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Ted Turner(I)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Ted Turner
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Ted Turner was born on November 19, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA as Robert Edward Turner III. He is the founder of CNN, Turner Broadcast System (TBS) and Turner Network Television (TNT). He was previously married to Jane Fonda, Jane Shirley Smith and Judy Nye. He started in the business as a writer and producer but had a bigger vision.
BornNovember 19, 1938
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BornNovember 19, 1938
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 17 wins & 4 nominations total

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Ted Turner
Ted Turner
Ted Turner
Ted Turner in Charlie Rose (1991)
(L-r, front row) BRUCE BOXLEITNER, ROBERT DUVALL, STEPHEN LANG, JEREMY LONDON, BO BRINKMAN, (second row, r-l) SCOTT COOPER, ROYCE APPLEGATE, JOHN CASTLE, PATRICK GORMAN
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner circa 1990s
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner at an event for The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner at an event for The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
Ted Turner
Mikhail Gorbachev and Ted Turner
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner

Known for

WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
WCW Monday Nitro
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Angels in the Outfield
6.2
  • Additional Crew(as Turner, the motion picture "Angels in the Outfield", from the Turner Entertainment Co. library)
  • 1994
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Gods and Generals (2003)
Gods and Generals
6.2
  • Producer
  • 2003

Credits

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Writer

  • WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
    WCW Monday Nitro
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
    Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    • original idea by
    • original idea
    • developed by ...
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1994
  • Portrait of the World USSR
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1987

Producer

  • Mark Hamill in Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
    Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Gods and Generals (2003)
    Gods and Generals
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • World Championship Wrestling: Starrcade (2000)
    World Championship Wrestling: Starrcade
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2000
  • Steve Borden in World Championship Wrestling: New Blood Rising (2000)
    World Championship Wrestling: New Blood Rising
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2000
  • Bill Goldberg and Scott Steiner in WCW Starrcade (1999)
    WCW Starrcade
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1999
  • Hulk Hogan, Bill Goldberg, Kevin Nash, and Rick Steiner in WCW Road Wild (1999)
    WCW Road Wild
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1999
  • WCW Souled Out (1999)
    WCW Souled Out
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1999
  • Dallas Page in WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! (1998)
    WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 1998
  • Bill Goldberg in WCW/NWO Starrcade (1998)
    WCW/NWO Starrcade
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1998
  • WCW/NWO World War 3 (1998)
    WCW/NWO World War 3
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1998
  • Bill Goldberg, Eric Bischoff, and Chris Kanyon in WCW/NWO Halloween Havoc (1998)
    WCW/NWO Halloween Havoc
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1998
  • WCW/NWO Fall Brawl: War Games (1998)
    WCW/NWO Fall Brawl: War Games
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1998
  • Hulk Hogan and Steve Borden in WCW/NWO SuperBrawl VIII (1998)
    WCW/NWO SuperBrawl VIII
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1998
  • WCW Thunder (1998)
    WCW Thunder
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Hulk Hogan and Steve Borden in WCW Starrcade 1997 (1997)
    WCW Starrcade 1997
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1997

Actor

  • Change in the Wind (2010)
    Change in the Wind
    • Hughes Spalding (voice)
    • 2010
  • Gods and Generals (2003)
    Gods and Generals
    • Col. Tazewell Patton (as R.E. Turner)
    • 2003
  • Michael Boatman, Sandra Oh, Jim Turner, and Robert Wuhl in Arli$$ (1996)
    Arli$$
    • Ted Turner
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
    Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    • Fred Lerner (voice, as R.E. Turner)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Gettysburg (1993)
    Gettysburg
    • Col. Waller T. Patton (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
    The Slugger's Wife
    • Darryl Fan (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos1

Rooted in Peace
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Rooted in Peace

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Ted Turner Pictures
    • Turner Entertainment Group
  • Alternative names
    • R.E. Turner
  • Height
    • 6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
  • Born
    • November 19, 1938
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Spouses
      Jane FondaDecember 21, 1991 - May 22, 2001 (divorced)
  • Children
      Laura Turner Seydel
  • Other works
    (1981-83) Print ads: Cutty Sark Scotch
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 4 Interviews
    • 7 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Is the largest private landowner in the United States with about 1.75 million acres in New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. His ranch empire, based in Montana, raises bison.
  • Quotes
    Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
  • Trademarks
      Licensing classic black-and-white movies to colorize them (the process is sometimes referred to as "Turnerizing", frequently in a derogatory context)
  • Nicknames
    • Captain Outrageous
    • The Mouth of the South
    • Billionaire Ted
  • Salary
    • Gods and Generals
      (2003)
      $636

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