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Entrepreneur
The Resume
(October 6, 1949- )
President of Lorimar Television (1989-93)
President of Warner Brothers Television (1993-95)
President/CEO of CBS (1995- )
Acted in 'Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)'
Married Julie Chen (December 23, 2004)
Why he might be annoying
He is so eager to act, that even though he is the President of CBS, he acted on ABC's 'The Practice.'
He portrayed himself on 'Chicago Hope,' 'The Nanny' and 'Arli$$.'
He is divorcing after almost 25 years of marriage.
Howard Stern calls him a 'snake in the grass.'
Howard Stern blames him for the cancellation of Howard's no effort CBS syndicated show. He also considers him a turncoat for dealing with Mike Fleiss of Telepictures, who Stern is suing.
Stern called him 'the worst programmer in television history.'
He dated Julie Chen while he was still married.
Why he might not be annoying
He is a strong proponent of the Internet.
He believes that people who schedule shows through VCRs and TiVo, don't mind being dependent of network choices.
He dismisses Howard Stern's rants as schtick.
He believes that product placement and endorsements will become part of TV shows and replace spot commercials.
At Lorimer, he said it is important to produce popular TV like 'Full House' that pays the bills so you can produce quality shows like 'I'll Fly Away.'
Ranked #43 (1991), #26 (1992), #18 (1997), #19 (1998), #14 (1999), #1 (2000), #3 (2001) and #3 executive (2002) in Entertainment Weekly's 101 most influential people.
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 2261 Votes: 76.51% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 2547 Votes: 78.68% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 1045 Votes: 76.36% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 212 Votes: 71.23% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 293 Votes: 69.97% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 471 Votes: 69.85% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 891 Votes: 69.81% Annoying
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