- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBernard Lawrence Madoff
- Nicknames
- The Ponz
- Bernie
- Height5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
- Bernie Madoff was born on April 29, 1938 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Ruth Madoff. He died on April 14, 2021 in Butner, North Carolina, USA.
- SpouseRuth Madoff(November 28, 1959 - April 14, 2021) (his death, 2 children)
- Son Mark Madoff born 1964. He died on Dec. 11, 2010, from suicide by hanging.
- Celebrity victims of Madoff's multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme include actors John Malkovich, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick; producers Steven Spielberg, Arpad Busson and Jeffrey Katzenberg; screenwriter Eric Roth; interviewer Larry King; former NY state attorney general Eliot Spitzer; baseball legend Sandy Koufax; Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel; stand-up comic Shecky Greene; and Liliane Bettencourt (L'Oréal heiress and Europe's richest woman), among many, many others.
- Son Andrew Madoff born 1966.
- Conducted his Ponzi scheme from his office on the 17th floor of the Lipstick Building ( 885 Third Avenue) in Manhattan, a scheme that ultimately bilked investors of an estimated $65 billion.
- Madoff's defense attorney, Ira Sorkin, had earlier represented the "Wolf of Wall Street" Jordan Belfort.
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