- Born
- Birth nameLeslie R. Moonves
- Nickname
- Les
- Leslie Moonves is the former chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation. He resigned on September 9, 2018 amid allegations of sexual misconduct. He joined CBS in 1995 as president of CBS Entertainment. From April 1998 until 2003, he was president and chief executive officer at CBS Television, then was promoted to chairman and CEO of CBS in 2003. Before CBS, Moonves worked at Lorimar Television, which became Warner Bros. Television, where he green-lighted TV shows such as 'Friends' and 'ER'.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesJulie Chen Moonves(December 23, 2004 - present) (1 child)Nancy Wiesenfeld(December 17, 1978 - December 10, 2004) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenMichael MoonvesCharlie
- Was trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.
- From 1989 to 1993, he was President of Lorimar Television. Became President of Warner Bros. Television in July 1993. Became President of CBS Entertainment in July 1995. President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Television since April 1998.,Elected to CBS Corp. Board of Directors in July 1999. In July 2004, was appointed as co-President and co-COO of Viacom.,Served as Chairman of CBS from February 2016 to September 2018.
- Graduated from Bucknell University in 1971.
- Management Style & Meditation: Known for intense micromanagement and a volatile temper-which colleagues described as "corporate hazing"-he practiced Transcendental Meditation to cope with the stress.
- Divorce and Remarriage: He obtained an early divorce from his first wife, Nancy Wiesenfeld, to marry reporter Julie Chen, doing so just 13 days after the divorce was finalized in 2003.
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