Shari Redstone Bio | Wiki
Shari Redstone is an American media executive with a background in numerous aspects of the entertainment industry and related ventures. Currently, she serves as the non-executive chairwoman of Paramount Global previously known as ViacomCBS, and president of National Amusements.
Previously, Shari served as the vice-chairman of CBS Corporation and Viacom. Through National Amusements, she and her family are majority owners of CBS, Comedy Central, BET, Showtime Networks, Nickelodeon, MTV, and the film studio Paramount Pictures. In 2020, Shari was named on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Shari Redstone Age
Shari was born on April 14, 1954, in Washington, D.C., United States. She is 68 years old.
Shari Redstone Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Shari Redstone Family
She was born and raised in Washington, D.C. by her parents Phyllis Gloria Raphael and Sumner Redstone. Shari has a sister named Brent. Her grandfather was Michael Redstone, who was the original founder of National Amusements, the parent company that now owns the majority of the Redstone media empire.
Shari’s father was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom and the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements theater chain.
Shari Redstone Husband
Shari was married to Rabbi Ira A. Korff from 1980 to 1994. Korff was president and director of National Amusements until two years after they divorced. Together, they share three children Kimberlee Korff Ostheimer, Brandon Korff, and Tyler Korff.
Shari Redstone Children
Kimberlee is a lawyer who practiced at The Legal Aid Society. She is a 2004 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received her law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Brandon is a 2006 George Washington University graduate and real estate developer. Tyler is a lawyer and rabbi who graduated from Maimonides School and Columbia University in 2008 and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
Shari Redstone Education
She graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Tufts University in 1975. Shari received her J.D. degree in 1978 and her LL.M. degree in 1980 from Boston University School of Law. Subsequently, she practiced corporate law, estate planning, and criminal law in the Boston area before joining National Amusements.
Shari Redstone Paramount Global
On August 13, 2019, the Associated Press reported that Shari became the chair of the board for the reuniting of CBS and Viacom as ViacomCBS, which today is known as Paramount Global. On February 3, 2016, her father resigned as CBS executive chairman after questions arose about his mental competency.
CBS’s board then offered Shari the position of non-executive chair, but she declined. The CBS board announced that Les Moonves replaced Sumner as CBS Chairman. Shari stated that she wanted the chairs of each company to be “not a Trustee of her father’s trust or otherwise intertwined in Redstone family matters,” and she nominated Les as the CBS chair.
Shari Redstone National Amusements
Since 1999, Shari has been president of National Amusements, one of the top ten movie exhibitors in the United States. She has expanded the company’s international footprint and its exploration of new technologies. In 2000, while at National Amusements, she entered the Russian theater market, giving patrons there the opportunity to experience high-end luxury theaters.
In 2010, Shari and her partners purchased the theaters that they had built and formed Rising Star Media, of which she was chairman, and turned it into the top-grossing cinema chain in that country. Shari and her partners then sold Rising Star Media to Russian theater operator Cinema Park in 2011.
Shari Redstone Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Shari’s estimated net worth is $500 million.
Is Shari Redstone Married
No. She was married to Rabbi Ira A. Korff from 1980 to 1994. Together, they share three children Kimberlee Korff Ostheimer, Brandon Korff, and Tyler Korff.