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Dan Cutforth Biography

Birth Name:Daniel Ashlin Cutforth

Birth Place:Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession Producer, Director

Fast Facts

In 2004, he was nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for his work on "Project Greenlight 2․"
Was nominated for a 2013 Producers Guild of America Award for outstanding producer of competition television along with other producers of "Top Chef․"
Started out working as a researcher for the light entertainment department at the BBC
Frequently collaborates with fellow producer Jane Lipsitz on various projects
Is best known for producing reality programs and talk shows
While working for the independent production company Planet 24, he was part of the team that started the morning show "The Big Breakfast․"
In 2001, he founded the production company Magical Elves
In 2013, he served as a speaker at the RealScreen Summit
Was born in the county where Stonehenge is located

Awards

2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class): nominated
2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television: nominated
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2007PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: nominated
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: nominated
2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: nominated
2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: nominated
2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: winner
2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: nominated
2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2013PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2014IDA Award-Best Limited Series: winner
2014PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2015PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2016PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Competition Program: nominated
2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
2017PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Competition Program: nominated
2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series: nominated
2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series: nominated
2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2020PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television: nominated
2022Real TV Award-Best Limited Series: nominated
2022Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lifestyle Program: winner