Craig Piligian
American television producer
Craig Piligian (born August 25, 1957) is an American television producer, and the president and CEO of Pilgrim Films & Television. As an Executive Producer, he is best known for creating The Ultimate Fighter, American Chopper, and Dirty Jobs series for Discovery Channel.2
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Born Aug 25, 1957.1
About
In 2001, he won an Emmy Award as co-executive producer of Survivor.
In November 2003, Piligian began producing Dirty Jobs, a series on the Discovery channel that focused on blue-collar jobs. The show ran for eight years and aired over 170 episodes. The show ended in 2012.
In 2004, Piligian worked with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta to bring a reality show about mixed martial arts, called The Ultimate Fighter, to television. The reality series followed sixteen fighters who lived in a house and competed for a UFC contract.
In 2012, Piligian was ranked 18th on The Hollywood Reporter's "50 Most Powerful List".
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Companies
- Pilgrim Media GroupFounder6
Career
Occupation: television producer, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Pilgrim Media Group3
Personal life
He is married to Lucinda Dickey; they have two children. In 2016, Piligian purchased a historical ranch property in Kansas for $5.325 million.
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- 1WikidataCraig Piligian on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCraig Piligian on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataPilgrim Media Group, Founder