The 50 Wealthiest Angelenos: Tom Werner – #47

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The money and the buzz on each of L.A.’s wealthiest.

THE MONEY: Co-owner of Boston Red Sox saw wealth climb incrementally as team became second-most valuable franchise in baseball behind rival Yankees. Stake in Roush Fenway Racing down as NASCAR struggles with sponsorships and declining attendance. Steady income stream from legendary Carsey-Werner Distribution library of hit TV series including “The Cosby Show” and “That ’70s Show.”

BUZZ: Werner and partners continue to diversify sports empire. Fenway Sports Group marketing company inked deal with English Premier League soccer team Fulham Football Club to represent team in North America. But baseball still where it’s at. Red Sox bounced from playoffs last year by Los Angeles Angels, but New England television market and sellout Fenway Park crowds boosted franchise value by 4 percent. Werner’s TV production company Good Humor TV remains active, launching “The Rednecks & Romeos” from creators of “That ’70s show,” Man-about-town in Boston recently linked to singer-songwriter Julia Simon Levine. When in Los Angeles, occasionally drops in at Sonny McLean’s, Wilshire Boulevard bar famous among local Red Sox fans.

• NET WORTH: $630 million +1.5%

• LAST YEAR: $620 million

• AGE: 60

• RESIDENCE: Pacific Palisades

• SOURCE OF WEALTH: Entertainment, sports

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