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Bunim founded Bunim-Murray with business partner Jonathan Murray. Agent Mark Itkin of the William Morris Agency put the two together to develop a scripted soap opera for MTV. When that was too expensive, they decided to try an unscripted soap and The Real World was born. "We knew within 20 minutes of shooting that we had a show," Bunim said.
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- July 9, 1946, Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Television producer, TV Series co-creator
- January 29, 2004 (aged 57), Burbank, California, U.S.
Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim were inducted into the Television Academy of Arts & Science’s Hall of Fame. Mar. 2011 Gil Goldschien was elevated to President in March 2011 having served as COO for four years running the Bunim/Murray business.
Bunim/Murray Productions is an entertainment production company based out of Glendale, California, and is considered a pioneer in the reality television genre. It is best known for The Real World, Road Rules and Bad Girls Club. Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray co-founded Bunim/Murray after agent Mark Itkin of the William Morris Agency put ...
- 1987; 36 years ago
- Entertainment
- Julie Pizzi, Farnaz Farjam
Mar 30, 2012 · March 2010: Bunim/Murray Productions becomes part of the European conglomerate Banijay Group. February 2012: Jonathan Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim are inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Feb 22, 2004 · Profile of TV executive Mary-Ellis Bunim who, with partner Jonathan Murray, created first 'reality' TV show Real World as well as Road Rules, The Simple Life and Starting Over, after 20 years as ...
Mar 5, 2021 · The creators, Mary-Ellis Bunim, who died in 2004, and Jonathan Murray, referred to it as a “social experiment,” a term that has since been applied to everything from “Big Brother” to “90 ...
The Real World Homecoming: Created by Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray. With Tami Roman, Beth Stolarczyk, David Edwards, Glen Naessens. The original cast return to the house and explore how Real World transformed their lives.
