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Chairman and CEO HBO and CINEMAX |
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1953- born in Long Island New York |
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Graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A. in
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1970- played a small role in a theatre
production in Mansfield, Pennsylvania |
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1972-1974-moved to New York and got a job as a
waiter in a Manhattan dinner theatre |
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1975-landed a job managing the Improv, a comedy
club in Hell’s Kitchen |
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1978-co-owner of the Improv NY, head of Improv
LA |
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1979-sold his part of the Improv and started
working with International Creative Management |
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1985-senior VP original programming, HBO and
Cinemax West Coast |
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1990-1995-President of HBO Independent
Productions |
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2002-Present-Chairman and CEO HBO and CINEMAX |
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“Best formula is no formula at all” |
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“The slippery slope of success is trying to
re-create it. When you start to
think there’s a formula for that, or if something doesn’t meet up to
expectations and you get cautious, then you run the risk of trapping yourself
in a claustrophobic environment.
Taking risks breaks you out of that” |
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“Is it different? Is it distinctive? Is
it good? Can we make it good? Because if you fail with good, then you
haven’t really failed |
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3 Emmy Awards |
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2 Golden Globes |
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2 Peabody Awards |
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Publicists Guild of America Television
Showmanship Award |
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Sopranos |
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Sex and the City |
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OZ |
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Six Feet Under |
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Band of Brothers |
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“The product that we sell is HBO – the
network. The product that the other
people are selling are the ones that are shown in the commercials during
the programs.” |
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