Gary Newman Biography

When Gary Newman chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox Television first took over the studio in 1999 along with fellow chairman-CEO Dana Walden it was a second- or third-tier outfit with only a handful of series on the air. It has since grown into a powerhouse that boasts such hits as Modern Family The Simpsons and Homeland. At 14 years his and Walden’s tenure is longer than any other major studio head a milestone you don’t achieve with just successful series but also by having a reputation for getting along with others.
Though Newman a former attorney was initially the business affairs pro to Walden’s creative maven he has grown to be equally as comfortable in a pitch meeting as in deal-making known as a great supporter of creative people and trusting of their vision.
“He doesn’t want to get involved in things where he feels he shouldn’t get involved” says Steve Levitan cocreator of Modern Family who has had a deal with the studio since the late 1990s. “He’s there to be the big-picture to guide you to help on the business front to give you his instincts on something but to also say ‘I trust your vision that’s why we hired you.’”
Newman grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Yale University before earning a J.D. from the University of Southern California and working in legal and business affairs at Columbia Pictures Television and NBC during the Brandon Tartikoff years. A varsity basketball player in college he credits team sports for teaching him skills that helped advance his career like “having faith in your teammates” and “not panicking when things aren’t going well.”

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