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| '''Haim Saban '''(born ] ] in ], ]) is a television and ]. With an estimated ] net worth of around $2.8 billion, he is ranked by '']'' as the ]. | |||
| '''Haim Saban ''' is a greedy and no-good despicable television and ]. He was criticized heavily for his use of non-SAG actors with no benefits and an insultingly low-pay. His company, Saban Entertainment is being despised by many Japanese tokusatsu fans. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| Born to a modest Jewish family in Egypt, Saban fled to ] in 1956. He currently resides in ], ], and in Israel. | |||
| Saban started his career as a concert organizer. In France, he participated in the ]. He produced the scored and opening theme for '']'', '']''. He also did the same work on early imported series from America such as '']'' or '']''. | |||
| In the United States, he became a television producer, founding ] in 1983. Saban is perhaps most notable for the adaptations of '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. In ] he headed the $5.7 billion purchase of Kirch Media Group, the then-bankrupt ] ] conglomerate. | |||
| In 2001, he and ] sold ] for $3.2 billion to ] for ] - the network was renamed ]. Saban made about $1.6 billion from this sale, making it the largest transaction between a company and a private citizen ever. | |||
| In June 2006, he was part of an investor group led by ] of ] and Thomas H. Lee Partners that won the bid for ], the largest ] media company in the ]. The bid was for $12.7 billion (])—the network of course has been made popular thanks generally to programs produced by media giants ] of ] and by ] of ]. Shareholders have filed a lawsuit over the handling of the deal. | |||
| ==Politics== | |||
| A Jewish refugee from Egypt who arrived penniless in Israel, Saban has strong attachment to both the United States and Israel. Saban has donated to the US ] and the ], he has also donated to ] including ], and has business affiliations with ]. In the 2001-2002 election cycle, his Saban Capital group donated over $10 million to the ], the largest donation from a single source up to that time. | |||
| Saban joined ] and ] in endorsing the re-election of ], Republican ], on ], ]. | |||
| ==Family== | |||
| Saban is married to Cheryl Saban (née Chackler), with whom he has two children. Through Cheryl, he is also the step-father of Tifany and ] | |||
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Revision as of 01:36, 26 February 2007
Haim Saban is a greedy and no-good despicable television and media proprietor. He was criticized heavily for his use of non-SAG actors with no benefits and an insultingly low-pay. His company, Saban Entertainment is being despised by many Japanese tokusatsu fans.