Thomas Charles "Tom" Werner (born April 12, 1950) is an American television producer and businessman who, via his investment in Fenway Sports Group (originally New England Sports Ventures), is chairman of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club.
Werner was born in New York City, New York to a wealthy family. He was educated at The Hotchkiss School, and earned an English degree from Harvard University.
In 1973, Werner entered television by ...
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Thomas Charles "Tom" Werner (born April 12, 1950) is an American television producer and businessman who, via his investment in Fenway Sports Group (originally New England Sports Ventures), is chairman of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club.
Werner was born in New York City, New York to a wealthy family. He was educated at The Hotchkiss School, and earned an English degree from Harvard University.
In 1973, Werner entered television by working for ABC-TV. In 1975, he became the Director of East Coast Prime Time Development. Werner was promoted to senior vice president of the prime time development department in 1979. While at ABC, Werner and his partner Marcy Carsey saw Robin Williams in a comedy club and launched Mork & Mindy. Werner also oversaw the development of Bosom Buddies which started the career of Tom Hanks, as well as Soap which started the career of Billy Crystal and Taxi which started the career of Danny DeVito.
Werner co-founded The Carsey-Werner Company with...
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