▁Foundation , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁that ▁batt les ▁hat red , ▁violence ▁and ▁post ▁tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order ▁( PT SD ). ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁alone , ▁he ▁has ▁appeared ▁on ▁various ▁reality ▁television ▁shows , ▁such ▁as ▁Who ▁W ants ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Super h ero ?, ▁on ▁Sy f y , ▁ ▁Ep ic ▁Castle ▁on ▁the ▁Dest ination ▁America ▁channel ▁The ▁Fab ul ous ▁Life ▁of ▁the ▁Ham pt ons ▁on ▁V H 1 , ▁Che f ▁Ro ble ▁& ▁Co . ▁on ▁Bra vo , ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁on ▁Super ▁Hero es ▁in ▁ 3 D ▁TV ▁on ▁ 3 Net . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁bank ing ▁career ▁Ivan ▁Wil zig ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁raised ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁younger ▁sib lings , ▁Alan ▁and ▁sister ▁Sher ry , ▁in ▁Cl if ton , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Cl if ton ▁High ▁School . ▁Wil zig ' s ▁father ▁Sig gi ▁Wil zig ▁( 1 9 2 6 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁a ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv or ▁from ▁Germany . ▁Fif ty - n ine ▁of ▁his ▁relatives ▁were ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is ▁during ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁collect or ▁Na omi ▁Wil zig ▁( 1 9 3 4 - 2 0 1 5 ). ▁After ▁multiple ▁sales man ▁positions , ▁Sig gi ▁Wil zig ▁ultimately ▁became ▁Chair man ,