A worldwide known philanthropist and Internet entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg drew his first breath in 1984. He got interested in programming at the age of 10 when his father presented him a computer and demonstrated him basic elements of Atari BASIC. Two years later, a young genius created his first programming product called ZuckNet that let all family members communicate via local network. Later he developed a program titled Synapse that could recognize users’ music tastes. Microsoft even wanted to purchase it for two millions dollars, yet Zuckerberg refused.
In 2002 he entered Harvard and began studying psychology. It was there that he came up with an idea of creating Facebook that made him a billionaire.
A talented programmer became so popular that he was depicted in several TV projects, including The Simpsons and The Social Network.
Finally, Mark managed to build not only a successful professional career but also a happy personal life with a loving wife and two children. So, let’s find out more about the celebrity’s closest people!
The father Edward works as a dentist. He has always been supportive of his stellar son’s ideas and goals. Furthermore, they share a tight bond till present days.
The mother’s name is Karen and she is a psychiatrist. Together with her spouse, she gave birth to four children and is very close with all of them. She clearly saw her kids’ ambitions and talents and helped them to achieve the most of it.
The celebrity has three sisters. The first one is Arielle. She works at Coatue Management as a partner. As for her personal life, she is married to Andrew Jordan.
Donna is a second sister and she is an editor for the Eidolon journal. Her great writing skills gave her an opportunity to publish a book Not All Dead White Men. Also, she is married and raises two kids with her husband.
The third sibling is Randi, who is a producer and a businesswoman. She used to work for such well-known companies as Fox and Forbes. Then she ran a Facebook marketing campaign. Today, she is dealing with her own business Zuckerberg Media. On top of that, she is a caring mother to three children and a wife.
Speaking of Mark’s relationship status, he walked Priscilla Chan down the aisle in 2012 and they have been inseparable ever since. These two lovebirds met while studying at the University back in 2003. Waiting in the line to the restroom, Mark invited Chan on a date and that’s how it all started. When she graduated, the couple had a beautiful backyard wedding ceremony attended by friends and families.
In 2015 the pair welcomed their firstborn, a daughter Maxima. Before giving birth to her, it was reported that Priscilla had experienced three miscarriages.
In 2017 Zukerberg became a father for the second time. A cute daughter August joined the family in summer and her birth was announced by Mark on Facebook.
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