Peter Morton (born August 7, 1947) is a businessman from the United States. He is the co-founder of the Hard Rock Café (along with Isaac Tigrett) and a chain of casual dining restaurants.
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Early life and education
Morton is the son of Arnie Morton, founder of the Morton's Steakhouse chain, and his first wife. In 1969, he graduated from the University of Denver with a B.S.B.A. in restaurant and hotel management. He was a member of the Phi Sigma Delta fraternity.
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Career
Morton's first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, England. The chain began global expansion in 1982 when Morton and Tigrett agreed to develop their own cafes in various cities. Morton (Hard Rock America) opened Hard Rocks in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Houston, Las Vegas; San Diego, La Jolla, and Newport Beach, California; Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; among others. In 1995, The Rank Organisation (now The Rank Group) acquired the cafes owned by Morton, but Morton retained the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In May 2006, Morton sold the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to New York-based Morgans Hotel Group. The sale included the rights to the Hard Rock Hotel brand West of the Mississippi River which includes Texas, California, Australia and Vancouver, British Columbia. Morton later founded Morton's Restaurant in Los Angeles.
Community Involvement
Morton is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) and sits on the board of trustees for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). After Morton made a donation to UCLA, the building at 200 UCLA Medical Plaza was renamed the Peter Morton Medical Building.
Personal life
His twin sister is Pam Morton.
He is the half-brother of restaurateur and businessman Michael Morton.
His first wife was Paulene Stone, the former wife of Laurence Harvey. They had one son, Harry Morton, the founder of Pink Taco restaurants. His former stepdaughter with Stone was Domino Harvey, the subject of the October 2005 film Domino starring Keira Knightley and directed by Tony Scott. They divorced in 1989.
In 1990, he married Tarlton Pauley; they divorced in 1997.
References
External links
- Peter Morton on IMDb
- Interview with Peter Morton
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