Burry was born and grew up in San Jose, California. He has Rusyn ancestry. At the age of two he lost his left eye to
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After medical school, Burry worked as a Stanford Hospital neurology resident, then a Stanford Hospital pathology resident.
He then left to start his own hedge fund. He had already developed a reputation as an investor by … See more

Burry is married, with children, and was living in Saratoga, California in 2010. His son was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and Burry believes he himself has Asperger syndrome after reading about the disorder. When he w… See more