Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone · Economics & Business
Media Mogul (Viacom/CBS)
1923, Boston, Massachusetts, United States — 2020, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Sumner Redstone is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Media Mogul (Viacom/CBS)
Sumner Redstone built a family cinema chain into a media empire, taking control of Viacom in 1987 and later CBS, assembling assets including Paramount Pictures, MTV and Nickelodeon. Born Sumner Murray Rothstein, he was Jewish, from a Boston Jewish family. He became one of the most powerful figures in American media over decades of aggressive dealmaking.
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Media Mogul (Viacom/CBS)
Source: Forbes Billionaire 2025
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