Overview
Trivia:
A one-time dancer and choreographer, he later became an English television... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys.
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4 nominations
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Filmography
- Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (2009) (TV) (filming) (executive producer)
- "Superstars of Dance" (2009) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "So You Think You Can Dance" (executive producer) (5 episodes, 2005-2008)
- Charleston and Washington D.C. (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- Salt Lake City and Dallas (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- 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: The Search for a Superstar" (executive producer) (20 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: alternative title)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- Finale (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Final Two Perform (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Top Five Finalists Perform (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
(16 more) - "The Next Great American Band" (2007) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- 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) - "AXN Action TV" (2000) TV series (executive producer)
- The Way They Were: Coronation Street Special (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Gladiators" (executive producer) (66 episodes, 1995-1999) (producer) (42 episodes, 1992-1994)
- Final (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Heat 2 (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Heat 1 (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Final (1998) TV episode (executive producer)
- Semi Final 2 (1998) TV episode (executive producer)
(103 more) - "Animals Do the Funniest Things" (1999) TV series (producer)
- "The Thoughts of Chairman Alf" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 1998)
- Episode #1.6 (1998) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.5 (1998) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.4 (1998) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.3 (1998) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.2 (1998) TV episode (executive producer)
(1 more) - 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) (7 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)
(2 more) - An Audience with Alf Garnett (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- An Audience with Bruce Forsyth (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Gladiators: The Ashes" (executive producer) (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
- The Ashes 2: Round 3 (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Ashes 2: Round 2 (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Ashes 2: Round 1 (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Ashes: Round 2 (1996) TV episode (executive producer) - "Dame Edna Kisses It Better" (1997) TV series (executive producer)
- The Joe Pasquale Show (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Brian Conley Show" (1992) TV series (producer)
- "Sketch Pad" (producer) (4 episodes, 1989)
... aka Davro's Sketch Pad (UK: complete title)
- Episode #1.6 (1989) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.4 (1989) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.1 (1989) TV episode (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) - "Beadle's About" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode #1.1 (1986) TV episode (executive producer) - "Mates and Music" (1984) TV series (producer)
... aka Mike Reid's Mates and Music (UK: complete title)
- "So You Think You Can Dance" .... Himself - Judge (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
- Two of 14 Voted Off (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- The Top 14 Perform (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- Two of 16 Voted Off (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- The Top 16 Perform (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- The Top 18 Perform (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
(98 more) - The 2009 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
... 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 6 August 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 July 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 July 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 19 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
- Episode dated 4 August 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Hollywood Lives" .... Himself - Executive Producer, American Idol (1 episode, 2009)
- The Beckhams & The Brits (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Executive Producer, American Idol - "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
... aka American Idol 3 (USA: alternative title)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- Finale (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Hollywood Rounds: Part 2 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Episode #3.41 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "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)
... aka The Ellen Show (Australia)
- 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 - 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" .... Himself - Judge (1 episode, 2001)
... aka English Popstars (New Zealand: English title)
- Episode #1.1 (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Judge
- "3-2-1" (1 episode, 1985)
- Sinbad the Sailor (1985) TV episode
- "It's Lulu" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #1.3 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
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