George Strait was born on May 18, 1952, in Poteet, Texas, to John Byron Strait Sr., and Doris Jean Couser. He was named by his parents George Harvey Strait Sr. He enrolled at Southwest Texas State University which is now called Texas State University in San Marcos when he was honorably discharged from the Army in 1975. He graduated with a degree in agriculture.
Strait starred in the 1992 feature film “Pure Country,” the soundtrack of which is Strait’s best-selling album to date. and today, he holds the record for most Country Music Association Awards wins and nominations, including three Entertainer of the Year Awards.
Who is George Strait’s famous cousin?
Jeff Bezos happened to be the famous cousin of our beloved country singer George Strait. The American-Statesman first wrote about this innocuous yet fascinating fact back in 2018, when Bezos was considering Austin as the location for Amazon HQ2.
Jeff Bezos was born Jeffrey Preston Bezos and he is well-known as an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon.
Jeff was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 12, 1964, and he is currently 59 years and he is the son of Jacklyn Gise and Theodore Jørgensen. At the time of Jeff’s birth, his mother was a 17-year-old high school student and his father was 19 years old. Jørgensen was a Danish American and was born in Chicago to a family of Baptists. After completing high school despite challenging conditions, Jacklyn attended night school while bringing Jeff along as a baby.
Jeff attended a Montessori school in Albuquerque, New Mexico when he was two years old. After his parents divorced, his mother married Cuban immigrant Miguel “Mike” Bezos in April 1968. Shortly after the wedding, Mike adopted four-year-old Jeff whose surname was then legally changed from Jorgensen to Bezos.
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