Ken Warwick is a television

Television

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 executive producer

Executive producer

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 and director

Television director

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, most noted for producing the reality television

Reality television

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 series American Idol

American Idol

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, and Pop Idol

Pop Idol

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. Before being a producer

Television producer

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 he was a dancer. Warwick has received numerous awards for his television program

Television program

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s including a BAFTA

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

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, the Golden Rose of Montreux, a National Television Award, and has been nominated for eight Emmys. Ken lives in Beverly Hills and London

London

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, and has three children, Joe, Gracie and Max, and a wife Julie. His eldest son Joe has received widespread acclaim for his short documentary on the role of Motown in 1960's America. Ken has also directed and produced the popular

Social status

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 TV show

Television program

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 Gladiators which appeared on British primetime TV. He most recently produced the NBC

NBC

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 show America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

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.

He is also regarded as one of Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

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's best friends, he has helped Cowell create some of his most iconic shows, most notably Got Talent.