Ken Warwick
Birth Name:
Ken Warwick
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Program or Series for "Pop Idol" in 2002
- Was nominated for six Producers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television for "American Idol․"
- Started out as an associate director of the short film "Chess Moves" in 1985
- Was originally a dancer before becoming involved in television production
- Worked with fellow producer Nigel Lythgoe on the British series "Pop Idol" in 2001, which launched the worldwide "Idol" franchise
- Had early success as the producer of the game show "Gladiators" from 1995 to 1999
- Best known as the executive producer of "American Idol" and "America's Got Talent․"
Awards
- 2002BAFTA TV Award - Best Entertainment (Programme or Series):Winner
- 2003PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television:Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality/Competition Program:Nominated
- 2004PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television:Nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition 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
- 2008PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
- 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
- 2012PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated