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By 2010, he managed more than $1 billion for FrontPoint, and gained prominence after being profiled by Michael Lewis in his book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. In the movie adaptation of Lewis' book, The Big Short, Eisman's name was changed to Mark Baum, and he was portrayed by actor Steve Carell.
The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and co-written by McKay and Charles Randolph.The film is based on the 2010 book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, and shows how the 2007–2008 financial crisis was triggered by the United States housing bubble. [4]
Michael James Burry (/ ˈ b ɜːr i /; born June 19, 1971) [2] is an American investor and hedge fund manager. He founded the hedge fund Scion Capital, which he ran from 2000 until 2008 before closing it to focus on his personal investments.
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The Big Short is packed full of star power ... Mark Baum, comes to understand just how big of trouble the financial system is in while talking to Mr. Chau (Bryon Mann). MORE: Finn Wittrock on Ad ...
He followed this with another biographical drama, The Big Short, in which he portrayed banker Steve Eisman, whose name was changed in the film to Mark Baum. Directed by Adam McKay, the film stars Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt, and it was released in December 2015.
The real-life inspiration for the main character in "The Big Short," Michael Burry, has made an official call for Tesla's downfall. See: Tesla Makes More Money From Bitcoin Than It Does From Cars
Cornwall Capital is a New York City-based private financial investment corporation.It is best known as one of the few investors to foresee and profit from the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007, as described in the book The Big Short by Michael Lewis.