John Duthie
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John Duthie is a London
-based English
television director
and creator of the European Poker Tour
.
, Lewis Gilbert
and Bille August
on projects such as Longitude
, Haunted and The House of the Spirits
. Having worked as a second unit director on the TV serial Kavanagh QC
, he moved on to become a full-time director on television serials including As If
, Clocking Off
and Silent Witness
, which won an RTS
award for Best Editing and a BAFTA Award for Best Drama Serial. He created and Executive Produced the European Poker Tour
series of TV programmes now in its sixth season and continues to consult on the series.
2000 tournament on the Isle of Man
, earning £1,000,000 ($1,426,330, at the time of winning) by outlasting a final table that included Tony Bloom
and Barny Boatman
.
He later made three appearances on the Late Night Poker
television series. In one episode he outlasted a field including Surinder Sunar
, Julian Gardner and Marcel Lüske
to qualify for the series 6 Grand Final.
He also had a second-place finish to Mike Sexton
in the 2003 European Heads-Up Championships in Paris
, France
and also a 2nd place finish in the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker
$25,000 heads up tournament and 2nd Place in the WSOP $10,000 heads up tournament, both in 2009.
Duthie is founder and CEO of the European Poker Tour
, and used his television background to negotiate production and broadcasting deals with various partners. He is also a commentator for the series.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000.
He is also a member of the PokerStars
sponsored professional players known as "Team PokerStars".
), and is very fond of the work of Al Alvarez
. In 2005 John appeared on the chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring
to discuss his life and career. He recently revealed in an online interview that he also rode bulls in Australia for a year and would like to be played by Sean Penn
in a movie of his life.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and creator of the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
.
Film and television
As an assistant director he worked alongside directors such as Charles SturridgeCharles Sturridge
Charles B. G. Sturridge is an English screenwriter, producer, stage, television and film director.-Personal life:Sturridge was born in London, England to Alyson Bowman Vaughan and Jerome Sturridge. He was educated at Stonyhurst College...
, Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert CBE is an English film director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:He was the son of music hall performers, and spent his early years travelling with his parents, and watching the shows from the side of the stage. He first performed on-stage at the age of 5, when asked to drive a...
and Bille August
Bille August
Bille August is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best...
on projects such as Longitude
Longitude (TV serial)
Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Productions and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast in 2000 in the UK on Channel 4 and the US on A&E. It is an adaptation of the 1997 book of the same title by Dava Sobel...
, Haunted and The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits (film)
The House of the Spirits is a 1993 German-Danish-Portuguese dramatic film starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder and Antonio Banderas. The supporting cast includes Vanessa Redgrave, María Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Jan Niklas...
. Having worked as a second unit director on the TV serial Kavanagh QC
Kavanagh QC
Kavanagh QC is a British television series made by Carlton Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. It has been shown on ITV3 as recently as August 2011; series 1–6 are available on Region 2 DVDs....
, he moved on to become a full-time director on television serials including As If
As If
As If is a British comedy-drama series broadcast on Channel 4. There were 76 episodes across four series, the first broadcast on January 22, 2001 and the last on July 31, 2004.-Premise & Facts:...
, Clocking Off
Clocking Off
Clocking Off is a British television drama series which ran on the BBC One network for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott...
and Silent Witness
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...
, which won an RTS
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
award for Best Editing and a BAFTA Award for Best Drama Serial. He created and Executive Produced the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
series of TV programmes now in its sixth season and continues to consult on the series.
Poker
He became a well-known figure on the poker circuit when he won the televised Poker MillionPoker Million
The Poker Million has been a televised European poker tournament since its inception in November 2000. The final debuted to 30 million viewers and has since remained popular. It was created by UK gaming outfit Ladbrokes with the help of sports promotion firm Matchroom Sport...
2000 tournament on the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
, earning £1,000,000 ($1,426,330, at the time of winning) by outlasting a final table that included Tony Bloom
Tony Bloom
Anthony Grant "Tony" Bloom is a football club chairman and successful poker player.-Poker and betting:Bloom made a name for himself as a successful sports bettor and property investor...
and Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman
Barny M. P. Boatman , is an English professional poker player and the oldest member of the poker-playing foursome known as The Hendon Mob...
.
He later made three appearances on the Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000's. With it's ground breaking use of "under the table" cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first...
television series. In one episode he outlasted a field including Surinder Sunar
Surinder Sunar
Surinder Sunar is a British professional poker player based in Wolverhampton, who gained fame as a three-time finalist in the Late Night Poker television series....
, Julian Gardner and Marcel Lüske
Marcel Lüske
Marcel Lüske is a Dutch professional poker player. He finished 10th in the 2004 WSOP main event and as of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,700,000 USD...
to qualify for the series 6 Grand Final.
He also had a second-place finish to Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton
Michael Richard Sexton is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early years:...
in the 2003 European Heads-Up Championships in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and also a 2nd place finish in the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker
Spring Championship of Online Poker
The Spring Championship of Online Poker - All Stakes is an online poker tournament series sponsored by PokerStars. It was established in 2009....
$25,000 heads up tournament and 2nd Place in the WSOP $10,000 heads up tournament, both in 2009.
Duthie is founder and CEO of the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
, and used his television background to negotiate production and broadcasting deals with various partners. He is also a commentator for the series.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000.
He is also a member of the PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
sponsored professional players known as "Team PokerStars".
Personal life
Duthie is married and has two sons. He enjoys watching movies (his favourite film is On the WaterfrontOn the Waterfront
On the Waterfront is a 1954 American drama film about union violence and corruption among longshoremen. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb and Karl Malden. The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard...
), and is very fond of the work of Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez is an English poet, writer and critic who publishes under the name A. Alvarez and Al Alvarez....
. In 2005 John appeared on the chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring
Heads Up with Richard Herring
Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring, the stars of BBC Two shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy...
to discuss his life and career. He recently revealed in an online interview that he also rode bulls in Australia for a year and would like to be played by Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...
in a movie of his life.