Travis Shakespeare

Birth Name:

Travis Shakespeare

Profession

Producer, Actor, Director, Camera department

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

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