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American Broadway producer and philanthropist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Debra Black is an American Broadway producer and philanthropist. She is the wife of Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management.
Debra Black | |
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Born | Debra Ressler |
Education | Barnard College (BA) |
Occupation | Broadway producer |
Spouse | Leon Black |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Tony Ressler (brother) |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Play (2006, 2008) |
Black was born Debra Ressler to New York lawyer Ira Ressler.[1] She is the sister of Tony Ressler, who co-founded Apollo Global Management with Leon Black.[2] She graduated from Barnard College in 1976.[3]
Black is a Broadway producer who has been nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning two in the Tony Award for Best Play category for The History Boys (2006) and The Pillow Man (2008).[4][5][6]
Black and her husband co-founded the Melanoma Research Alliance, which funds melanoma research worldwide.[7] Black is a melanoma survivor herself.[8]
She was elected a trustee of the Rockefeller University in 2010.[9] In 2015, She was elected a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[10] In 2018, she and her husband donated $40 million to the Museum of Modern Art for its renovation and expansion.[11][12]
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