Barry Diller
Birth Name:
Barry Charles Diller
Birth Place:
San Francisco, California, United States
Profession
Producer
Fast Facts
- A longtime advisor to the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California
- Quote: "[Regarding the stock market] "I am interested in things that have real opportunity for change․ I learned very early not to listen to anyone․ You have to keep your ears open, but don't listen to the morning line․""
- Known for his work at InterActiveCorp, or IAC, which he joined in the early '90s after leaving Fox, where he would eventually serve as CEO from 1995 until 2010
- Previously served as chairman of Paramount Pictures Corp․, where he would oversee the company's Entertainment and Communications Group, established in 1983
- Served as the CEO and chairman of Fox from 1984 until 1992