Steven Schussler
American businessman
Steven Schussler (born 1955) is an American developer of theme restaurants, best known as the creator of the Rainforest Cafe. He has created, built and owns T-Rex Cafe, Yak & Yeti Restaurant, Betty & Joe's, Hot Dog Hall of Fame, Galaxy Drive In, Backfire Barbeque, and JukeBox Saturday Night.2
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Born 1955.1
About
Schussler is the author of It’s a Jungle in There, a book chronicling his experience building businesses and providing advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Companies
- Rainforest CafeFounder7
Early life and education
Schussler grew up in Queens, New York. His parents divorced when he was a child. Schussler worked a multitude of different jobs before the age of 16, ranging from newspaper delivery to bricklaying to painting. He moved to Miami at 18 in order to pursue a career in radio, working as a lineman for Southern Bell until he could find a position at a radio station. After interviewing failed, he decided to hide in a crate dressed as Superman and have it delivered to a local radio station to surprise the general manager. The stunt worked, and he was hired. After eventually working in executive roles in the television and radio industries, he would move into attractions and restaurants, including working with Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, and founded Rainforest Cafe in 1994.
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Career
Occupation: restaurateur, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Rainforest Cafe3
Personal life
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- 1WikidataSteven Schussler on Wikidata
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- 7WikidataRainforest Cafe, Founder