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Grant Tinker net worth is
$850,000

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Grant Almerin Tinker (born January 11, 1925) is the former chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986, co-founder of MTM Enterprises, and television producer. Tinker is the former husband of television actress Mary Tyler Moore. 
Full NameGrant Tinker
Net Worth$850,000
Date Of BirthJanuary 11, 1926
DiedNovember 28, 2016, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthStamford, Connecticut, USA
OccupationTelevision producer and executive
ProfessionEntrepreneur, Television producer
Work PositionCEO of NBC
EducationDartmouth College
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMary Tyler Moore, Ruth Prince Byerly, Brooke Knapp
ChildrenMark Tinker, John Tinker, Michael Tinker, Jodie DiLella
ParentsMargaret Hessin, Arthur Almerin Tinker
SiblingsJoan Swift
NicknamesGrant Tinker, Tinker, Grant
IMDB
AwardsPeabody Award, TCA Career Achievement Award, Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television
Star SignCapricorn
#Fact
1Ex-father-in-law of Kristin Harmon.
2Father-in-law of Chandra West.
3Father of director Mark Tinker and writer John Tinker
4Worked at NBC three different times in three different positions: NBC Radio executive, 1949-1950; Vice President of Programming, West Coast, 1961-1967; Chairman of NBC, 1981-1986.
5Founded MTM Enterprises with his then-wife Mary Tyler Moore in 1969. MTM was sold to British investors in 1990 and to International Family Entertainment in 1993. MTM became part of 20th Century Fox in 1996.

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Going Places1973TV Short executive producer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mergers & Acquisitions1989Short thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'2002Video documentaryHimself
Intimate Portrait1998-2000TV Series documentaryHimself
Inside Star Trek: The Real Story1998Video documentaryHimself
Biography1995TV Series documentaryHimself
Time Machine1991TV Series documentaryHimself - Television Executive
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1987TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Governor's Award
The USA Today's 5th Anniversary Gala1987TV MovieHimself
This Is Your Life1987TV SpecialHimself
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1986TV SpecialHimself - NBC President
The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards1986TV SpecialHimself - Host
Late Night with David Letterman1982TV SeriesHimself
The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards1972TV SpecialHimself
TV Land Moguls2004-2009TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom2003Video documentaryHimself

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2005Personal AwardPeabody Awards

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1991Lifetime Achievement Award in TelevisionPGA Awards
1987Governor's AwardPrimetime Emmy Awards
1985Career Achievement AwardTelevision Critics Association Awards
1976Showmanship AwardPublicists Guild of AmericaTelevision

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsLife Achievement (Other)

Known for movies

Himself

Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1998)
as Himself

Himself

She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (2002)
as Himself

Himself

This Is Your Life (1987)
as Himself

Himself - NBC President

The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)
as Himself - NBC President

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