1. Tom Werner first became a part owner of the San Diego Padres in 1990, later was part of a group that purchased the Boston Red Sox, and has served as chairman of the Red Sox since February 27,2002.
22 Facts About Tom Werner
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Tom Werner produced several shows including The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show.
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Tom Werner was born in Los Angeles, California, US, to a Jewish family who originally hail from Germany, ori in New York City; one of three children born to Elizabeth and Henry Tom Werner.
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Tom Werner has one sister Patsy Werner Hanson, and one brother Peter Werner.
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Tom Werner attended the St Bernard's School in Manhattan, The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.
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Tom Werner was promoted to senior vice president of the prime-time development department in 1979.
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Tom Werner left the network in 1980 and co-founded The Carsey-Tom Werner Company with Marcy Carsey the same year.
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In 1996, Tom Werner was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
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In 2018, Tom Werner served as executive producer for the revival of Roseanne and was the executive producer for the spin-off continuation of The Conners after Roseanne was cancelled by ABC in May 2018 amid Roseanne Barr's controversial tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former advisor to President Barack Obama.
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Tom Werner was appointed to Major League Baseball's Executive Council and was chairman of MLB's television negotiating committee, where he was an early proponent of the wild-card format that was first implemented in 1995.
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Tom Werner had invited Roseanne Barr, the eponymous star of one of his sitcoms, to perform The Star-Spangled Banner on an evening billed as Working Women's Night at the ballpark.
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Tom Werner comically sang the national anthem with a loud, screechy voice.
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Henry served as principal owner, Tom Werner was named chairman and Lucchino became club president and CEO, a collaboration that generated a historic level of success.
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In 2010, the ownership group of Henry, Lucchino, and Werner bought Premier League team Liverpool from lawyers acting on behalf of the Royal Bank of Scotland, the lenders to former owners George N Gillett, Jr.
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On November 25,2010, Liverpool announced that Tom Werner would be installed as chairman, replacing Martin Broughton, beginning December 1,2010.
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In May 2012, Tom Werner made a controversial decision by sacking coach and club icon Kenny Dalglish citing the club's poor league results.
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Tom Werner is the founding Chairman of the Red Sox Foundation, the charitable arm of the Boston Red Sox.
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In 2008, Tom Werner was involved in the creation of the Home Base Program, a partnership between the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital to help veterans and their families cope with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries.
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In January 2013, Tom Werner received the Dave Winfield Humanitarian Award from the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation at the organization's annual "In the Spirit of the Game" Sports and Entertainment Spectacular.
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On October 30,2014, Tom Werner received the "Outstanding Civilian Service Award" from the United States Army for his creation of the Home Base Program.
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From 2016 to 2020, Tom Werner donated $113,250 to Democratic candidates and causes.
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Tom Werner is divorced from his first wife Jill Troy Werner; they have three children: a son and two daughters.