Billy Campbell (TV executive)

This is about the American entertainment executive born in 1959. For similarly named people, see William Campbell (disambiguation)
Billy Campbell
Born
William M. Campbell III

(1959-11-23) November 23, 1959 (age 65)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

Billy Campbell (born November 23, 1959, in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American television executive producer.

Career

Sometime actor including a role in Project Greenlight, Campbell has held many executive posts, including Discovery Channel, where his dismissal was instrumental to the team terminating sponsorship of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.

On April 1, 2009, Campbell was named president and CEO of Panavision in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Personal life

Campbell was one of the passengers on US Airways Flight 1549 which ditched in the Hudson River, adjacent to Manhattan, on January 15, 2009.[2] Shane P. Allen was cast for Campbell's likeness in Clint Eastwood's 2016 film Sully.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Campbell named Panavision CEO". Variety. April 2, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Armstrong, Lance [@lancearmstrong] (February 21, 2009). "Also, Billy Campbell there today. He ran Discovery and sponsored us. He was also on the plane that landed in the Hudson. Good to see him!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Marks, Scott (2016-09-15). "Local actor scores first-class accommodations on Eastwood's Sully | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2023-08-29.


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