| Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Norman Lear |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California United States |
Key people | Norman Lear (Chairman) Hal Gaba (CEO) |
| Products | Film Television Theater |
Act III Communications is an American media and entertainment company owned by the estate of producer and screenwriter Norman Lear. It was started in 1985 following Lear's sale of Embassy Communications to The Coca-Cola Company. In a Wall Street Journal interview in 1988, Lear explained the name by noting that in a Shakespeare play, there are always more than three acts and that he expects there to be an Act IV and V.[1][2] Act III served as Lear's business vehicle, unconnected to his other activities as a political activist and philanthropist.