1 MOONVES, LESLIE, 2 broadcast executive; 3 b. NYC, Oct. 6, 1949; 4 s. Herman and Josephine (Schleifer) Moonves; m. Nancy Wiesenfeld, Dec. 17, 1978 (div. ); children: Adam, Sara, Michael; m. Julie Chen, Dec. 23, 2004; 1 child, Charlie. 5 BA, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pa., 1971. 6 Devel. exec. Catalina Prodns., Burbank, Calif., 1980–81; v.p. devel. Saul Ilson Prodns. Columbia Pictures TV, Burbank, 1981–82; v.p. movies and mini-series 20th Century Fox, LA, 1982–85, Lorimar, Inc., Culver City, Calif., 1985–88; exec. v.p. creative affairs Lorimar-Telepictures, Culver City, 1988–90; pres. Lorimar TV, Burbank, 1989–93, Warner Bros. TV, Burbank, 1993–95, CBS Entertainment, LA, 1995–97; exec. v.p. CBS/Broadcast Group, 1995–97; pres., CEO CBS TV, 1998–2003, chmn., CEO, 2003–04; co-pres., co-COO Viacom Inc., NYC, 2004–06; pres., CEO CBS Corp., 2006–. Bd. dirs. KB Home, 2004–. Westwood One, 2004-06. 7 Developer, prodr. (TV series) Dallas, Dark Justice, Guns of Paradise, Knots Landing, Midnight Caller, Sisters, Family Matters, Full House, Perfect Strangers, Family Man, I'll Fly Away, Reasonable Doubts, Step by Step, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, The Jackie Thomas Show, Crossroads, Homefront, Going to Extremes, Shaky Ground, It Had To Be You, Time Trax, Against the Grain, Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman, Cafe Americain, How'd They Do That, Living Single, Family Album, Getting By. 8 Bd. dirs. LA Free Clinic; co-chair LA bd. govs. Paley Ctr. for Media (formerly Mus. of TV and Radio); bd. trustees Entertainment Industries Coun.; trustee Nat. Coun. for Families and TV, Am. Film Inst.; mem. leadership adv. bd. NCAA. Recipient Gold Medal award, Internat. Radio and TV Soc., 2003, Career Achievement award, Casting Soc. Am., Sherrill Corwin award, Am. Jewish Com.; named Showman of Yr., Variety, Most Powerful Man in Hollywood, Entertainment Weekly. Mem.: NATAS (exec. com.), Hollywood Radio & TV Soc. (bd. dirs. 1988–91, pres. 1991). Democrat. Jewish. 9 Office: CBS Corp 51 W 52nd St New York NY 10019-6188 Office Phone: 212-975-4321.
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