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Les Moonves

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The Resume

    (October 6, 1949- )
    President of Lorimar Television (1989-93)
    President of Warner Brothers Television (1993-95)
    President/CEO of CBS (1995-September 10, 2018) - tenure at CBS ended amid several allegations of sexual misconduct
    Acted in 'Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)'
    Married Julie Chen (December 23, 2004)

Why he might be annoying:

    He is so eager to act, that even though he is the President of CBS, he acted on ABC's 'The Practice.'
    He portrayed himself on 'Chicago Hope,' 'The Nanny' and 'Arli$$.'
    He is divorcing after almost 25 years of marriage.
    Howard Stern calls him a 'snake in the grass.'
    Howard Stern blames him for the cancellation of Howard's no effort CBS syndicated show. He also considers him a turncoat for dealing with Mike Fleiss of Telepictures, who Stern is suing.
    Stern called him 'the worst programmer in television history.'
    He dated Julie Chen while he was still married.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is a strong proponent of the Internet.
    He believes that people who schedule shows through VCRs and TiVo, don't mind being dependent of network choices.
    He dismisses Howard Stern's rants as schtick.
    He believes that product placement and endorsements will become part of TV shows and replace spot commercials.
    At Lorimer, he said it is important to produce popular TV like 'Full House' that pays the bills so you can produce quality shows like 'I'll Fly Away.'
    Ranked #43 (1991), #26 (1992), #18 (1997), #19 (1998), #14 (1999), #1 (2000), #3 (2001) and #3 executive (2002) in Entertainment Weekly's 101 most influential people.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 132 Votes: 49.24% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 61 Votes: 42.62% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 370 Votes: 60.81% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 329 Votes: 53.19% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 23 Votes: 78.26% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1836 Votes: 77.72% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 246 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 1126 Votes: 67.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 71 Votes: 59.15% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 541 Votes: 70.24% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 2398 Votes: 75.73% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 2547 Votes: 78.68% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 1045 Votes: 76.36% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 212 Votes: 71.23% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 293 Votes: 69.97% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 471 Votes: 69.85% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 891 Votes: 69.81% Annoying