Ken Mok

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Ken Mok
BornJuly 5, 1961
Citizenship United States
OccupationProducer

Ken Mok is a television producer, and also the founder and president of 10x10 Entertainment, a production company which produces television, film and alternative media. Among the television projects being produced under the 10x10 banner are the CW network's top-rated reality series, America's Next Top Model , Pussycat Dolls Present , VH1's Miss Rap Supreme, and other shows. Mok is also the creator of the MTV series Making the Band and WWE Tough Enough .

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Career as producer

Career as director

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