George Verschoor (born 1960) is a showrunner, director and a creator of television shows, known primarily for producing unscripted and reality series for television, such as ''

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'', on which he retains a creative consultant credit. He is considered one of the pioneers of non-fiction programming.

Career

Verschoor developed, produced and directed the first four seasons of MTV's groundbreaking series

, which launched the modern non-fiction genre and is one of the longest-running reality programs in history. As an Emmy-nominated showrunner, he executive produced and directed

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, created and ran the hybrid mystery series

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for FOX, and was creator and showrunner for the live music competition series

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, which went for six season and launched the career of country music star

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. Verschoor also executive produced and was showrunner of the long-running ABC hit series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. He also executive produced the

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's star-studded charity benefi
Change Begins Within
for

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, featuring a reunion of the two surviving Beatles,

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and Ringo Starr. Verschoor executive produced and directed other successful television series, including the scripted comedies

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, and

Blowin' Up ''Blowin' Up'' is a comedic reality show on MTV. The show stars Jamie Kennedy, an actor who follows his dream of becoming a successful rapper. The show was written by Kennedy after the success of the movie ''Malibu's Most Wanted,'' in which he sta ...

starring

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. He also executive produced the award-winning National Geographic documentary fil
Death on the Mountain: the Women of K2
As part of an overall development and production deal with National Geographic Channel, Verschoor executive produced the hit investigative series Border Wars, and created and executive produced the documentary adventure series Die Trying, and their off-the-grid build series Building Wild. Most recently, Verschoor has been helming the building competition series

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starring noted contractor and TV host

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. The series premiered on the Fox network on July 22, 2015 and he is noted for coming up with Holmes' patented catchphrase "This is gonna be good!" Verschoor is the founder and President o
Hoosick Falls Productions
based in Santa Monica, CA. He currently serves on the advisory board of th
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
at Syracuse University, the board of directors for the Woodstock Academy of Music, and is an executive producer wit
David Lynch Foundation Television

Productions

References

External links

Hoosick Falls Productions
on Facebook * {{DEFAULTSORT:Verschoor, George Living people 1960 births American people of Dutch descent American television producers People from New York (state)