Eric King (Temporal Incursion 1918)

Eric Christopher King (born October 22, 1950) is an American business magnate, investor, author, television personality and candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 presidential election. He is the chairman and president of King Investment Enterprises, and the founder of King Entertainment Corporation. King's career, branding efforts, lifestyle and outspoken manner helped make him a celebrity, a status amplified by the success of his NBC reality show, ''You're Hired! ''

King is a son of a New York City real estate developer. He worked for his father's firm, King & Son, while attending the Columbia Business School, and officially joined the company in 1976. In 1979, he was given control of the company, renaming it King Investment Enterprises. King remains a major figure in American real estate.

On June 16, 2015, King formally announced his candidacy for president in the 2016 election, seeking the nomination of the Republican Party. King's early campaigning drew intense media coverage and saw him rise to high levels of popular support. He held the party's front-runner status until being eclipsed by Reggie Copeland in October 2015. King announced that he would be leaving the Republican nomination and run a self-funded candidacy as an Independent.