Are there any famous CPAs out there?

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  • March 4, 2013 at 6:19 pm #176477
    SammyJ
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    Like celebrities who started off working in a CPA firm and then got famous.

    Yes, I am bored. Starting a new internship tomorrow and waiting for my final score.

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  • March 4, 2013 at 6:29 pm #402092
    Anonymous
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    I believe Chuck Lidell (UFC fighter) was an accountant before he became a professional fighter. Not sure if he was a CPA or not though.

    March 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm #402093
    splinter1643
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    Found a link: https://cpatrendlines.com/2010/11/08/fun-facts-12-accountant-celebrities/ Not quite sure that all the celebs on this list were CPAs or equivalent, but they worked in accounting before

    CPA license in progress....

    March 4, 2013 at 8:40 pm #402094
    Anonymous
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    Sherron Watkins (CPA) was the woman who blew the whistle on Enron. This made her sorta famous–and very wealthy.

    (But my real hero inside Enron will always be Andy Fastow, the CFO. That man was *creative.*)

    March 5, 2013 at 12:49 am #402095
    Getting a CPA
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    John Legend used to work at KPMG…

    March 5, 2013 at 12:28 pm #402096
    Anonymous
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    Toby from the office was an E&Y auditor. If you go to wiki page of the big4 they say notable alumni

    March 5, 2013 at 1:44 pm #402097
    Anonymous
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    Phil Yaeger

    March 5, 2013 at 1:50 pm #402098
    mla1169
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    I was going to say Jeff Elliott! 🙂

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    Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

    March 5, 2013 at 2:59 pm #402099
    Anonymous
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    @DC – You were right about Chuck Liddell – accountant but not a CPA. It's old, but I just found this: https://upstart.bizjournals.com/views/columns/the-windup/2008/04/04/The-Accounting-Ultimate-Fighter.html?page=all

    March 5, 2013 at 3:19 pm #402100
    Anonymous
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    Some of these are duplicates from the link splinter posted, but a few are new: https://www.want2bcpa.com/accounting/famous-accountants-fun-facts.html

    March 5, 2013 at 10:18 pm #402101
    Anonymous
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    Chris Moneymaker, winner of the 2003 world series of poker sat for the CPA 2 weeks before he won $2.5 million. I don't think he passed as I can't find any reference to that. LOL

    March 6, 2013 at 1:48 am #402102
    Anonymous
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    Moneymaker sat for the CPA?? Wow. I'm sure his poker playing leading up to the world series took all his time away from studying., haha.

    March 6, 2013 at 4:57 am #402103
    SammyJ
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    Wow I didnt know Moneymaker wanted to be a CPA. He shoulda still went after that cuz this poker thing aint really working out for him after his Main Event.

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    AUD-69, Retake: 84!!
    REG-86!!
    BEC-81!!
    Education- Done
    Ethics- August 2013
    Experience- 7 Months of CPA Experience and counting!

    March 6, 2013 at 5:57 am #402104
    Anonymous
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    I think the real answer here is NOPE!

    March 6, 2013 at 5:57 am #402105
    Anonymous
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    just really rich 😉

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