- Born
- Birth nameRobert Edward Turner III
- Nicknames
- Captain Outrageous
- The Mouth of the South
- Billionaire Ted
- Height6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
- Ted Turner was born on November 19, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA as Robert Edward Turner III. He is the founder of CNN, Turner Broadcast System (TBS) and Turner Network Television (TNT). He was previously married to Jane Fonda, Jane Shirley Smith and Judy Nye. He started in the business as a writer and producer but had a bigger vision.- IMDb Mini Biography By: adam wetstein
- SpousesJane Fonda(December 21, 1991 - May 22, 2001) (divorced)Jane Shirley Smith(June 2, 1965 - 1988) (divorced, 3 children)Judy Nye(June 23, 1960 - 1964) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenReed Beauregard TurnerRobert Edward Turner IV
- Licensing classic black-and-white movies to colorize them (the process is sometimes referred to as "Turnerizing", frequently in a derogatory context)
- Gray hair and mustache
- Is the largest private landowner in the United States with about 1.75 million acres in New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. His ranch empire, based in Montana, raises bison.
- Created the animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) as a way to educate children about the negative effects of pollution. Turner was angered for so long about the effect the population had on the Earth, so he created the television series hoping to allow the next generation be more aware of the problems that people cause.
- With the merger of his company with Time-Warner, and that company's merger with America On-Line, he has become vice-president of AOL Time-Warner, the largest multi-media conglomerate in the world.
- His father Robert Edward Turner II committed suicide in 1959.
- Founder/owner of CNN, WTBS, TNT, and other media properties.
- Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
- If I only had a little humility I would be perfect.
- Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society.
- [asked what his personal motto was] Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!
- One summer, I made $50 a week, and my father charged me $25 a week rent. I asked him if that wasn't a little high. He said that if I could do better than that for food and lodging seven days a week I could move out.
- Gods and Generals (2003) - $636
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