Michael Shevloff is a television producer and executive producer with over 30 years of experience in the industry. He has produced and executive produced numerous documentaries, reality shows, and pilots across various networks including History Channel, TLC, ABC Family, and more. The document outlines his extensive television production background and experience in developing both scripted and unscripted television programs.

1. MICHAEL SHEVLOFF
Telephone: 310-279 6070 – mshevloff@gmail.com – Agent: Fabian Varela at Kaplan Stahler Agency
EXPERIENCE
2015 PRODUCER – ’12 Days of Oil’ - Feature documentary – The story of an Ecuadorian
tribe’s fight for survival in the Amazon.
2015 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Teen Medium’ – Pilot for 44 Blue / ABC Family
2014/15 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Back Country Wyoming’ – Pilot for Roker
Entertainment / Quinn Wells / Animal Planet
2014 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Top Gear USA’ – Series for BBC America / History
Channel
2013/14 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Escaping the Prophet’ – Series for Screaming Flea
Productions / TLC
2012/13 WRITER – ‘Volunteer’ – Developed a documentary series set in Guatemala for Group M
and Canadian broadcaster, Rogers.
2012 CONSULTANT TO CHINESE NETWORK FOR PRODUCTION OF ‘Nanny 911’
2012 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Secret Talent Scout’ – Pilot for Zodiac / OWN
2011 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘The Kids Aren’t Alright’ – Pilot for Kinetic / A&E
2010/11 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Hollywood Treasure’ – Series for SyFy
2009 - 13 PRODUCER – ‘1: Life on the Limit’
A documentary feature film set in the world of Formula 1. From a concept by myself, I
attained the rights and co-produced with Spitfire Pictures and Diamond Docs.
2009 CREATOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Runaway’ – a docu-reality pilot for MTV
2008/9 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Expedition Africa’, 8 part docu-reality series, filmed
in Tanzania, for Mark Burnett Productions and the History Channel.
2007 SUPERVISING PRODUCER – ‘The Real Exorcist’ – a 6 part docu-reality series for
Pilgrim and Virgin UK.
2007 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘The Bone Detective’, 13 part docu-reality series,
filmed around the world, for GRB Entertainment and Discovery.
2007 CREATOR / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Who Can You Do?’ – Comedy sketch show
- pilot / series development with Avalon for VH1
2006 CONSULTANT TO GEORGIAN BROADCASTER FOR SERIES PRODUCTION OF
‘Boot Camp’
2006 CONSULTANT TO RUSSIAN BROADCASTER, TNT, FOR SERIES PRODUCTION
OF ‘Nanny 911’

2. 2006 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Lisa Williams: Life among the Dead’. Reality series
for The Griffin Group and Lifetime
2004-2006 CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Nanny 911’. Reality series for Granada / Fox
2004 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Family Forensics’ – Six-part reality series for A&E
2003 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – ‘Temptation Island 3’ – US 3rd season for Fox.
2001 - 2003 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER for ‘Temptation Island International’. Working for Fox
World Productions and FTVS, I was responsible for setting up and running central
locations in Honduras and Thailand for two seasons of international versions.
1997 – 2001 EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION - Rocket Science Laboratories
Projects produced during this time include (incomplete):
 ‘Temptation Island’, reality series for Fox Broadcasting,
 ‘Surprise Wedding’, studio based, two-hour special for Fox,
 ‘The Mary Kay Letourneau Story’, ‘After Diff’rent Strokes’, ‘Brady Bunch,
The Final Days’ and ‘Getting Away With Murder: The JonBenet Story’, 4,
one-hour mini-movies for Fox Television (as Producer),
 ‘Dial H For Hitchcock’, documentary on the life of Alfred Hitchcock for
Universal Studios,
 ‘Tripping’, documentary on Ken Kesey for Channel 4 UK (as Producer)
 ‘Influences: Yesterday and Today’ and ‘The 70’s’, documentary Specials for
The Museum Of Television and Radio, CBS and ABC,
 ’Frank Capra’s American Dream’ Emmy nominated documentary on the
career of Frank Capra for Columbia Pictures,
 ‘Titanic: Breaking New Ground’, Special on the making of James Cameron’s
‘Titanic’ for Fox
 ‘Assassinated, Last Days Of King And Kennedy’, Emmy nominated
documentary for Turner
 ‘America’s Best Kept Secrets’, documentary for Turner Original Productions
 ‘When Hidden Camera’s Attack’, hidden camera comedy series for Fox
1999 PRODUCER – ‘Big Wheel’, short film – Winner of multiple film festival awards
1998 CO-PRODUCER – ‘La Cucaracha’, feature film –Winner best film – Austin Festival
1997 LINE PRODUCER – ‘Images of Life: Photographs That Changed the World’,
documentary Special for ZMC Productions & CBS . I received an Emmy for this.
1997 PRODUCER – ‘The Big Empty’, feature film. Winner of WGA award
1997 PRODUCER – ‘Mind Control’, documentary for ZMC /Turner Original Productions
1996 PRODUCER – ‘The Greatest Shows You Never Saw’, documentary ZMC / CBS
1994-5 PRODUCER – ‘Bandwagon’, official entry Sundance 1996 - distributed by Lion’s Gate
1993-4 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER – ‘The Making of Jurassic Park’,
documentary for ZM Productions/Amblin Entertainment / Universal
UK based employment (incomplete)
1991-2 1st ASST.DIRECTOR – ‘The Harry Enfield Show’ (TV comedy sketch show)
1991 PRODUCER – ‘A Centre of Gravity’ - Short film – for BBC
1989-90 1ST ASST.DIRECTOR – ‘The Bill’ (TV drama)
1988 ASST.LOCATION MANAGER – ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’
1987 2nd 2nd ASST.DIRECTOR – ‘Empire of the Sun’
1986 P.A – ‘A Prayer for the Dying’ – Directed by Mike Hodges
1985-6 P.A – ‘Full Metal Jacket’ – Directed by Stanley Kubrick