[Television producer] Biographies & Profiles
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer was a popular French-American actor of the 1930s. He received an education in drama and started on the stage, but his biggest successes were in American films. His notable performances in romantic dramas like The Garden of Allah, Algiers, Love Affair and mystery-thriller Gaslight earned him four Oscar nominations for Best Actor. He also made appearances on the CBS sitcom I Love Lucy. Boyer's career spanned decades, with a total of over 80 film appearances between 1920 and 1976.
Jaclyn Hill
Jaclyn Roxanne Hill is a highly successful American entrepreneur and YouTube influencer. She has over 5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, making her one of the most influential beauty influencers in the world. Hill is known for her tutorials, reviews, makeup-related content, and other beauty tips she shares with her fans. She also focuses on self-love, positivity, and empowerment by advocating for women's rights. Hill has collaborated with many notable beauty brands in the industry and uses her platform to inspire girls and women all over the world. Hill is an advocate for body positivity and is determined to create a loving and accepting environment for all her supporters. Her unique content and positive attitude have made her an inspirational figure for many.
Jordan Maron
Jordan Maron is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, gamer, and musician who goes by the alias CaptainSparklez. He is well-known for playing Minecraft on his main channel, CaptainSparklez. His 11 YouTube channels have reached a total of 13.77 million subscribers and 4.48 billion views, with his main channel being the 281st most-subscribed channel on YouTube with 11.3 million subscribers. Maron has created numerous songs and music videos related to Minecraft.
Louise Pentland
Louise Pentland is a popular British vlogger who goes by her online pseudonym, SprinkleofGlitter or SprinkleofChatter. She is known for her beauty, motherhood and lifestyle videos. In 2016, she decided to publicly use her own name instead of her pseudonyms. In addition to her vlogging success, she is also an author, having written several books related to women’s issues. She has videos on a wide variety of topics, ranging from fitness, travel and lifestyle to motherhood, relationships and fashion. Her videos have been viewed millions of times and she has a loyal and dedicated fanbase. She also uses her online platform for activism and to share her perspectives on current events and social issues.
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an immensely successful and prolific American author of horror, supernatural, suspense, crime, science fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold over 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into movies, television series, miniseries, and comic books. He has received multiple awards for his creative works, including the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. In 2015, he was awarded a National Medal of Arts from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts.
Jacksepticeye
Seán William McLoughlin, better known as Jacksepticeye, is a hugely successful Irish YouTuber and co-founder of the clothing brand Cloak. His channel has an impressive 15.8 billion views and 28.9 million subscribers, making it the most-subscribed Irish channel on YouTube. He also founded and owns Top of The Mornin' Coffee company and has taken part in numerous fundraisers raising tens of millions for charity.
Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett is an incredibly successful television producer, former Chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group, and executive producer of five current network television shows. His shows have received numerous awards including twelve Emmy Awards, five Producers Guild of America Awards, ten Critics' Choice Television Awards, and nine People's Choice Awards. He has also produced Christian media series and feature films, and been included in the Variety500 for five consecutive years. Burnett has expanded MGM's cable TV business through the acquisitions of Evolution Media and Big Fish Entertainment.
Tom Daley
Thomas Robert Daley is a British diver and television personality, who is an Olympic gold medallist in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform event at the 2020 Olympics and double world champion in the FINA 10-metre platform event, winning in 2009 at the age of fifteen and again in 2017. He is also a bronze medallist in three Olympic events and has won various other medals in European and Commonwealth competitions, making him a one-time Olympic champion, 3-time World Champion, a 2-time junior World Champion, a 5-time European champion and 4-time Commonwealth champion. He is also known for his role in the ITV celebrity diving reality show Splash! and started diving at the age of seven.
Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr., widely recognized by his initials OBJ, is a free agent American football wide receiver who rose to prominence after playing college football at LSU and being drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. During his first season with the Giants, he broke numerous NFL rookie receiving records, earning national attention for making an amazing one-handed touchdown catch in a game against the Cowboys. Throughout his career, Beckham has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons, earned two second-team All-Pro honors and became the fastest player in NFL history to reach both 200 career receptions and 4,000 career receiving yards. After a stint with the Cleveland Browns, Beckham was signed by the Los Angeles Rams, who went on to win Super Bowl LVI.
Logan Paul
Logan Paul is an American media personality, actor, professional wrestler and podcaster who has over 23 millions subscribers on his YouTube channel, with his Logan Paul Vlogs channel being his most-subscribed. He has featured in television shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Bizaardvark and films The Thinning and The Thinning: New World Order, and released his debut single "2016". He has also entered the boxing ring, taking on English media personality KSI at amateur and later professional level, and signed a multi-event contract with WWE in 2020, performing in events such as SummerSlam and Crown Jewel. Despite these successes, Paul has been involved in several controversies, most notably in relation to a trip to Japan in 2017 where he filmed the body of a suicide victim and uploaded it to his YouTube channel.
Marques Brownlee
Marques Keith Brownlee, commonly known as MKBHD, is a professional YouTuber and ultimate Frisbee player renowned for his technology-focused videos and podcast Waveform. As of August 19, 2022, he has an impressive 16 million subscribers and 3 billion views on his YouTube channel. Vic Gundortra, former senior vice-president of Google, has praised him as "the best technology reviewer on the planet right now". His original YouTube channel name was derived from "MKB" and "HD". Moreover, he recently won the 2022 WFDF World Championship in the Open Category for Ultimate Frisbee with the team New York PoNY.
Markiplier
Mark Edward Fischbach, more commonly known as Markiplier, is a 29-year-old Asian American YouTuber, who started his career in Cincinnati, Ohio and is now based in Los Angeles, California. He is well known for his Let's Play videos of survival horror video games and his main YouTube channel has over 19 billion video views and 34 million subscribers. Fischbach also has other projects such as co-founding the clothing company Cloak with fellow YouTuber Jacksepticeye, and being a co-host of the Distractible podcast alongside LordMinion777 and Muyskerm and was the co-host of the now defunct Unus Annus channel.
Vince Gilligan
George Vincent Gilligan Jr. is an American writer, producer, and director best known for his work on AMC's Breaking Bad and its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul, as well as The X-Files and its spin-off The Lone Gunmen. He has won numerous awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards, six Writers Guild of America Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award, and a BAFTA Television Award. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2008 film Hancock and produced and directed the Breaking Bad sequel El Camino which was released in 2019.
Nick Zano
Nick Zano is an American actor known for his roles in various TV series and films. He is most famous for playing Vince in The WB's sitcom What I Like About You. His other television roles include Melrose Place, Happy Endings, 90210, 2 Broke Girls, One Big Happy and Legends of Tomorrow. Prior to becoming an actor, Zano served as an MTV News correspondent and hosted MTV's Movie House infotainment program. He currently stars as Dr. Nathaniel Heywood/Steel in The CW's Arrowverse series Legends of Tomorrow.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis is an acclaimed American actress and producer who has achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, being the sole African American to do so. She has since been named in Time's 100 Most Influential People in the world list for 2012 and 2017 and was ranked 9th in The New York Times' list of 21st century actors. Davis began her career in small stage productions before winning multiple awards for her roles such as Ruby McCollum in Everybody's Ruby, Tonya in August Wilson's King Hedley II, a troubled mother in Doubt and Rose Maxson in Fences, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Other notable works of hers include playing Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder, Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad and Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, amongst many others. Davis has also played a vital role in advocating human rights and equal rights for women, becoming a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017, L'Oréal Paris ambassador in 2019 and releasing her memoir Finding Me in the same year, for which she received a Grammy Award nomination.
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty is an American actress widely known for her roles in television and film, such as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie, Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Kris Witherspoon in Our House, Heather Duke in Heathers, Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and BH90210, Prue Halliwell in Charmed, and Dobbs in Fortress.
Jenna Marbles
Jenna Marbles is an American YouTuber who has gained a lot of popularity over the last 10 years. She has amassed over 20 million subscribers and 1.7 billion video views, making her one of the most subscribed and viewed YouTubers in the world. She is known for her comedic content, especially her vlogs and skits. She has also collaborated with other YouTubers. Jenna took a hiatus in 2020 and announced that she was leaving YouTube, but she has since returned to the platform and continues to make content.
Jennie Garth
Jennifer Eve Garth is an American actress best known for her roles as Kelly Taylor in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise and Val Tyler on the sitcom What I Like About You. She also starred in her own reality show, Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country, on CMT in 2012 and published her memoir, Deep Thoughts From a Hollywood Blonde, in 2014.
Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs is an English actor of films such as The Patriot, Black Hawk Down and the Harry Potter film series, as well as television series such as Awake, The OA and Star Trek: Discovery. His other credits include Event Horizon, Divorcing Jack, The End of the Affair and A Cure for Wellness. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination, British Academy Television Award nomination and International Emmy Award nomination for his performances. Isaacs has also appeared onstage in productions such as Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes and The Dumb Waiter.
Timothy DeLaGhetto
Tim Chantarangsu, previously known as Timothy DeLaGhetto, is an American internet and television personality. He is best known for being a cast member on the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out (2013-2018 and 2020-2021). He also co-hosts the food web shows Basic to Bougie, Deliciousness on MTV and Send Foodz on Thrillist. Chantarangsu began his career on YouTube where he posted comedic videos and music.
Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor is an Indian television producer, film producer, director, and joint managing director/creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for her achievements in the field of arts. Her accomplishments include founding Balaji Telefilms in 1994, launching Balaji Motion Pictures in 2001 and ALT Balaji in 2017, as well as publishing her biography 'Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms' in the same year.
Eric Nam
Eric Nam is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality based in South Korea. Since his debut in 2013, he was named GQ Korea's Man of the Year in 2016, included on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia in 2017, and honored as one of YouTube Music's Global Trending Artists on the Rise in 2019.
Scarlxrd
Marius Listhrop, known as Scarlxrd, is an English rapper and former YouTuber who gained fame through his unique musical style that combines elements of trap music and heavy metal. He first debuted as a rapper under the Scarlxrd name after a career in nu metal band Myth City. His single "Heart Attack" garnered over 100 million views on YouTube, and he has since released other successful songs such as "King, Scar", "6 Feet" and "Head Gxne".
Alex Gonzaga
Catherine Cruz Gonzaga-Morada , professionally known as Alex Gonzaga, is a Filipino media personality, host, comedienne, actress, businesswoman, and singer.
Kaho Shibuya
Kaho Shibuya is a Japanese media personality and former AV idol. She began her career by appearing in television programs and commercials, and later earned fame as a gravure idol, model, and actress in the late 2000s. In 2011, she became a AV idol. She has since starred in numerous adult videos and gained a large fan base. She is also an active Twitter and Instagram user, often posting commentary and selfies. She has also released several music singles and appeared as a guest on various Japanese television shows. Kaho has also appeared as a subject in several documentaries and interviews. Her popularity and influence in the Japanese entertainment industry have made her one of the most notable figures in the AV industry.
Robert S. Baker
Robert Sidney Baker was a British film and television producer, cinematographer, director and former artillery man in the British Army. During his service he was posted to North Africa, where he started his film and photographic career for the army. He later became a combat cameraman in Europe.
Alfred Dorfer
Alfred Dorfer is an Austrian comedian, writer and actor. He attained recognition as part of the group Schlabarett and as the writer and star of the movie Indien. Dorfer is one of the most renowned cabaret artists in Austria and has had considerable success in television and film. He is well-known for his dedication to numerous Austrian film productions. His works have earned him numerous awards, including the Romy Award for his portrayal of Gereon Rath in the show Babylon Berlin.
Malcolm Goodwin
Malcolm Goodwin is an American actor, known for his role as Clive Babineaux in The CW supernatural comedy-drama series iZombie . In 2022, Goodwin portrayed Oscar Finlay in the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher.
David Nutter
David Nutter is an accomplished American television and film director and television producer best known for his work on the HBO series Game of Thrones; he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his direction of the pilot episode in 2015.
Steven Levitan
Steven E. Levitan is an American television producer, director, and screenwriter. He has created such television series as Just Shoot Me!, Stark Raving Mad, Stacked, Back to You, Modern Family, and Reboot.
Vin Di Bona
Vincent John "Vin" Di Bona is an American television producer of notable television shows, such as MacGyver, Entertainment Tonight, and America's Funniest Home Videos. He has created his own production company, Vin Di Bona Productions, as well as FishBowl Worldwide Media, an independent production company creating content for film, television, digital platforms, and brands.
Yuka Kinoshita
Yuka Kinoshita is a Japanese YouTuber and competitive eater. She is renowned for her skill at eating large amounts of food. She has 13 million subscribers to her YouTube channel, making her one of the most subscribed Japanese YouTubers. Kinoshita also takes part in food contests and has won multiple awards. Her videos feature her eating large amounts of food such as bowls of ramen and ice cream sundaes. The audience loves watching her eat huge amounts of food and cheer her on as she devours her meal. While her videos are humorous, Kinoshita also uses her platform to promote healthy eating and exercise. Through her channel, she encourages viewers to consume nutritious meals and exercise regularly. Her videos also feature her giving dietary advice and tips on maintaining a balanced diet.
Peter Hannan (producer)
Peter John Hannan is a multi-talented American producer, animator, singer-songwriter, author, illustrator, artist, and entrepreneur. He is the creator of the Nickelodeon series CatDog, for which he also wrote and sang the theme song. He is currently the story editor and interstitial producer of the PBS Kids series Let's Go Luna! He has also created and developed properties for various studios and written for educational animated series. He's written and illustrated books, newspaper and magazine pieces, and co-founded the company FutureVision, producing a TV concert series. Furthermore, Hannan has taught, lectured, and held art, writing and animation workshops for students of all ages. He also works as a graphic designer, art director and exhibits his work.
Julie Andem
Julie Annette Rovelstad Andem is a Norwegian screenwriter, director and television producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the critically-acclaimed teen internet/television series Skam, which aired on Norway's public broadcasting network, NRK, between 2015 and 2017. The series tackled a variety of issues relevant to young adults, and was praised by audiences, critics and media outlets around the world. Andem was responsible for the show's script, direction and overall production.