Peter Scott Traugott (born November 16, 1965) is an American

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who is currently the President of Keshet Studios.

Career

Born in

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, Traugott majored in business at

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in California. He then worked as an

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before attending

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. Traugott's career soon took off after business school when he landed a creative executive job at Fox Studios. He then joined Brillstein-Grey Entertainment as a Vice President of Television in 1996 and was promoted to President when

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left to run Paramount in 2005. He is married to

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, founder of I am a voter., attorney and media executive. Recently appointed President o
Keshet Studios
he is the Executive Producer of ''Lincoln Rhyme: The Hunt for the Bone Collector'' (NBC), ''The Beauty and the Baker'' (ABC), and the critically acclaimed ''Our Boys'' (HBO). Traugott has developed numerous

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s including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He served as executive producer of ''

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'' starring

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, and for the

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series ''

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''. Traugott also executive-produced Gellar's unsold

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pilot ''

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''.

References

* http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/peter-traugott-closes-3-year-overall-deal-with-ums/ * http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038493?refcatid=4076 * https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/fashion/weddings/27DAYANI.html * http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/875/a-passion-for-fashion/

External links

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