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Nigel Lythgoe, currently the President of 19 Television, joined 19 Television as Chief Executive in 2001 from London Weekend Television, where he was controller of entertainment and comedy. Lythgoe is one of the U.K.’s most respected TV talents and has a host of major credits, including the U.K. series “Pop Idol,” “Gladiators” and six Royal Variety Shows. He co-created and executive-produces the Emmy winning series SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. His other executive-producer credits include all seven seasons of AMERICAN IDOL as well as “Next Great American Band,” “American Juniors,” “All American Girl” and the specials “An American Idol Christmas” and “World Idol.” AMERICAN IDOL has been nominated for 30 Emmy Awards and in 2007 received the prestigious Governors Award, the Television Academy’s highest honor, for IDOL GIVES BACK. Lythgoe became a household name in the U.K. as “Nasty Nigel,” the judge on “Popstars.”
Lythgoe lives in Los Angeles.
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