Leslie Moonves
Leslie Moonves
Celebrated Name: Leslie Moonves
Real Name/Full Name: Leslie Roy Moonves
Gender: Male
Age: 74 years old
Birth Date: 6 October 1949
Birth Place: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 77 kg
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Wife/Spouse (Name): Julie Chen (m. 2004), Nancy Wiesenfeld (m. 1978–2004)
Children: Yes (Adam Moonves, Charlie Moonves, Sara Moonves, Michael Moonves)
Dating/Girlfriend
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N/A
Profession: Media executive
Net Worth in 2024: $450 million
Last Updated: March 2024

Leslie Moonves is a leading media mogul who currently serves as the CEO and President of CBS Corporation. Before this, he has was assigned as the Co-president and Co-COO of Viacom. Inc. He is also known for his acting career, which didn’t last long and soon he shifted to the business side of television.

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Early Life

Leslie Moonves, named Leslie Roy Moonves at birth, was born on the 6th of October, 1949 in Valley Stream, New York City to Josephine Schleifer and Herman Moonves. His mother worked as a nurse, and he has two siblings, a sister named Melissa Moonves Colon and a brother named Jonathan Moonves.

After completing his schooling from the Valley Stream Central High School, Leslie enrolled himself at Bucknell University from where he graduated with a Spanish major in 1971. His passion for acting led him to attend The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in NYC, where he got the chance to essay a few roles in a number of plays.

After graduation, he moved to Manhattan in order to pursue acting as a career but soon moved behind the camera disappointed with the series of ordinary roles (like in ‘Canon’ and ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’) that came his way.

Personal life

On the 17th of December, 1978, Leslie settled into a married life with Nancy Wiesenfeld, and the couple went on to have three children together. They got divorced in 2004, after which Leslie got married to the ‘The Early Show’ reporter Julie Chen whom he was already dating at the time of his divorce proceedings. He has a son named Charlie Moonves with her. Leslie Moonves currently lives in Beverly Hills, California.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 6 October 1949, Leslie Moonves is 74 years old as of today’s date 28th March 2024. His height is 1.80 m. Tall, and weight is 77 kg.

Career

After realising that acting wasn’t his true calling, Leslie Moonves shifted his focus towards the business aspect of the entertainment field with procuring a job at ‘20th Century Fox Television’. There he was initially in charge of pay/cable as well as first-run syndication programming before being promoted to the position of Vice-president for the mini-series and movies department.

After that, he served as the Vice-president of the development unit at Saul Ilson Productions. During the course of his career, Leslie has served as the Development Executive and Executive in charge of the mini-series and movies wing for ‘Catalina Productions’ and ‘Lorimar Television’ respectively.

After a series of promotions, he eventually ended up as the President of Lorimar in 1988. When Lorimar and Warner Bros. Television merged in July 1993, he became the CEO of Warner Bros. This was the period of his career, when he checked the box for shows, like ‘Friends’ and ‘ER’, which became big hits on television.

He then went on to leave Warner Bros. in favour of another leading television network called CBS Entertainment in July of 1995 where he was given the position of President. He served as the president and CEO of CBS Television from the year 1998 to 2003 and then was declared the Chairman of CBS as recent as February 2016.

In February of 2005, it was Leslie who scrapped the 18-year revival streak of the ‘Star Trek Enterprise’. It was also revealed that it was Leslie Moonves who brought about the signing of the deal between CBS and Warner Bros. which resulted in the ‘CW Network’ in January 2006.

Awards and Achievements

• The second-highest-paid director for the years 2012 and 2013 ($58.8 Million and $65.4 million respectively).
• Given a place in the Television Hall of Fame (2013).
• Declared the Chairman of CBS (2016).

Net Worth & Salary of Leslie Moonves in 2024

Leslie Moonves Net Worth
Leslie Moonves Net Worth

As of March 2024, Leslie Moonves owns a startling fortune of about $450 million, thanks to his immensely successful career as a media mogul.

Leslie Moonves always had a business mind, which resulted in him being a better management personality than an actor. He has succeeded tremendously in show biz through his constant hard work and passion.

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