Richard M Frank

Veteran Entertainment Executive

He was Chairman of Walt Disney Television and Telecommunications and headed Disney’s syndication arm Buena Vista. He was then President of Walt Disney Studios for nearly a decade and oversaw the development of The Disney Channel. Prior to his tenure at Disney, Frank was President of the Paramount Television Group, President of Chris Craft Television, one of the founders of the USA Network and also served on their board. Mr. Frank served as the Chief Executive Officer of CEC Entertainment Inc. - the operators of Chuck E Cheese - from March 1986 to December 2008. Rich was President of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for an unprecedented six years, a board member of the MPAA for eight and Vice Chairman and Executive Board Member of the American Film Institute. He also launched Telerep, a television ad sales firm, and was a buyer and media planner at BBDO. He remains active in the Television Academy and its Foundation, of which he is a member of the Board of Directors. In April 2003, Rich stepped out of semi-retirement and founded Integrated Entertainment Partners (IEP), a brand, advertising and marketing strategy company. In March 2004, he was named Chairman of the Board, Never one to rest on his laurels, the former adman turned Hollywood film and TV exec stepped into his role as Napa Valley vintner with ease, running one of Napa’s most notable and profitable wineries, Frank Family Vineyards. Rich is the proud grandfather of three and currently splits his time between Los Angeles and Napa. Mr. Frank holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Hope College, Holland, Michigan in 1970.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Jack Valenti	Victor H Fazio, Howard Lawrence Berman, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Jerry Lewis, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Ed Towns, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, John Breaux, Martin Frost, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Richardson, Bill Bradley, Carlos John Moorhead, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, Jack Bascom Brooks, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, Motion Picture Association of America Inc Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Mike Synar, Marty Russo, Jim Moody, Philip Michael Schiliro, Jim Exon, David L Boren
Michael D Eisner	Victor H Fazio, Howard Lawrence Berman, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Ed Towns, Dick Gephardt, Bob Graham, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill McCollum, Bill Bradley, Carlos John Moorhead, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Jack Bascom Brooks, Larry Larocco, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Alan Cranston, Dennis Edward Eckart, Al Gore, Tony Coelho, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Walt Disney Productions Employees PAC (Disney Employees Political Action Committee), Continue the Majority, Motion Picture Association of America Inc Political Action Committee, Mike Synar, Marty Russo, Tom McMillen, Larry Smith, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Foley
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Victor H Fazio, Howard Lawrence Berman, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, Ed Towns, Conrad Burns, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Bradley, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, Jack Bascom Brooks, Larry Larocco, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Alan Cranston, Dennis Edward Eckart, Al Gore, Tony Coelho, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Walt Disney Productions Employees PAC (Disney Employees Political Action Committee), Motion Picture Association of America Inc Political Action Committee, Mike Synar, Marty Russo, Jim Moody, Tom McMillen, Larry Smith, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Foley, David L Boren
Thomas A Davis	Jim Bunning, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Patrick Leahy, Jerry Lewis, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Conrad Burns, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Simpson, Frederick Lawrence Grandy, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Dennis Edward Eckart, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, George H W Bush, Idaho Republican Party, Mike Synar, Marty Russo, Jay Rockefeller, David L Boren
Terry S Semel	Howard Lawrence Berman, Orrin Hatch, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mike DeWine, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Bradley, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Bob Packwood, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, Motion Picture Association of America Inc Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Mike Synar, Philip Michael Schiliro, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Foley, David L Boren, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Donald Diamond	Lamar Alexander, Howard Lawrence Berman, Jim Bunning, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Conrad Burns, Martin Frost, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Bill Richardson, Bill Bradley, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Jay Rockefeller, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Norm Brownstein	Howard Lawrence Berman, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Ed Towns, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, John Breaux, Martin Frost, Bob Graham, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Richardson, Bill Bradley, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Mike Synar, Tom McMillen, Philip Michael Schiliro, Jim Exon, Jay Rockefeller
Robert H Asher	Victor H Fazio, Howard Lawrence Berman, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Martin Frost, Dick Gephardt, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Vin Weber, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, Mitt Romney, Jay Rockefeller, David L Boren
John Catsimatidis	Victor H Fazio, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Conrad Burns, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Fred Dalton Thompson, Connie Mack III, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bob Graham, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marty Russo, Jim Exon, Tom Foley, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
A Jerrold Perenchio	Howard Lawrence Berman, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Conrad Burns, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Bradley, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jay Rockefeller, Marco Rubio, David L Boren
John F Cooke	Victor H Fazio, Howard Lawrence Berman, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill McCollum, Bill Bradley, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, Jack Bascom Brooks, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Alan Cranston, Dennis Edward Eckart, Al Gore, Tony Coelho, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Walt Disney Productions Employees PAC (Disney Employees Political Action Committee), Motion Picture Association of America Inc Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Mike Synar, Tom McMillen, Jay Rockefeller
Leon Black	Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Bradley, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Mike Synar, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Jay Rockefeller, Romney Victory
T Boone Pickens	Jim Bunning, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bill McCollum, Bill Richardson, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Oklahoma Leadership Council, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Mike Synar, Jim Exon, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, David L Boren, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Alan F Horn	Howard Lawrence Berman, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Richardson, Bill Bradley, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Motion Picture Association of America Inc Political Action Committee, Jim Moody, Larry Smith, Jim Exon, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Foley
Robert A Daly	Howard Lawrence Berman, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mike DeWine, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Richardson, Bill Bradley, Bob Packwood, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Cranston, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Motion Picture Association of America Inc Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Mike Synar, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Foley, David L Boren
Thomas Boggs	Victor H Fazio, Lamar Alexander, Howard Lawrence Berman, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, Martin Frost, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Richardson, Bob Packwood, Paul Martin Simon, Jack Bascom Brooks, Dennis Edward Eckart, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Mike Synar, Marty Russo, Jim Moody, Larry Smith, Jay Rockefeller, David L Boren
Bennett S Lebow	Victor H Fazio, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Bradley, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bob Graham, LA PAC, Mitt Romney, Jim Exon, Jay Rockefeller
James E Smith	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Ed Markey, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Conrad Burns, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Paul Martin Simon, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mike Synar, Marty Russo, Jim Moody, Jim Exon, David L Boren
Edward C Levy Jr	Jim Bunning, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Martin Frost, Phil Gramm, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Larry Pressler, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Vin Weber, Mel Levine, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Jay Rockefeller, Marco Rubio
Lew Wasserman	Victor H Fazio, Howard Lawrence Berman, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Ed Markey, John McCain, John Breaux, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Bradley, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Bob Packwood, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Simpson, Jack Bascom Brooks, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bob Graham, Marty Russo, Tom McMillen, Tom Foley, David L Boren

Updated about 3 years ago

Types	Person, Media Personality
Gender	Male
Aliases	Rich Frank, Richard Frank

Richard M Frank

Veteran Entertainment Executive

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