Chris Albrecht was born on July 24,1952 and is an American media executive.
18 Facts About Chris Albrecht
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Chris Albrecht is the head of television at Legendary Entertainment and was previously chief executive officer and President of Starz.
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Chris Albrecht graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in Dramatic Literature.
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Chris Albrecht appeared in a few summer stock productions, but struggled to find work.
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Chris Albrecht began performing at the Improv in New York city with his then-partner Bob Zmuda.
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Chris Albrecht did so well that the Friedmans sold a portion of the business to him, which he ran from 1975 to 1980.
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Chris Albrecht began working at HBO in June 1985 as senior vice president, original programming, West Coast.
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From 1990 to 1995, Chris Albrecht was President of HBO Independent Productions and oversaw development and production of comedy series for distribution on HBO and the networks, including Martin and Everybody Loves Raymond.
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In 2008, Chris Albrecht founded Foresee Entertainment, an independent content creation, development and distribution company.
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On January 1,2010, Chris Albrecht joined Starz, LLC, as its president and CEO.
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Chris Albrecht oversaw all of the Starz entities, including Starz Entertainment, Overture Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Film Roman.
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Chris Albrecht's contract was renewed as CEO of Starz through 2020.
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In February of 2021, it was announced that Chris Albrecht was moving to Legendary Entertainment.
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Chris Albrecht's groomsmen included Hollywood and media power players Brian Grazer, Steve Bing and Jeff Bewkes.
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Chris Albrecht endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up for the 2016 US presidential election.
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The Los Angeles Times reported that in 1991, HBO paid a settlement of at least $400,000 to Sasha Emerson, a subordinate of Chris Albrecht who had accused him of choking her during a confrontation in her office.
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In 2007, Chris Albrecht was arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend in the valet parking area of the MGM Grand.
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Chris Albrecht complied, amidst accusations of another domestic dispute from the early-1990s.