Lloyd Braun was born on 1958 and is an American media executive and attorney.
15 Facts About Lloyd Braun
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Lloyd Braun's clients included Larry David, Howard Stern and David Chase.
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David Chase credited Lloyd Braun with encouraging him to create the TV series that eventually became The Sopranos.
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Lloyd Braun left his law practice in 1994 to serve as president of Brillstein-Grey Entertainment until 1999, overseeing its motion picture, television and management divisions.
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Lloyd Braun was forced out of his position at ABC shortly after greenlighting the $13 million pilot to the television show Lost, one of the most expensive in modern broadcasting.
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The script of Lost had been heavily criticized by Michael Eisner who was CEO of ABC's parent Disney; nonetheless, Lloyd Braun pushed on with filming the pilot episode in Hawaii.
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Lloyd Braun's decision was vindicated when the show went on to become a huge success; Lloyd Braun eventually joined the cast and crew of Lost, providing his voice to the intros of each episode with "previously on Lost".
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Lloyd Braun signed Jimmy Kimmel to ABC in 2002, and launched Jimmy Kimmel Live following the Super Bowl in 2003.
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BermanLloyd Braun entered into a strategic alliance with NBC to create television programming for which NBC would have a first look.
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BermanLloyd Braun would establish itself in content production, with properties across three platforms: television, digital and film.
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Lloyd Braun produced the second season of Brad Meltzer's Decoded for History Channel, as well as Unchained Reaction for the Discovery Channel.
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In March 2012, BermanLloyd Braun purchased Whiskey Media, acquiring the websites Tested, Screened, and Anime Vice.
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In February 2014, Lloyd Braun became the sole owner of BermanLloyd Braun, renaming the company Whalerock Industries.
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In December 2024, Lloyd Braun launched Prologue Entertainment with partners Noah Oppenheim and Sarah Bremner.
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Lloyd Braun has been married to his wife Lauren for over 40 years.