Frank Biondi

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Frank J. Biondi, Jr. (born January 9, 1945) is an American businessman.

He was born in New York City to Frank Biondi, Sr. and Virginia Willis, and was raised in Livingston, New Jersey.[1] He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and an Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. In 1974, he married Carol Oughton; they have two daughters. His son-in-law is film producer Robert Simonds.[2]

Biondi was the President and CEO of Viacom from 1987 to 1996, and was the Chairman and CEO of Universal Studios from 1996 to 1998.

Currently, Biondi is the director of RealD, Amgen, Cablevision, Harrah's Entertainment, Hasbro, Yahoo, and Seagate.[3]

References

  1. Auletta, Ken. Annuals of Communications Redstone's Secret Weapon. Accessed February 24, 2011. "Frank Biondi grew up in a strict Catholic home in Livingston, New Jersey."
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/19/style/robert-simonds-jr-anne-biondi.html
  3. Forbes - Frank Biondi Jr Profile. Retrieved 14 June 2007.

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