Biography
His road to fame and fortune started when he introduced the world to the "Eco-Challenge," a long-running competition series that saw teams of four going against each other in unforgiving environments while participating in a number of arduous tasks. But perhaps his most significant TV contribution came with "Survivor" (CBS, 2000- ), a competition-style reality show that pitted 16 so-called survivors, who were put through the ringer in a series …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (July) | |
| Will executive produce "The Audrina Show," which will revolve around the life of Audrina Patridge from MTV's "The Hills" | ||
2007 | Produced the FOX game show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" | |
2007 | Collaborated with Steven Spielberg on a FOX show titled "On the Lot" | |
2005 | Produced an adapted version of "The Apprentice" called "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" with Stewart as host | |
2005 | Created and executive produced NBC's "The Contender" an unscripted reality series hosted by Sylvester Stallone, which follows 16 amateur boxers as they train and compete | |
2004 | Produced Fox's "The Casino" an unscripted drama which follows dot.com millionaires Tim Poster and Tom Breitling as they acquire the Golden Nugget Casino in downtown Las Vegas and attempt to restore it | |
2003 | Creator and executive producer of the reality series, "The Apprentice" (NBC); hosted by Donald Trump | |
2003 | Created and executive produced NBC's "The Restaurant," a six-hour unscripted drama which follows chef Rocco DiSpirito in the race to open Rocco's 22nd Street restaurant | |
2003 | Executive produced "Boarding House: North Shore," an unscripted drama about big-wave surfing, aired in the summer on the WB | |
2002 | Creator and executive producer of the unscripted drama series, "Combat Missions" (USA) | |
2000 | Created and executive produced the unscripted reality series "Survivor" for CBS; earned consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Reality/Competition from 2001-2006 | |
2000 | Produced Eco-Challenge: Morocco; received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement | |
1996 | Produced Eco-Challenge: British Columbia; earned a Sports Emmy Award nomination | |
1995 | Executive produced "Eco-Challenge," which aired on MTV, ESPN, Discovery Channel and the USA Network | |
1992 | Founded Eco-Challenge Lifestyle's Inc. | |
Awards
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Shark Tank |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality - Competition Program in Survivorman |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality - Competition Program in Survivorman |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality - Competition Program in The Apprentice |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality - Competition Program in Survivor: The Amazon |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality - Competition Program in The Apprentice |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality - Competition Program in The Amazing Race 3 |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program in Survivor: Africa |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) (Area Award: Possibility of One, More Than One or No Award in Eco-Challenge: Borneo |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) (Area Award: Possibility of One, More Than One or No Award in Survivor: The Australian Outback |