Andrew Getty
{{Short description|American businessman}}
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| name = Andrew Getty
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| birth_name = Andrew Rork Getty
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1967|07|01|mf=y}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|03|31|1967|07|01|mf=y}}
| death_place = Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
| known_for =
| education = Dunn School
| alma mater = University of Southern California
New York University
| occupation = Businessman, film director, philanthropist
| parents = Gordon Getty
Ann Getty
| family = Getty
}}
Andrew Rork Getty (July 1, 1967[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=174591961 Legacy Obituries]– March 31, 2015) was an American oil heir, businessman, film director and philanthropist.
Early life
Andrew Rork Getty{{cite news|last1=Fontevecchia|first1=Agustino|title=Andrew Rork Getty Found Dead In Potential Homicide As The Getty Family Tragedy Continues|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2015/03/31/andrew-rork-getty-found-dead-in-potential-homicide-as-the-getty-family-tragedy-continues/|accessdate=3 April 2015|work=Forbes|date=31 March 2015}} was born in 1967{{cite book|title=California|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jd0jAQAAIAAJ|date=July 1990|publisher=New West Communications Corporation|page=101}} in San Francisco, California.[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/01/grandson-of-getty-oil-founder-discovered-dead-in-home Andrew Getty, grandson of Getty Oil founder, found dead], The Guardian, 1 April 2015Brooks Barnes, Michael Cieply, [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/gettys-again-made-to-cope-with-grief-in-public-eye.html?_r=0 Gettys Again Made to Cope With Grief in Public Eye], The New York Times, April 1, 2015 His father, Gordon Getty, is an heir and classical music composer.Justin William Moyer, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/31/andrew-getty-getty-family-heir-found-dead/ Andrew Getty, 47, dead in latest Getty family tragedy], The Washington Post, April 1, 2015 His mother, Ann Gilbert Getty, was a philanthropist. His paternal grandfather, J. Paul Getty, was the founder of the Getty Oil Company.Kate Mather, Richard Winton, [http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-j-paul-gettys-grandson-found-dead-lapd-investigating-20150331-story.html Getty oil heir had serious medical condition, court documents say], Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2015[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32141609 Andrew Getty found dead in LA home], BBC, 1 April 2015
Getty was educated at Town School for Boys in San Francisco and the Dunn School, a prep school in California. He then attended the University of Southern California and New York University.
Career
Getty was the president of A. Rork Investment Inc., an investment vehicle.{{cite web |title=FindLaw's Supreme Court of Nevada case and opinions. |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nv-supreme-court/1176479.html |website=Findlaw |accessdate=8 June 2020}} He was the manager of Rork Productions, a production company.{{cite web |title=Subscribe to The Australian {{!}} Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/wouldbe-film-director-andrew-getty-heir-to-a-fortune-never-finished-his-only-film/news-story/4fbe6d98d2a688cdc2faf83493c2b28a |website=www.theaustralian.com.au |accessdate=8 June 2020}}
In 2002, Getty started filming The Storyteller starring Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown, Dina Meyer and others.{{cite news |last1=Bramesco |first1=Charles |title=A millionaire, his meth addiction and the horror movie 15 years in the making |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/14/the-evil-within-horror-movie-andrew-getty-millionaire-meth |accessdate=8 June 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=14 March 2017}} The film was eventually released under the title The Evil Within in 2017, 15 years after the project started and two years after Getty's death.{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/late-getty-heirs-directorial-debt-evil-lands-15-years-983388 |title=Late Getty Heir's Directorial Debut 'The Evil Within' Lands After 15 Years |date= 6 March 2017 |first= Alex |last= Ritman |work=Hollywood Reporter }}
=Philanthropy=
Getty made charitable contributions to the paleontology department of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Personal life
Getty lived in a historic mansion formerly owned by composer Miklós Rózsa on Montcalm Avenue in the Hollywood Hills. He was a recluse. Two weeks before his death, he filed a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend Lanessa DeJonge.
Getty died on March 31, 2015, at age 47. His body was found by his ex-girlfriend, Lanessa DeJonge. An ulcer was suspected in the intestinal bleeding that killed him.{{cite web|title=J. Paul Getty Grandson: Massive Blood Loss Before Death, Ulcer Suspected|url=http://www.tmz.com/2015/04/04/andrew-getty-death-cause-ulcer-bleeding-rectal-coroner/|website=TMZ.com|date=4 April 2015 |accessdate=6 May 2015}} His personal assistant said Getty had complained of stomach pain in the two months beforehand. The Los Angeles county coroner ruled the death accidental, with methamphetamine use and heart disease as contributing factors.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/17/andrew-getty-died-of-haemorrhage-ulcer-bad-heart-and-meth-official |title=Andrew Getty died of haemorrhage, ulcer, bad heart and meth – coroner |agency=Reuters |date=17 June 2015 |website=The Guardian |access-date=15 March 2017}}