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Guy Laliberté, (born September 2, 1959) is a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, poker player, space tourist, co-founder and the former CEO of Cirque du Soleil. With an estimated net worth of US$2.6 billion (as of March 2012), Laliberté was ranked by Forbes as the 11th wealthiest Canadian and 459th in the world. Following an announcement from the Cirque du Soleil on April 20, 2015 concerning a change in ownership, Laliberté will maintain a stake in the business and will continue to provide strategic and creative input to the company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Cirque du Soleil">title=Cirque du Soleil Finds New Strategic Majority Partner In TPG-Led Investor Group )〕 Starting out busking as an accordion player, stiltwalker and fire-eater, in 1984 Laliberté founded Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian circus company whose shows have since been seen by more than 90 million people worldwide. In 2006, Laliberté was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.〔Ernst & Young, (2006 EOY National Recipient )〕 == Early years == Laliberté was born in 1959〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Cirque du Soleil )〕 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. His interest in show business began at a relatively young age. His parents took him to watch the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus,〔''Guy Laliberte: The Fabulous Life of the Creator of Cirque du Soleil''〕 an experience which led Laliberté to read the biography of P. T. Barnum.〔 While he was still in school, Guy produced several performing arts events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/1689/The-Circus-Kid-Guy-Laliberte-Is-Born.html )〕 After school, he entered the world of street performance, playing the harmonica and accordion on the streets of Quebec. Laliberté joined a performing troupe called Les Échassiers, which included fire-breathers, jugglers, and acrobats who hitched around the country from show to show. He later returned to Quebec, where he attempted to keep a steady full-time job at a hydroelectric dam. However, soon after his employment began, the company’s employees went on strike.〔 Laliberté took the opportunity to return to his life as a street performer. In 1980, he ran as a Rhinoceros Party candidate for the electoral district of Charlevoix in the 1980 federal election.〔("Rhino Party promises to nationalize Tim Hortons, move capital to Kapuskasing" ). ''Toronto Star'', August 18, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guy Laliberté」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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