Peter Morton co-founded the Hard Rock Café, a chain of casual dining restaurants with Isaac Tigrett. His father is Arnie Morton, founder of Morton's, and his son is Harry Morton, founder of Pink Taco restaurants. His former stepdaughter was Domino Harvey, who was the subject of the October 2005 film Domino starring Keira Knightley and directed by Tony Scott. Morton is a graduate of the University of Denver, where he was a member of the Phi Sigma Delta fraternity. Morton's first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, England. The chain began global expansion in 1982 when the two agreed to develop their own cafes across the world. Morton opened Hard Rocks in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Houston, Las Vegas; San Diego, La Jolla, and Newport Beach, California; Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; among many others. He is the godfather of film producer Matthew Vaughn, and introduced him to a Hard Rock Cafe tour. It was through Peter, that Matthew was introduced to Guy Ritchie and some well known aristocrats in the London area. In 1995, The Rank Organisation acquired the cafes owned by Morton for $410 million, but Morton retained the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wikipedia [ - ]

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