Thomas J. Tull (born June 9, 1970)[1] is an American billionaire[2] businessman, entrepreneur, and film producer.
[9] His business was buying units from franchisees of Jackson Hewitt Tax Services rolling up and consolidating operations.
[13][14][15] In January 2016, Legendary was acquired by the Wanda Cultural Industry Group for $3.5 billion, with Tull retaining a 20% stake.
[7] Tull also describes himself as a "gamer", and co-founded the short-lived Brash Entertainment to work on film-to-video game conversions.
[22][23] Tull has also invested in a variety of other AI and data science-driven companies including Luvos,[24] Genies,[25] Oculus,[26] and Zoox.
[27] Tull has donated US$1 million to Priorities USA Action, a Super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
[29] He founded the Tull Family Foundation,[30] which has supported a number of causes in the youth, health, and education spaces including the National Little League,[31] a donation of $4.2 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic,[32] a donation to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation towards pediatric research and art therapy programs,[33] and a grant to the University of Pittsburgh towards brain cancer research.
[40] He is a founder and member of the American rock and southern soul band Ghost Hounds, in which he plays guitar.