Nigel Lythgoe Biography (1949-)

Born 1949. Addresses: Office: 19 Group, 33 Ransomes Dock, 35-37 Parkgate Rd., London SW11 4NP, England.; Agent: Alix Hartley, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director, choreographer, dancer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Executive Producer
Series
You Bet!, ITV (England), 1988-97
Dame Edna Kisses It better, London Weekend Television (England), 1997
The Thoughts of Chairman Alf, London Weekend Television, 1998
AXN Action TV, Bravo, 2000
Pop Idol, ITV1, 2001
Popstars (also known as Australian Popstars, Popstars 2, Popstars 3, Popstars 4, and Popstars: Live), 7 Network (Australia), 2001
Don't Try This at Home!, ITV, 2001
Popstars (also known as English Popstars), London Weekend Television, 2002
Co-executive producer, American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol, American Idol 2, and American Idol 3), Fox, 2002-
All American Girl, ABC, 2003
Co-executive producer and director, American Juniors, Fox, 2003
Television Producer
Series
Mates and Music (also known as Mike Reid's "Mates and Music"), Central Television (England), 1984
Blind Date, ITV (England), 1985-2003
(And director) TV Weekly (also known as Bobby Davro's TV Weekly), ITV, 1988
(And director) The Joe Longthorne Show, ITV, 1988-91
Gladiators, ITV, 1992
(And director) The Brian Conley Show, London Weekend Television (England), 1992
Ice Warriors, ITV, 1998
(And director) Animals Do the Funniest Things, ITV, 1999
Also producer of Blind Date, The Michael Barrymore Show, My Kinda Music, and Strike It Rich.
Television Executive Producer
Specials
An Audience with Alf Garnett, London Weekend Television (England),1997
An Audience with Elton John, ITV (England), 1997
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett, London Weekend Television, 1997
S Club 7 Back to the 50's Special, Fox Family Channel, 2000
The Way They Were: Coronation Street Special, London Weekend Television, 2000
An Audience with Des O'Connor, ITV, 2001
Co-executive producer, An American Idol Christmas, Fox, 2001

World Idol, Fox, 2003
Co-executive producer, American Idol: The Final Two, 2003
Co-executive producer, American Idol: Halfway Home, Fox, 2003, 2004
Co-executive producer, American Idol: Best of the Worst, Fox, 2003
Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas, Fox, 2004
American Idol: Uncut, Uncensored, and Untalented, Fox, 2004
(And director) American Idol: The Road to Hollywood, Fox, 2004
Co-executive producer and director, American Idol: The Phenomenon,Fox, 2004
American Idol: The Final Three, Fox, 2004
American Idol: Life on the Road, Fox, 2004
Television Producer
Specials
(And director) Bobby Davro's TV Annual, ITV (England), 1986, 1987
Digance in a Field of His Own, London Weekend Television (England), 1996
The Joe Pasquale Show, London Weekend Television, 1996
Another Audience with Freddie Starr, London Weekend Television, 1997
Bob Monkhouse on Campus, London Weekend Television, 1998
The Crazy World of Joe Pasquale, London Weekend Television, 1998,1999
An Audience with Des O'Connor, London Weekend Television, 2001
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
Second Chance, Fox, 2003
The Monkees, NBC, 2003
Television Director
Series
Davro's Sketch Pad, ITV (England), 1989
Survivor, ITV, 2001-2002
Specials
An Audience with Shirley Bassey, ITV (England), 1995
Happy Birthday Shirley, ITV, 1996
Also director of Bob's Your Uncle, The Prince's Trust Concert, Summer Time Special, Ultra Quiz, and Wayne Dobson.
Television Director: Episodic
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol, American Idol 2, and American Idol 3), Fox, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Host, The Enemy Within, BBC (England), 2000
Himself, Popstars (also known as English Popstars), ITV (England), 2001
Specials
The Hear'Say Story, ITV (England), 2001
I Love Muppets, BBC (England), 2002
Who Killed Saturday Night TV?, Channel 4 (England), 2004
Interviewee, American Idol: The Phenomenon, Fox, 2004
Episodic
"TV Bastards," Top Ten, Channel 4 (England), 2002
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol, American Idol 2, and American Idol 3), Fox, 2004,2005
Good Day Live, syndicated, 2005
Film Work
Choreographer, The Apple, 1980

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