Anthony E. Zuiker
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Anthony E. Zuiker in 2010
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August 17, 1968 Blue Island, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Zuiker |
| Children | 3 |
Anthony E. Zuiker (pronounced /ˈzaɪkər/; born August 17, 1968) is the creator and executive producer of the American television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He produces all four editions of the CSI franchise: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and CSI: Cyber. Besides his work on CSI, he created the murder mystery show Whodunnit? with Chris Abrego for ABC. Zuiker was also the creator of Cybergeddon for Yahoo!. He received a 2013 Pioneer Award from the International Digital Emmy Awards for Cybergeddon. In 2011, he launched BlackBox TV for YouTube. He also assisted in the writing of Terminator Salvation. Most recently, Zuiker launched his first animated series for kids "Mysteryopolis" on nabi tablets.
Zuiker was born in Blue Island, Illinois, in the same hospital as CSI: NY star Gary Sinise. When he was six months old, his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where his mother, Diana, worked as a blackjack dealer, and his father as a maître d'. Zuiker attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, for three years and then transferred to the University of La Verne in La Verne, California, before transferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he graduated. During all four years he was involved in competitive forensics, advancing as far as semifinals at the national speech tournament.
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