AKA Harry Wayne Huizenga

Born: 29-Dec-1937
Birthplace: Evergreen Park, IL [1]

Gender: Male
Religion: Calvinist [2]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Waste Management, Blockbuster

Net worth $2.5B (Forbes 2007).

[2] Dutch Christian Reformed Church.

Father: Gerrit Harry Huizenga
Mother: Jean Huizenga
Sister: Bonnie (b. circa 1942)
Wife: Joyce VanderWagon (m. 10-Sep-1960, div. 1966, two sons)
Son: Wayne, Jr.
Son: Scott
Wife: Marti Goldsby (m. Apr-1972)

    University: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI (dropout)

    Blockbuster Video Owner (1986-94)
    Waste Management Owner (1962-84)
    Member of the Board of AutoNation (as Chairman, 1995-2002)
    Bush-Cheney 2000
    Bush-Quayle '92
    The Business Council
    Elizabeth Dole Committee
    Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee
    Friends of Katherine Harris
    George W. Bush for President
    John McCain 2008
    McCain Victory Committee
    National Republican Senatorial Committee
    New Republican Majority Fund
    Overcoming Obstacles Board of Advisors
    Quayle 2000
    Took the Fifth (1975)
    Wedding: Jack Welch and Suzy Wetlaufer (2004)
    Dutch Ancestry

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    Miami Dolphins Owner (1994-present)
    Florida Marlins Owner (1992-98)
    Florida Panthers Owner (1993-2001)

Is the subject of books:
The Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit, and Videotape, 1996, BY: Gail DeGeorge

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