Table of Biography
Chris Albrecht is an American media executive who is the CEO of Starz, a legal corporation that was split off from Liberty Media in January 2013. Chris Albrecht was also the previous Chairman and CEO of HBO.
Early Life
Chris Albrecht was born on July 24, 1952, in Queens, New York, the United States of America. As of now, he is 71 years old and he holds citizenship in America. His zodiac sign is Leo.
Aside from them, there is no more information regarding his ethnicity, parents, siblings, and childhood life. Looking at his success, we can assume that, his parents raised him with care and love and also fulfilled his needs.
Caption: Chris Albrecht posing with his ex-wife Montana Coady (Source: Daily Mail)
Talking about his academic qualification, he completed his graduation from Hofstra University, earning his degree in Dramatic Literature.
Professional career
He decided to pursue a career as a theater performer after completing college. He appeared in a few summer stock shows, but even Off-Broadway, he struggled to get work. In addition, he and his partner Bob Zmuda began performing at the Improv in New York. After that, he became the club’s manager. He was so successful that the Friedmans sold him a piece of the company, which he managed from 1975 until 1980. Later, he worked as an agent for International Creative Management (ICM), where he helped sign Jim Carrey, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Billy Crystal, and Whoopi Goldberg, among others.
Caption: Chris Albrecht posing for a photo (Source: Variety)
Joining HBO
He joined HBO as senior vice president, of original programming, West Coast in June 1985. He spent seven years as president of HBO Original Programming before becoming Chairman in 2002, where he oversaw HBO Sports and HBO Films. Moreover, he directed day-to-day operations of West and East Coast original programming for HBO, Cinemax, and HBO Independent Productions.
Moreover, he was President of HBO Independent Productions from 1990 to 1995, where he managed the development and production of comedy shows for HBO and the networks, including Martin and Everybody Loves Raymond. HBO became the leader in innovative entertainment and sports programming under his guidance, with critically acclaimed programs such as Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Band of Brothers, The Wire, and Entourage, to name a few.
Formed Foresee Entertainment
In 2008, he established Foresee Entertainment, a content creation, development, and distribution company. From September 2007 to August 2008, he served as president of IMG Global Media and IMG Entertainment, both parts of the IMG production corporation. Besides that, Albrecht also served as a Special Limited Partner for Forstmann Little & Company.
He signed a three-year deal with IMG in September 2007 to serve as the head of IMG Global Media and a special limited partner in Ted Forstmann’s private equity firm, Forstmann Little & Company, which owns IMG. Chris and Forstmann sought to raise $250 million for media and entertainment content investments. Albrecht’s departure after receiving blame for IMG’s inability to raise that money, according to a statement made on August 12, 2008.
CEO of Starz, LLC
He became President and CEO of Starz, LLC on January 1, 2010. He is in charge of Starz Entertainment, Overture Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment, and Film Roman, among other Starz companies. Additionally, Starz, LLC, a controlled company, runs Starz Media and Starz Entertainment. Starz Entertainment, LLC is a premium movie service provider with 17 movie channels in the United States, including the flagship STARZ and STARZ ENCORE brands, which have about 24 million and 32 million subscribers, respectively.
Albrecht and Liberty Media announced the spin-off of Liberty Starz into a separate public business two years after joining Starz; the transaction included around $1.5 billion in debt. The subsidiary’s spin-off was supposed to be completed by the end of 2012, however, it happened on January 11, 2013.
Liberty Starz was renamed “Starz Inc” as a result of the spin-off. On its first day of trade, the new stock gained 9.8%. His contract as CEO of Starz was renewed till 2020. On June 30, 2016, Lionsgate agreed to pay $4.4 billion in cash and equity for Starz Inc. In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Albrecht endorsed Democratic contender Hillary Clinton.
Chris Albrecht – Awards
He has won some awards and recognition in his professional career. He received the Television Showmanship Award from the International Cinematographers Guild in 2001. He was named “Showman of the Year” by Variety magazine in 2003. He was named to the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2006.
Chris Albrecht – Net Worth 2024
As an actor, he earned a decent amount of sum. Additionally, he has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million which he earned throughout his career. Besides that, his annual salary is $400 thousand US dollars.
Relationship Status
He married Annie Albrecht, his first wife, in 1981, and they had two daughters, Kate who is an interior designer, entrepreneur, writer, and actress, and Tess. After 19 years of marriage, they divorced in 2000. He married Montana Coady in 2011. They married in front of 250 people. However, the couple officially divorced in the year 2015. Again, in 2016, he married a woman named Tina Trahan.
Caption: Chris Albrecht with his wife Tina Trahan (Source: Zimbio)
Till now, he has not been a part of any controversy or rumor. Besides that, he is focusing on his career.
Body Measurements
Chris Albrecht has blue eyes and no hair. Besides that, there is no information regarding Albrecht’s height, weight, and other body measurements.
Social Media
Chris Albrecht is not active on any kind of social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Moreover, Albrecht likes to live a private life and stay far from social media.