| Full Name | Edgar Bronfman Sr. |
| Net Worth | $9 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 20, 1929, May 16, 1955 |
| Died | December 21, 2013, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Profession | Film producer, Businessperson, Film producer, Theatrical producer, Songwriter, Businessperson |
| Education | Williams College, McGill University, Collegiate School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Jan Aronson (m. 1994–2013), Rita Webb (m. 1975–1983), Carolyn Townshend (m. 1973–1974), Ann Loeb Bronfman (m. 1953–1973), Clarissa Alcock (m. 1993), Sherry Brewer (m. 1979–1991) |
| Children | Edgar Bronfman Jr., Matthew Bronfman, Sara Bronfman, Clare Bronfman, Adam Bronfman, Holly Bronfman, Samuel Bronfman, Hannah Bronfman, Benjamin Brewer, Vanessa Bronfman, Bettina Bronfman, Aaron Bronfman, Clarissa Bronfman, Erik Bronfman |
| Parents | Saidye Rosner Bronfman, Samuel Bronfman, Edgar Bronfman Sr., Ann Loeb Bronfman |
| Siblings | Charles Bronfman, Phyllis Lambert, Minda Bronfman, Matthew Bronfman, Adam Bronfman, Holly Bronfman, Samuel Bronfman |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0111426 |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom, Star of People's Friendship |
| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Musical, Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
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| 1 | Chairman and CEO of Seagram Inc., which owns Universal Pictures [1996] |
| 2 | Bronfman, along with private investment equity groups, purchase Warner Music Group (comprised of Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Entertainment, and Atlantic Records) from Time Warner. After cost-cutting and reorganizations, he takes the company public in an IPO in May 2005. [2004] |
| 3 | Grandson of Samuel Bronfman. |
| 4 | Is the cousin of Canadian film entrepreneur Paul Bronfman. |
| 5 | Attended Harvard University, but left to pursue entertainment-related ventures. |
| 6 | Is currently Chairman & CEO of Warner Music Group, a company he helped to buy from Time Warner and took public one year after the acquisition. After much reorganization and cost-cutting, as well as hiring away former Island-Def Jam head, Lyor Cohen, to run the music management sector, he hopes the company will be poised for further growth. [2004] |
| 7 | Was responsible for Seagram's purchase of PolyGram, which he merged with Seagram's Universal Music Group to create the largest music company in the world. [1998] |
| 8 | Father Edgar M. Bronfman revealed United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past, which led to Waldheim's resignation. |
| 9 | Met 1st wife, Sherri Brewer, through singer Dionne Warwick. When Edgar Sr. warned him that his and Sherri's children "would have problems being accepted by either black or white society" (Sherri is black), the two Edgars did not speak for a year and did not reconcile until 1982, when Senior shocked Junior by asking him to join Seagram. |
| 10 | Wrote a hit song for Céline Dion: "To Love You More". |
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