Mark Burnett

James Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a British television producer and author who is the former Chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group. He created ''The Apprentice'', ''Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' and ''Shark Tank'', and produced the reality shows ''Survivor'', ''The Voice'', ''Beat Shazam'', and ''Generation Gap''.

Television series produced by Burnett have been nominated for a total of 151 Emmys. He has personally won twelve Emmy Awards, five Producers Guild of America Awards, ten Critics' Choice Television Awards, and ten People's Choice Awards. As of 2024, Burnett is the executive producer of five current network television shows, as well as several cable series. For five consecutive years, Burnett has been included in the Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.

Under Burnett's leadership, MGM has expanded its cable TV business 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 co-created and produced 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 authored ten books. Provided by Wikipedia