Actor Don Cheadle Building Production Company Variety

Inspired on by former NBC executive Ben Silverman, actor Don Cheadle is setting up a mini production empire, Variety reports.

Crescendo, his company with former managers Kay Liberman and Lenore Zerman, sealed a first-look TV deal at NBC, where it already has a number of projects. The company also has projects in the works at ABC, TNT and FX.

--Elizabeth Jensen