Jonathan Murray
Birth Name:
Jonathan Murray
Birth Place:
Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director, Actor
Fast Facts
- Is credited with being one of the leaders of the reality television genre, having first pitched the idea for "The Real World" in 1991
- Was nominated for three Producers Guild of America Awards for outstanding producer of competition television for "Project Runway" in 2011, 2012 and 2013
- Graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism
- Started out in local television doing news documentaries and station management at WLUK-TV, WXIA-TV and WKYC-TV
- Quote: "I always say that reality cast members are perishable like fruits and vegetables and they only have a certain shelf life․ You've got to get them at the right moment․"
- Quote: "[on "Bad Girls Club"] "I think it's fun watching people who aren't afraid to live their lives sort of loudly․ I think most of us constrain ourselves to follow what society dictates but these women are unapologetically themselves․""
- Founded the production company Bunim/Murray Productions with Mary Ellis Bunim in 1991
- Best known as the creator and executive producer of such pioneering reality series as "The Real World" and "Road Rules․"
- Launched the film company BMP Films in 2007, which has produced "Autism: The Musical," "Shadow Billionaire" and "Pedro․"
Awards
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class):Nominated
- 2005Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Series:Winner
- 2006Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Series:Nominated
- 2007Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Series:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Special:Winner
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
- 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
- 2014Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form:Nominated
- 2014Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story - Long Form:Nominated
- 2014Emmy - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 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 George Sunga AwardWinner
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Winner
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Competition Program:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Competition Program:Nominated
- 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Culinary Program:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Culinary Program:Winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Nominated