Leslie Moonves

Leslie Moonves is the President and CEO of CBS. He is married to The Early Show news anchor Julie Chen.

Moonves and Chen are expecting their first child together, due on October 4, 2009.CBB: Julie Chen Expecting First Child (April 21, 2009)

1. Born: December 23, 1948
2. Birthplace: New York City, New York
3. Nickname: Les Moonves
4. Attended: Bucknell University
5. Was the co-president and co-chief operating officer of Viacom, Inc.
6. Was the vice president of movies and mini-series at 20th Century Fox Television
7. Was previously an actor
8. Appeared on Cannon, The Six Million Dollar Man and The Practice
9. Married Julie Chen on December 23, 2004
10. Salary: $20 mil./year
11. Ex-spouse: Nancy Wiesenfeld Moonves
12. Has three children: Adam, Michael and Sara
13. Resides in Brentwood, California

Leslie Moonves was born in New York City, New York, and raised in Valley Stream, New York. He attended Bucknell University and returned to New York City where he sought work as an actor. After limited success, Moonves changed career paths and went into the corporate side of entertainment.

He served as president of Warner Bros. television before taking on the job of president and CEO of CBS. When he joined CBS, the company was faring poorly, but by 2003, Moonves announced that CBS was the only network to have increased viewer numbers by 1%. He has appeared a number of times on The Late Show with David Letterman to talk about the affairs of CBS.

Moonves married TV presenter Julie Chen in 2004.

• Current Projects:
  • President and CEO, CBS Corporation

• Past Projects:
  • President, Warner Bros. Television
  • President, CBS Entertainment
  • Co-President and Co-CEO, Viacom

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