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Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a South African-American (United States) engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for co-founding PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. He is currently the CEO and CTO (Chief technical officer) of SpaceX, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity. According to Jon Favreau, director of the Iron Man movies, Musk is the inspiration for his and Robert Downey Jr.s interpretation of Tony Stark.
Date of birth: 1971-06-28
Birth Location: South Africa
Residence: Bel-Air (Bel Air, Los Angeles, California), California
Known For: co-founder of Zip2, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors
Education: B.A. in Economics and B.S. Physics from University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: engineer/entrepreneur
Title: CEO (Chief executive officer) and CTO (Chief technical officer) of SpaceX,Chairman (Chair (official)) of SolarCity ,CEO (Chief executive officer) of Tesla Motors
Networth: US$328 million
Spouse: Justine Musk (divorced)
Partner: Talulah Riley (fianc�e)
Children: five sons (50% custody)