Charles Kushner

Charles is an American entrepreneur who has a vast interest in real estate. Though he is well known in New Jersey where he resides, he came to the nationwide limelight in the late 2010s. This was after his son Jared Kushner who is married to Ivanka Trump got active in politics when he campaigned for his father-in-law. Since then, Charles has been a newsmaker in the United States for good and wrong reasons. Outside business, Charles is a philanthropist and had made millions of dollars in donations to different organizations.

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Biography an Early Life

Charles is a son of an immigrant who born on 16^th May 1954 in New Jersey five years after his parents migrated to the United States from USSR. He is of Jewish origin as his parents Joseph Berkowitz and Rae Kushner were Jewish holocaust survivors. His uncle Chanan didn’t survive the holocaust and died in detention. This led his parents to first naming him Chanan after his uncle before changing to Charles.

His parents settled in New Jersey where his father used to work as a construction worker before later joining real estate business. This is where he made his fortune for his family making millions of shillings through real estate. Together with his three siblings, he went to school in New Jersey before joining Hofstra University School of Law and later New York University. After graduating, Charles started his career as an attorney as he managed his father’s business.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Charles Kushner in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Charles Kushner’s age is 67 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 16 May 1954. Though, he is 6′ 3″ in feet and inches and 192 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 189.6 lbs in Pound and 86 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Though most details about his early education is not known to the public, it’s believed Charles and his siblings got their early education in schools in New Jersey before each joining various universities to further their studies. In this case, Charles took law as his career and joined Hofstra University to study law.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Charles Kush is married to the love of his life Seryl Stadtmauer whom together are blessed with four children. His son Jared Kushner is married to Ivanka Trump who is the daughter to US President Donald Trump. His other son Joshua is a businessman who co-founded Thrive Capital investment firm. His two daughters have managed to live their private lives away from media and little is known about them.

His brother Murray Kushner also joined their father’s company after his death. Though much is known about Kushner brothers, the reverse is the case when it comes to their sisters Esther and Linda who little is known about their private lives.

Is Charles Kushner Gay?

Charles Kushner is straight and has never been attracted to people of the same sex. He is a married man and has sired four children with his wife who he has been married to for more than forty years now.

Professional Career

After graduating with a law degree, Charles joined his father’s real estate firm which by then had around 4000 apartments. After their father’s death, the Kushner siblings inherited their father’s company each getting shares according to their father’s will. Charles later started his own real estate company in 1985 naming it Kushner Companies based in New Jersey. Working for his father’s company gave Charles the experience and the exposure he needed to become a successful real estate Mogul. By 1999, his company had more than ten thousand residential apartments besides other properties.

After his release from prison, Charles moved his business to New York City where his real estate company has vastly grown. One of his big investments in New York City is 666^th Fifth Avenue building which he bought in 2007 at a cost of $1.8 billion.

Awards

With his business career starting in 1980s, Charles has been one of the most influential businessmen in New Jersey. Due to his success in real estate, Ernst & Young named him 1999 Entrepreneur of the Year in New Jersey. This is an award he rightly deserved considering his company growth. Besides this award, there is no other known award Charles has received though his name is a very influential name in real estate.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Charles Kushner in 2021

Though Charles is a trained attorney, he never practiced law for long and never made a name in practicing law. His vast wealth is has been made from real estate. As of 2021, His net worth is around $2 billion. After buying the 666^th Fifth Avenue building, the company immediately leased it to Brookfield Properties for 99 years paying almost $1.3 billion to Kushner Companies.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Charles is a known philanthropist and has given donations to various organizations in the USA
• In 2005, he was jailed for 14 months with tax evasion charges which he pleaded guilty to
• He paid a prostitute to sleep with his brother-in-law to punish him for his cooperation with authorities against him
• Charles cannot practice law in three states in the US as they disbarred him after his conviction.
• In late 2020, he was pardoned by Donald Trump.
• He publicly apologized to his sister Esther after sending her sex tapes between her husband and a prostitute. This was after planning the whole thing.
• He has been a Democratic Party donor until 2016 when his son’s father-in-law decided to seek US presidency on a Republican Party ticket.

Besides being a great businessman, Charles has his share of controversies with his tax evasion charges almost ruining his more than 30 years career. He was also charged with 18 campaign contributions which were illegal. These controversies haven’t stopped Charles from his charity work where since his release from prison has continued giving to charity.

Among his beneficiaries to charity include Harvard University, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, and St. Barnabas Medical Centre among others. While in jail, he made friends there two of whom currently work for him in his company.