Jerry Perenchio
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Jerry Perenchio (born December 20,1930) is a former talent agent who owns Univision, the largest Spanish-language TV network in the United States.
Born Andrew Jerrold Perenchio in Fresno, California, he relocated to Los Angeles where he worked as a young Hollywood talent agent for MCA and represented such celebrity clients as Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor.
In 1992, he and his partners spent US$550 million for Univision in 1992; his 16% stake is now worth $1.3 billion. In 2003 he paid US$3.5 billion for the Spanish-language powerhouse radio network, Hispanic Broadcasting.
Along with Bud Yorkin, he also owns the rights to the film Blade Runner, as his bond completion company took ownership of the film when it went over its budget. The film was one of the first issued on DVD, but the transfer from film stock was of poor quality, and was soon deleted. For many years, Perenchio refused to allow any new DVD edition of Blade Runner, including a planned 2001 Special Edition, to be issued.
Perenchio's Bel Air mansion was used as the set for the movie The Beverly Hillbillies.
He is also a large contributor to the Republican advocacy organization "Progress for America", having given US$4,000,000 in the 2004 election cycle and another US$4,000,000 in the 2006 election cycle.
Has a reputation for being very media shy, shunning media attention for both himself and univision.
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