- Title: USA: "Survivor" creator Mark Burnett gets star on Walk of Fame
- Date: 10th July 2009
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 08, 2009) (REUTERS) (CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY) WALK OF FAME CEREMONY FOR MARK BURNETT ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD CROWD AT CEREMONY MARK BURNETT'S STAR BEING REVEALED MARK BURNETT POSING WITH JEFFREY KATZENBERG (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARK BURNETT, SAYING: "You can't imagine, for a kid like me from London, to actually have a st
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- Story Text: Top television producer Mark Burnett was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday (July 08). Burnett, who has become the master of modern reality programming, received the 2,387th star on the famed sidewalk.
Burnett is responsible for some of televisions biggest hits including "Survivor" and "The Apprentice." Born in London, he served with the Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland and the Falklands War. He moved to Los Angeles in 1982 and worked his way through a variety of jobs before making it big in TV.
"You can't imagine, for a kid like me from London, to actually have a star on this street is astounding to me, and while I've received a number of different awards, this is really different. This is something that is going to be there, and my grandkids and great-grandkids can come see that I made some kind of contribution to this community," said Burnett.
His shows air in more than 70 countries worldwide and he has won two Emmy Awards, along with four People's Choice Awards. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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