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Travis Shakespeare Biography

Birth Name:Travis Shakespeare

Profession Producer, Actor, Director, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in English in 1989
  • Got his start as a writer and producer for the reality series "Plastic Surgery Before & After" in 2004
  • Quote: "I used to agonize about what kind of story teller I'd become: actor, writer, singer, producer, or poetry slammer? But ultimately story is story․ While the form may change there are constants for success: passion, craft, discipline and inspiration․"
  • Best known as the executive producer of "Life Below Zero" and story producer of "Ice Road Truckers․"
  • Became the senior vice president of unscripted programming for BBC Worldwide in 2014

Awards

  • 2008Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lifestyle Program: nominated
  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated