Billionaire Marc Lasry made a number of friends during his time as cofounder and CEO of the hedge fund Avenue Capital Group. In fact, it was his close buddy Bill Clinton who let it slip that Lasry was President Obama's top choice for ambassador to France. A token of Obama's appreciation for helping to raise nearly $1 million for his re-election, perhaps?

Emma Lasry is the 18 year-old daughter of hedge fund billionaire and Bill Clinton pal Marc Lasry. But that is not all: she is also a closet bitch. Self-described! Click play on Emma Lasry's debut pop tune video at once!

Word is that Newsweek's top bidding prospects are billionaire hedge fund manager Marc Lasry, Mexican mogul/NYT overlord Carlos Slim, and 91-year-old Sidney Harman. Hey, whoever's out there trying to trick some 91-year-old into buying Newsweek? That's so mean. C'mon.

It's a big birthday for Bruce Springsteen. The rock legend turns 60 today. Also celebrating: Jermaine Dupri is turning 37. Singer Julio Iglesias turns 66. Mickey Rooney is 89. Playwright George C. Wolfe is turning 55. Jason Alexander of Seinfeld fame is 50. Hedge fund manager Marc Lasry is turning 50, too. Ani DiFranco turns 39. Writer Joshua Foer is turning 27. Writer/blogger Ana Marie Cox is 37. And Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain turns 24 today.

New York was kind enough to follow up on our post on Tuesday about the most gruesome townhouse the Upper East Side has ever laid eyes on. A reporter headed over and knocked on the front door—and it turns out the place isn't owned by a crazy person after all! It belongs to financial adviser Richard Medley and his wife Dorinda who, along with their three kids, compete is some sort of Halloween decorating competition with Marc Lasry and his family every year. [NYM, previously]

Bruce Springsteen has been collecting praise for nearly four decades now; in a few short years, he'll be collecting social security, too: Bruce turns 59 today. Others celebrating: Hedge fund manager (and Chelsea Clinton's boss) Marc Lasry is 49. Jermaine Dupri is turning 36. Playwright and director George C. Wolfe is 54. Seinfeld (and pretzel commercial) star Jason Alexander is 49. Writer Joshua Foer (and brother of JSF) is turning 26. Ani DiFranco is 38. Actor Mickey Rooney turns 88. And singer Julio Iglesias celebrates his 65th birthday today.

Lasry is the co-founder of the Avenue Capital Group, a leading hedge fund with more than $20 billion under management. He was also, briefly, Chelsea Clinton's boss.