Charlie Parsons
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Charlie Parsons is a British
television producer
who created a number of notable television shows including Survivor
. He also created The Big Breakfast
and The Word
.
The first version of Survivor was the Swedish 1997 season
, but he began to try to sell the idea in 1994. He has won several awards including an Emmy
for US
series Survivor in 2001. His life partner
is Lord Waheed Alli
, who is also his business partner. Their former company, Planet 24
, was sold for several million pounds in 1999.
In March 2010 the Guardian newspaper reported that Parsons was investing in new independent production company, NERD
, and had become the company's Chairman.
He went to Pembroke College
, Oxford where he studied English Literature and afterwards trained as a journalist. According to a review in 2000,
United Kingdom
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television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
who created a number of notable television shows including Survivor
Survivor (TV series)
Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...
. He also created The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...
and The Word
The Word (TV series)
The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom.-Format:Its presenters included Mancunian radio presenter Terry Christian, comedian Mark Lamarr, Dani Behr, Katie Puckrik, Jasmine Dotiwala, Alan Connor, Amanda de Cadenet and "Huffty"...
.
The first version of Survivor was the Swedish 1997 season
Expedition Robinson 1997
Expedition Robinson 1997 was the first version of Expedition Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries, to air in the world and. It premiered on 13 September 1997. Martin Merlin became the winner on 13 December 1997, with a jury vote of 6-2 over Runner-Up Kent Larsen...
, but he began to try to sell the idea in 1994. He has won several awards including an Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
series Survivor in 2001. His life partner
Life partner
A life partner is a romantic or otherwise very close friend for life. The partners can be of the same or opposite sexes, married or unmarried, and monogamous or polyamorous....
is Lord Waheed Alli
Waheed Alli, Baron Alli
Waheed Alli, Baron Alli is a British multimillionaire media entrepreneur and politician. He was co-founder and managing director of Planet 24, a TV production company, and managing director at Carlton Television Productions...
, who is also his business partner. Their former company, Planet 24
Planet 24
Planet 24 was a television production company. It produced The Big Breakfast and The Word had an animation division Impossible TV. Bob Geldof and Tony Boland founded Planet Pictures which merged with 24 Hour Productions headed by Charlie Parsons and Waheed, later Lord Alli...
, was sold for several million pounds in 1999.
In March 2010 the Guardian newspaper reported that Parsons was investing in new independent production company, NERD
NERD
NERD is a British television production company founded in 2010 by Jago Lee and John Farrar. The company specialises in formatted and scripted entertainment for the UK and US markets....
, and had become the company's Chairman.
He went to Pembroke College
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
, Oxford where he studied English Literature and afterwards trained as a journalist. According to a review in 2000,