Leslie Moonves

Birth Name:

Leslie Roy Moonves

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer

Graduated from Bucknell University in 1971
After divorcing his college sweetheart Nancy after more than 25 years of marriage, he would marry CBS anchor Julie Chen in 2004
Initially interested in becoming an actor, he eventually decided to take on more executive roles in the entertainment industry after a few lackluster stage performances in New York
Quote: "Rebuilding a network is a slow, brick-by-brick process․ It is not just creating a hit show, it is creating an identity of success so that people want their shows on your network․"
Quote: "Broadcast television is still the mothership and it will be for the foreseeable future․ Audiences may be declining slightly, but revenues are going up and up․"
Began serving on board of ZeniMax Media in 1999, a company that releases various video games across the world
Began his career at 20th Century Fox in the late '70s before joining Lorimar Television in 1985 where he would work until 1995
Joined CBS in 1995, serving as the CEO and President where he would orchestrate several coups including a deal with Viacom and the launch of several staple reality franchises for the network
David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, is his great-uncle

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