringing this utterly meritless case against him.”
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“The minute insured or uninsured people feel, and companies feel they can't trust our banks, we lose our place as the reserve currency. We lose our place as the destination for commerce.”
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“t hear from Smith, then he will donate the money to the NHL Players”
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“s running mate after having a meeting with Trump about Trump”
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“I believe that is what costplusdrugs.com does. Of course, I am sure that they are making a profit along the way, but if they can reduce my drug from $1900/month to $32/month and still make a profit, I am okay that. Now if we can do that with all other aspects of healthcare.”
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“I had similar experience. My medical oncologist prescribed Abiraterone, but my insurance denied it. Out of pocket, it was ~$1900 per month. Through costplusdrugs.com, it was less than $40 per month; less than my co-pay would have been had insurance approved it. Thanks @mcuban.bsky.social”
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“🤯 Some prescription prices don't just surprise you... they stop you in your tracks. The retail price of Nitisinone 10mg can be as high as $12,510 for 30 capsules. With costplusdrugs.com, it's $3,940.16! A $8,569.84 difference! www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/... Valid prescription required.”
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“Great question. I'll see if there is a path”
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“🎬 And the next price drop is... Risedronate Sodium 5mg, now 25% lower on costplusdrugs.com! ➕ www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/... Transparent pricing means when our costs go down, yours does too. ➡️ Find thousands of transparently priced medications at costplusdrugs.com”
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“📬 Special delivery: another lower price! Clobetasol Propionate 0.05% Gel just dropped 23% on costplusdrugs.com, bringing the price from $11.77 down to $8.98 - www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/...”
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“I still subsidize every script filled at cost plus. We are getting closer to break even. Not there yet. And I’m all for Universal Care. What I’m against is thinking it will automagically work if M4A legislation is passed. We should be challenging pols to provide a plan.”
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“Cost Plus has helped me numerous times when the choice is food or meds. Now it's down to one or two meds as opposed to all of them. Besides, he was smart enough to leave Pittsburg AND go to IU.”
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Cuban joined the ownership group of the Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League
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2025· 5 entries
Snopes rated the claim “A Department of Government Efficiency investigation found billionaires Mark Cuban, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett participated in a "pay-for-play scandal" with former President Joe Biden's Treasury Department.” Labeled Satire.
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USA Today rated the claim “Mark Cuban moved company from Texas to California” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Mark Cuban Moved Company From Texas To California” Has Not Moved.
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Cuban announced partnerships with Cost Plus Drugs would include TrumpRx and Humana
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Cuban made a large donation of an as yet undisclosed amount to Indiana University, specifically to athletics
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2024· 5 entries
USA Today rated the claim “Mark Cuban’s net worth dropped by $1 billion after Harris endorsement” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Authentic video shows Mark Cuban describing suppressed Shark Tank episode featuring secret diabetes remedy” Not Authentic.
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Donated $6 million to the school's rugby team
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Cuban was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People 2024
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2023· 3 entries
The NBA approved the sale of a controlling interest of 73% in the Dallas Mavericks to Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont
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The Dallas Morning News reported that Cuban was in the process of selling his share in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson
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“You know how much we've spent on marketing and advertising? Zero. Because transparency is the best salesperson ever.”
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2022· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “In May 2022, musician Lil Wayne posted a message on Twitter saying he would "piss" in Mark Cuban's mouth.” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In early 2022, Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy called Cost Plus Drug Company.” True.
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Cuban stated that his portfolio of Shark Tank investments had made a net loss, saying "I've gotten beat"
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2021· 3 entries
Cuban announced the Mavericks would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment for both merchandise as well as tickets to games
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Cuban joined Reddit's WallStreetBets "Ask Me Anything" forum with millions of members and fielded user questions related to the GameStop short squeeze
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Cuban, Pantera Capital, BlockTower, Hashed, Cadenza Ventures (backed by 100x Group), CMS and QCP Capital backed a layer-2 decentralized exchange protocol, Injective Protocol and their CEO Eric Chen
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2020· 5 entries
Cuban was fined $500,000 by the NBA for "public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding NBA officiating", according to the league
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“socially a centrist ... but very fiscally conservative”
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It would be as a Republican, and described himself as "socially a centrist
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Cuban picked up homeless former NBA player Delonte West from a gas station in Dallas
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“strongly considering running”
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2019· 3 entries
Claimed: “Says "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment.” — rated Mostly False by PolitiFact.
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Cuban, Ashton Kutcher, Steve Watts and Watts' wife Angela acquired a 50% stake in Veldskoen Shoes' United States business
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“It would take the perfect storm for me to do it. There”
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2018· 1 entry
Cuban was fined $600,000 by the NBA for stating that the Dallas Mavericks should "tank for the rest of the season
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2016· 6 entries
Cuban met with the then President-elect Trump's key advisor Steve Bannon
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Cuban appeared on a live segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert entitled "Gloves Off: Mark Cuban Edition" in which he mocked Trump, including referencing the Trump companies' multiple bankruptcies, the failed Trum
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Mark Cuban praised Donald Trump for giving honest (not prepared) answers.” True.
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Snopes rated the claim “Mark Cuban said that Millennials will probably vote for a Democrat in 2016, "because they fact-check everything."” False.
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“You know what we call a person like that in Pittsburgh? A jagoff ... Is there any bigger jagoff in the world than Donald Trump?”
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“s running mate in the election, though he would seek to alter some of her positions in order to do so. In the same interview, the self-described”
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2015· 3 entries
In June 2015, Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which was built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.
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“having [the FCC] overseeing the Internet scares the shit out of me”
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Reported net worth: $3B (as of 2015).
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2014· 2 entries
Cuban was once again fined $100,000 for confronting referees and using inappropriate language toward them
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The 5th Circuit Court affirmed that decision on appeal
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2013· 1 entry
And in February 2014 was arrested by the FBI and charged with wire fraud; it was alleged that Mills misrepresented to investors that Motionloft was going to be acquired by Cisco
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2012· 1 entry
Cuban donated $250,000 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation to support its work on patent reform
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2011· 3 entries
The ratings for Shark Tank have increased, and also during his tenure, the show has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Structured Reality Program (from 2014 to 2017)
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That he was planning to sell up to a 25% stake in the team
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Due in part to Cuban asserting proper management of the team due to its recent victory in the 2011 NBA Finals
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2010· 1 entry
Cuban was fined $100,000 for comments he made during a television interview about trying to sign LeBron James
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2009· 3 entries
Cuban acted as the guest host of Raw, getting revenge on Orton when he was the guest referee in Orton's match against Kofi Kingston, giving Kingston a fast count victory
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The league fined Cuban $25,000 for yelling at Denver Nuggets player J
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To invest in his next venture Uber at a $10 million valuation
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2008· 1 entry
Cuban voiced his support for the draft Bloomberg movement attempting to convince New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run in the U
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2007· 2 entries
With a card headlined by a fight between Erik Paulson and Jeff Ford as well as fights featuring veterans Drew Fickett and Justin Eilers
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Cuban said that he was in talks with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to create a mixed martial arts company that would compete with UFC
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2006· 1 entry
Cuban joined an investment group along with Dan Marino, Kevin Millevoi, Andy Murstein, and Walnut Capital principals Gregg Perelman and Todd Reidbord to attempt to acquire the Penguins
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2005· 2 entries
Cuban expressed interest in buying the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins
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Cuban invested in Brondell Inc
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2003· 3 entries
The firm purchased Landmark Theatres, a chain of 58 arthouse movie theaters
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Cuban was involved in a kayfabe altercation with Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff and Raw wrestler Randy Orton
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Cuban founded the Fallen Patriot Fund to help families of U
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2002· 2 entries
Cuban donated $1,000 to Democratic California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
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Criticized the league's manager of officials, Ed T
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2000· 1 entry
Cuban purchased a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks for $285 million from H
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1996· 1 entry
Cuban donated $6,000 to Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah
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1995· 1 entry
Cuban and fellow Indiana University alumnus Todd Wagner joined Audionet (founded in 1989 by Chris Jaeb who retained 10% of the company), combining their mutual interest in Indiana Hoosiers college basketball and webcasti
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1990· 1 entry
Cuban sold MicroSolutions to CompuServe—then a subsidiary of H&R Block—for $6 million
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1982· 1 entry
Cuban moved to Dallas, Texas, where he first found a job as a bartender for a Greenville Avenue bar called Elan and then as a salesperson for Your Business Software, one of the earliest PC software retailers in Dallas
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1981· 1 entry
With a Bachelor of Science degree in management
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-07-31.
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