Jami Gertz didn\u2019t just leave Hollywood. She walked away at the top \u2013 and came back owning the game. The \u201980s heartbreaker who once played runaways and rebels is now a billionaire, an NBA power broker, and a force in philanthropy. But behind the courtside glamour lies a love story, a gamble, and a transfor\u2026 Continues\u2026<\/p>\n
Jami Gertz\u2019s journey begins far from the flashing cameras, in a tight-knit Jewish family in Glenview, Illinois. Her parents\u2019 faith and protection grounded her as she rocketed from Square Pegs to The Lost Boys and Less than Zero, becoming the face of a restless decade. Even as she lit up screens, her father literally walked beside her into Hollywood, flying with her to Los Angeles to make sure fame never swallowed the girl they\u2019d raised.<\/p>\n
Then came the quiet twist: meeting young financier Tony Ressler, when she was the one with the bigger paycheck and the star power. She paid for their first house and vacations, and married him for love, not a bank balance. <\/p>\n
Decades later, they\u2019re co-stewards of a multibillion-dollar empire, from Ares Management to the Atlanta Hawks. Courtside, Gertz is more than a lucky charm; off-court, her foundation\u2019s multimillion-dollar gifts to hospitals, museums, and cancer research reveal the truest plot twist of all: the \u201cit girl\u201d became the woman who gives back more than she ever took. READ MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jami Gertz didn\u2019t just leave Hollywood. She walked away at the top \u2013 and came back owning the game. The \u201980s heartbreaker who once played runaways and… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n