COMPANY

Acquired by Viacom in 1994, spun off in 2004. Filed for bankruptcy 2010, and acquired by Dish Network in 2011.

Official Website:
http://www.blockbuster.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:BBI

Corporate headquarters:
Dallas, TX

Sales:
$5.54B

Employees:
30,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James J. Blosser	Attorney	c. 1938		Partner Blosser & Sayfie
William R. Fields	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Hudson's Bay Company, 1997-99
H. Wayne Huizenga	Business	29-Dec-1937		Waste Management, Blockbuster
James W. Keyes	Business	1955		CEO of Blockbuster
Mark S. Siegel	Attorney	c. 1950		REMY Investors

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward Bleier	Business	16-Oct-1929		President, Warner Broadcast/Cable, 1986-2000
Robert A. Bowman	Business	c. 1955		President and CEO, MLB Advanced Media
Jackie M. Clegg	Business	c. 1965		Wife of Chris Dodd
James W. Crystal	Business	9-Oct-1937		Frank Crystal & Company
Gary J. Fernandes	Business	c. 1944		Former EDS executive
Jules Haimovitz	Business	c. 1949		Dick Clark Productions
Carl Icahn	Business	16-Feb-1936		Billionaire, took over TWA
James W. Keyes	Business	1955		CEO of Blockbuster
Strauss Zelnick	Business	26-Jun-1957		CEO of BMG Entertainment, 1998-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Philippe P. Dauman	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Viacom
William R. Fields	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Hudson's Bay Company, 1997-99
Linda M. Griego	Business	c. 1948		Griego Enterprises, Inc.

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Adam Brody	Actor	15-Dec-1979		Seth Cohen on The O.C.
Adrien Brody	Actor	14-Apr-1973		The Pianist
Kendra Jade	Pornstar	19-Apr-1977		Made sex tape with Jerry Springer

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ted B. Miller, Jr.	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Crown Castle International, 1996-2001

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mike Ditka	Football	18-Oct-1939		Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1982-92
Carmen Electra	Model	20-Apr-1972		Singled Out
Heather Locklear	Actor	25-Sep-1961		Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place
Susan Lucci	Actor	23-Dec-1946		Erica Kane on All My Children
Claudia Schiffer	Model	25-Aug-1970		Top German supermodel
William Shatner	Actor	22-Mar-1931		Captain Kirk on Star Trek

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