Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett
Burnett in 2009
Born
James Mark Burnett[1]

(1960-07-17) 17 July 1960 (age 64)
London, England
Occupation(s)Television producer, media proprietor, author
Spouses
Kym Gold
(m. 1988; div. 1989)
[2]
Dianne J. Burnett (née Valentine)
(m. 1992; div. 2006)
[2]
(m. 2007)
Children2

James Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960)[3] is a British television producer who served as chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group from 2018 to 2022.[4][2] He created the television shows The Apprentice, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? and Shark Tank, and served as a producer for the reality shows Survivor, The Voice, Beat Shazam, and Generation Gap.

Burnett joined MGM in 2013. After his promotion to chairman in 2018, the company expanded its cable television productions through the acquisitions of Evolution Media (Botched, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Real Housewives of Orange County) and of Big Fish Entertainment (Live PD and Black Ink Crew). Burnett has co-created the Christian media series The Bible and A.D. The Bible Continues, and produced the feature films Son of God, Little Boy, Woodlawn, and Ben-Hur.

Burnett has won 9 Emmy Awards from 34 nominations.[5] His other accolades include five Producers Guild of America Awards, twelve Critics' Choice Television Awards, and ten People's Choice Awards.[6] From 2013 to 2017, Burnett was listed on Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.[7] Variety recognized Burnett and his wife Roma Downey as "trailblazers", both of whom have been named among the "Most Influential People" by The Hollywood Reporter. In February 2016, Downey and Burnett gave the keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast, and Burnett returned the following year to give remarks following his invitation from President and The Apprentice presenter Donald Trump.

  1. ^ "Mark Burnett Biography". Who2 Biography.
  2. ^ a b c Keefe, Patrick Radden (27 December 2018). "How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Mark Burnett Biography: Television Producer, Writer (1960–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Mark Burnett Departing as Head of MGM Worldwide TV". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Mark Burnett Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Emmys.com.
  6. ^ Keefe, Patrick. "How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success". The New Yorker. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Mark Burnett". Variety. 26 September 2017.

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