Mike Darnell

Known for ProductionBorn 1962-05-18 (age 64)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Michael Darnell is an American entertainment executive. As president of Alternative Entertainment at the Fox network and subsequently president of Unscripted Television at Warner Bros., Darnell was in charge of some of the most successful and longest-running franchises in television history, including American Idol, The Bachelor franchise, The Voice, Family Guy, Futurama, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef, Little Big Shots, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, So You Think You Can Dance, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, The Simple Life, Temptation Island, and many more. When he was 12, his family moved to California, where he eventually appeared in, or voiced-over, some sixty commercials. He also appeared in TV episodes such as Sanford and Son, Welcome Back, Kotter and Kojak. Later he worked as a bank teller to help pay his way through Cal State-Northridge. He also played piano at a night spot. Soon after graduating, he had an internship at Entertainment Tonight, which he says he "hated", before he started working at Fox's West Coast flagship station KTTV, within their news department.Read more

Movies & web series

The World's Best

Friends: The Reunion

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Superpowered: The DC Story

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

Kojak

Knots Landing

Big John, Little John

The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga

Teachers Only

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

500 Questions

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