Brent Dale Redstone (born 1951) is an American lawyer, heir and businessman.

Biography

Brent Dale Redstone was born in 1951, the son of

Sumner Redstone Sumner Murray Redstone ( Rothstein; May 27, 1923 – August 11, 2020) was an American billionaire businessman and media magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom, chairman of CBS Corporation (both companies m ...

, né Rothstein, and Phyllis Gloria Raphael. He is the brother of

Shari Redstone Shari Ellin Redstone (born April 14, 1954) is an American heiress, businesswoman, and media executive. She is the non-executive chairwoman of Paramount Global (formerly known as ViacomCBS) and chairwoman, president and CEO of National Amusement ...

, and grandson of Michael Redstone. He has two daughters, one of them Keryn Redstone. His family is Jewish.

Career

Like his father, Brent graduated from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

and became a lawyer. He earned a J.D. degree from

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

in 1976. Like his father, Brent worked as an attorney – practicing as a criminal prosecutor in

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

for 14 years – prior to joining National Amusements, the family business. He is currently Licensed by the Colorado Bar Association. During his brief tenure at Viacom, Brent was removed from the board of parent company

National Amusements National Amusements, Inc. is an American privately owned movie theater operator and mass media holding company incorporated in Maryland and based in Norwood, Massachusetts. The company owned 69 theaters and 667 screens throughout the United Stat ...

, Inc., in 2003. In 2006, he sued his father and sister, later dropping the lawsuit after an undisclosed settlement was reached, which reportedly included the buyout of Brent's one-sixth stake in National Amusements. Shari Redstone owned 20% of National Amusements and Sumner Redstone owned 80%. National Amusements holds a controlling stake in

CBS Corporation CBS Corporation was an American multinational media company with interests primarily in commercial broadcasting, publishing and television production. It was split from Viacom on December 31, 2005, alongside an entirely new Viacom; both ...

, Viacom,

MTV Networks Paramount Media Networks is the division of Paramount Global that oversees the operations of its television channels and online brands. The division was originally founded as MTV Networks in 1984, named after MTV. It would be known under this ...

, BET,

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

, and are equal partners in MovieTickets.com. In 2016, the Redstone family entered into legalities over whether Sumner Redstone was mentally competent. At the time, he used an

iPad The iPad is a brand of tablet computers developed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple that run the company's mobile operating systems iOS and later iPadOS. The IPad (1st generation), first-generation iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010. ...

to communicate.

References

External links

National Amusements"THE DISTURBING DECLINE OF SUMNER REDSTONE (PART 1 OF 3)", by Peter Elkind with Marty Jones; ''Fortune''; MAY 5, 2016."Movie heir stars in billion-dollar suit", by Greg Griffin; ''The Denver Post''; February 24, 2006.
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