BEAT SHAZAM
MARK BURNETT
Executive Producer
Mark Burnett is a television and film producer, author and Chairman of MGM Television. He has garnered 12 Emmy Awards, five Producer Guild of America Awards, seven Critics Choice Television Awards and six People's Choice Awards. Burnett has produced almost 4,000 hours of television programming, which regularly airs in more than 70 countries worldwide.
The company Burnett leads currently has 22 original primetime programs, 10 original episodes in daytime syndication, as well as network television and cable series, including FOX’s Beat Shazam, The Voice, Survivor, Shark Tank, Fargo, Vikings, Luis Miguel: The Series and The Handmaid's Tale, which won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Burnett is one of a very few producers to have had a renewed series on each of the four major networks and to have multiple series win their time slots on five nights of television in the same week.
In 2020, Burnett re-launched his first-ever series, Eco-Challenge. In 2021, he and his wife, Roma Downey, premiered the feature film Resurrection. Additionally, Burnett and Downey produced The Bible series, which was viewed by more than 100 million people in the U.S. alone. They also produced the feature film Son of God, which stunned the box office when it became one of the highest faith movie openings of all time. Together, Burnett and Downey have produced numerous television series including The Women of the Bible, The Dovekeepers, A.D. The Bible Continues and Answered Prayers. They were also executive producers on the feature films Little Boy and Woodlawn.
The Hollywood Reporter named Burnett #1 on its Reality TV Power List – 30 Most Powerful Sellers. TIME magazine named Burnett one of the world's most influential people. He has won Brandweek's Marketer of the Year Award, The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, the PGA Norman Lear Award and the prestigious ROSE D'OR FRAPA Format Award. Burnett was also inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2010 and was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2009.
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Bio
Mark Burnett is a television and film producer, author and Chairman of MGM Television. He has garnered 12 Emmy Awards, five Producer Guild of America Awards, seven Critics Choice Television Awards and six People's Choice Awards. Burnett has produced almost 4,000 hours of television programming, which regularly airs in more than 70 countries worldwide.
The company Burnett leads currently has 22 original primetime programs, 10 original episodes in daytime syndication, as well as network television and cable series, including FOX’s Beat Shazam, The Voice, Survivor, Shark Tank, Fargo, Vikings, Luis Miguel: The Series and The Handmaid's Tale, which won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Burnett is one of a very few producers to have had a renewed series on each of the four major networks and to have multiple series win their time slots on five nights of television in the same week.
In 2020, Burnett re-launched his first-ever series, Eco-Challenge. In 2021, he and his wife, Roma Downey, premiered the feature film Resurrection. Additionally, Burnett and Downey produced The Bible series, which was viewed by more than 100 million people in the U.S. alone. They also produced the feature film Son of God, which stunned the box office when it became one of the highest faith movie openings of all time. Together, Burnett and Downey have produced numerous television series including The Women of the Bible, The Dovekeepers, A.D. The Bible Continues and Answered Prayers. They were also executive producers on the feature films Little Boy and Woodlawn.
The Hollywood Reporter named Burnett #1 on its Reality TV Power List – 30 Most Powerful Sellers. TIME magazine named Burnett one of the world's most influential people. He has won Brandweek's Marketer of the Year Award, The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, the PGA Norman Lear Award and the prestigious ROSE D'OR FRAPA Format Award. Burnett was also inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2010 and was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2009.