Mark Burnett

James Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a British television producer who served as chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group from 2018 to 2022. He created the television shows ''The Apprentice'', ''Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' and ''Shark Tank'', and served as a producer for the reality shows ''Survivor'', ''The Voice'', ''Beat Shazam'', and ''Generation Gap''.

Burnett 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''.

Burnett has won 9 Emmy Awards from 34 nominations. His other accolades include five Producers Guild of America Awards, twelve Critics' Choice Television Awards, and ten People's Choice Awards. From 2013 to 2017, Burnett was listed on Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry. ''Variety'' recognized Burnett and his wife Roma Downey as "trailblazers", both of whom have been named among the "Most Influential People" by ''The Hollywood Reporter''. In February 2016, Downey and Burnett gave the keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast, and Burnett returned the following year to give remarks following his invitation from President and ''The Apprentice'' presenter Donald Trump. Provided by Wikipedia