Peter Buffett discovered Warren Buffett’s billionaire status in his 20s by spotting his father’s name on a list of the richest Americans. He later recalled laughing with his mother after realizing others treated them differently. Peter, now 68, is a musician, composer, author, and philanthropist who has won a regional Emmy Award, became a New York Times best-selling author, and served as co-chair of the NoVo Foundation. He said the wealth shift had little effect because they did not live in a culture that displayed wealth. Warren Buffett said his children had already formed their personalities and friendships before learning how rich they were.
""I'm not kidding. It was when I was in my 20s that my mom and I talked at some point, because there he was, on this list," Peter, now 68, recalled in a 2013 Forbes interview with both Peter and Warren Buffett. "And we laughed about it, because we said, 'Well, isn't it funny? You know, we know who we are, but everybody's treating us differently now.'""
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