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Michael Burry is an American investor and hedge fund manager who founded Scion Capital and is best known for being one of the first investors to predict and profit from the 2007-2008 subprime mortgage crisis, as depicted in the film 'The Big Short'. He is a former physician who transitioned to finance and currently manages Scion Asset Management.