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Sumner Murray Redstone (born Sumner Murray Rothstein; May 27, 1923) is an American businessman and is a media magnate. He is the majority owner and Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain. Through National Amusements, Sumner Redstone and his family are majority owners of CBS Corporation and Viacom (itself the parent company of MTV Networks, BET, and the film studio Paramount Pictures), and are equal partners in MovieTickets.com. According to Forbes as of March 2014 he is worth US $6.2 billion. in Boston, Massachusetts, to Belle (née Ostrovsky) and Michael Rothstein. In 1940, his father changed the family surname from "Rothstein" to "Redstone" Michael Rothstein owned Northeast Theater Corporation in Dedham, Massachusetts—the forerunner of National Amusements—and the Boston branch of the Latin Quarter Nightclub. where he completed the studies for his baccalaureate in three years. Later, Redstone served as First Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II After this military service, he worked in Washington, D.C., and attended Georgetown University Law School. He transferred to Harvard Law School and received his LL.B. in 1947.). He invested in Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Orion Pictures, and Paramount Pictures (Redstone's Viacom would buy Paramount in the 1990s), all of which turned over huge profits when he chose to sell their stock in the early 1980s.
In 1979, he suffered severe burns in a fire at the Copley Plaza hotel, in Boston, but survived after thirty hours extensive surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Though he was warned that he might never be able to live a normal life, eight years later he was fit enough to insist on playing tennis nearly every day and to launch a hostile takeover of Viacom.
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The General Hospital Corp.
The General Hospital Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services The General Hospital Corp. provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic are in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The firm's care center provides cancer, digestive disorders, heart disease, transplantation and vascular medicine services. The company was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-08-10 |
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. provides fundraising and social planning services. It services include case management, job training, legal services to help navigate and obtain public benefits. The company was founded on April 25, 1895 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-08-10 |
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC owns and operates theaters. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Norwood, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2020-08-10 |
National Amusements, Inc.
National Amusements, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services National Amusements, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in motion picture theaters. It operates through the Showcase SuperLux, Cinema de Lux, Showcase Cinemas, and Multiplex Cinemas brands. Its services also include theatre rentals for meetings, sales conferences, product launches, and private events. Its facilities include restaurants, cocktail lounges, food courts, and concession stands. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Norwood, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2020-08-10 |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. provides treatment to cancer patients and also researches new cancer diagnostics, treatments, and preventions. The firm's patients receive treatment through its cancer centers operated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The company was founded by Sidney Farber in 1947 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2020-08-10 |
Training of Sumner Redstone
Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
Boston Latin School | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard Law School | Graduate Degree |
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National Amusements, Inc.
National Amusements, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services National Amusements, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in motion picture theaters. It operates through the Showcase SuperLux, Cinema de Lux, Showcase Cinemas, and Multiplex Cinemas brands. Its services also include theatre rentals for meetings, sales conferences, product launches, and private events. Its facilities include restaurants, cocktail lounges, food courts, and concession stands. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Norwood, MA. | Consumer Services |
Viacom, Inc. /Old/
Viacom, Inc. /Old/ BroadcastingConsumer Services Viacom is a global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. With programming that appeals to audiences in every demographic category across virtually all media, the company is a leader in the creation, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, music, and comedy. Viacom's well-known brands include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Infinity Broadcasting, Viacom Outdoor, UPN, TV Land, Comedy Central, CMT: Country Music Television, King World, Spike TV, Showtime, and Simon & Schuster. | Consumer Services |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. provides treatment to cancer patients and also researches new cancer diagnostics, treatments, and preventions. The firm's patients receive treatment through its cancer centers operated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The company was founded by Sidney Farber in 1947 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Services |
The General Hospital Corp.
The General Hospital Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services The General Hospital Corp. provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic are in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The firm's care center provides cancer, digestive disorders, heart disease, transplantation and vascular medicine services. The company was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Services |
The Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston houses and preserves preeminent collections and serves a variety of people through direct encounters with works of art. It conducts exhibitions, programs and research and publication activities and interprets its own collections. It provides information and perspective on art through time and throughout the world. The museum holds its collections in trust for future generations. The Museum’s collection is made up of: Art of the Americas, Art of Europe, Contemporary Art, Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa, Art of the Ancient World, Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Textiles and Fashion Arts and Musical Instruments. | Consumer Services |
Viacom, Inc.
Viacom, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Viacom, Inc. is a global entertainment content company, which connects with audiences through compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, applications, games, brands for consumer products, social media and other entertainment content. It operates business through Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment segments. The Media Networks segment provides entertainment content, services, and related branded products for consumers in targeted demographics attractive to advertisers, content distributors, and retailers. The Media Networks segment delivers advertising and marketing services under advanced marketing solutions portfolio. The company was founded by Sumner M. Redstone on May 3, 1971 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
The Paley Center for Media
The Paley Center for Media Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services The Paley Center for Media is a non-profit organization that leads discussions about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms. The non-profit company is based in Beverly Hills, CA. The center draws upon its curatorial expertise, an international collection, and close relationships with the media community to provide respected programming. The Paley Archive, containing over 160,000 television and radio programs and advertisements, is accessible to the public. The center also serves as a neutral setting for media professionals to engage in discussion and debate about the evolving media landscape. Maureen J. Reidy has been the CEO of the company since 2013. | Technology Services |
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation provides financial support, staffing, and creative resources for libraries. The non-profit company is based in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
National Association of Theatre Owners
National Association of Theatre Owners Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Association of Theatre Owners operates exhibition trade membership organization. It helps exhibition influence federal policy-making and work with movie distributors on all areas of mutual concern, from new technologies to legislation, marketing, and first amendment issues. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. provides fundraising and social planning services. It services include case management, job training, legal services to help navigate and obtain public benefits. The company was founded on April 25, 1895 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
Tufts Medical Center, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Tufts Medical Center, Inc. owns and operates an academic medical center. It provides healthcare services and programs in the areas of allergy, anesthesiology, bariatric surgery, cancer, cardiology, colon and rectal, clinical nutrition, dentistry, dermatology, ENT/otolaryngology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, hematology/oncology, hyperbaric medicine, infectious diseases, maternity, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, and nutrition. The firm also offers services in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, occupational therapy, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pain management, palliative care, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine, physical therapy, plastic surgery, psychiatry, pulmonary, radiation oncology, radiology, rheumatology, speech language pathology and audiology, thoracic and transplant surgery, trauma surgery, urology, vascular surgery, wound healing, and weight and wellness. The company was founded in 1796 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Services |
MGH Corp.
MGH Corp. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services MGH Corp. provides residential care services for disabled people. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA. | Health Services |
NATL. Amusements (UK) Ltd.
NATL. Amusements (UK) Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Part of Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Trust, NATL. Founded in 1987, the private company is based in Lenton, UK. Amusements (UK) Ltd. is a British company that offers an exclusive movie experience through Showcase Cinemas and Showcase Cinema de Lux. The company's cinemas feature Director's lounges, Studio Bars, and the latest cinema technologies. Customers can browse movie times and book tickets online in advance, and the company also offers various promotions and competitions. | Consumer Services |
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC owns and operates theaters. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Norwood, MA. | Consumer Services |
The Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Jimmy Fund is based in Brookline, MA. The Jimmy Fund is a non-profit organization that supports cancer care and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. The Jimmy Fund provides financial assistance to patients and families, funds research initiatives, and supports the development of new cancer treatments. The organization was founded in 1948 and has since raised millions of dollars through various fundraising events and campaigns. | Miscellaneous |