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While an undergrad at the University of Southern California 30 years ago, John Wheeler caught the Hollywood bug. But unlike a number of his classmates who studied film, Wheeler majored in economics and went on to launch two companies: investment firm Copper Mountain Trust and technology retailer Tactix. Now 48, he's finally getting in on the act . . . sort of.

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