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Overview
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. May 17 | 8:30 AM | MTV | So You Think You Can Dance | |||
| Sat. May 17 | 10:00 AM | MTV | So You Think You Can Dance | more |
Filmography
Producer:
- "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 2004-2008) (co-executive producer) (1 episode, 2007)
... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Top Five Finalists Perform (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- Auditions: Philadelphia (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- Top 11 Results Show (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Top 12 Results Show (2007) TV episode (co-executive producer)
(2 more) - "The Next Great American Band" (2007) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "So You Think You Can Dance" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Top 16 (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.9 (2005) TV episode (executive producer)
- Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Chicago (2005) TV episode (executive producer) - American Idol: Life on the Road (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
- An American Idol Christmas (2003) (TV) (co-executive producer)
... aka A Very Idol Christmas (Canada: English title) - "American Juniors" (2003) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "All American Girl" (2003) TV series (executive producer)
- American Idols in Las Vegas (2002) (TV) (co-executive producer)
- "Don't Try This at Home!" (2001) TV series (executive producer)
- An Audience with Des O'Connor (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Popstars" (2001/I) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka English Popstars (New Zealand: English title) - "Pop Idol" (2001) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Popstars" (2000/I) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka Popstars 2 (Australia: second season title)
... aka Popstars 3 (Australia: third season title)
... aka Popstars 4 (Australia: fourth season title)
... aka Popstars: Live (Australia: fourth season title) - The Way They Were: Coronation Street Special (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
- "AXN Action TV" (2000) TV series (executive producer)
- "Animals Do the Funniest Things" (1999) TV series (producer)
- "The Thoughts of Chairman Alf" (1998) TV series (executive producer)
- An Audience with Ronnie Corbett (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- Another Audience with Freddie Starr (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- An Audience with Elton John (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Big Big Talent Show" (producer) (6 episodes, 1997)
- Episode #2.8 (1997) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.7 (1997) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.6 (1997) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.5 (1997) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.3 (1997) TV episode (producer)
(1 more) - An Audience with Alf Garnett (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Dame Edna Kisses It Better" (1997) TV series (executive producer)
- The Joe Pasquale Show (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Gladiators" (producer) (42 episodes, 1992-1994) (executive producer) (17 episodes, 1995-1996)
- International Gladiators 2: Heat 1 (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
- Battle of the Champions (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
- Grand Final (1995) TV episode (executive producer)
- Semi Final 2 (1995) TV episode (executive producer)
- Semi Final 1 (1995) TV episode (executive producer)
(54 more) - "Gladiators: The Ashes" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1996)
- The Ashes: Round 2 (1996) TV episode (executive producer) - "The Brian Conley Show" (1992) TV series (producer)
- "You Bet!" (1989) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "TV Weekly" (1988) TV series (producer) (season 2)
... aka Bobby Davro's TV Weekly (UK: complete title) - "Mates and Music" (1984) TV series (producer)
... aka Mike Reid's Mates and Music (UK: complete title)
Director:
- "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (1 episode, 2008)
... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- Auditions: Philadelphia (2008) TV episode - "So You Think You Can Dance" (2005) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Survivor" (2001/I) TV series
- "Animals Do the Funniest Things" (1999) TV series
- Happy Birthday Shirley (1996) (TV)
- An Audience with Shirley Bassey (1995) (TV)
- "Gladiators" (9 episodes, 1992)
- Final (1992) TV episode
- Semi Final 2 (1992) TV episode
- Semi Final 1 (1992) TV episode
- Heat 6 (1992) TV episode
- Heat 5 (1992) TV episode
(4 more) - "The Brian Conley Show" (1992) TV series
- "TV Weekly" (1988) TV series
... aka Bobby Davro's TV Weekly (UK: complete title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Apple (1980) (choreographer)
... aka Star Rock (UK) (West Germany) - "The Muppet Show" (1976) TV series (choreographer) (unknown episodes) (floor director) (unknown episodes)
Actor:
- "It's Lulu" (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #1.3 (1970) TV episode
Self:
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 19 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "So You Think You Can Dance" .... Himself - Judge / ... (35 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Season Finale: Part 2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- Season Finale - Part 1 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- Episode #3.20 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- Episode #3.19 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- Episode #3.18 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
(30 more) - "Square Off" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.30 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "The Best of the Royal Variety" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006)
- Song and Dance (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- The Comedians (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- The Entertainers (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The Story of Light Entertainment" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2006)
- Variety (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Impressionists (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Pop and Easy Listening (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- All-Round Entertainers (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 2 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes" (2006) TV series .... Himself
- What Did ITV Do for Me? (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Good Day Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 16 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- Hollywood Rounds: Part 2 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Episode #3.41 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Who Killed Saturday Night TV? (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
- Episode dated 11 May 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Top Ten" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- TV Bastards (2002) TV episode .... Himself - I Love Muppets (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Enemy Within" .... Himself - Presenter (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter - The Hear'Say Story (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Popstars" (2001/I) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka English Popstars (New Zealand: English title)
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