Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett: Biography in Details

Who is Mark Burnett?

Mark Burnett is a British television and film producer and author. He is a proud recipient of twelve Emmy Awards, and five Producers Guild of America Awards.

Additionally, he is the executive producer of ‘The Voice’, ‘Survivor’ and, ‘Shark Tank’ among others.

Mark Burnett: Early Life, Childhood, Education

Burnett was born in London on July 17, 1960, to parents Archie and Jean Burnett. Both his parents were Ford Motors factory workers.

Throughout most of his childhood years, he grew up in Dagenham, Essex. Mark Burnett is of American and British nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to an English ethnic background.

Talking about his education, there are no details available about Burnett‘s educational background.

Mark Burnett: Career, Salary, Net Worth 2024

Mark Burnett initially joined the British Army and became a Section Commander. After giving up his military career, later, he emigrated to the United States in October 1982.

Soon, Mark Burnett began working as a nanny for wealthy families and selling T-shirts on Venice Beach. Additionally, he created and began producing a show documenting the event for USA Network, ‘Eco-Challenge’.

Furthermore, Burnett served as executive producer for the reality TV show ‘Survivor’ in 2000. Soon, he worked on several other television shows including ‘The Apprentice’, ‘The Voice’, and ‘American Idol’. As a producer, he has worked on television series like ‘TKO: Total Knock Out’, ‘Luis Miguel: La Serie’, ‘Steve Harvey’s Funderdome’, ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?’, ‘A.D. The Bible Continues’, ‘Lucha Underground’, ‘The Bible’, ‘The Job’, ‘Bully Beatdown’, ‘School Spirits’, ‘The Celebrity Apprentice Australia’, ‘Expedition Impossible’, ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’, ‘How’d You Get So Rich?’, ‘Expedition Africa’, ‘The Contender’, ‘Amne$ia’, ‘On the Lot’, ‘Diili’, ‘Commando Nanny’ and ‘Boarding House: North Shore’ among others.

In addition, Mark Burnett also has 22 credits as a writer, 3 credits as a director, and 2 credits as an actor. He produced the film ‘Ben-Hur’ in 2016.

Burnett has won 9 Primetime Emmy Awards in his career. Additionally, he has also won six People’s Choice Awards, five Producers Guild of America Awards, and seven Critics’ Choice Television Awards. All in all, he has 20 wins and 25 nominations to his name to date.

Mark Burnett has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 500 million as of 2022.

Is Mark Burnett involved in any rumors and controversies?

Mark Burnett became part of criticism after he was accused of being pro-Trump. Additionally, his show ‘The Bible’ also became part of several controversies due to the physical similarity of the actor playing Satan to Pres. Barack Obama. At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Talking about his body measurement, Burnett has a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m). Additionally, his hair color is dark brown and his eye color is light brown.

Is Mark Burnett active on social media?

Mark Burnett is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Twitter and Instagram. He has more than 222.3k followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 36.1k followers on Instagram.

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References: (therichest, variety, deadline, hollywoodreporter)

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