Edgar Bronfman Sr. Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Edgar Bronfman Jr. was born May 16, 1955 in New York. His father was a liquor magnate, and Bronfman wanted nothing to do with business. He didn't even go to college. He had loftier ideals - he worked on his music and eventually got his dad to help him bankroll the 1973 British film, The Blockhouse (1973), and The Border (1982), a star-studded flop...
Full Name
Edgar Bronfman Sr.
Net Worth
$9 Million
Date Of Birth
June 20, 1929, May 16, 1955
Died
December 21, 2013, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Film producer, Businessperson, Film producer, Theatrical producer, Songwriter, Businessperson
Education
Williams College, McGill University, Collegiate School
Edgar Bronfman Jr., Matthew Bronfman, Sara Bronfman, Clare Bronfman, Adam Bronfman, Holly Bronfman, Samuel Bronfman, Hannah Bronfman, Benjamin Brewer, Vanessa Bronfman, Bettina Bronfman, Aaron Bronfman, Clarissa Bronfman, Erik Bronfman
Parents
Saidye Rosner Bronfman, Samuel Bronfman, Edgar Bronfman Sr., Ann Loeb Bronfman
Siblings
Charles Bronfman, Phyllis Lambert, Minda Bronfman, Matthew Bronfman, Adam Bronfman, Holly Bronfman, Samuel Bronfman
IMDB
Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom, Star of People's Friendship
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Musical, Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special
Star Sign
Taurus
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Quote
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We must restrict the anonymity behind which people hide to commit crimes. As citizens, we have a right to privacy. We have no such right to anonymity. - on the recent Napster controversy
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Fact
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Chairman and CEO of Seagram Inc., which owns Universal Pictures [1996]
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Bronfman, along with private investment equity groups, purchase Warner Music Group (comprised of Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Entertainment, and Atlantic Records) from Time Warner. After cost-cutting and reorganizations, he takes the company public in an IPO in May 2005. [2004]
Is the cousin of Canadian film entrepreneur Paul Bronfman.
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Attended Harvard University, but left to pursue entertainment-related ventures.
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Is currently Chairman & CEO of Warner Music Group, a company he helped to buy from Time Warner and took public one year after the acquisition. After much reorganization and cost-cutting, as well as hiring away former Island-Def Jam head, Lyor Cohen, to run the music management sector, he hopes the company will be poised for further growth. [2004]
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Was responsible for Seagram's purchase of PolyGram, which he merged with Seagram's Universal Music Group to create the largest music company in the world. [1998]
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Father Edgar M. Bronfman revealed United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past, which led to Waldheim's resignation.
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Met 1st wife, Sherri Brewer, through singer Dionne Warwick. When Edgar Sr. warned him that his and Sherri's children "would have problems being accepted by either black or white society" (Sherri is black), the two Edgars did not speak for a year and did not reconcile until 1982, when Senior shocked Junior by asking him to join Seagram.
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Wrote a hit song for Céline Dion: "To Love You More".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Indonesian Idol
2004
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Idols
2002
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Daylight
1996
writer: "Whenever There Is Love From 'Daylight'" - as Sam Roman
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Border
1982
producer
The Blockhouse
1973
producer - as Edgar M. Bronfman Jr.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Melody
1971
production assistant - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Big Deals: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
2002
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1977
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1973)
Known for movies
Daylight (1996) as Soundtrack
The Border (1982) as Producer
The Blockhouse (1973) as Producer
Big Deals: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2002) as Himself