The rise of Larry Ellison, the jet-setting 74-year-old billionaire founder of Oracle who just joined Tesla's board of directors (ORCL)

• Larry Ellison, the founder and CTO of Oracle, just joined his "close friend" Elon Musk on Tesla's board of directors. 
• It's the latest development in one of the most interesting careers in Silicon Valley and beyond. 
• Here's how Ellison went from two-time college dropout to an international jet-setting, yacht-racing playboy. 

On Friday, Larry Ellison, the 74-year-old billionaire cofounder of Oracle, officially joined his "close friend" Elon Musk on the board of directors at Tesla  — putting another feather in the cap for one of the most interesting men in tech.

Whether yacht racing or buying whole Hawaiian islands or trash-talking competitors, there's always a good chance we'll be surprised with what Ellison does next. At the time of writing, Forbes pegs his net worth at about $56 billion.

Here's how he went from two-time college dropout all the way to international playboy and tech titan:

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Lawrence Joseph Ellison was born in the Bronx on August 17, 1944, the son of a single mother named Florence Spellman.

When he was 9 months old, baby Larry came down with pneumonia. His mom sent him to Chicago to live with his aunt and uncle, Lillian and Louis Ellison.

Louis, his adoptive father, was a Russian immigrant who took the name "Ellison" in tribute to the place in which he entered the US: Ellis Island.

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