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Ken Warwick is a British
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, most noted for producing the
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series ''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
'', and ''
Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...
''. Before being a producer he was a dancer/choreographer, previously being a member of BBC's '' The Young Generation''. Warwick has received numerous awards for his
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s including Two Emmy's a BAFTA, the
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, a National Television Award, and has been nominated for eight
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. Ken lives in
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and
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, and has three children, Joe, Gracie and Max, and a wife Julie. Ken has also directed and produced the
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'' which appeared on British primetime TV. He most recently produced the
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''. In 2004, Ken purchased a vineyard on the Californian central coast. Producing Villa San Juliette fine wines and being considered one of the most aesthetically beautiful vineyards in the area, VSJ now produces approximately 7,000 cases per year. In June 2013, it was confirmed that Warwick would not return to ''American Idol'' to executive produce the thirteenth season. In June 2014, Warwick acted as the executive producer for the American version of '' Rising Star''.


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