Ty Warner

H. Ty Warner is an American billionaire toy manufacturer, businessman, and former actor. He is the CEO, sole owner and founder of Ty Inc. which manufactures and distributes stuffed toys, including Beanie Babies and other lines.

• Ty Warner is the creator of Beanie Babies, the plush toy fad of the 1990s.
• Warner now gets a chunk of his fortune from his high-end hotel portfolio, which includes the Four Seasons in New York.
• His Ty Inc. still sells a related Beanie Baby toy called a Beanie Boo around the world.
• His Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort in Mexico rents its Ty Warner Mansion for $35,000 a night.
• Warner has donated $100 million in cash and toys to the Children’s Hunger Fund since 2005.