Ben Silverman is the co-CEO and chairman of the entertainment production company Propagate.
19 Facts About Ben Silverman
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Ben Silverman is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning executive producer of such shows as The Office, Jane The Virgin, Ugly Betty, Marco Polo, The Tudors and The Biggest Loser.
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Ben Silverman produced CW's praised No Tomorrow and Apple's first reality television show Planet of the Apps.
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Ben Silverman was raised in a Reform Jewish family in Manhattan.
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Ben Silverman's mother, Mary Silverman, was an actress and programming executive whose career included employment at the Disney Channel, BBC, USA Network, Lifetime Television, and Court TV.
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Ben Silverman worked for the William Morris Agency starting in 1995; Silverman was in charge of the international packaging division, where he was the company's youngest division head, packaging more than 25 television series, including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Weakest Link, Big Brother, and Queer as Folk.
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Ben Silverman worked for William Morris Agency until 2002, when he left to found Reveille.
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Ben Silverman is involved with multiple philanthropic endeavors, including Seeds of Peace, a group helping to foster peace among young people from adversarial cultures.
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Ben Silverman serves on the board of directors of Best Buddies, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing guidance and integrated employment.
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In 2008, Ben Silverman received an Honorary Rose for lifetime achievement the Rose d'Or ceremony.
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Ben Silverman married Jennifer Cuoco, a real estate agent, in December 2010.
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Ben Silverman is the founder of Reveille, a television, film, and theater production and distribution company now owned by Shine Limited under News Corporation.
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Ben Silverman founded Reveille in 2002 in order to exploit international formats by selling them in the United States.
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Ben Silverman was named co-chairman of NBC Entertainment in 2007, succeeding Kevin Reilly.
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That same year, Ben Silverman was the first producer since Norman Lear, 34 years earlier, to have two shows nominated for an Emmy in the best comedy category.
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Ben Silverman is credited for his role in saving the critically acclaimed but low-rated NBC drama Friday Night Lights by striking an innovative deal with DirecTV.
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Ben Silverman had a cameo appearance in the first episode of the fifth season of the television show Entourage.
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Ben Silverman read a single line in which he expressed annoyance at Johnny Drama wasting his time.
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Ben Silverman appeared in four episodes during the ninth season of the television show The Office, starting with "Here Comes Treble"; he played Isaac, one of Jim's business partners.