Peter Scott Traugott (born November 16, 1970) is an American

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who is currently the president of Keshet Studios.

Career

Born in

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, Traugott majored in business at

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in California. He then worked as an

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before attending

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. After attending business school, he landed a creative executive job at

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. He then joined Brillstein-Grey Entertainment as a vice president of television and was promoted to president when

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left to run

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in 2005. Prior to serving as president of Keshet Studios, Traugott founded TBD Entertainment at

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. He has executive produced '' Lincoln Rhyme: The Hunt for the Bone Collector'' (NBC), '' La Brea'', ''

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'', ''

Echo 3 ''Echo 3'' is an American action thriller television series created by Mark Boal. The series, filmed in English and Spanish, stars Michiel Huisman, Luke Evans, and Jessica Ann Collins and is a black ops thriller and tale of international intr ...

'', ''

A Small Light ''A Small Light'' is a biographical war drama miniseries about Miep Gies, a secretary who helped her Jewish employer Otto Frank, his family (including Anne Frank), and other Jewish refugees go into hiding after the German invasion of the Netherl ...

'', '' The Baker and the Beauty'' (

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), '' The Calling'', and the critically acclaimed ''

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'' (

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). Traugott has also developed numerous

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s including for ''

Real Time with Bill Maher ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' is an American television talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by stand-up comedy, comedian and political satire, political satirist Bill Maher. Much like his previous series ''Politically Incorrect'' on Comedy ...

'', ''

According to Jim ''According to Jim'' is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (and then five children, starting with the seventh season finale). It originally ran on American Broadcas ...

'', and ''

The Showbiz Show with David Spade ''The Showbiz Show with David Spade'' is a weekly television program on Comedy Central that starred comedian David Spade. It is a comedic parody of celebrity news programs such as ''Entertainment Tonight'' and ''Access Hollywood''. The show was d ...

''. He served as executive producer of ''

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'' starring

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and for the

Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Prinze ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. After being spotted by a talent agent as a young child, she made her film debut at age six in the television film ''An Invasion of Privacy'' (1983). She had her first lead ...

series ''

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''. Traugott also executive produced Gellar's unsold HBO pilot ''

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''. He is married to Mandana Dayani, attorney, media executive, and founder of I am a voter, with whom he shares two daughters.

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