If you’ve watched Shark Tank on the 2026 TV schedule or during its nearly two-decade run, you already know Barbara Corcoran doesn’t suffer fools or do anything halfway. She’s bold, theatrical, and always thinking three steps ahead. So it probably shouldn’t be shocking that one of her most infamous stunts involved tricking friends, guests, and, briefly, even Wikipedia into thinking she had died.
The real estate mogul recently revisited the story on her Instagram, where she shared a photo from her 70th birthday celebration and explained how the chaos unfolded. Rather than letting friends throw her a traditional surprise party, Corcoran learned about the plan ahead of time and decided to flip the script in the most Barbara Corcoran way possible. She explained:
