17:12 PST 20/10/2021
by
Mike Barnes
His company, ZeniMax Media, was sold to Microsoft last year for $ 7.5 billion.
Robert A. Altman, CEO and Chairman of the video game holding company ZeniMax Media and the husband of Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter, died on February 3 in a Baltimore hospital from complications due to a medical procedure. He was 73.
Altman co-founded Rockville, Maryland-based ZeniMax Media in 1999 with Christopher Weaver, founder of Bethesda Softworks, and the company developed video game features such as Doom, Quake, Rage, Dishonored, Prey, Wolfenstein, and The Elder Scrolls.
Investors in ZeniMax hired former CBS Corp chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and Robert Trump, younger brother of Donald Trump, included. In October, the company was sold to Microsoft for $ 7.5 billion.
In a statement, Bethesda calls Altman ‘a true visionary, friend and believer in the spirit of people and the power of what they can accomplish together. He was an extraordinary leader and an even better person. ‘
Altman became Carter’s second husband when they married in 1984, and the couple had two children, Jessica and James.
“Robert is the love of my life and he will always do so,” she wrote on social media. “Our 37 years of marriage was an extraordinary gift. We shared the passion. I hope everyone is happy to experience in their lifetime. We protected each other and have always been each other’s champions.
“We have always been grateful for the two beautiful lives we have created together: our children, Jessica and James. These are the lights of my life and have been Robert’s greatest joy. I see so much of Robert in them, and I know he lives on through them. ‘
Born in Washington, DC, on February 23, 1947, Altman was the son of Sophie Robinson, who created the TV quiz show. It’s academic.
In a high-profile banking case in 1993, Altman, then a leading DC lawyer, is charged with attempting to defraud regulators, but acquitted by a jury of all charges.