Robert Greenblatt | |
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Born | 1960 (age 56–57) Rockford, Illinois, USA |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin University of Illinois Boylan Catholic High School |
Occupation | Television executive |
Employer | NBC Universal |
Notable work | 9 to 5 |
Television | The Voice Parenthood Chicago Fire |
Title | Chairman, NBC Entertainment |
Predecessor | Jeff Gaspin |
Awards | Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television Drama |
Website | nbcuni.com |
Robert "Bob" Greenblatt (born 1960) is an American television executive and currently the chairman of NBC Entertainment.
Greenblatt was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was raised Catholic and attended Boylan Catholic High School. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre management from the University of Illinois and a Master of Arts in arts administration from the University of Wisconsin's Madison School of Business. He also earned a Master of Fine Arts from the USC School of Cinema-Television's Peter Stark Producing Program.
Greenblatt began his television career at the Fox Broadcasting Company where he ran prime-time programming and developed such shows as the original Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place, The X-Files, and Party of Five.
Greenblatt was an award-winning producer of over a dozen series for various networks, including Six Feet Under, along with the 2005 miniseries Elvis and Gregory Nava's American Family for PBS.