Barry Diller
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Online media
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (Drop Out)
- Marital Status
- Married
Assets
- Angie's List3,358,202 shares @ --ANGI-US
- Coca-Cola Co.4,000,000 shares @ --KO-US
- Expedia5,220,000 shares @ --EXPE-US
- People Inc.6,394,000 shares @ --PPLI-US
- Vimeo812,000 shares @ --VMEO-US
- Vimeo10,011,000 shares @ --VMEO-US
- Vimeo812,000 shares @ --VMEO-US
Biography
Barry Diller founded internet and media conglomerate IAC in 1995. He remains senior executive and chairman.
IAC owns print and digital publisher People Inc., website Care.com, The Daily Beast and equity stakes in companies such as MGM Resorts International and Turo.
Diller is also chairman of online travel giant Expedia, which acquired its holding company, Liberty Expedia, in a $2.6 billion deal in 2019.
Prior to founding IAC, he worked at ABC, Paramount and Fox and oversaw launches of hit TV shows including "Cheers" and "The Simpsons."
He built Pier 55 -- named "Little Island" -- a park and performance venue in the Hudson River that opened in spring of 2021.
He is married to designer Diane Von Furstenberg and owns an estimated third of her eponymous fashion company.
About
Diller never graduated from college and got a job in the mail room at William Morris talent agency.
Diller is the owner of the EOS yacht, one of the largest private sailing yachts in the world.