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Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis is one of the UK's most high profile businessmen. His empire spans retail, property, finance and consumer goods.
Born in Cyprus, his family emigrated to Britain in the 1960s and Theo showed his business skills at the tender age of 15 when he was put in charge of his North London school's tuck shop, achieving notable success.
You can see Theo Paphitis in Series 7 of Dragon's Den, Sundays at 8.30pm, from January 2
- Theo's laptime in Top Gear's 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' was 1.48.5
- He set up his own company aged just 23
- Since first appearing in Dragon's Den in 2005, Theo has agreed investments in the Den totalling over $3.3 million in 31 businesses
- He was Chairman of Millwall FC for eight years, taking the club out of administration and into the Championship and to the FA Cup final against Manchester United and then into Europe for the first time in their history
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