Leonard Goldberg

Leonard Goldberg
Born (1934-01-24) January 24, 1934
New York City
Occupation Film producer
Television producer
Spouse(s) Wendy J. Howard (m. 1972)

Leonard J. Goldberg (born January 24, 1934, in New York City) is an American film and television producer.[1] He has his own production company, Mandy Films (formerly Panda Productions).[2] He served as head of programming for ABC, and was president of 20th Century Fox. Goldberg is currently executive producer of the CBS series Blue Bloods.

Early life and education

Goldber was born on January 24, 1934 to a Jewish family, the son of Jean (née Smith) and William Goldberg.[3] He is a graduate of New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he received a B.S. in economics in 1955.[3]

Career

As a television producer he is known for producing several highly acclaimed television films, including the Peabody Award-winning Brian's Song (1971) and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976); the latter helping to launch John Travolta's movie career. He also produced a string of hit television series while in partnership with Aaron Spelling; the best-known being Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch, Fantasy Island and Family. He produced the Oscar-nominated movie WarGames (1983) as well as the comedy The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977).[4]

He also produced the Emmy Award-winning television film Something About Amelia, which aired on ABC in 1984. It was one of the highest-rated television films of the year, watched by around 60–70 million people.[5]

Goldberg served as president of 20th Century Fox, where under his aegis the studio produced such critically acclaimed hit films as Broadcast News, Big, Die Hard, Wall Street and Working Girl. Under his own banner, Leonard Goldberg produced the successful motion picture features WarGames, Sleeping with the Enemy, Double Jeopardy and Charlie's Angels. Most recently, he produced Unknown, starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones and Frank Langella, released in theaters in February 2011.

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard and was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2007. He is a member of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple.[6]

Goldberg has served on the CBS Board of Directors since 2007.

Personal life

In 1972, he married Wendy Howard.[3] He has one daughter, Amanda Erin Goldberg, and two stepsons, Richard Mirisch[3] and John A. Mirisch.

References

  1. ↑ "Leonard Goldberg". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Leonard Goldberg". CBS Corporation.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Goldberg, Leonard 1934-". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Canby, Vincent (August 20, 1977). "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) 'Bad News Bears' Make Comeback in an Effort to Go on to Japan". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ (18 January 1984). 'Something About Amelia,' the made-for-TV movie about incest, carried..., UPI
  6. ↑ Hollywood Reporter: "Hollywood's Hottest $150 Million Project Is an 83-Year-Old Synagogue - Studio heads, agency chieftains and top producers have come together, "Avengers"-style, to save their iconic but decaying Wilshire Boulevard Temple -- an A-list house of worship far from the Westside" by Gary Baum May 30, 2012
Business positions
Preceded by
Edgar J. Scherick		 Vice President, Programs ABC
1966–1969		 Succeeded by
Martin Starger


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