Mark Cuban‘s run on Shark Tank is coming to an finish after 14 seasons. The billionaire investor’s ultimate episode airs Friday, Could 16.
After serving as a visitor shark in Season 2, he formally joined the present throughout Season 3 alongside Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, and Kevin O’Leary. Season 4 noticed the addition of Lori Greiner as a important shark, whereas Daniel Lubetzky was added in Season 16.
Nonetheless, after years of constructing offers, Cuban revealed in November 2023 that his tenure on the present was coming to an finish. So, what’s the reasoning behind his exit? Scroll down for extra!
Why is Mark Cuban leaving Shark Tank?
Cuban is shifting on from the present to spend extra time along with his three youngsters. Merely put, for the Dallas Mavericks proprietor, “It was time to maneuver on.” He shared the sentiment on X forward of his ultimate episode.
Cuban was selling Season 15 on the All of the Smoke podcast in November 2023 when he first revealed that “Subsequent yr, our sixteenth yr, is gonna be my final yr, so I bought yet another yr to go.”
In October 2024, he expanded on his determination in an interview with Folks. “My children are youngsters and I need to spend extra time with them,” he defined. “We all the time shoot in June and September, and in June, proper once they’re ending college, I’ve to return right here. After they had been younger it was like, ‘Okay, we’re going to attend for Dad.’ Now that they’re youngsters, they aren’t ready for Dad in any respect, and in September they’ve simply gotten again to highschool. I need to be there for that.”
Regardless of being at peace along with his determination, Cuban stated he’s going to overlook the folks he’s labored with for greater than a decade. “The offers are all the time on the market, however I’ll miss the folks and I’ll miss having an affect simply from the present itself as a result of we ship a message each day that the American dream is alive and effectively,” he shared.
Who’re Mark Cuban’s children?
Cuban has been married to spouse Tiffany Stewart since 2002. They share three youngsters collectively: Alexis, born in 2003, Alyssa, born in 2006, and Jake, born in 2010.
On the time of Cuban’s departure, Alexis and Alyssa are each adults, whereas Jake is a highschool pupil.
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Even earlier than he made his official determination to depart Shark Tank, Cuban was already serious about wanting extra time along with his children. Forward of Season 15, he advised Folks he wasn’t positive he’d be coming again for the next season.
“My daughter’s in faculty now. After they had been all in highschool, all their schedules aligned,” he defined in 2022. “And so it was very easy to do the present. However now, you realize, household first, all the time. And so I wished to attempt to ensure I spent as a lot time with my daughter as I can, and my household as I can.”
Shark Tank, Season 16 finale, Friday, Could 16, 8/7c, ABC