The Beanie Bubble: Who are Ty Warner and Patricia Roche? Meet the real people from the film

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Beanie Bubble, a film based on American businessman Ty Warner and his then-girlfriend and business partner Patricia Roche, premiered on July 28, 2023, on Apple TV+. The film is written by Al Gore’s daughter Kristin Gore, and co-directed by her with Damian Kulash. Let’s know more about Ty Warner and Patricia Roche, and the movie The Beanie Bubble.

The Beanie Bubble is based on the book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, authored by Zac Bissonnette. The plot revolves around businessman Ty Warner, the man behind Ty Inc., the toy company he started with his then-girlfriend Patricia Roche – shown as Robbie in the film and played by Elizabeth Banks. The film tells the story of his rise and downfall.

H. Ty Warner, known as Ty Warner, is behind the popular stuffed toy in the US, called the Beanie Babies, which became a global phenomenon. Warner’s company Ty Inc. made over $700 million within the first two years of manufacturing and selling the Beanie Babies. The film chronicles his business decisions and how his products became bestsellers. Ty Warner was also convicted of tax evasion in 2014 for not paying over $5.6 million in federal taxes. The sentence was reduced to two years of probation, community service, and a $53 million fine. During the court case, it was revealed that Ty Warner had a secret Swiss bank account with over $24 million — at the time the biggest amount ever found in an overseas account. In 2020, Ty Warner, with a net worth of over $6 billion, was featured on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest individuals in the USA.

Patricia Roche helped run the operations of Ty, Inc., especially the United