Michael Mandt
| Michael Mandt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 25, 1971 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Known for |
Jim Rome Is Burning Destination Truth Last Stop for Paul FantasySportsGirl.com |
| Website | MandtBros.com |
Michael Mandt (born October 25, 1971) is an American television producer.
Born in Ohio, Mandt graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, and moved north to Bristol, Connecticut where he began his television career as a Production Assistant at ESPN working on SportsCenter and other studio shows.
Michael worked as a producer for NBC Sports during the 2000 Summer Olympics and his work earned an Emmy Award. In 2001, he and his brother Neil Mandt started Mandt Bros. Productions. That same year, they produced Reel Classics Uncut for ESPN. The following year, they produced ESPN's first reality show: Beg, Borrow & Deal. In 2003, the brothers created the show Jim Rome is Burning starring popular sports radio host Jim Rome. In 2004, they created the series My Crazy Life for E! Entertainment Television and in 2007 they created Destination Truth for the Sci Fi Channel. Michael has also produced and or directed segments of the ESPY awards since 2005.
Michael Mandt appeared in the film Hijacking Hollywood. More recently, he produced the indie film Last Stop for Paul in 2006.
In January 2012, Neil and his brother sent shock waves through the sports and entertainment world when they entered into a partnership agreement with RUFF China, the organization in who holds a permit to put on MMA events as a legal sport in the country of China. Together with his brother, Neil is working with RUFF to establish the world's biggest MMA league in the world, based in China.
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