Tilman Fertitta's business empire stretches from coast to coast

Photos: Tilman Fertitta's business empire

Chairman, CEO and owner of Landry's, Inc. Tilman Fertitta sits on the bed in a model room of his new Post Oak hotel Friday, June 2, 2017 in Houston.

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Chairman, CEO and owner of Landry's, Inc. Tilman Fertitta sits on the bed in a model room of his new Post Oak hotel Friday, June 2, 2017 in Houston.

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Tilman Fertitta may not be the richest man in Houston's billionaires club, but he's certainly the most public.

The Billion Dollar Buyer, as he's known on his CNBC reality show, has built a net worth of $3.2 billion with a restaurant and entertainment empire that stretches across the country.

Now it looks like an old name is about to come back into the fold with the potential acquisition of Joe's Crab Shack parent Ignite Restaurant Group.

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Fertitta sold Joe's Crab Shack for $192 million in 2006 and will be able to get it for a fraction of that after reaching a deal with Ignite for $55 million; Roughly $137 million less than what Fertitta originally sold the seafood chain for.

The 60-year-old Galveston billionaire placed at number 250 on Forbes' 2017 list of the richest U.S. billionaires.

Check out the gallery above to see some of the biggest names in Fertitta's sprawling business empire.