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Mark Burnett | |
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 Burnett in 2009 | |
| United States Special Envoy to the United Kingdom | |
| Assuming office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Mark Burnett[1] 17 July 1960 London, England |
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| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Television producer, media proprietor, author |
James Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960)[3] is a British television producer who has won 13 Emmy Awards including 10 Primetime, one Sports Emmy Award and two Daytime Emmy Awards.[4] His other accolades include five Producers Guild of America Awards, twelve Critics' Choice Television Awards, and ten People's Choice Awards.[5] From 2013 to 2017, Burnett was listed on Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.[6]
Burnett served as President of United Artists from 2014-2018 and as chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group from 2018 to 2022.[7][2]
He created and or produced the television shows The Apprentice, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Shark Tank, Survivor, The Voice, Beat Shazam, The Martha Stewart Show and Generation Gap.
Burnett first 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.
He has maintained a strong presence in award show franchises, having produced the MTV Movie Awards (2007–2011), the annual People's Choice Awards (2010–2017), the Spike Video Game Awards (2011 & 2012) and the 2011 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.[8]
Burnett has produced more than 3,200 hours of television programming which regularly airs in more than 70 countries.[9]
Variety recognized Burnett and his wife Roma Downey as "trailblazers". Both of them were also named among the "Most Influential People" by The Hollywood Reporter. In February 2016, Downey and Burnett gave the keynote address at President Obama's final National Prayer Breakfast, and Burnett returned the following year to introduce President Trump at his first National Prayer Breakfast.
- ^ "Mark Burnett Biography". Who2 Biography.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mark Burnett Biography: Television Producer, Writer (1960–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Mark Burnett Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Emmys.com.
- ^ Keefe, Patrick. "How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success". The New Yorker. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Mark Burnett". Variety. 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Mark Burnett Departing as Head of MGM Worldwide TV". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Mark Burnett Selects Emmy Production Team". Reuters. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ A+E Networks – Life is Entertaining. Aenetworks.com. Retrieved on 23 October 2013.