As the back-story for a self-made business tycoon, Hollywood screenwriters couldn’t have done much better than Allan Zeman’s actual life.
Growing up poor in Montreal, Zeman lost his father when he was just seven years old and joined the working world only three years later. By 12 — he often claims with his trademark toothy grin — he was making more money from his paper route and cleaning job at a steak house than his school teachers took home.
