Haim Saban

Haim Saban
חיים סבן
Saban in December 2013
Born (1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 79)
NationalityIsraeli, American
EducationDiploma, High School
Occupation(s)Businessman, investor; record, film and television producer
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCheryl Flor (m. 1987)
Children4
Websitesaban.com
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Haim Saban (/səˈbɑːn/; Hebrew: חיים סבן; born October 15, 1944) is an Israeli-American media proprietor, investor, musical composer and producer of records, film, and television.[1] A businessman with interests in financial services, entertainment, and media, and an estimated net worth of $2.8 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 232nd richest person in America.[4] Saban is the founder of Saban Entertainment, producer and distributor of children's television programs in the US such as Power Rangers. He headed up consortiums which purchased the broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 Media and Univision Communications. He is a major donor to the United States Democratic Party and active in pro-Israel political efforts in the United States. In March 2017, Saban was honored with the 2,605th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in television.[5]

  1. ^ a b Shavit, Ari (September 12, 2006). ""You" made it big, you jerk!'". Israel: Haaretz. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Haim Saban, Power Ranger". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Forbes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Haim Saban". Forbes. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Tierney McAfee (March 23, 2017). "Huma Abedin and David Foster Walk the Red Carpet at Event Celebrating Close Friend Haim Saban". People. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

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