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burnett in 2009 london , england 17 july 1960 markburnettjuly09.jpg mark burnett
 mark burnett television producer , executive producer , author
mark burnett

mark burnett -lrb- born 17 july 1960 -rrb- is an english-born television producer based in los angeles and is currently the ceo of united artists media group , a subsidiary of mgm holdings .
burnett is currently the executive producer of 11 network television series .
he has won six emmy awards , two producers guild of america awards , two critics ' choice television awards , and five people 's choice awards .
his current unscripted series are `` survivor '' , `` the apprentice '' , `` the voice '' , `` the sing off '' , `` shark tank '' , `` beyond the tank '' , `` are you smarter than a 5th grader '' , `` 500 questions '' and the `` people 's choice awards '' .
in addition to these network shows , burnett also produces cable series : `` on the menu '' , `` women of the bible '' , `` lucha underground '' , and `` divine intervention '' -lrb- working title -rrb- .
in 2013 , `` tv guide '' magazine named burnett its `` producer of the year '' .
in 2014 , the `` hollywood reporter '' named burnett no. 1 on the top 50 reality players in 2014 .
in 2015 , burnett was named no. 1 on the reality tv power list : 30 most powerful sellers of 2015 in the `` hollywood reporter '' .
in 2013 , burnett produced `` the bible '' series that brought in around 100 million viewers , which ended up being the most-watched cable miniseries of the year .
he produced the follow up series '' '' , which premiered in spring 2015 .
in 2014 , burnett produced the feature film `` son of god '' and is now producing another , `` ben-hur '' for a 2016 release .
additionally he has authored four books , including the autobiographical self-help book `` jump in ! ''
in 2005 .
