Reclusive Billionaire ’80s Star Steps Out in Los Angeles

Jami Gertz made a rare public appearance at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s gala on April 16, hand-in-hand with her billionaire husband, Tony Ressler. Gertz, 60, had donned a white Libertine coat, while Ressler, 66, wore a classic black tuxedo to the elegant affair. The Sixteen Candles star attended to celebrate the opening of the David Geffen Galleries. The couple donated $50 million to the museum, which named the south wing of the new addition, the Ressler Family Wing. Ressler has served as a co-chair of the museum’s board for over a decade. The couple has often made significant investments together, including a $720 million purchase of the NBA team, the Atlanta Hawks, in 2015. Gertz has been candid about her status as an actress-turned-billionaire during their 39-year marriage. “Everyone thinks I married a rich guy. But I made more money—way more money—than Tony when I met him. I paid for our first house. I paid for our first vacation. I married him because I fell in love with him.”