Bruce Nash

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Bruce Nash
Born (1947-08-14) August 14, 1947 (age 77)
Education Florida State University (BS)
OccupationTelevision producer

Bruce Mitchell Nash (born August 14, 1947) [1] is an American reality television producer and CEO of Nash Entertainment. [2]

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Early start into TV

Nash first entered reality TV with Before They Were Stars . His credits include the Sci Fi Channel series Who Wants to Be a Superhero? with Stan Lee; World's Most Amazing Videos for NBC and Spike TV; Most Shocking, Most Daring and Top 20 Most Shocking for Court TV/truTV; Moments Of Impact for Discovery Channel; Amazing Sports Stories for Fox Sports Net, which garnered four Sports Emmy nominations; Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories for CBS, NBC's For Love or Money ; Who Wants To Marry My Dad? [3] , ABC Family's 2003 version of Dance Fever with Merv Griffin Entertainment and Bob Bain Productions, and Meet My Folks . He is also the creator of Modern Marvels . [4]

Personal life

In 2010, Nash bought a newly built house in Sherman Oaks for 6,075,000, the highest sale on record for the neighborhood at the time. [5]

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References

  1. "Bruce Nash". Broadcasting & Cable . November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. Ann Oldenburg (June 10, 2004). "Reality TV FAQ". USA Today . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2010. 8. How do you get your reality show idea on the air? It's nearly impossible, says Bruce Nash of Nash Entertainment, producers of summer series Outback Jack, For Love or Money and Who Wants to Marry My Dad.
  3. Lauren Johnston (July 2, 2003). "Reality TV King Dreams Of Fiction". CBS News . Retrieved January 7, 2010. Bruce Nash on the set of "Dance Fever," July 1, 2003
  4. "Bruce Nash's modern marvel". Variety . March 27, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. Beale, Lauren (March 15, 2010). "Reality show's Bruce Nash buys Sherman Oaks home for record-breaking $6,075,000". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 30, 2024.