George Krikorian
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George Krikorian is born on July 27, 1945, in Salem, N.H. Krikorian is an Armenian-American.
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[edit] Resident
Redondo Beach, California
[edit] Family
Single, two grown children, Jason and Jennifer
[edit] Education
Served in the Navy, spending a year in Vietnam, then earned a degree from Los Angeles City College
[edit] Background
Krikorian began in sales and moved into retail and residential development. He builds and owns movie theaters in Southern California, opening his first movie complex in Palos Verdes in 1984. The chain eventually grew to more than 100 screens, most of which he sold to Regal Cinemas in 1996. He then opened his own company, Krikorian Premiere Theaters. Krikorian Premiere Theaters has locations in Downey, San Clemente, Redlands, Monrovia, Chino, Buena Park and Vista, Calif., with another slated to open before Christmas in Corona and one in Pico Rivera in the spring of 2007.