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America's Toughest Jobs
''America's Toughest Jobs'' is a reality television show that lasted one season and aired on the American television network NBC. It pitted contestants against each other as they attempted a series of difficult and dangerous jobs. The prize was the sum of the salaries that would be earned by people doing these jobs in their first year. The show's creator and executive producer was Thom Beers, notable for creating shows such as '' Deadliest Catch'' and ''Monster Garage''. Some of the jobs he chose to be featured on ''America's Toughest Jobs'' were featured on shows he previously created. The host was Josh Temple, a character actor who had minor roles in shows such as ''Will & Grace'' and ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. In each episode, contestants took part in tasks associated with a job, and were supervised and evaluated by workers or employers in that business. After spending time on the job, the supervisors selected one or more top employees for praise, and selected the employees who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Beers
Thom Beers (born July 20, 1952 in Batavia, New York) is an American television producer and narrator/voice-over artist. Career Beers, a former producer and executive with Turner Broadcasting System, Turner Broadcasting and Paramount Syndicated Television, has produced more than 40 television series since the mid-1990s, most under the banner of his own production company formed in 1999, Original Productions, for which he serves as CEO and Executive producer, Executive Producer. Beers produces some of the shows on the Discovery Channel family of networks, including ''Deadliest Catch'' (for which he received Emmy nominations in 2006 and 2007), ''Lobster Wars'', ''Monster Garage'', ''Monster House (U.S. TV series), Monster House'', and ''Plastic Surgery: Before and After''. He is the former chairman & CEO of Fremantle (company), FremantleMedia's US division, Fremantle (company), FremantleMedia North America. Beers narrates for many of the shows he produces. He narrated for several D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |