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Benjamin Silverman (b. August 15, 1970, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield is the largest city in and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County....
) is the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio.

ed in Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, Silverman is a 1992 magna cum laude graduate of Tufts University
Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university in Medford, Massachusetts/Somerville, Massachusetts, near Boston, Massachusetts, United States....
, where he majored in history. He is Jewish and is the son of Mary Silverman, a programming executive whose career includes stints at the Disney Channel
Disney Channel

Disney Channel is a cable television television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming....
, BBC, USA Network
USA Network

USA Network is an United States cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited Film....
, Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television is an United States television network devoted to film, Situation comedy and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles....
, and Court TV
Court TV

truTV is an United States cable television network owned by Time Warner through its subsidiary, Turner Broadcasting System. Named Court TV before 2008, the basis of the network's programing has traditionally been live homicide trial coverage and other criminal justice programming; however, the network has branched out into more "caught...
, and Stanley Silverman, an award-winning music composer/arranger.

Formerly, Silverman was in charge of the international division at the William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency

William Morris Agency, founded in 1898 as a vaudeville booking broker, is a Hollywood talent agency that represents many well-known performers and filmmakers....
, where he was the company's youngest division head.






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Benjamin Silverman (b. August 15, 1970, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield is the largest city in and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County....
) is the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio.

Biography


Early life and career

Raised in Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, Silverman is a 1992 magna cum laude graduate of Tufts University
Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university in Medford, Massachusetts/Somerville, Massachusetts, near Boston, Massachusetts, United States....
, where he majored in history. He is Jewish and is the son of Mary Silverman, a programming executive whose career includes stints at the Disney Channel
Disney Channel

Disney Channel is a cable television television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming....
, BBC, USA Network
USA Network

USA Network is an United States cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited Film....
, Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television is an United States television network devoted to film, Situation comedy and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles....
, and Court TV
Court TV

truTV is an United States cable television network owned by Time Warner through its subsidiary, Turner Broadcasting System. Named Court TV before 2008, the basis of the network's programing has traditionally been live homicide trial coverage and other criminal justice programming; however, the network has branched out into more "caught...
, and Stanley Silverman, an award-winning music composer/arranger.

Formerly, Silverman was in charge of the international division at the William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency

William Morris Agency, founded in 1898 as a vaudeville booking broker, is a Hollywood talent agency that represents many well-known performers and filmmakers....
, where he was the company's youngest division head. Prior to joining William Morris, he was a development executive
Development executive

In film production, a development executive is in charge of reading scripts and finding source material which can be turned into feature films....
 at New World/Marvel Entertainment and an assistant at CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
, and Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....


Silverman is also the founder and CEO of Reveille
Reveille Productions

Reveille Productions is an independently-owned television and motion picture studio and production company based in Los Angeles. The studio was founded by Ben Silverman in March 2002....
, an independent television and film production theater and distribution company.

NBC

He is the executive producer of such shows as NBC's The Office, The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser is an United States reality television show that began broadcasting on the NBC network on October 19, 2004. The seventh season began on January 6, 2009....
, and ABC's Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty is an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG and Peabody Award winning American television program comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role, along with Eric Mabius, Vanessa L....
, as well as several cable shows, including Nashville Star
Nashville Star

Nashville Star is a reality television television program. It most recently aired during the Summer of 2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network....
, on USA Network
USA Network

USA Network is an United States cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited Film....
, 30 Days
30 Days

30 Days is a reality television show on the FX Networks cable network in the United States, created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock. In each episode, Spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar , while discussing related social issues....
 on FX, MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
's Parental Control and Date My Mom
Date My Mom

Date My Mom is a television dating game show airing on the music channel MTV and produced by Kallissa Miller. An 18- to 24-year-old male, or gay male/lesbian female, goes on three separate dates with three moms, who try to convince them to pick their son or daughter to date....
, Blow Out
Blow Out (TV series)

Blow Out was a reality television television season that first premiered on the Bravo in 2004, with a second season broadcasting in 2005. The first season revolved around the construction and launch of Jonathan Salon in Beverly Hills, an upscale Los Angeles hair salon....
 on Bravo, and House of Boateng on the Sundance Channel
Sundance Channel

Sundance Channel is a cable television Television network devoted to airing independent film, world cinema, documentary film, short films, and original programs, such as news about the latest developments from each year's Sundance Film Festival....
.

Silverman is currently developing a soap opera with the working title Without Breasts There Is No Paradise
Without Breasts There is No Paradise

Without Breasts There Is No Paradise is the working title of an NBC drama series produced by Universal Media Studios which is adapted from a 2006 Colombian telenovela called Sin Tetas No Hay Para?so....
.

For his role at NBC, Silverman received the Honorary Rose at the 2008 Rose d'Or
Rose d'Or

The Rose d'Or is a television award. It has been given annually in spring since 1961 at the Festival Rose d'Or. Since 2004, the festival has been held in Lucerne, Switzerland....
 ceremony.

Acting roles

Silverman had a cameo appearance
Cameo appearance

A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television....
 in the first episode of the fifth season of the television show Entourage
Entourage (TV series)

Entourage is an HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase ? a young A-list movie star ? and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, California....
. Silverman read a single line in which he expressed annoyance at Johnny Drama wasting his time.

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