Whether appearing on David Letterman’s late night talk show or battling Howard Stern in the court of public opinion, CBS Corporation president and CEO Les Moonves knew how to turn on the consummate showman charm in an age of high profile businessmen running showbiz. A would-be actor, Moonves found fame and fortune behind a desk, successfully running network television for the better part of the last twenty years.Moonves was born on Dec. 23, 1948 in New York City, NY and graduated from Bucknell University. Upon graduation, Moonves pursued an acting career at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse,
