Mike L. Fleiss
(born April 14, 1964)
is an American
television producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acce ...
and
writer
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.
Early life
Fleiss was raised in
Fullerton, California. He attended the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
.
Career
He was the creator, producer, and
writer
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of ''
The Bachelor'',
The WB
The WB Television Network (shortened to The WB, stylized as "THE WB", and nicknamed the "Frog Network" and/or "The Frog" for its former mascot Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network that ran from 1995 to 2006. It launched on ter ...
's ''
Superstar USA'', ''
The Bachelorette'', ''
The Will'', and ''
High School Reunion''. His first reality TV romance show was ''
Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?'' He was also the producer of the 2003 remake ''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' and its 2006 prequel ''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' and the films ''
Hostel'' (2005), ''
Hostel: Part II'' (2007), and ''
Hostel: Part III'' (2011). In 2008, his Next Entertainment production company signed a deal with Warner.
Personal life
His 24-year marriage to his high school sweetheart, Alexandra Vorbeck, ended in 2012.
He married former Miss America,
Laura Kaeppeler, in April 2014.
[ The couple's son, Benjamin, was born in May 2015.
In November 2014, Fleiss was criminally charged for harassing '']Baywatch
''Baywatch'' is an American Drama (film and television), drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz ...
'' star David Charvet and his wife, actress Brooke Burke;
Selected filmography
Film
*'' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003)
*'' Hostel'' (2005)
*''Poseidon
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'' (2006)
*'' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006)
*'' Hostel: Part II'' (2007)
*'' Hostel: Part III'' (2011)
Television
*''Hollywood Stuntmakers'' (3 episodes, 1992–99)
*'' Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?'' (2000)
*'' The Bachelor'' (2002–2023)
*'' The Bachelorette'' (2003–2023)
*'' High School Reunion'' (2003–2005, 2008–2010)
*'' The WB's Superstar USA'' (2004)
*'' The Will'' (2005)
*'' The Starlet'' (2005)
*''The Two-Timer'' (2005)
*'' Hitched or Ditched'' (2009)
*'' The Cougar'' (2009)
*'' More to Love'' (2009)
*'' There Goes the Neighborhood'' (2009)
*'' Bachelor Pad'' (2010–2012)
*'' Bachelor in Paradise'' (2014–2023)
*''Love At First Kiss'' (2016)
*'' The Proposal'' (2018)
*'' The Bachelor Winter Games'' (2018)
References
External links
*
1964 births
Living people
Film producers from California
American male television writers
American television producers
American television writers
People from Fullerton, California
American television show creators
University of California, Berkeley alumni
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