Biography
The current chair of Viacom Entertainment Group, he reportedly always has an assistant turn the air conditioning up very high for the rooms in which he will meet for negotiations, always has pads or paper, cigarettes, antacids, aspirin, and a can of Diet Coke at his place setting, and usually arrives at least 30 minutes after his potential adversary has been seated--and stewing. Dolgen also has no qualms about raising his voice.
An attorney …
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Career Milestones
| Became an attorney with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in NYC | ||
| Promoted to senior vice president of worldwide business affairs, Columbia Pictures Industries | ||
| Rose to executive vice president of worldwide business affairs, Columbia Pictures Industries | ||
| Worked as senior executive vice president of telecommunications for Fox Inc., Beverly Hills, CA | ||
1976 | Worked as assistant general counsel and deputy general counsel for Columbia Pictures Industries | |
1981 | Named president of Columbia's Pay Cable and Home Entertainment Group | |
1985 | Appointed president of domestic operations for Columbia Pictures Music Group | |
1985 | Became president, TV division, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, Beverly Hills, CA | |
1988 | Became president, Fox Inc. and chairman of Twentieth Television | |
1990 | Joined Columbia Pictures Entertainment as president of Columbia Pictures | |
1991 | Named president of Columbia Pictures Entertainment's newly-formed Motion Picture Group | |
1994 | Named chairman of Viacom Entertainment Group | |