- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKerry Francis Bullmore Packer
- Nicknames
- The Prince of Whales
- The Big Fella
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Kerry Packer was born on December 17, 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a producer, known for Channel Nine Cricket (1979), World Series Cricket (1977) and WCW Thunder (1998). He was married to Roslyn Packer. He died on December 26, 2005 in Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- SpouseRoslyn Packer(August 30, 1963 - December 26, 2005) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenGretel Lees Packer
- ParentsGretel Joyce Bullmore
- RelativesClyde Packer(Sibling)
- Suffered his first heart attack in 1990 whilst playing polo.
- He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to sports.
- Famous for being a media and gambling mogul, a former cricketer and Australia's richest man.
- At the time of his death was Australia's richest person with a personal wealth of AU$6.9billion and was listed by Forbes magazine this year as the 94th richest man in the world.
- When a Texan oilman once tried to intimidate the tycoon by saying that he was worth $US60 million, Mr Packer was said to have retorted: "Toss you for it."
- I agree completely with my son James when he says 'Internet is like electricity. The latter lights up everything, while the former lights up knowledge'.
- The good news is there's no devil. The bad news is there's no heaven. There's nothing.
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