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British television producer
Remy Blumenfeld
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Born
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Paris, France
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Occupation
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Remy Blumenfeld
(born 1965)
[1]
is a British
television producer
and format creator, who co-founded the production company
Brighter Pictures
which he sold to
Endemol
[2]
in 2004.
[3]
[4]
He is the
TV format
creator of
There's Something About Miriam
,
[5]
Gay, Straight or Taken?
,
Wudja Cudja
and
Undercover Lovers
. According to
The Guardian
, Blumenfeld has created and produced more than 30 original television series, which also include
BBC1
's
Tabloid Tales with Piers Morgan
and
My Worst Week
, and
BBC2
's
Get a New Life
.
[3]
Life and career
Blumenfeld was born in Paris, the son of American parents. His father
Yorick Blumenfeld
is a writer. His mother
Helaine Blumenfeld
is a sculptor. His grandfather was the fashion photographer,
Erwin Blumenfeld
, about whom he made a 2013 documentary for
BBC4
?
The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women
.
[6]
Blumenfeld spent his early years in New York and Vienna before his family moved to the UK and settled in
Cambridgeshire
. He attended
Bedales School
and in the summers acted with the
National Youth Theatre
. After leaving school he worked in the New York City area for several years as a reporter for
WPIX
and
WWOR-TV
. He recalls knowing that he was gay from the age of eight.
[7]
[8]
On his return to the UK Blumenfeld founded the production company
Brighter Pictures
with Gavin Hay in 1991. It was bought by
Endemol
in 2001, but he remained at Endemol for several years as creative director for Brighter Pictures.
[4]
[3]
During his time at Brighter Pictures he also produced the
BBC4
documentary
The Other Francis Bacon
.
[9]
Later, Blumenfeld joined
ITV Studios
where he worked until 2010 as director of formats. At ITV he exported TV shows such as
Come Dine with Me
,
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
and
Four Weddings
internationally and launched production divisions in
France
and
Spain
.
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
In 2016, Blumenfeld co-founded The Hot House, a TV production
incubator
.
[14]
During his career he has also produced several stage plays, including
Eunuchs In My Wardrobe
(
Edinburgh Fringe
, 2011) and Tennessee Williams's
Confessional
(
Southwark Playhouse
, 2016).
[15]
[16]
Blumenfeld was ranked 19th in
The Independent on Sunday
'
s 2006
Pink List
of the most influential gay men and women in the
United Kingdom
.
[2]
References
- ^
British Film Institute
.
Remy Blumenfeld
- ^
a
b
"Gay Power: The pink list"
.
The Independent
. 1 July 2006.
- ^
a
b
c
Holmwood, Leigh (30 October 2008).
"ITV appoints There's Something About Miriam producer for global formats role"
.
The Guardian
.
- ^
a
b
Plunkett, John (17 November 2005).
"Big Brother moves house"
.
The Guardian
.
- ^
Fenton, Andrew (20 March 2012).
"TSwitched On's list of the 10 greatest reality show villains"
.
news.com.au
.
- ^
Lutyens, Dominic (20 June 2012).
"Capel Manor: a truly modernist home"
.
The Daily Telegraph
.
- ^
"Remy Blumenfeld | Bedales School | Independent school | Petersfield, Hampshire"
.
- ^
Broadcasting
(1 June 1987.
"Fates and Fortunes"
, Vol. 112, No. 22, p. 85
- ^
Blanchard, Tamsin (18 May 2013).
"The extraordinary story of Erwin Blumenfeld"
.
Daily Telegraph
.
- ^
Turner, Mimi (7 July 2010).
"Bartlett, Blumenfeld to leave ITV Studios"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
- ^
Campbell, Lisa (23 April 2013).
"Remy Blumenfeld launches indie"
.
Broadcastnow
.
- ^
Midgley, Neil (7 July 2010).
"Lee Bartlett to leave ITV"
.
The Daily Telegraph
.
- ^
Teeman, Tim (14 September 2014).
"Vogue Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld: Secrets of a Fashion Legend"
.
The Daily Beast
.
- ^
Von Bueren, Sophie (8 August 2016).
"A Hot House for Creative Talent"
.
Wall Street International
.
- ^
Wallace, Taylor (27 August 2011).
"Eunuchs In My Wardrobe (Remy Blumenfeld And Scamp Theatre)"
.
ThreeWeeks
.
- ^
Longman, Will (23 August 2016).
"Holby star Rob Ostlere cast in Tennessee Williams' Confessional"
.
WhatsOnStage.com
.
External links