Mark Burnett Information
Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a British television producer, based in the USA, best known for producing shows such as Survivor, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Martha Stewart, MTV Movie Awards and People's Choice Awards.
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Early life
Mark Burnett was born on July 17, 1960 in the east end of London, England, the only child of two Ford Motors factory workers. He was raised in Dagenham, Essex. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the British Army, and became a Section Commander in the Parachute Regiment. From 1978-1982 he served with the Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland and the Falklands War, where many of his fellow soldiers died in the advance on Port Stanley.[citation needed]
Career
In October 1982, Burnett decided to leave Britain for the United States where he met up with a friend, Nick Hill, who had also immigrated from Britain a few years earlier and was working as a nanny and chauffeur. Hill knew of an open position for a live-in nanny position with the Jaeger family in Beverly Hills, the interview for which was that night. Though he had no experience in that field, Burnett took the opportunity, and because of his military background, the Jaegers, realizing the advantage of having a nanny and security at the same time, hired him. After a year of working for the Jaegers, he moved on to another family in Malibu, taking care of two boys for $250 a week. He was eventually given a position in the insurance office owned by Burt, the father of the two boys.
Two years later, he decided to rent a portion of a fence at Venice Beach and sell T-shirts for $18 each during weekends. Realizing he made more money selling t-shirts, Burnett left his insurance job.
On February 21, 1991, he read a newspaper article by Jon Markman about a French adventure competition called the Raid Gauloises. With four other members, he joined the Raid, and called his team American Pride. Aside from adventure, he saw a business opportunity in the competition, bought the format rights and brought a similar race to America which would be called Eco-Challenge and would launch Burnett’s career.
Productions
Burnett has produced over 1100 hours of television. He is best known for producing the hit reality show, Survivor, which premiered in the summer of 2000 and was the most watched summer series since Sonny and Cher[1] Survivor was also named the Number 1 reality series of all time by Entertainment Weekly in 2009.[2]Burnett is also the creator of The Apprentice. Since The Apprentice originally premiered, it has been produced in over 21 foreign countries around the world.[3]
Burnett's other television franchises include; Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Shark Tank, Martha Stewart, Sarah Palin's Alaska, The Contender, On the Lot (a collaboration with Stephen Spielberg), The Restaurant, Rock Star, Combat Missions,My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, Bully Beatdown, Starmaker, Expedition Africa, Toughest Cowboy, Wedding Day and How'd You Get So Rich? He has also completed the milestone of having a renewed series on each of the four major broadcast networks.
Since 2007, Burnett has served as the executive producer for the MTV Movie Awards and has also executive produced the 2010 and 2011 People's Choice Awards.
Burnett is also producing The Voice, a new reality singing competition series for NBC. Carson Daly hosts the show, while Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green and Blake Shelton serve as coaches. [4]
Upcoming Projects
Upcoming productions for Mark Burnett include a reality television series for The Hills star Audrina Patridge, which will air on VH1, and a new adventure series, Expedition Impossible for ABC.[5]
Achievements
Time called Burnett one of the Most Influential People in the World Today.[6] Burnett was also named “Philanthropist of the Year” by the Reality Cares Foundation. Furthermore, Burnett has won both Brandweeks’s Marketer of the Year Award, the prestigious Rose d’Or Frapa Format Award, the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award and the Norman Lear Award from the Producers Guild of America.
In November 2007, Burnett was elected into the Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame and in 2008, it was announced that he would be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On July 8, 2009 Burnett received a star at 6664 Hollywood Blvd.[7]
Burnett with his wife, Roma Downey, and their family in July 2009He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.
Collaborations
Throughout his career, Burnett has collaborated with a number of influential people, including Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Martha Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Jeff Probst, Audrina Patridge, Sylvester Stallone, INXS, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, P.Diddy and Jeff Foxworthy, among others.
Personal life
On Thanksgiving Day 2006, Burnett proposed to actress Roma Downey during a family vacation in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.[8] They wed on 28 April 2007 in their Malibu home. The ceremony was performed by Downey's friend and Touched by an Angel costar, Della Reese, who is an ordained minister. Reese and her husband, Franklin, also stood in for Downey's parents, both of whom had died.[9]
Awards and accolades
Since 2001, Burnett's series have been nominated for 67 Emmy Awards and have won 3. They have also won 4 People's Choice Awards, a Banff Rocky, and the prestigious Rose D'Or Frapa Format Award.
Primetime Emmy Awards
- 2006: Outstanding Reality Competition Show (nominated): Survivor
- 2005: Outstanding Reality Competition Show (nominated): Survivor; 5 nominations, The Apprentice
- 2004: 4 nominations, The Apprentice
- 2003: 4 nominations, Survivor: Thailand and Survivor: Amazon (judged as one show)
- 2002: 4 nominations, Survivor: Africa and Survivor: Marquesas (judged as one show)
- 2001: Outstanding Non-Fiction Programming, Special Class (won): Survivor: The Australian Outback; Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming (won): Survivor: The Australian Outback
Young Artists Awards
- 2008: Best Family Television Reality SHow, Game Show or DOcumentary (won): Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Teen Choice Awards
- 2008: Choice TV Game Show (nominated), Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
- 2004: Breakout TV Show (nominated): 'The Apprentice
People Choice Awards
- 2008: Favorite Game Show (nominated): Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
- 2004: Favorite Reality Based Television Program (won): Survivor
- 2003: Favorite Reality Based Television Program (won): Survivor: Thailand
- 2002: Favorite Realty Based Television Program (won): Survivor: The Australian Outback
- 2001: Favorite Reality Based Television Program (won): Survivor
Kids Choice Awards
- 2008: Favorite Reality Show (nominated): Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Daytime Emmy Awards
- 2007: Outstanding Lifestyle Program (nominated): Martha
- 2006: Outstanding Service Show (nominated): Martha
Family Television Awards (given by the Family Friendly Programming Forum)
- 2001: Reality/Alternative Programming (won): Survivor: The Australian Outback
Producer's Guild of America
- 2004: Television Producer of the Year in Reality/Game/Informational Series (won): Survivor
TV Critic's Association Awards
- 2004: Program of the Year, The Apprentice
TV Week's Annual Critics Poll, 2003
- Number 1 Reality Show: Survivor
- Number 7 Favorite Show: Survivor
Diversity Awards
- 2001: Most Diverse Television Ensemble Cast: Survivor: The Australian Outback
GLAAD Recognition Award
- 2001: Survivor
Reggie Awards
- 2001: Multi-Channel Integrated Promotion Involving Consumer and Trade Special Super Reggie: Survivor
Publicists Guild of America
- 2001: Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Award for Television: Survivor
Sports Emmy Awards
- 2000: Best Program Achievement: Eco-Challenge: Morocco
Personal awards and recognitions
- 2004 Reality Cares Foundation “Philanthropist of the Year”
- 2004 Time Magazine: “Time 100: 100 Most Influential People in the World Today”
- 2009 Producers Guild of America Norman Lear Award
- 2009 Hollywood Walk of Fame Star: “Excellence in Television”
TV career
| Program [10] | Network | Years | Awards [11] |
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| Eco-Challenge[12] | USA Network | 1995 - 2003 [13] | Nominated: 1 Emmy Award
Won: 2000 Sports Emmy Award
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| Survivor [14] | CBS | 2000–Present [15] | Won: 2 Emmy Awards
Nominated: 31 Emmy Awards Nominated: 2004 P.G.A. Awards
Won: 2004 30th Annual People's Choice Awards
Won: 2003 29th Annual People's Choice Awards
Won: 2003 TV Week’s Annual Critics Poll
Won: 2002 28th Annual People's Choice Awards
Won: 2001 9th Annual Diversity Awards
Won: 2001 27th Annual People's Choice Awards
Won: 2001 Family Television Awards given by the Family Friendly Programming Forum (3rd Annual)
Won: 2001 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Won: 2001 The Publicist Guild of America Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Award |
| Combat Missions [16] | USA Network | 2002 [17] | |
| Are We There Yet?[18] | The WB | 2003 | |
| Boarding House: North Shore | The WB[19] | 2003 [20] | |
| The Restaurant[21] | NBC | 2003 [22] | |
| Commando Nanny | The WB[23] | 2004 | |
| The Casino[24] | Fox | 2004 [25] | |
| The Apprentice[26] | NBC | 2004–Present | Nominated: 2004 Television Critic’s Association
Nominated: 2004 Teen Choice Awards
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| Global Frequency[27] | The WB[28] | 2005 | |
| Martha[29] | Syndication | 2005–present | 2007 Daytime Emmy Nominated
2006 Daytime Emmy
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| Rock Star[30] | CBS | 2005–2006 | |
| The Contender[31] | NBC (2005) ESPN (2006–07) Versus (2008–present) | 2005–Present | |
| Gold Rush | AOL[32] | 2006 | |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Fox Syndication | 2007–Present | 2008 Young Artist Awards Won
Nominated: 2008 Teen Choice Awards
Nominated: 2008 Peoples Choice Awards
Nominated: 2008 Kids Choice Awards
Won: 2007 Family Television Award
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| Amne$ia[33] | NBC | 2007 | |
| Pirate Master[34] | CBS | 2007 | |
| On the Lot[35] | Fox | 2007 | |
| Toughest Cowboy[36] | Fox Sports Net (2007–09) Spike (2009–present) | 2007–present | |
| MTV Movie Awards[37] | MTV | 2007–2009 | |
| My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad[38] | NBC | 2008 | |
| Rock Band Battle | MTV | 2008 | |
| Wedding Day | TNT | 2009–present | |
| Expedition Africa | The History Channel | 2009 | |
| Shark Tank | ABC | 2009–present | |
| P. Diddy's Starmaker | MTV | 2009–present | |
| Bully Beatdown | MTV | 2009–present | |
| How'd You Get So Rich? | TV Land | 2009–present | |
| The Audrina Show | MTV | 2011 | |
| Expedition Impossible[5] | ABC | 2011 | |
| The Voice | NBC | 2011 |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ 20 Best Reality-TV Shows Ever EW.com
- ^ Speaker Bio: C. Scot Cru NATPE Conference
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b Rizzo, Monica. "New Series Expedition Impossible Mixes Great Outdoors and Reality TV". People.com November 4, 2010
- ^ Time magazine: TIME 100 Burnett profile
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter, Walk of Fame to be TV star
- ^ Sharon Cotliar and Cynthia Wang. "Mark Burnett and Roma Downey Engaged" People.com November 27, 2006
- ^ Wang, Cynthia. "Mark Burnett, Roma Downey Marry in Malibu" People.com April 29, 2007
- ^ Mark Burnett's profile at IMDb
- ^ Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- ^ Eco Challenge: Summary
- ^ Eco-Challenge TV Show - Eco-Challenge Television Show
- ^ Survivor
- ^ Survivor TV Show - Survivor Emmy Awards Television Show
- ^ Combat Missions
- ^ Combat Missions TV Show - Combat Missions Television Show
- ^ [3]
- ^ Boarding House
- ^ Boarding House: North Shore TV Show - Boarding House: North Shore Television Show - TV.com
- ^ The Restaurant: Summary
- ^ The Restaurant TV Show - The Restaurant Television Show - TV.com
- ^ Commando Nanny
- ^ The Casino: Summary
- ^ The Casino TV Show - The Casino Television Show - TV.com
- ^ The Apprentice
- ^ Global Frequency
- ^ Frequency Site
- ^ Martha: Summary
- ^ Rock Star: Summary
- ^ The Contender: Summary
- ^ Gold Rush
- ^ Amne$ia
- ^ Pirate Master
- ^ On the Lot
- ^ Toughest Cowboy
- ^ 2008 MTV Movie Awards
- ^ My Dad is Better than Your Dad
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| Date of birth | July 17, 1960 |
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