Alvin Malnik

Alvin Ira Malnik (born May 23, 1933) is an American businessman and attorney.

Alvin Malnik
Born (1933-05-23) May 23, 1933
St. Louis, Missouri
OccupationBusinessman, attorney
Known forCo-founder of The Forge restaurant
FamilyGabrielle Anwar (daughter-in-law)

Biography

Malnik was born to a working-class family in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants.[1] Early in his career, Malnik bought and sold the rights to the movie-machine, "Scopitone." The $2 million profit from this business deal made Malnik a young millionaire and introduced him to the entertainment world. From this venture, Malnik developed long-lasting business and personal relationships with several "Rat Pack" celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.[2] Film maker Brett Ratner told Aventura Business Monthly in a May 2011, cover story interview that he "really didn't know" his biological father, and that he considers Alvin Malnik to be his dad, "the one who raised" him.[3]

The Forge

Malnik and his friend, the late Jay Weiss, purchased and remodeled The Forge restaurant in Miami Beach in 1968.[4]

Payday Loans

Malnik also is co-owner of Title Loans of America.

Personal life

His first wife was Deborah "Debbie" Carol (née Froelich) Malnick Hopp[5][6] with whom he had 4 children before divorcing.[7][8][9] In 1995, he married Nancy Gresham with whom he has six children.[10] His son, Mark "Shareef" Malnick, is married to Gabrielle Anwar.[11][12]

References
  1. Haute Couture magazine: "Lasting Legacy" Interview by Kamal Hotchandani and story by Benjamin Minkus January 23, 2008
  2. Minkus, Benjamin. (January 23, 2008) "Lasting Legacy." Haute Living magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2008
  3. "20 Good Questions with Brett Ratner". Aventurabusinessmonthly.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  4. Destinations. (May 2011) " The Forge Restaurant Review," Frommers.com. Retrieved April 25, 2011
  5. "Deborah Carol Hopp was born in St. Louis on June 10th, 1936. She peacefully passed away on November 30th, 2013. She was 77 years old". The Miami Herald. November 30, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am at Church by the Sea with Reverend Robert Asinger presiding
  6. Brown, Joseph (April 29, 2006). "Shareef Malnik & The Forge Dynasty". South Beach Magazine. Shareef Malnik was born to Alvin and his first wife, Debbie in 1958.
  7. Benn, Evan S. (June 18, 2015). "Father-son steakhouse founders are the meat men of Miami". The Miami Herald. I will spend it with Shareef, my nine other beloved children, my children-in-law, my grandchildren, my great-grandson and my wife."
  8. Lang, Jeremy (January 6, 1989). "Casual South Broward Lounge is a Real Riot". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Its hostess, Andrea Malnik Holland, just happens to be the daughter of Alvin Malnik, who created the Forge, once one of the most popular nightspots on Miami Beach
  9. "Alvin Malnik of Ocean Ridge and Deborah Hopp of Miami announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Joy Malnik, to Paul Richard Sirota, son of Alan D. Sirota of Bayside, N.Y., and Eileen S. Sirota of Boca Raton". The Palm Beach Post. July 13, 2003.
  10. Henriette, Hadley (October 16, 2014). "Brett Ratner Captures Al and Shareef Malnik as They Celebrate 20 Years of Philanthropy". Haute Living.
  11. Stacey Russell (March 28, 2012). "Are Gabrielle Anwar and Shareef Malnik Secretly Engaged?". Miami New Times. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  12. Leonard, Elizabeth (September 6, 2015). "Gabrielle Anwar Marries Restaurateur Shareef Malnick in a 'Wild West' Montana Wedding". People. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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