Clay Newbill

From being a vital member of the initial “Real World” producing team in the early ‘90s to leading “Shark Tank” to blossom into a cultural phenomenon, Clay Newbill has been and continues to be a pioneer and innovator of alternative/reality TV. After producing the second and third seasons of the groundbreaking series “The Real World: Los Angeles” and “The Real World: San Francisco,” Newbill co-created, produced and directed “Road Rules,” the “Real World” sister series, staying on as showrunner for the MTV staple series for its first eight seasons. In 1999, Newbill was tapped to spearhead a new show. Under his leadership, “Making the Band” became the first primetime reality competition program on network television. In 2000, Newbill and ABC entered into an overall deal, and for five years he served as executive producer and showrunner for popular programs such as “The Mole 1,” “The Mole 2,” “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Celebrity Mole: Yucatan,” “The Benefactor” and “The Ultimate Love Test.” In 2005, Newbill left his overall deal at ABC and has since continued to freelance, create and produce alternative/reality television for several networks and cable outlets. He has served as executive producer/showrunner for “Bound for Glory” (ESPN), “Top Design” (Bravo), “American Inventor 2” (ABC) and “The Mole 5” (ABC). Most recently, he has led “Shark Tank” (Sony/ABC) from being a show with a cast of virtually unknown investors in its first season to being the mega-hit Emmy® winner that is now in its 12th season. Under the banner of his 310 Entertainment Inc. production company, Newbill co-created and produced the Emmy-nominated hit Nickelodeon game show “BrainSurge,” which ran for three seasons with 120 episodes. He created and produced five seasons of “Redneck Island” for CMT, as well as co-created and produced the pilot “Camping with the In-Laws” for the Lifetime Network. A Florida native, Newbill graduated from the University of Central Florida with degrees in film and television. His early career included serving as UPM on television programs at the Disney MGM Studios such as “The New Mickey Mouse Club,” “The Muppets at Disney World,” “Walt Disney World’s 4th of July Spectacular,” “Walt Disney World’s Very Merry Christmas,” “Happy Easter Parades” and the acclaimed miniseries “Separate But Equal.” Through the span of his career, Newbill has earned ten Emmy nominations with four wins, seven Critics Choice Awards, four TCA nominations with one win, and four PGA nominations.