Background
Heyward was born in New York City, New York, the son of Sylvia (née Block) and Louis M. "Deke" Heyward, who was vice president in charge of development at Barry & Enright Productions.
Heyward was born in New York City, New York, the son of Sylvia (née Block) and Louis M. "Deke" Heyward, who was vice president in charge of development at Barry & Enright Productions.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972.
He is currently CEO of Genius Brands International. In 1986, Heyward and other investors bought the DIC Enterprises from CLT. Heyward sold a majority interest in DiC to Capital Cities/ABC in 1993. In 2000 with two venture capital firms, Heyward re-purchased DIC Enterprises.
On June 20, 2008, Heyward announced that he was selling DIC Entertainment to Cookie Jar Group. In 2013 the company merged with Genius Brands to form Genius Brands International, with Heyward serving as CEO.
Board of directors Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Washington, since 1986. Member National Academy television Arts and Sciences, Writer's Guild American.
Married Evelyn Word, June 28, 1981. Children: Robert Evan, Michael Monroe.