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Sumner Redstone
Age: 86
Residence: Beverly Hills, Calif
What keeps him busy: Founder and Chairman of Viacom; Chairman of CBS; Chairman, CEO, and Director of National Amusements
After going to work in 1967 for his family's theater chain, National Amusements, Redstone has become one of the most powerful men in the media and entertainment business. Through National Amusements, which owns and operates more than 1,500 movie theaters around the world, Redstone controls CBS, Viacom (VIA), MTV, BET, and Paramount Pictures. Redstone owns 80% of National Amusement, and his daughter Shari owns the remaining 20%.
