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Billionaire Businessman Ronald Burkle's Son Andrew Found Dead at 27 in His Beverly Hills Home

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Andrew Burkle — the son of billionaire businessman Ronald Burkle — has been found dead in his Beverly Hills home, PEOPLE confirms.

Andrew was confirmed dead on Monday by authorities and will be remembered as a “young man full of life,” his family said in a statement to PEOPLE. He was 27.

“It is with the deepest regret and sadness that we announce the death of Andrew C. Burkle on January 6, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California,” his bereaved family said. “He is deeply loved by his family and friends and will be greatly missed.”

Andrew was known as a young man full of life and entrepreneurial energy. Everyone he met commented on his humble demeanor and hard work,” the statement continues.

“While the family appreciates the outpouring of love and support, they ask that the privacy of the family be respected during this difficult time. There are no further details at this time.”

The 27-year-old producer is survived by father Ron, mother Janet Duitson, sister Carrie Harr and brother John Burkle.

At around 7:26 p.m. on Monday, police received a call about an “unconscious male on the 100 block of Spalding Drive,” a spokesman for the Beverly Hills Police Department tells PEOPLE. When officials arrived on the scene, “first responders determined the male was deceased.”

Authorities have yet to publically identify Andrew.

A source tells PEOPLE Andrew is believed to have died early Monday in his apartment but was found later that evening. Ron, 67, rushed to the scene and was there with police, the source added.

Andrew’s sudden death comes after he spent Christmas with family. He shared a joyful Instagram post on Dec. 25, which shows him posing in front of a massive Christmas tree cuddling a young girl, believed to be a family member.

“Merry Christmas from me and the munchkin! 2nd year of this photo, definitely a tradition now,” Andrew captioned the shot.

On Dec. 2, Andrew celebrated his birthday, which he rang in alongside his brother John.

“Sometimes we slide cars around tracks and try to look really cool doing it. Great way to celebrate my bro’s Birthday,” John captioned a slideshow of photos of himself and Andrew at a race track.

Andrew’s father Ron is a co-founder of The Yucaipa Companies and a co-owner of the Penguins hockey team. According to Forbes, the businessman is worth $1.5 billion, and has invested in companies like Uber, Airbnb and Foursquare.

Hockey appears to have been a shared love between Ron, Andrew, and brother John.

“It’s hard to find words to describe my dad, but here goes. He is one of the smartest people in the world, he’s kind, loving, and incredibly generous,” Andrew wrote in a sweet Father’s Day tribute on Instagram in 2018, sharing a photo with Ron and John after the Penguins won the Stanley Cup the year before.

"For those of you that know him you already know what I’m talking about. And for those of you that don’t, I hope you have someone in your life that has had the same impact on your life as he has on mine. I wouldn’t be the man I am today without his guidance and I will always cherish that.”

Andrew was a producer with In Good Company Films in Los Angeles, which he ran with partner Andrew Alter. He was an associate producer on 2019’s Airplane Mode.

Billionaire Businessman Ronald Burkle's Son Andrew Found Dead at 27 in His Beverly Hills Home


Smh. RIP young man.
 

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I have my suspicions but will wait for fonts and the news.

RIP. He seemed kind and ambitious from how they described him.
 

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Nope, this is not the 27 club. That's for musicians and actors who are under tight control from certain groups.

This is more like the first born sacrifice. This seems to happen to a lot of ultra wealthy types
 

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Nope, this is not the 27 club. That's for musicians and actors who are under tight control from certain groups.

This is more like the first born sacrifice. This seems to happen to a lot of ultra wealthy types
If u died at 27 then u died at 27 that’s what I thought it meant
 

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All this PC crap these days makes it hard to interpret the news. Somebody decided committed suicide or drug overdose are bad terms so now just say found dead for everything. Which can be murder, suicide, heart attack, hell anything.

I'm assuming it was self inflicted. Why are rich people so damn unhappy and troubled?
 
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Ron Burkle also owns the Soho House, the chain of member-only celebrity hangouts.

Soho House Raises $100 Million To Expand Its Members’ Club Around The World

“Billionaire Ron Burkle’s Soho House group hit a $2 billion valuation after raising $100 million from new investors to fund doubling the size of its chain of hotels and private members’ clubs around the world.

”The valuation marks a solid return on the investment for Ron Burkle’s investment fund Yucaipa which took a majority stake in the elite hospitality group for $321 million (£250 million) in January 2012.”
 

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If u died at 27 then u died at 27 that’s what I thought it meant

No, there's more to it. It refers to the unusual deaths of people in music like Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones etc.
 

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No, there's more to it. It refers to the unusual deaths of people in music like Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones etc.
Damn and they all used too smh
 

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All this PC crap these days makes it hard to interpret the news. Somebody decided committed suicide or drug overdose are bad terms so now just say found dead for everything. Which can be murder, suicide, heart attack, hell anything.

I'm assuming it was self inflicted. Why are rich people so damn unhappy and troubled?


Girl, he just died! This ain’t no csi.
 

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The fact that they say "full of life" so many times sounds like drugs to me. A "lifestyle."
 

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Oh The dad is the founder of the Soho House!

That is where Harry and Meghan met.

Soho house is supposed to be an exclusive members only club.

Sorry for their loss. But I am guessing drugs or suicide. May the young man rest in internal peace.
 

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I hope people don't turn this into some kind of conspiracy,death/reaper comes for us all.It don't matter how much money/power you have it aint gone save you.
 

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Its sad that the first thing that comes to mind with these young deaths are drugs. Idk what he died from but may he rest well.
 

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All this PC crap these days makes it hard to interpret the news. Somebody decided committed suicide or drug overdose are bad terms so now just say found dead for everything. Which can be murder, suicide, heart attack, hell anything.

I'm assuming it was self inflicted. Why are rich people so damn unhappy and troubled?

I mean, that’s people in general. Rich and poor people both have hard times, just different struggles.

I think he probably overdosed, though.
He’s young, probably living the fast life considering his father owned soho house and he came from money.
 

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I'm guessing overdose. It's the most common cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. A good friend of mine discovered her roommate dead from heroin/fentanyl OD just a few weeks ago. It's common as all hell, sadly.
 

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