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- Given name: Sumner Murray RothsteinAskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Born: May 27, 1923AskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Birthplace: Boston, MassachusettsAskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Married Phyllis Gloria Raphael in 1947, divorced in 2002AskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Two children with PhyllisAskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Married Paula Fortunato Redstone in April 2003AskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Filed for divorce from second wife on October 17, 2008Los Angeles Times: Viacom Inc's Sumner Redstone Files for Divorce (October 21, 2008)
- Became Chairman of the Board of Viacom in 1987
- Acquired Paramount Communications in 1993
- Acquired Blockbuster Entertainment and Aaron Spelling Productions
- Appointed Viacom's CEO in 1996AskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Viacom merged with CBS in 2000AskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Retired from head position at Viacom in 2006AskMen.com: Sumner Redstone Biography
- Owns 80% of theater chain National AmusementsLos Angeles Times: Viacom Inc's Sumner Redstone Files for Divorce (October 21, 2008)
- Estimated wealth: $7.6 billion in 2007
- Divorce from Paula Fortunato was finalized on January 21, 2009TMZ: Single and Ready to Mingle (January 22, 2009)
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Media mogul Sumner Redstone filed for a divorce from his wife of five years, Paula Fortunato, on October 17, 2008. 85-year-old Redstone cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the divorce.Los Angeles Times: Viacom Inc's Sumner Redstone Files for Divorce (October 21, 2008)
TMZ.com reported that the couple's divorce was finalized on January 21, 2009.TMZ: Single and Ready to Mingle (January 22, 2009)
Redstone Files for Divorce
On October 17, 2008, Redstone filed for a divorce from his wife of five years. The pair were married in 2003 and they signed a prenuptial agreement which entitles Fortunato to at least $5 million, or $1 million for each year they were married. In the court papers, Redstone cited irreconcilable differences as reason for the divorce.Los Angeles Times: Viacom Inc's Sumner Redstone Files for Divorce (October 21, 2008)The divorce was finalized on January 21, 2009.TMZ: Single and Ready to Mingle (January 22, 2009)
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