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Company · Film & TV · Media · founded 1926

NBC

American commercial broadcast television network, the flagship property of NBC Entertainment within NBCUniversal, a Comcast subsidiary.

Of the 4 people here linked to NBC, 0 are founders and 0 are still there. 1 of them also appear at ABC. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.

Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.

4 people at NBC

Employee

Role

Co-host of Real People (1979 to 1984), 1979–1984
Source · medium confidence. Real People was an NBC series; the page states the co-hosting years but not an employment contract.
Past
Media 6 / 8
Byron Allen
Founder and CEO, Allen Media Group
modest, industry-adjacent · some · some college
Employee

Role

Cast member, Saturday Night Live, 1990–1993
Source · high confidence. Affiliated with NBC through the show; the article does not name a producing entity.
Past
Film & TV 6 / 8
Chris Rock
Stand-up comedian; creator, "Everybody Hates Chris"
working-class · some · some college
Employee

Role

Cast member (Dr. Philip Chandler) on the drama "St. Elsewhere", 1982–1988
Source · medium confidence. Wikipedia gives the character name as Dr. Phillip Chandler. A starring role on a network series, not a staff job at NBC.
Past
Film & TV 5 / 8
Denzel Washington
Actor; two-time Academy Award winner (Glory, Training Day)
working-class · some · college degree
Employee

Role

Co-star of the sitcom "Lopez vs Lopez", 2022–2025

Also at

Source · medium confidence. NBC picked the series up in May 2022 and Wikipedia says it was canceled in May 2025 after three seasons.
Past
Film & TV 8 / 7
George Lopez
Stand-up comedian; co-creator and star, "George Lopez"
working-class · outsider · no college

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