David Portnoy was born on March 22,1977 and is an American blogger and founder of the sports and popular culture blog Barstool Sports, which was acquired by Penn Entertainment.
18 Facts About David Portnoy
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David Portnoy attended Swampscott High School and one of his high school classmates was ESPN's Todd McShay, who, coincidentally, was born on the same day as Portnoy.
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David Portnoy began attending the University of Michigan in 1995 and graduated with a degree in education.
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The early iteration of Barstool was a four-page sports newspaper that David Portnoy handed out on subway platforms and street corners in Boston.
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At first, the paper struggled, but gained traction in 2004 when David Portnoy began placing photos of women in bikinis on the front page of the newspaper.
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David Portnoy gradually cultivated his persona as "El Presidente", a blunt and candid character.
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David Portnoy's writing was well-received among young men and the publication subsequently became a mainstay of bro culture.
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One Bite with Davey Pageviews is an internet show that David Portnoy created, which consists of him reviewing pizza restaurants around the world.
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David Portnoy began his goal of reviewing every pizza place in Manhattan in 2017.
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David Portnoy stated he would vote for President Joe Biden if he runs against Trump in 2024.
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In 2013, David Portnoy launched an unsuccessful campaign to become the mayor of Boston following the retirement of mayor Thomas Menino.
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In 2004, David Portnoy filed for bankruptcy protection, following large gambling losses.
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David Portnoy owed $59,000 to credit card companies and $18,000 to his father.
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David Portnoy married Renee Satherthwaite in 2009, and in January 2017, David Portnoy separated from his wife.
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In 2019, David Portnoy said that his net worth was around $100 million.
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In 2020, David Portnoy donated $500,000 of his own money to The Barstool Fund, a relief effort for small business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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David Portnoy has twice been detained in NFL-related incidents: first on May 12,2015, when he was arrested by New York City police after he and three Barstool employees handcuffed one another on the floor of NFL headquarters to protest Deflategate, and again in 2019 when he was placed in a holding cell at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a portion of Super Bowl LIII.
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David Portnoy called the article a "hit piece," claiming that Business Insider tried to find evidence of wrongdoing from him for approximately eight months.