Chris Gardner

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Chris Gardner is an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author whose struggle with homelessness while raising his young son inspired the film "The Pursuit of Happyness."

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Chris Gardner canonical 6
Chris Gardner (entrepreneur) 1
Christopher Gardner Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
entrepreneur
human
motivational speaker
awardReceived Father of the Year Award (multiple organizations)
child Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner
Jacintha Gardner
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1954-02-09
educatedAt U.S. Navy (medical corpsman training)
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Gardner
fieldOfWork business
personal development
philanthropy
founded Gardner Rich & Co.
genre self-help literature
givenName Christopher
hasGender male
hasWebsite https://www.chrisgardnermedia.com/
industry finance
inspiredWork The Pursuit of Happyness
surface form: film The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
knownFor inspiring the film The Pursuit of Happyness
overcoming homelessness while raising his young son
languageOfWorkOrName English
maritalStatus divorced from Sherry Dyson
militaryBranch United States Navy
movement motivational speaking
name Chris Gardner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christopher Paul Gardner
notableEvent period of homelessness in San Francisco in the early 1980s
notableWork Permission to Dream
Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
The Pursuit of Happyness
occupation author
entrepreneur
motivational speaker
stockbroker
philanthropicFocus education
homelessness
placeOfBirth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
surface form: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
portrayedBy Will Smith
publisher HarperCollins
surface form: HarperCollins (for The Pursuit of Happyness)
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
spouse Sherry Dyson
subjectOf The Pursuit of Happyness
surface form: film The Pursuit of Happyness

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Gardner hasNotableBearer Chris Gardner
this entity surface form: Chris Gardner (entrepreneur)
The Pursuit of Happyness character Chris Gardner
The Pursuit of Happyness character Chris Gardner
this entity surface form: Christopher Gardner Jr.
Chris Gardner name Chris Gardner self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christopher Paul Gardner
Linda spouseOf Chris Gardner
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