Raj Rajaratnam, &#39;Jackass&#39; of Wall Street

Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund billionaire who stands accused of masterminding a massive insider trading ring, was incredibly competitive and a ruthless boss. Of course you sort of have to be if you're planning to claw your way up to the top of the hedge fund pyramid. But it turns out he was a pretty wacky boss, too, as today's Wall Street Journal illustrates.

It seems the "fund boss who built empire on charm, smarts and information" may have also been something of a Jackass fan:


Much like Johnny Knoxville, Rajaratnam realized that there was no better way to generate laughs than to involve the presence of a dwarf:


Of course, as the cast of Jackass learned again and again over the years, not every stunt was bound to end well:


The Man Who Wired Silicon Valley [WSJ]