Sumner Redstone

Sumner Redstone, born as Sumner Murray Rothstein in Boston in 1923, was the media mogul who built a sprawling empire with Viacom, CBS,and Paramount Pictures under his command. Known for his fierce business acumen and unyielding control, Redstone turned family-owned National Amusements into a media titan. His life was as dramatic as any Hollywood script—filled with boardroom battles, family feuds, and high-profile lawsuits. Redstone famously declared, "content is king," and wielded his power ruthlessly, but his legacy is also marked by public legal skirmishes over his mental competency and family infighting that tainted his final years.