Mark Burnett Biography
Mark Burnett is the current Chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group and a television producer. He is best known for creating and producing reality television shows such as Survivor, The Voice, and Shark Tank.
How old is Mark Burnett? – Age
He is 62 years old as of 17 July 2022. He was born in 1960 in London, United Kingdom.
Mark Burnett Family – Education
He was raised in Dagenham, Essex, as the only child of Archie and Jean Burnett, both Ford Motors factory workers. His father was a Roman Catholic and his mother was a Presbyterian; he was not raised in either denomination.
Who is Mark Burnett married to? – Wife
Burnett married Dianne J. Burnett (née Valentine) in 1992, and the couple has two sons, James and Cameron. Cameron, then 17, survived a neuroendocrine tumor in 2014, underwent brain surgery, and had to relearn how to walk. He received the 2015 Courage Award at the Visionary Ball, which raises funds for UCLA’s Department of Neurosurgery each year.
In September 2002, the couple filed for legal separation, and a legal separation judgment was granted in December 2003; they divorced in 2006. Burnett began dating Roma Downey in January 2004. He proposed to her in November 2006, while the two were on vacation with their children in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. They married on April 28, 2007, in their Malibu home. Della Reese, Downey’s former co-star, officiated the ceremony.
Is Mark Burnett a Catholic? – Christian
His father was a Roman Catholic and his mother was a Presbyterian; he was not raised in either denomination.
How much is Mark Burnett Survivor worth?
He has an estimated net worth of $500 Million.
Mark Burnett Salary
He earns an annual salary of $11 million from Survivor.
Does Mark Burnett still produce Survivor?
In 1995, Burnett launched the expedition race show Eco-Challenge. This resulted in the success of the reality show Survivor, which debuted in the summer of 2000 and became the most-watched summer series since Sonny and Cher. In 2009, Entertainment Weekly named Survivor the best reality show of all time.
The American series debuted on CBS on May 31, 2000. It is hosted by Jeff Probst, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Mark Burnett and the show’s creator, Jim Parsons. A group of strangers is placed in an isolated location where they must provide food, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges that test their physical abilities, such as running and swimming, as well as their mental abilities, such as puzzles and endurance challenges, for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are gradually eliminated from the game as they are voted out by their fellow contestants until only one remains and is awarded the grand prize of US$1,000,000 ($2,000,000 in Winners at War).
Mark Burnett Career
Burnett emigrated to the United States in October 1982, where his friend Nick Hill, who had emigrated from the United Kingdom earlier, was working as a nanny and chauffeur. Hill was aware of an open position for a live-in nanny with the wealthy Jaeger family in Beverly Hills. Burnett went on the interview despite having no experience as a nanny.
The Jaegers hired him after realizing the benefits of having a nanny and security at the same time. After a year with the Jaegers, he went to work for another family in Malibu, California, caring for two boys for $250 per week. He was eventually hired at the insurance agency owned by the boys’ father.
Burnett rented a section of a fence at Venice Beach in Los Angeles two years later and sold T-shirts for $18 each on weekends. He quit his insurance job after realizing he could make more money selling T-shirts.
Burnett and four others competed in the Raid Gauloises, a French adventure competition, in 1991. Burnett saw a business opportunity in holding similar competitions after that. He bought the rights to the format and brought a similar competition, Eco-Challenge, to America. Burnett’s career as a television producer began with the Eco-Challenge.
