After all of her well-known movies, no one could have guessed how her life would change.

Jami Gertz, a 1980s adolescent star, has lived a fascinating life.

In addition to spending years working in Hollywood, the Crossroads star also married a billionaire, had three children, and someway ended up owning an NBA club.

Today, this lovely lady turned 57, and she is still going strong.

I’ve always liked Jamie Gertz because of her ability to perform both humor and drama. She has been in several sitcoms and shows, and she has always performed really well.

The majority of us are probably familiar with Jami Gertz’s various film roles, the most of which are from the 1980s and include, to mention a few, Quicksilver, Crossroads, and The Lost Boys. The now-classic films launched Gertz’s career, and she excelled at portraying individuals who are fugitives or destructive to themselves.

In 1990, the actress acknowledged having “played a lot of hookers, vampires, and drug addicts for a while.”

The gorgeous actress has made several memorable television appearances on series including Square Pegs, Still Standing, and The Neighbors. She is now a mother.

But throughout the years, this powerful actress has changed significantly in a number of amazing ways, becoming not just a celebrity but also a dedicated wife, a mother of three, a philanthropist, and the owner of an NBA club.

Sharyn and Walter Gertz welcomed Gertz into the world in 1965. She was raised in Chicago’s Glenview area with her two brothers, Scott and Michael.

She was reared in a devout Jewish family and regularly missed a few days of school for the high holidays. She carried on doing this throughout her whole acting career.

Jami Gertz in the year 1985. (Image via Getty Images))

Gertz was loved and supported by her family from the time she was a child, and even when her acting career took off, she stayed close to them. Her parents have always supported her choices, and according to rumors, after she was cast in Square Pegs, her father even went to Los Angeles with the young actress.

She was at the pinnacle of her profession when she met Anthony Ressler in the middle of the 1980s, and her life suffered a major change.

The two were acquainted by her publicist, Susan Geller.

They immediately clicked, connecting over their shared Jewish faith. The day after they met, Ressler brought a dozen flowers to Gertz’s dressing room.

Funny thing is, neither of the two current billionaires came from a wealthy family. considerably actuality, Gertz’s acting career brought considerably more money. She explained:

“Everyone thinks I married a rich man. However, I was earning a lot more money than Tony when we first met. I bought our first house. I paid for our first vacation.

Around 1987, (L-R) Pictured in 1987 filming the Warner Bros film “The Lost Boys” are actors Brooke McCarter, Chance Michael Corbitt, Billy Wirth, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, and Alex Winter. (Image credit: Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives))

Before getting married in 1989, the two were in a relationship for two years. After some time, they had three boys together, and Ressler went on to become the CEO and co-founder of the multibillion-dollar asset management firm Ares Management L.P.

Ressler serves on the boards of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as co-chair of the board.

Gertz has often joked about being the lone woman in the family, recalling occasions when her sons asked her to keep a low profile at their athletic events because of her renown.

Gertz did make an attempt to keep her children out of the spotlight during public occasions, but she eventually ended up in another one.

Actress Jami Gertz and her boyfriend Tony Ressler are spotted at Jimmy’s Restaurant in Beverly Hills, California on November 20, 1987, where Dr. Armand Hammer and Jean Smith Kennedy are hosting a dinner party to celebrate the unveiling of a serigraph of Senator Ted Kennedy’s painting “Hyannis Port Compound” to benefit the Very Special Arts. (Image via Getty Images, courtesy of Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection)

She founded her own production company, Lime Orchard, in the middle of the 2000s after realizing that her acting possibilities were limited.

The 2011 film A Better Life brought the company success, but no additional blockbusters followed. Gertz closed down Lime Orchard five years after it first debuted.

Whether or if she was disappointed, Gertz did not let this dampen her desire. Due to their lifelong love of sports, the actress and her husband purchased the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise in 2014.

After the previous owner was compelled to sell the team due to racial email leaks, Ressler and basketball legend Grant Hill were able to purchase it. So, Gertz and her husband shared ownership of the business.

Gertz has regularly represented her and her husband’s joint ownership by attending gatherings and athletic activities as frequently as she can. Ressler frequently appears at athletic events despite mostly playing secondary parts.

Along with owning the team, Gertz and her husband have made excellent charitable contributions with their wealth.

In fact, they were named the most philanthropic celebrities by Forbes Magazine in 2012 after donating $10 million to the Cedar Sinai Medical Center and the LA County Museum of Art through their Ressler-Gertz Foundation.

The many accomplishments Gertz has made in addition to her previous Hollywood career astound us greatly! What do you think of Ressler and her generosity? Post a comment below and tell us!