How Bike Shop Owner Discovered He Was Jeff Bezos’ Dad

Jeff Bezos changed the way we shop forever when he founded Amazon in 1994. He later became the world’s richest man. In 2014, Inside Edition met his biological father, Ted Jorgensen, a bicycle repairman in Phoenix. He was a teenage circus performer when he married Bezos’ mom and after their marriage broke up, Jorgensen gave up custody of his son. “Big mistake,” he told Inside Edition. He only realized who his son was when a biographer contacted him. Jorgensen passed away in 2015. #InsideEdition

[amberfoster]

The poor man. His whole life insulted by a disrespectful bad reporter. Making him and his achievements look small.

[shuhratkessikbayev]

Just because this old man owns a bike shop, makes a decent living, has a wife and a nice house, and isn't the CEO of a successful online shopping service doesn't mean he's "living in obscurity"

[dylanmurray]

To be honest, that guy probably lived a fulfilling life. Don’t make a successful guy seem like a loser because he isn’t the ceo of Amazon.

[MistaZipps]

"In the bike shop, where he toiled away in obscurity for the next 40 years." Jesus, give the man some credit for living his life the way he wanted.

[gabogd]

What a disrespectful report, so if you're not a billionaire your life is a waste? That says a lot about the producers

[KDawnn]

This is an absolutely disturbing interview making him out to see worthless because he wasn’t crazy successful. Looks like he lived a happy life to me.

[moontobe]

I dislike how they downplayed his achievements.

[nsan]

"Toiled away in obscurity." Thats like 99% of us, and they make it sound terrible and shameful.

[lewisburton]

Damn, they act like He’s living in a dumpster. Chill out.

[jacobmulligan]

Jeff has the perfect backstory for becoming a super villain. Lost his wife, never met his father. Extremely rich.

[clouud]

The man even passed away without seeing his son for the last time.

[Brassard]

“Toiled away in obscurity”. This report is blatantly condescending and disrespectful. So if you’re not a billionaire and just have a reasonably modest job, you’ve wasted your life? That’s ridiculous.

[joeyxx]

"I don't want a penny from him, i just wanna shake his hand and tell him hes done a really good job with his life"
Damn that's sad.. and he's passed away now. Poor guy had to die in regret. Seemed like a nice old man.

[sanderpundal]

The way they talked about this old Guy’s life is just disrespectful

[travisward]

I used to go go this guy to get all my bike parts growing up. He was always very humble. What a trip

[Phawks-Phire]

Man, a lot of people can't even afford to live in the house his father is living in. Don't downplay his life accomplishments.

[disispeter]

It’s disrespectful to say he wasted his life fixing bikes

[RVboyjunior]

He did well himself as a businessman until this reporter decided to downplay his achievements just to highlight Jeff's net worth.

[PhantomX]

He doesnt even want his money just wants to see his son like any father would

[Walteralexander]

Do you know how hard it is to have a small business running for that long? Don’t diminish his accomplishments