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Encyclopedia > Jerry Perenchio

Jerry Perenchio (born 1931) is a former talent agent who runs the nation's largest Spanish-language TV network. With partners spent $550 million for Univision in 1992; his 16% stake now is worth $1.3 billion. Also radio: last year paid $3.5 billion for Spanish-language powerhouse Hispanic Broadcasting. 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Univision (pronounced Univisión in Spanish; NYSE: UVN) is the largest Spanish-language television network in the United States, and overall, the fifth-largest American network (right behind Fox, ABC, NBC, and CBS); and is one of ten major mainstream/commercial broadcast networks in the United States, alongside NBC, CBS...


Along with Bud Yorkin, he also owns the rights to the film Blade Runner, as his bond completion company took ownership of the film when it went over its budget. Bud Yorkin (born in Washington, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1926) is an American producer/director/writer/actor. ... It has been suggested that Cityspeak be merged into this article or section. ...


He is the only hold-out responsible for Blade Runner NOT being released as the deluxe special edition DVDs, and is the main roadblack in Blade Runner products being licensed.


Clients as a young Hollywood talent agent included Marlon Brando and Liz Taylor. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... This article is about the actress. ...


His Bel Air mansion was the scene of The Beverly Hillbillies. The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies is a TV sitcom about a hillbilly family living in Southern California of the 1960s. ...


He is also a large contributor to the Republican advocacy organization Progress for America, having given $4,000,000.00 in the 2004 election cycle and another $4,000,000.00 in the 2006 election cycle. The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States two-party system, the other one being the Democratic Party. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See also

Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals: The Worlds Billionaries. ...

External links

  • Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People

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Associated Press, August 4, 1998 (1033 words)
Perenchio, who lives with his third wife in the $20 million Bel- Air estate once used in "The Beverly Hillbillies," was among the state's 2,837 designated "major donors" in 1997.
Perenchio was recently named co-chairman of a group of business leaders trying to lure the 2000 Democratic National Convention to Los Angeles and has agreed to contribute a minimum of $100,000 to help underwrite convention-related costs.
Perenchio got his start in show business 45 years ago as a talent agent and worked his way up the Hollywood ladder until he bought his own media company, Univision Communications Inc., two years ago.
Hispanic Business News: The Invisible Media Mogul (572 words)
Perenchio came to Hollywood from Fresno, the son of an Italian-American vintner.
Perenchio ended up owning 75 percent of the station group and 50 percent of the network, with Mexico-based Televisa and Venezuela-based Venevision taking the rest.
Perenchio maintained a special class of stock that gave him 10 votes for every share, thus ensuring his control of the company.
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