Wilson White
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| Wilson White | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Statistics | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 70 |
| Occupation | Chairman of Tunney Media Group |
| Portrayed by | Edward Asner |
| Created by | Aaron Sorkin |
Wilson White is a fictional character on the American television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Edward Asner.
[edit] Personal history
White is the chairman of the Tunney Media Group, the parent company of the National Broadcasting System and thus the owner of the show-within-a-show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. His interest in the show is passing at best; indeed, at one point he voices a frustration with all content-producing companies, wishing that he could focus on distribution. He is a shrewd businessman, though, and is clever enough to use his popular shows toward his business objectives.
His current pet project is a bidding wa in the development of Macau, which White says will be built up into "the Las Vegas of Asia." In the pursuit of this objective, White found out that the daughter of a visiting Chinese businessman was a huge fan of Tom Jeter, and he asked that Tom spend some time with her in order to positively influence her judgement, a factor which could be especially important since she acted as her father's english translator and thus was right in the middle of all business dealings in America. Unfortunately, Tom Jeter was in police custody in Pahrump, Nevada at the time, but by the end of the ordeal everything had worked itself out.
| STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP | ||
| EPISODES | AIRDATES | CHARACTERS | CATEGORY | ||
| Primary Characters |
Matt Albie | Danny Tripp | Jordan McDeere | Harriet Hayes Tom Jeter | Simon Stiles | Jack Rudolph | Cal Shanley |
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| Secondary Characters |
Ricky Tahoe | Ron Oswald | Wes Mendell | Martha O'Dell Jeannie Whatley | Samantha Li | Alex Dwyer | Dylan Killington Darius Hawthorne | Lucy Kenwright | Andy Mackinaw | Wilson White |
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| Organizations | National Broadcasting System | Tunney Media Group | |
| Fictional Studio 60 | The Studio | The Show | News 60 | |
| Key Creators | Aaron Sorkin | Thomas Schlamme | W. G. Walden | |
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