4. Shareef Malnik & Gabrielle Anwar

Proud to introduce one of the most beautiful, respected and charismatic couple of Miami; Shareef Malnik and his lovely wife and actress; Gabrielle Anwar. 

Gabrielle is an English-American actress known for her roles as Sam Black in the second series of Press Gang, Margaret Tudor on The Tudors, Fiona Glenanne on Burn Notice, Lady Tremaine in the seventh season of Once Upon a Time, and for dancing the tango with Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman.

Serial Entrepreneur & Strategic advisor of GrapeStars; Shareef is one of the country’s top restaurateurs. The Forge as been Malnik’s award-winning steakhouse for years. Malnik is also the Chairman of Nextwave Funding, which has provided funding to thousands of small and mid-sized companies in excess of $360 million. Shareef has also added Executive Producer to his oeuvre with the documentary film "Sexology", directed by his wife Gabrielle Anwar. He also holds the prestigious titles of Chairman Emeritus of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Chairman of the InterContinental Make-A-Wish Ball, and Chairman of the Make-A-Wish Capital Campaign helping to raise more than $70 million for the organization. Under his leadership, the gala has become Miami's best with celebrity entertainers spanning Diana Ross, Marc Anthony, Gabrielle Anwar, Wayne Newton, Paula Abdul, Macy Gray, Adam Lambert, Sharon Stone, John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, and Steven Tyler.

Malnik has received the Key to the City of Miami Beach four times, is an honorary police officer of the City of Miami Beach, has been awarded “Citizen of the Year” and "Innovator in Business" by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. He was also honored with the “Hero Award” by the Mayor and Chief of Police of Miami Beach for saving the life of one of the city’s resident. In 2011, the Miami Marlins honored Malnik with their All-Star Award for Philanthropy, and in 2015, he was the recipient of the “Credit Suisse Shining Light Award” by the Little Lighthouse Foundation.

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