Cliff Asness and Noah Centineo come from very different worlds, but both have built recognizable public careers through highly specialized work. Asness is a quantitative investor and co-founder of AQR Capital Management, while Centineo is an American actor known for major Netflix roles and action projects. Their backgrounds, education, careers, family lives and public profiles differ considerably, making the comparison an interesting look at two personalities who reached prominence in finance and entertainment respectively.
Cliff Asness and Noah Centineo – Quick Bio Table
| Profile Detail | Cliff Asness | Noah Centineo |
| Full Name | Clifford Scott Asness | Noah Gregory Centineo |
| Date of Birth | October 17, 1966 | May 9, 1996 |
| Age | 59 years | 30 years |
| Net Worth | $8 billion — Forbes real-time estimate, September 2026 | About $2 million — Celebrity Net Worth estimate; not an independently verified figure |
| Birthplace | Queens, New York City, USA | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Nationality | American | American |
| Profession | Hedge fund manager, investor, researcher | Actor and producer |
| Best Known For | Co-founding AQR Capital Management and quantitative investing research | Playing Peter Kavinsky in the To All the Boys films |
| Major Career Role | Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer of AQR | Owen Hendricks in The Recruit |
| Other Notable Work | Goldman Sachs, quantitative research, academic financial research | The Fosters, Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, The Perfect Date, Black Adam |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania — B.S. in economics and B.S. in engineering; University of Chicago — MBA and Ph.D. in finance | BAK Middle School of the Arts; Boca Raton Community High School; Agoura High School |
| Academic Honors | Graduated summa cum laude in both Penn degrees; MBA with high honors | No comparable university degree publicly documented |
| Career Began | Goldman Sachs before co-founding AQR in 1998 | Began acting professionally as a child; film debut in The Gold Retrievers (2009) |
| Company / Organization | AQR Capital Management | Favored Nations / film and television productions |
| Investment / Acting Specialty | Quantitative, factor-based and systematic investing | Romance, drama, comedy and action roles |
| Breakthrough | Building AQR into a major quantitative investment firm | To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) |
| Height | Not reliably established in the primary sources reviewed | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | Not reliably documented | Not reliably documented |
| Hair Color | Not reliably documented | Not reliably documented as a biographical fact |
| Eye Color | Not reliably documented | Not reliably documented as a biographical fact |
| Parents | Barry Asness and Carol Asness | Gregory Centineo and Kellee Centineo |
| Siblings | Brother Brad Asness is publicly identified | Older sister Taylor Centineo |
| Spouse | Laurel Elizabeth Fraser; married in 1999 | No current marriage publicly confirmed |
| Children | Four | No publicly confirmed children |
| Family Background | Raised in New York; family later moved to Long Island | Raised in Boynton Beach, Florida, with his older sister |
| Major Awards / Recognition | James R. Vertin Award; multiple Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Awards; Graham and Dodd Awards | Recognition and nominations associated with his television and film work |
| Research / Creative Work | Published financial research in major investment journals | Film and television acting; executive production work |
| No verified Instagram account established in the sources reviewed | @ncentineo | |
| Hobbies | No dependable public list of personal hobbies | Public interviews document various interests, but no reliable comprehensive hobby list |
| Current Public Role | AQR founder, managing principal and CIO; active financial researcher | Actor and producer, with continuing film and television projects |
| Notable Career Achievement | Helped establish quantitative and factor-based investing as a major professional investment approach | Became internationally recognized through Netflix’s young-adult films before moving into action roles |
| Major Current Project / Direction | Continues investment research and leadership at AQR | Set to star as John Rambo in Netflix’s John Rambo |
| Public Image | Finance, investing, quantitative research and market commentary | Film, television, celebrity and entertainment |
| Official / Professional Source | AQR Capital Management | Netflix and major film/television credits |
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