Brent Montgomery
Owner, Leftfield Pictures
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Brent Montgomery
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Landon Nordeman “An intern actually came up with the name Pawn Stars,” says Montgomery. “He didn’t want to stay in the business. But he got a signed poster and a big place in my heart.”
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Eileen O’Neill
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Mark Peterson Group President, Discovery and TLC Networks
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Eileen O’Neill
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Mark Peterson O’Neill took the helm of a moribund TLC in 2008, deftly using the outrageous success of Jon & Kate Plus 8 to launch a slew of brand-defining hits including Cake Boss, Sister Wives and Long Island Medium.
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Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Peden + Munk Executive producers, Magical Elves
Read Lipsitz and Cupforth's full bios here
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Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Peden + Munk On the heels of last year’s gargantuan film endeavor, $98 million global grosser Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Cutforth and Lipsitz have now taken on the notso- easy task of a directorial debut. It’s another theatrical 3D concert venture with Paramount, Katy Perry: Part of Me.
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Nigel Lythgoe
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Mark Leibowitz CEO, Nigel Lythgoe Productions
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Nigel Lythoge
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Mark Leibowitz “If the contestants are successful, then we are going to remain successful — it’s that simple,” declares Lythgoe as he reflects on Idol’s evolving appeal. “I’ve always said that it’s about the talent, not the judges. I’m very happy where we are right now after 11 seasons.”
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Paul Telegdy
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jessica Chou President of alternative and late-night programming, NBC Entertainment
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Paul Telegdy
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jessica Chou “We’d be lying if we said we didn’t have interrupted sleep thinking about how it will do,” he says of the Got Talent reboot, with his protege Meredith Ahr, senior vp alternative programming and development, half jokingly noting she often has to remind him that his job is fun.