Les Moonves was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation. Les Moonves, on the other hand, is a media executive.

What is the Net Worth of Les Moonves?

The former CBS Television CEO has an estimated net worth of $800 million. He made between $50 and $60 million as a director for the corporation during his tenure. He was the second-highest-paid CEO in 2016 and 2017. His prior employer’s compensation packages also played a role in boosting his total net worth so dramatically.

Early life:

Leslie Roy Moonves is his full name. On October 6, 1949, he was born. Currently, he is 71 years old. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, as well. He is a citizen of the United States. He was born to Herman Moonves (Father) and Josephine Schleifer (Mother) (Mother). He, too, has three brothers and sisters.

One is a sister, while the other two are brothers. Melissa Moonves Colon is his sister, and Jonathan Moonves is one of his brothers. His mother worked as a nurse, according to his relatives. Jonathan, on the other hand, works as an entertainment attorney.

Education:

Although no information about his primary education is available, he did reveal that he attended Valley Stream Central High School. Similarly, he enrolled to Bucknell University to further his study. He majored in science when he first entered college, but then switched to Spanish from pre-science. Later, when he chose to pursue acting, he attended Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre.

Career:

Les Moonves intended to be an actor when he was younger, and he had roles in films such as “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “Cannon.” He did, however, decide to stop acting after a while. Later, he became in-charge of first-run syndication and cable programming at 20th Century Fox Television. He rose through the ranks of 20th Century Fox Television, eventually becoming vice president of movies and miniseries. He also worked for Lorimar Television as an executive in charge of movies and mini-series in 1985. With time, he worked his way up to the post of president of Lorimar.

After Warner Bros and Lorimar Television merged in 1993, he was awarded with the role of president and CEO of Warner Bros Television. ‘Friends’ and ‘ER’ were two of the numerous shows he approved of out of countless more. He became President of CBS two years later, in 1995. He remained in that post for five years before being appointed to CBS Television’s chief executive officer. After a few years, he was promoted to CEO. Throughout his career, he has canceled and revived various television shows. Despite the fact that he was performing well as the company’s CEO, he had to leave owing to serious allegations leveled against him. In 2019, he founded Moon Rise Unlimited, his own company.

Relationship Status:

Nancy Wiesenfeld was Les’s previous wife. They first tied the knot in 1978. Similarly, they had three children together, one of which is Sara Moonves, W Magazine’s editor in chief. Nancy filed for divorce in 2003 after 25 years of marriage. They’d already started living apart. Despite the fact that their divorce had been denied, he was seeing Julie Chen. He and Julie chose to marry in Mexico shortly after their divorce was finalized. In 2009, they welcomed a baby boy into their family.

Controversies and Rumors:

In the middle of 2018, he was embroiled in a major scandal that harmed his career and reputation. He was accused of harassment and intimidation by not one, but six women. To find out the truth underlying all of the charges, an investigation was launched. A few months later, The New Yorker revealed that six more women had accused him of harassing them. He resigned from his employment later that year.

Social Media and Body Measurement:

The 72-year-old stands at 5’11” tall. Les Moonves has green eyes and grey hair that used to be dark brown. Physically, he is also in good shape. Other physical measurements of the former CEO are currently unavailable.

Moonves does not appear to be active on any social media networks at this time. He isn’t on any of the major social media networks, such as Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube.

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