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Personal Profile

Mark Burnett
  • Date of Birth:
    July 17, 1960
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    London, United Kingdom
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Unknown

Family

Mark Burnett
  • Father:
    Archie Burnett
  • Spouse:
    Roma Downey
  • Son:
    Cameron, James

Career

Mark Burnett

Awards

Mark Burnett

2008- Young Artist Awards Won:Best Family Television Reality Show, Game Show or Documentary: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader

2008- Teen Choice Awards Nominated: Choice TV Game Show: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader

2008- Peoples Choice Awards Nominated: Favorite Game Show: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader

2008- Kids Choice Awards Nominated: Favorite Reality Show: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader

2007- Daytime Emmy Nominated: Outstanding Lifestyle Program: Martha

2007- Family Television Award Win: Reality Show: Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader

2006- Daytime Emmy Nominated: Outstanding Service Show: Martha

2006- Emmy Nominated: Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: Survivor

2005- Emmy Nominated: Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: Survivor

2004- P.G.A. Awards Nominated: Television Producer of the Year Award in Reality/Game/Informational Series: Survivor

2004- Television Critic’s Association Nomination: Program of the Year: The Apprentice

2004- Teen Choice Awards Nomination: Best Actor, Donald Trump Nomination: Best Actor, Bill Rancic Nomination: Best Jackass, Omarosa Stallworth Nomination: Breakout TV Show: The Apprentice

2004- 30th Annual People’s Choice Awards Winner: Favorite Reality Based Television Program: Survivor

2003- Emmy Awards - 4 Nominations: Survivor: Thailand & Survivor: The Amazon (judged as one show)

2003- 29th Annual People’s Choice Awards Winner: Favorite Reality Based Television Program: Survivor: Thailand

2003- TV Week’s Annual Critics Poll Winner: #1 Reality Show” & “#7 Favorite Show: Survivor

2002- Emmy Awards – 4 Nominations: Survivor: Africa & Survivor: Marquesas (judged as one show)

2002- 28th Annual People’s Choice Awards Winner: Favorite Reality Based Television Program: Survivor: The Australian Outback

2001- 9th Annual Diversity Awards Winner: Most Diverse Television Ensemble Cast: Survivor: The Australian Outback

2001- Emmy Awards – 6 Nominations Winner: Outstanding Non-Fiction Programming, Special Class Winner: Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming (single or multi-camera): Survivor: The Australian Outback

2001- 27th Annual People’s Choice Awards Winner: Favorite Reality Based Television Program: Survivor

2001- Family Television Awards given by the Family Friendly Programming Forum (3rd Annual) Winner: Reality/Alternative Programming: Survivor: The Australian Outback

2001- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Recognition Award: Survivor

2001- 18th Annual Reggie Awards Gold, Multi-Channel Integrated Promotion Involving Consumer and Trade Special Super Reggie: Survivor

2001- The Publicist Guild of America Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Award for Television:Survivor

2000- Sports Emmy Awards Won: Best Program Achievement: Eco-Challenge Morocco

2004- Reality Cares Foundation “Philanthropist of the Year”

2004- Time Magazine: “Time 100: 100 Most Influential People in the World Today”

2009- Hollywood Walk of Fame Star: “Excellence in Television”

Trivia

Mark Burnett
  • For the past three years, Burnett has also served as the executive producer for the 2007, 2008, and 2009, MTV Movie Awards.
  • 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.
  • He is currently producing a Reality Television series for The Hills Star and Actress Audrina Patridge which will premiere on MTV in 2010.
  • He collaborated with Steven Spielberg on a FOX show titled On the Lot, which granted one out of 18 contestants an exclusive Hollywood deal with DreamWorks and Spielberg.
  • He has also produced both the U.S. and UK versions of The Apprentice, and helped produce the Irish version of The Apprentice, The Restaurant, The Casino, Rock Star, Combat Missions, The Contender, Martha Stewart, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, and Pirate Master.
  • Mark Burnett has produced the U.S. version of the series Survivor and the Eco-Challenge.

Biography

Mark Burnett
Last Updated: Saturday, August 01, 2009

markMark Burnett (born July 17, 1960), a British-born, naturalized citizen of the United States, is an extremely successful and dynamic TV producer, best known for the reality television series Survivor and the Eco-Challenge adventure race, as well as for The Apprentice, The Restaurant, The Casino, Rock Star: INXS and The Contender. He has won two Emmy Awards, and is living with Northern Ireland-born actress, Roma Downey.

Mark Burnett was born an only child in London, England. From 1977 to 1982 Burnett served in the British Army in Northern Ireland, and also took part in the Falklands War. In 1982 Burnett moved to Los Angeles, and for the next decade held a variety of low-level jobs. In early 1991 Burnett was inspired when he read an article chronicling the Raid Gauloises, the most famous adventure race of its day.

Burnett became convinced that bringing an expedition-style race to the United States could capture the imagination of the American public. After purchasing the rights to the Raid from its creator, Burnett launched the Eco-Challenge. In 1996, Burnett attempted to reapply the formula of "Americanizing" a proven formula by purchasing the rights to Survivor.

Filmography

Mark Burnett
  • Love 4 Friday, January 01, 1993

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