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Robert A. Halmi Biography

Birth Name:Robert A. Halmi

Birth Place:Weston, Connecticut, United States

Profession Producer, Production manager

Fast Facts

After graduating from Harvard University with a MBA, worked as a professional photographer before entering the family business with his father in 1980 as an assistant to the producer on TV movie "A Private Battle․"
In 1994, he and his father sold RHI Entertainment in 1994 to Hallmark Cards Inc․, where he became president and CEO of Hallmark Entertainment, and then bought the company back in 2006
In 1995, formed Crown Media Holdings and founded the Hallmark Channel
As President of Hallmark Entertainment, ventured into theatrical productions with Broadway revivals of "The Sound of Music" and "1776․"
Produced more than 200 TV movies and miniseries, including "Dreamkeeper," "Dinotopia," "Arabian Nights," "The 10th Kingdom," and "Alice in Wonderland․"
Holds rights to the entire film library of Crown Media Holdings Inc․, owner and operator of the Hallmark Channel, which includes over 600 TV movies, miniseries and series