Charlie Ebersol
| Charlie Ebersol | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Charles Duncan Ebersol December 1982 (age 34) Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Occupation | Television Producer, Television Director, Film Producer, Film Director |
| Parent(s) |
Dick Ebersol Susan Saint James |
Charles Duncan Ebersol, (born December 1982) is an American television and film producer and director, based out of Los Angeles. Ebersol is best known as the co-founder of The Company with Justin Hochberg, executive producer of USA Network’s NFL Characters Unite and a co-producer of The Profit on CNBC.
In 2012, Ebersol was named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of Reality Television’s 50 Most Powerful Producers.
Charlie Ebersol was born in Torrington, Connecticut, the son of actress Susan Saint James and senior television executive Dick Ebersol.
On November 28, 2004, during Charlie Ebersol’s senior year at Notre Dame, a private chartered jet carrying Dick Ebersol and his two sons Charlie and Teddy Ebersol crashed during takeoff.
Charlie rescued his father from the wreckage, but Charlie’s younger brother, Teddy, along with the pilot and flight attendant on board were killed.
The injuries Ebersol sustained in the plane crash were extensive. Dick Ebersol fractured six vertebrae, sternum, three ribs, pelvis, and coccyx. Charlie Ebersol burned his arm and his back injury was less serious.
Charlie Ebersol returned to the University of Notre Dame shortly after the plane crash to finish his senior year and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree on May 15, 2005.
While studying at Notre Dame, Ebersol created his first documentary entitled Ithuteng: Never Stop Learning in 2006. The movie received critical acclaim, winning the Toronto International Film Festival’s first OneXOne award and inspired Oprah Winfrey to donate $1.14 million to the Ithuteng Trust School.
Ebersol also produced the documentaries Don’t Look Down, about the life of Olympian Shaun White after he won Olympic Gold in 2006, and Tradition Never Graduates, a film about Notre Dame Football.
In 2009, Ebersol formed and sold Saint James Films and also co-created and executive produced NBC’s The Wanted, a primetime show in which Ebersol and producing partner Adam Ciralsky led a team of former Navy Seals, a former UN Ambassador and a former Lieutenant Green Beret around the world in search of the most wanted terrorists and war criminals.
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