
Warner attended Kalamazoo College in Michigan but dropped out after a year. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, and graduated in 1962. He was named after baseball player Ty Cobb.Īt the age of 14, Warner went to Lyons Township High School (north campus) in La Grange, Illinois. His mother was Georgia Warner, a pianist. His father was Harold "Hal" Warner, a jeweler and toy salesman. Warner was born on September 3, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in suburban La Grange, in a Prairie-style house designed in the early 1890s by Frank Lloyd Wright, now known as the Peter Goan House. He was portrayed by Zach Galifianakis in the 2023 motion picture The Beanie Bubble.īiography Early life and career

359 on the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, with a net worth of US$2.3 billion.

He is also the owner of Four Seasons Hotel New York, which he bought with profits earned selling Beanie Babies during a fad in the late 1990s. which manufactures and distributes stuffed toys, including Beanie Babies and other lines. He is the CEO, sole owner and co-founder of Ty Inc. Ty Warner (born September 3, 1944) is an American billionaire toy manufacturer, businessman, and convicted felon.
