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- Peter Chernin is a Co-founder and Partner at TCG. Peter also founded The Chernin Group, LLC in 2010 and serves as its Chairman and CEO. In addition to his investment business, Peter produces television programs and feature films through Chernin Entertainment, which is well known for hits including New Girl, Planet of the Apes, Hidden Figures, Greatest Showman, and Ford v Ferrari.
Prior to founding The Chernin Group, Peter served as President and COO of News Corp and Chairman and CEO of the Fox Group from 1996-2009. During his tenure at Fox and News Corp, Peter oversaw Fox Filmed Entertainment as the #1 studio and greenlit the two highest grossing films of all time - Titanic and Avatar. Notable television hits during Peter's tenure as CEO of Fox Group include 24, Modern Family, and Glee, which helped 20th Century Fox Television achieve the #1 ranking in television production. He also established Fox Network as the #1 broadcast network across nearly all demos with iconic series including The Simpsons and American Idol. Peter was responsible for launching 15+ cable networks domestically, most notably FX and Fox Sports nets. He also launched 150+ international channels and oversaw the growth of the largest MVPD in the world with Star, Sky, Sky Italia, and DirecTV. With Fox as a co-owner, Peter also launched Hulu.
Peter currently sits on the board of American Express and serves as a Co-Chairman of the University of California, Berkeley's Board of Visitors. He is also a Co-founder and Co-Chairman of Malaria No More, a non-profit dedicated to the global eradication of malaria.
- IMDb mini biography by: TCG Official Site Bio
- President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation, and Chairman and CEO of the Fox Group. Former book editor at St. Martin's Press. B.A. in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Career Planning via "Accident": He started his career in book publishing at St. Martin's Press and Warner Books, claiming it was the "last sort of career planning" he ever did. He only moved into television when a producer randomly flew to New York to offer him a job.
- "Pimple on Rupert's Ass": In a candid moment at a Midtown bar, Chernin once jokingly asked a reporter why he was always written about as just a "pimple on Rupert [Murdoch]'s ass". His companion merrily confirmed, "Because you are just a pimple on Rupert's ass".
- Bad Seats at the Oscars: Despite his massive influence, he famously sat in the "bad seats" at the Academy Awards so Rupert Murdoch could be up front when Titanic won Best Picture.
- No Patience for Sets: Though he watches all "dailies" (the raw footage from a day's shoot) and spends massive amounts of time on marketing, he rarely visits film sets because he says he doesn't have the patience for it.
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