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David Garfinkle Biography

Birth Name:David Garfinkle

Profession Producer, Writer, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Won an Environmental Media Award in the reality program category for "Mobile Home Disaster" in 2008
  • Co-founded Renegade 83 in 1994, a production company specializing in reality programming
  • Frequently collaborates with producer Jay Renfroe
  • In 2013, he added "Naked and Afraid" to a string of reality television shows he has executive produced that includes "Blind Date․"
  • Served as an executive consultant on 1998's "20 Dates․"
  • Became producer and Chief Executive Officer of Hello Entertainment
  • Was the original lead producer for the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," which broke records for the most expensive production in Broadway history

Awards

  • 1993Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series: nominated
  • 2008EMA Award-Reality Program: winner
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2024Outstanding Achievement-Competition/ Reality: winner