Ben Silverman

Benjamin Silverman (b. August 15 1970, Pittsfield, Massachusetts)Malone, Michael. [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6283288.html?display=People Silverman Searches Globe for Next Trend] , "Broadcasting & Cable", Nov. 14, 2005.] is the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio. [Josef Adalian. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965917.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 "Silverman named NBC co-chair,"] "Variety", May 29, 2007.]

Biography

Early life and career

Raised in Manhattan, Silverman is a 1992 "magna cum laude" graduate of Tufts University, where he majored in history. He is the son of Mary Silverman, a programming executive whose career includes stints at the Disney Channel BBC, USA Network, Lifetime Television, and Court TV, and Stanley Silverman, an award-winning music composer/arranger. [Leon, Masha. [http://www.forward.com/articles/honoring-italy-at-the-intrepid-museum/ On the Go] , "The Jewish Daily Forward", March 31, 2006.]

Formerly, Silverman was in charge of the international division at the William Morris Agency, where he was the company's youngest division head. [ [http://www.natpe.org/conference/speakers/bios/index.jsp?id_string=24530:IoDf3TF8VsieM6dN24oKeQ** NATPE Speaker Bio, 2006] ] Prior to joining William Morris, he was a development executive at New World/Marvel Entertainment and an assistant at CBS, and Warner Bros.

Silverman is also the founder and CEO of Reveille, an independent television and film production theater and distribution company.

NBC

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. [ [http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/arts/television/17cart.html "The Whole World Is Watching, and Ben Silverman Is Watching Back"] "New York Times", September 17, 2006.]

Silverman is currently developing a soap opera with the working title "Without Breasts There Is No Paradise".

For his role at NBC, Silverman received the Honorary Rose at the 2008 Rose d'Or ceremony. [cite web|title= Rose d'Or Winners 2008|url= http://www.rosedor.com/downloads/RdO_Winners_2008.pdf|publisher= Rose d'Or AG|date= 2008-05-06|accessdate= 2008-05-07|format= PDF]

Acting roles

Silverman had a cameo appearance in the first episode of the fifth season of the television show "Entourage". Silverman read a single line in which he expressed annoyance at one of the characters wasting his time.

References

External links

* [http://www.tufts.edu/communications/stories/070203HotProperty.htm "TV's Hot Property", Tufts e-news, July 02, 2003]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DIZ/is_36_15/ai_108253944 "Like Mother, Like Son - And Made for TV"]
* [http://nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20070614000000-nbcuniversalscores.html?rss=1 NBCUniversal.com]
* [http://www.nypost.com/seven/07302008/gossip/pagesix/nbc_boss_fall_from_grace_122145.htm NBC entertainment boss Ben Silverman could be in big trouble...]
** [http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/major-nbc-shakeup-ahead-network-wants-to-ax-teri-weinberg-hopes-ben-silverman-quits/ NBC's Ben Silverman: A goner?]
** [http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-silverman17-2008sep17,1,5640752.story Ben Silverman's NBC future depends on the fall season]