Sir '''Alan Sugar''' (born [[London]], 24 March 1947)) is a [[British]] businessman who founded the electronics company Amstrad plc, which did much to popularise personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s, and for several years owned the English [[Premier League]] football team [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] He has recently achieved further fame as the prospective employer in the British version of the TV series 'The Apprentice', where he employs his gruff, no-nonsense personality to great effect. | Sir '''Alan Sugar''' (born [[London]], 24 March 1947)) is a [[British]] businessman who founded the electronics company Amstrad plc, which did much to popularise personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s, and for several years owned the English [[Premier League]] football team [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] He has recently achieved further fame as the prospective employer in the British version of the TV series 'The Apprentice', where he employs his gruff, no-nonsense personality to great effect. |