Billionaire. Lou is a salesman from the drop. He wanted to connect with you, and this was his skill. His belief in himself and his capacity to make you believe. Most people fell for it. We never even questioned if that was real or not. He was very good at being shady. Lou was so charismatic, so sympathetic, everyone wanted to be a part of his world that here created, without realizing he was robbing them blind. It was blimp money that started the whole thing. Thats incredible. Louis j. Pearlman grows up in queens, new york. He was born in 1954. And so right next to where lou pearlman is growing up, coming out of flushing airport, there are these airships that take off. And when lou pearlman is 10 years old, he sees his first Goodyear Blimp. The blimp transforms his life. I saw the Goodyear Blimp flying outside my window, and i was like, what is this thing flying around . It intrigued me. It was the worlds fair at the time and i managed to get a ride on it. I was hooked. I loved flying.