Mr Saban, 67, who was born in Egypt, emigrated to Israel in 1956 before beginning his showbusiness career while still serving in the Israeli army when aged 20. He made his first million in Paris and then moved to Los Angeles in 1983, where he discovered Power Rangers and other adaptations of Japanese cartoon shows. He is now estimated to be worth £2.3 billion, having sold the Fox children’s television network, Fox Family Worldwide, to Disney in one of the largest deals Hollywood has seen.