Arthur Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1960 |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) |
| Occupation | TV producer |
Arthur Smith (born November 25, 1960) is a Canadian television producer who is the chairman of A. Smith & Co.[1] and of Tinopolis USA.[2] Best known for the reality competition shows American Ninja Warrior[3] and Hell's Kitchen,[4] he was inducted into the Realscreen Hall of Fame in 2021,[5][6] and was named Producer of the Year 2020 [7] by Broadcasting & Cable. He previously worked for CBC Sports, Dick Clark Productions, MCA Television Group, and Fox Sports Net. He has won multiple NAACP awards for his series Unsung,[8] Rose D'Or Awards[9] for I Survived A Japanese Game Show, a Critics' Choice Real TV Award,[10] a Realscreen Award[11] and multiple Reality Television Awards.[12] In addition, his shows have been nominated for Daytime Emmys,[13] Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards,[14] Producers' Guild Awards[15] and People's Choice Awards.[16] Smith is also the author of REACH: Hard Lessons and Learned Truths from a Lifetime in Television, his memoir that was released in 2023, [17] which Forbes called an “immediate must-read.” [18]
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- ^ "Site Search". Television Academy.
- ^ "Realscreen - May/Jun 2020". Issuu. 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Arthur Smith to enter Realscreen Awards Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Summit '21: "Taste the Nation," "Don't F**k with Cats" feted with Realscreen Awards". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ February 2020, R. Thomas Umstead 17 (17 February 2020). "Arthur Smith Brings Passion to Reality". Broadcasting Cable.
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- ^ "'Japanese Game Show' tops Rose d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter. May 5, 2009.
- ^ Lee, Nikki (June 3, 2019). "American Ninja Warrior wins Critics' Choice Real TV Award". American Ninja Warrior Nation.
- ^ "Realscreen Awards ★ 2020 Winners & Nominees ★". awards.realscreen.com.
- ^ "WINNERS | American Reality Television Awards". ARTAS.
- ^ Lee, Nikki (March 21, 2019). "American Ninja Warrior Junior nominated for three 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards". American Ninja Warrior Nation.
- ^ "American Ninja Warrior is nominated for a 2020 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award". MSN. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ Lee, Nikki (January 5, 2018). "American Ninja Warrior nominated for a PGA Award". American Ninja Warrior Nation.
- ^ "American Ninja Warrior - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "REACH: Hard Lessons and Learned Truths from a Lifetime in Television" – via www.blackstonepublishing.com.
- ^ Berman, Mark (May 31, 2023). "Reach: How Arthur Smith Used The Power Of Reach To Start His Own Television Production Company". Forbes.