Mark Cuban was born in 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University. He started his career selling trash bags at age 12 and has worked as a bartender, disco dance instructor, and party promoter. Cuban now owns the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, which he has owned since January 2000. Under his ownership, the Mavericks' win rate has increased from 40% to 69% and he has helped the team make the playoffs regularly.