Robert Greenblatt | |
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| Born | 1959/1960 (age 66-65)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California University of Wisconsin University of Illinois Boylan Catholic High School[2] |
| Occupation | Televisionexecutive |
| Notable work | 9 to 5 |
| Television | The Voice Parenthood Chicago Fire |
| Awards | Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television Drama |
Robert Greenblatt (born 1959/1960) is an American television executive, former chairman ofNBC Entertainment[3][4][5] and former chairman ofWarnerMedia Entertainment. He has since launched his production company, The Green Room.[6]
Greenblatt was born and raised inRockford, Illinois,USA.[1] He was raisedCatholic and attendedBoylan Catholic High School.[7][2] He earned aBachelor of Fine Arts in theatre management from theUniversity of Illinois and aMaster of Arts in arts administration from theUniversity of Wisconsin's Madison School of Business. He also earned aMaster of Fine Arts from theUSC School of Cinema-Television's Peter Stark Producing Program.[4]
Greenblatt began his television career at theFox Broadcasting Company, where he ran prime-time programming and developed such shows as the originalBeverly Hills, 90210 andMelrose Place,The X-Files, andParty of Five.[3][4]
From 1997 to 2003, Greenblatt was a producer (along with David Janollari through their production company, The Greenblatt Janollari Studio) of over a dozen series for various networks, includingSix Feet Under, along with the 2005 miniseriesElvis and Gregory Nava'sAmerican Family forPBS.[3][4]
From 2003 to 2010, Greenblatt was President of Entertainment forShowtime.[8] He supervised a slate of original programming that dramatically repositioned the pay channel as a leader in the premium cable business. Under his leadership, he developed and supervised award-winning shows likeWeeds,Dexter,Californication,The Tudors,Nurse Jackie, andUnited States of Tara.[3][4]
As a theatrical producer, Greenblatt developed the musical stage adaptation of9 to 5, which premiered on Broadway in April 2009 and closed September 2009, with the National Tour starting in September 2010. It was nominated for fourTony Awards.[3][4]
Greenblatt was the chairman ofNBC Entertainment. He succeededJeff Gaspin in January 2011 afterComcast took control of the newly renamedNBCUniversal.[3][9]
On March 4, 2019, Greenblatt was named as the chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment as part ofAT&T's reorganization ofWarnerMedia. He oversawHBO,Cinemax,TBS,TNT andTruTV.[10] He was responsible for helping oversee the development ofHBO Max, the company's streaming service which launched in May 2020.[11] He was fired from WarnerMedia in August 2020 amid restructuring.[12][13] More recently, he launched his own production company with a deal at Lionsgate.[14]
In August 2016, Greenblatt labeled then presidential candidateDonald Trump as "toxic" and "demented".[15]
Greenblatt is the first and only openly gay broadcast TV president.[16]
Greenblatt boils down his background this way: a gay, Catholic kid with a Jewish last name who grew up in rural Rockford, Ill.
| Preceded by | Chairman ofNBC Entertainment 2011–2018 | Succeeded by |