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Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros.
Company typeSubsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedApril 4, 1923; 101 years ago (April 4, 1923) as (Warner Bros.)[1]
FounderAlbert Warner
Harry Warner
Sam Warner
Jack Warner
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Toby Emmerich
(Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group)
Kevin Tsujihara
(Chairman andCEO)
ProductsMotion pictures, television programs, video games
ParentIndependent (1923–1967)
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (1967–1969)
Kinney National Company (1969–1972)
Warner Communications (1972-1990)
WarnerMedia
(1990–2022)
Warner Bros. Discovery
(2022–Present)
Websitewww.warnerbros.com

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly called Warner Bros.) is a large entertainment group and movie studio. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Warner Bros. is known for Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, Tom and Jerry and Cartoon Network. DC Comics well known original comics for Superman and Batman. They own the copyrights to the Harry Potter movie series, Superman movie series, Batman movie series, Wonder Woman movie series, DC Extended Universe and It duology. They also produced the TV shows Wonder Woman, The Big Bang Theory, The Dukes of Hazzard, Animaniacs, Two and a Half Men and Friends.

Warner Bros. is a very large company. Warner Brothers was founded on April 4, 1923.[1] Its founders were Jack L. Warner, Albert Warner, Harry Warner, and Sam Warner. It was founded in Hollywood, California. It has won several awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Company history". Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-20.