Dan Jbara
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Dan Jbara is a television and film producer whose career has primarily focused on
the reality television
field in the U.S.
. He also executive-produced the 2008
short film thriller Trunk, starring Kyle Gallner
and Zachery Bryan
.
. He attended Michigan State
and New York University Film School, intending to become a film director, but his career path took a different turn when he got a job at Fox News and soon after got hooked on the reality show genre.
Jbara has three siblings: a sister, Judy, and two brothers, Greg
, and Mike.
Jbara also has segment-produced news shows at various Fox stations.
Jbara worked on the telecasts for the Emmy Awards (1988), Night of 100 Stars II, Liberty
Weekend (1986), and the Tony Awards (1985).
the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
field in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He also executive-produced the 2008
short film thriller Trunk, starring Kyle Gallner
Kyle Gallner
Kyle Gallner is an American actor. He is possibly best known for his portrayal of Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas in the Teen neo-noir television series Veronica Mars, and for guest-starring in teen sci-fi drama Smallville as superhero Bart Allen, an adaptation of the character of The Flash and...
and Zachery Bryan
Zachery Ty Bryan
Zachery Ty Bryan is an American actor and producer best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the American sitcom Home Improvement.-Personal life:...
.
Early life and career
Jbara grew up in Detroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. He attended Michigan State
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
and New York University Film School, intending to become a film director, but his career path took a different turn when he got a job at Fox News and soon after got hooked on the reality show genre.
Jbara has three siblings: a sister, Judy, and two brothers, Greg
Gregory Jbara
-Early life:Jbara was born in Nankin Township , Michigan, the son of an advertising office manager and an insurance claims adjuster. He is of Lebanese and Irish descent. After graduating from Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, Michigan, Jbara attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1981...
, and Mike.
Television career
- Producer - South Beach Classics - Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
(2011) - Executive Producer - Is It Possible - Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
(2010) - Executive Producer - Decision HouseDecision HouseDecision House is a reality television series in which couples enter on-camera therapy to save marriages. It debuted on MyNetworkTV in September 2007 and aired for only one season. Executive producers were Dan Jbara and Jay McGraw, son of Dr. Phillip McGraw. Tabloid newspapers speculated that the...
- MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
(2007) - Executive Producer - The Greg Behrendt ShowThe Greg Behrendt ShowThe Greg Behrendt Show is a daytime talk show which premiered in syndication on September 12, 2006. The show was distributed by Sony Pictures Television and was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City....
- Syndicated, from Sony Pictures TelevisionSony Pictures TelevisionSony Pictures Television, Inc. is an American and global television production/distribution subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.-Background:...
(2006) - Executive Producer - In Search of the Partridge Family (2004)
- Producer (Supervising, Co-Executive, Executive); Writer - Ripley's Believe It or Not!Ripley's Believe It or Not!Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims...
- TBS (1999–2003) - Executive Producer - Worst Case Scenarios (TV series) - TBS (2002
- Co-Executive Producer - AXN-TVAXNAXN is a Pay television, cable and satellite television channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on May 22, 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Japan, Europe, other parts of Asia and Latin America...
- Fox Family ChannelABC FamilyABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
(1998–1999) - Producer - Hard CopyHard CopyHard Copy is an American tabloid news television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence....
- Paramount TelevisionParamount TelevisionParamount Television was an American television production/distribution company that was active from January 1, 1968 to August 27, 2006.Its successor is CBS Television Studios, formerly CBS Paramount Television...
(1989–1993, 1997–1999) - Producer - The Mickey Mouse Club - Disney ChannelDisney ChannelDisney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
(1993) - Producer - A Current Affair - Fox (1986–1990)
- Segment Producer - Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, NBA EntertainmentNBA EntertainmentNBA Entertainment is the production arm of the National Basketball Association and produces numerous NBA-related films including team championship videos and blooper and entertainment reels. It was previously associated with CBS/Fox Video, but now distributes its films through Warner Bros....
, Special Report TV
Jbara also has segment-produced news shows at various Fox stations.
Jbara worked on the telecasts for the Emmy Awards (1988), Night of 100 Stars II, Liberty
Weekend (1986), and the Tony Awards (1985).
Film career
- Executive Producer - Trunk (2008)
- Electric Press Kit Producer - The Last Seduction (1994)
- Electric Press Kit Producer - Blame It on the Bell Boy (1992)
Awards and nominations
- Aldo Award for Outstanding Directing in Fashion Journalism (1994)
- CableACECableACE AwardThe CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming...
nomination for Outstanding Children's Program (1994)