 He then most notably launched the Tommy Boy Records label in 1981 as its founder and CEO.Silverman later became a Senior Vice President at the Warner Music Group from 1986 to 2001, after Warner acquired a 50% stake in Tommy Boy in 1985, although Tommy Boy continued to maintain independent distribution for most releases domestically and all releases internationally during that time.Then as part of his split negotiations from the Warner Music Group in 2001, Silverman co-founded Tommy Boy Films with Kung Faux creator Mic Neumann, which was then merged with Tommy Boy Records in 2002 to create Tommy Boy Entertainment, a newly branded multimedia company with the same iconic trademark, encompassing the original music label, a diverse catalogue of artists, and new audiovisual content.