David Madden (executive)

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David Madden is an American media executive.

Madden graduated from Harvard University in 1976. He took part in theater at university, and was an aspiring novelist, but at age 23 his novel was rejected by publishers. He dropped out of the University of California, Los Angeles shortly before attaining a master's degree in English Literature, and started in the film industry. [1]

Madden was one half of the Cort/Madden Company with Robert W. Cort. Among their production credits was 2004's HBO television film Something the Lord Made , which won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie . [2] [3] He also had executive roles at Interscope Communications, which he had joined in 1987, Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox. [2] [4]

Madden became president of Fox Television Studios in 2010 and signed a new contract in April 2014. He helped develop shows like The Shield and The Americans . [5] In August 2014, he became president of Fox Entertainment Group. [6]

In August 2017, Madden left Fox and was succeeded by Michael Thorn, moving on in the following month to be head of original programming for AMC Networks' AMC, Sundance TV and AMC Studios. [7] He left two years later when network president Sarah Barnett folded the studios into AMC Entertainment. [8]

In February 2020, Madden was hired as president of Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Productions. [9]

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  2. 1 2 Littleton, Cynthia (August 30, 2017). "David Madden in Talks to Head Programming for AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio (May 30, 2004). "Broadway's Alan Rickman and Mos Def Star in "Something the Lord Made," Debut on HBO May 30". Playbill. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Madden ends Par pact, heading to Interscope in Nov". Variety . 1987-08-19. p. 7.
  5. ↑ Maglio, Tony (April 9, 2014). "David Madden Re-Ups as President of Fox Television Studios". The Wrap. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Maglio, Tony (August 14, 2014). "David Madden Named President of Fox Broadcasting Co., Joe Earley Upped to COO of New TV Group". The Wrap. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ Koblin, John (September 15, 2017). "David Madden, Former Fox Executive, Is Taking Over Programming at AMC". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 14, 2019). "David Madden Steps Down As AMC Studios Is Folded Into AMC Entertainment Networks Group". Deadline. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ Aurthur, Kate (February 19, 2020). "Berlanti Productions Names Sarah Schechter Chairwoman and Partner, David Madden President". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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