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Mike Darnell
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Michael Darnell is an American entertainment executive. As president of Alternative Entertainment at the Fox network and subsequently president of Unscripted Television at Warner…
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Michael Darnell is an American entertainment executive. As president of Alternative Entertainment at the Fox network and subsequently president of Unscripted Television at Warner Bros., Darnell was in charge of some of the most successful and longest-running franchises in television history, including American Idol, The Bachelor franchise, The Voice, Family Guy, Futurama, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef, Little Big Shots, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, So You Think You Can Dance, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, The Simple Life, Temptation Island, and many more. When he was 12, his family moved to California, where he eventually appeared in, or voiced-over, some sixty commercials. He also appeared in TV episodes such as Sanford and Son, Welcome Back, Kotter and Kojak. Later he worked as a bank teller to help pay his way through Cal State-Northridge. He also played piano at a night spot. Soon after graduating, he had an internship at Entertainment Tonight, which he says he "hated", before he started working at Fox's West Coast flagship station KTTV, within their news department.
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2024
The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga
TV show Executive Producer
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2023
LoterÃa Loca
TV show Executive Producer
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2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
TV show Producer
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2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Movie Producer
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2021
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
TV show Producer
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2021
Friends: The Reunion
Movie Producer
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2020
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
TV show Executive Producer
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2019
The World's Best
TV show Creator
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2015
500 Questions
TV show Executive Producer
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1982
Teachers Only
TV show
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1981
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Movie Andy
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1979
Knots Landing
TV show Fred
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1976
Big John, Little John
TV show Ricky Martin
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1973
Kojak
TV show Nick
