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Robbins most recently served as President of Nickelodeon, responsible for evolving the global brand leader in kids and family entertainment for a new generation of young audiences by enhancing its robust content offerings and expanding its cultural footprint on next-generation platforms and in film.
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Jul 12, 2021 · July 12, 2021 6:30am. Brian Robbins is leaning hard into the franchise strategy he used to reinvigorate Nickelodeon as he takes formal oversight of kids and family content for Paramount+ as...
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May 29, 2019 · The revival comes under the watchful eye of Brian Robbins, who was named president of Nickelodeon last October and was a co-creator and an executive producer on the original run of “All That.”
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Brian Levine (born November 22, 1963), known professionally as Brian Robbins, is an American actor, film director, film producer, television director, television producer, president of Nickelodeon and occasional screenwriter. He often collaborates with producer Michael Tollin.
Robbins was born Brian Levine in Brooklyn, New York on November 22, 1963. When Robbins was 16, his family moved to Los Angeles. He graduated from Grant High School in 1982.
Robbins followed his dad Floyd Levine, a prolific character actor, into acting. He made his television acting debut on an episode of Trapper John, M.D. He would go on guest star on a number and television series and a recurring role on General Hospital. As an actor, he is perhaps best known from his role as Eric Mardian on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (in which Dan Schneider was the co-star, before both of them joined Nickelodeon). Alongside Schneider, Tony Danza, and Debbie Gibson, he hosted the 1988 edition of Kids' Choice Awards. He also hosted the children's version of the TV game show Pictionary in 1989.
In the 1990s, he started producing All That and its spin-offs on Nickelodeon. He was a creative consultant on Nickelodeon GUTS. He has produced several sports films including Coach Carter and Hardball (2001). He also produced Smallville and One Tree Hill.
Robbins is the founder of AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel aimed at teenagers, which has spun off into a TV series, of which Robbins is the executive producer. DreamWorks Animation acquired the company in 2013. On February 22, 2017, following NBCUniversal/Comcast's acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, Brian Robbins stepped down as AwesomenessTV's CEO, thus ending his five-year run with the company.
Robbins is Jewish. He is married to publicist Laura Cathcart, with whom he has two sons, Miles and Justin.
On June 7, 2017, Brian Robbins became the president of Paramount Players, a newly formed division of Paramount Pictures. Robbins will work with Viacom’s Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and BET brands to generate projects while also focusing on "contemporary properties."
Sep 10, 2021 · Dan Doperalski/Variety. Nickelodeon head Brian Robbins is slated to become the next chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, people familiar with the matter have confirmed to Variety.
Sep 30, 2021 · Brian Robbins Goes From ‘Head of the Class’ to Head of Paramount. The actor-turned-producer is set to guide the iconic studio in the streaming era. Brian Robbins, the new head of Paramount,...
