Les Moonves Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Wife, Career, and Net Worth 

CBS Corporation’s former CEO was Les Moonves. Les Moonves, on the other hand, is a media executive.

Wiki, Bio, Age,  Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education

Leslie Roy Moonves is his full name. On October 6, 1949, he was born. He is 71 years old right now. He, too, was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He is a naturalized citizen of the United States. His parents were Herman Moonves (Father) and Josephine Schleifer (Mother). Similarly, he has three brothers and sisters.

Two of them are brothers, while the third is a sister. Melissa Moonves Colon is his sister, and Jonathan Moonves is one of his brothers. In terms of his family, his mother worked as a nurse. Similarly, his brother Jonathan works as an entertainment attorney.

Although there is no information regarding where he completed his elementary education, he did mention Valley Stream Central High School. Similarly, he enrolled at Bucknell University to pursue his study. When he originally started college, he majored in science, but he subsequently switched to Spanish. When he chose to pursue acting, he also attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre.

Les Moonves’s Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions

The 72-year-old stands 5’11” tall. Les Moonves has green eyes and grey hair that was formerly dark brown. Similarly, he is physically fit. Other physical measures of the former CEO are not yet accessible.

Les Moonves’s Profession & Career

Les Moonves initially aspired to be an actor, and he had the opportunity to appear in films such as ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ and ‘Cannon.’ He did, however, decide to stop acting after a while. Later, he began working at 20th Century Fox Television, where he was in charge of first-run syndication and cable programming. He worked his way up to the post of vice president of movies and mini-series at 20th Century Fox Television. Similarly, he joined Lorimar Television in 1985 as an executive in charge of movies and mini-series. With the passage of time, he gradually ascended to the presidency of Lorimar.

In 1993, he was recognized for the role of president and CEO of Warner Bros Television after Warner Bros and Lorimar Television merged. ‘Friends’ and ‘ER’ were two of the many other shows he approved immensely. He became President of CBS two years later, in 1995. He kept his post for 5 years before being appointed as CBS Television’s chief executive officer. After a few years, he was promoted to CEO. Throughout his career, he has canceled and revived several television shows. Although he was performing well as the company’s CEO, he was forced to quit owing to serious charges leveled against him. In 2019, he founded his own firm, Moon Rise Unlimited.

Les Moonves’s Salary and Net Worth

The former CBS Television CEO has a staggering net worth of about $800 million. He made between $50 and $60 million as a director for the corporation. He was the second-highest-paid CEO in 2016 and 2017. His prior employer’s pay packages also had a significant role in significantly raising his total net worth.

Les Moonves’s Wife, Marriage & Relationship

Previously, Les was married to Nancy Wiesenfeld. They exchanged vows in 1978. They also had three children together, one of whom is Sara Moonves, the editor in chief of W Magazine. Nancy filed for divorce in 2003, after 25 years of marriage. They had already begun to live apart. He was dating a lady called Julie Chen despite the fact that their divorce had not been approved. He and Julie planned to marry in Mexico soon after their divorce was finalized. Fast forward to 2009, and they were blessed with a son.

Les Moonves’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Moonves does not appear to be active on any social media networks at the present. He does not have profiles on prominent social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube.

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