Michael Dempsey Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Banff Rockie Award at the 2013 Banff Television Festival in the category of music and variety programs for his work on the "2012 CMT Music Awards․"
• His productions have drawn awareness to such causes as global warming, the Special Olympics, youth volunteerism, LGBT issues and animal cruelty and have raised funds for victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks and Hurricane Sandy
• Shared a 2002 Image Award for outstanding variety series or special with David Gest for "Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Celebration․"
• Frequently works as a director and executive producer on VH1 specials
• Produced "G-Phoria," the world's first televised video game award show
• His love of sports has made his work with the NFL particularly exciting
• He and his family named their pet boxer dog Manny