Marcus Lemonis

About

Entrepreneur and TV personality who served as CEO of Camping World and starred in The Profit, a CNBC reality series.

Before Fame

He studied political science at Marquette University, graduating in 1995.

Trivia

He earned the childhood nickname of "The Mayor" because he put himself in charge of anything and everything.

Family Life

He was born in Beirut, Lebanon in the midst of a civil war, and he was adopted as an infant by Sophia and Leo Lemonis, a Florida couple originally from Greece.

Associated With

His Camping World company sponsored race car driver John Andretti in a 2004 NASCAR race.