Ben Silverman
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Ben Silverman (born August 15, 1970, in Pittsfield, MA)[1] is the founder and CEO of Reveille, an independent television and film production and distribution company. He is the executive producer of such shows as NBC's The Office, The Biggest Loser, and ABC's Ugly Betty, as well as several cable shows, including: Nashville Star, on USA Network; 30 Days, on FX; MTV's Parental Control and Date My Mom; Blow Out on Bravo; and House of Boateng on the Sundance Channel.[2]
Formerly, Silverman was in charge of the international packaging division at the William Morris Agency, where he was the company's youngest division head.[3] Prior to joining William Morris, he was a development executive at New World/Marvel Entertainment, CBS, and Warner Bros..
Raised in Manhattan,[1] Silverman is a 1992 magna cum laude graduate of Tufts University, where he majored in history.[4]. He is the son of Mary Silverman,[5] [2] a programming executive whose career includes stints at the BBC, USA Network, Lifetime Television, and Court TV, and Stanley Silverman, an award-winning music composer/arranger.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Malone, Michael. Silverman Searches Globe for Next Trend, Broadcasting & Cable, Nov. 14, 2005.
- ^ a b Carter, Bill. "The Whole World Is Watching, and Ben Silverman Is Watching Back", The New York Times, Sept. 17, 2006.
- ^ NATPE Speaker Bio, 2006.
- ^ "TV's Hot Property," Tufts e-news, July 02, 2003
- ^ Brady, Shirley. Like Mother, Like Son - And Made for TV, Cable World, Sept. 29, 2003.
- ^ Leon, Masha. On the Go, The Jewish Daily Forward, March 31, 2006.
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