Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and is a contributing writer to the opinion page of The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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Time Warner’s Vision: How Media Giant Wants to Do More With Less
The company unrolled an execution strategy in a remarkable display of growth plans while slimming down
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CAA Close to Selling Majority Stake to TPG Capital
The private equity firm already owns 35 percent but wants more of the talent agency
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‘Birdman’ Producer Worldview Sued by Former CEO for $55 Million
Oneve of the Oscar contender’s release, producer in-fighting erupts in lawsuits
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‘Black Swan’ Producer on Why His Chilean Miner Movie Will Make $300 Million
After watching “The 33,” Mike Medavoy said, “I cried because I knew I’d pulled it off”
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My Top 7 Takeaways From TheGrill 2014: Data Science, Social Media and Charm Go a Long Way
Here’s what we learned from the interactions onstage and off
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Why Bob Iger Reconsidered His Retirement From The Walt Disney Co.
It’s a stunning turnabout that makes eminent sense: The 63-year-old CEO looked around — and decided he’d rather stay
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Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Contract Extended Through 2018
The CEO was set to leave the position in July 2016
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DreamWorks Animation Purchase by SoftBank Is ‘Bad Business,’ Leading Analyst Says
“The question is why buy a studio with such limited output?” asks BTIG’s Rich Greenfield
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DreamWorks Animation in Talks to Sell to Japan’s SoftBank (Report)
The deal would value the company at $3.4 billion
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Starz Puts Itself Up For Acquisition, Meets With Fox for Potential Bid
The premium cable company’s market value is currently $3.2 billion, Discovery is said to be interested
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A Steve Jobs Effect at Toronto? Brains Over Brawn Define Heroes of Oscar-Bound Movies
In at least three major films at the Toronto festival, the life of the mind creates the context for the film’s drama
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Tobey Maguire on Fighting to Play Chess Champion Bobby Fischer in ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ (Video)
Toronto 2014: Maguire spent a decade bringing the story to the screen, he tells TheWrap at our video suite
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Kevin Costner on State of Race in ‘Black or White’: Maybe I Just Don’t Like You (Video)
Toronto 2014: The star talks about what drew him to the film about a biracial custody battle in an interview at TheWrap’s video suite
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Benedict Cumberbatch on Why There Are No Sex Scenes in ‘The Imitation Game’ (Video)
Star of the film exploring the life and persecution of WWII mathematician Alan Turing for being a homosexual says showing sex is “not an exploration of someone’s sex life”
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Salma Hayek On Animated ‘The Prophet’: A Child Who Sees This Will Be the New Gandhi
Toronto 2014: “There’s a lot of us — we want to be inspired, to be hopeful, challenged, surprised”
